Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V espadarte in 32-31.5S 004-25.5W
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 572/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-03-12 14:00Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · CAPE TOWN RADIO AOR-E EGC #619 120710Z MAR 02. Issued 2002-03-12 07:20Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -32.525, -4.425. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
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Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2002-03-12 07:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CAPE TOWN RADIO AOR-E EGC #619 120710Z MAR 02
- issued by
- CAPE TOWN RADIO AOR-E EGC
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -32.525, -4.425
- vessel
- M/V ESPADARTE
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM M/V ESPADARTE IN 32-31.5S 004-25.5W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CAPE TOWN RADIO OR MRCC CAPE TOWN.
Reading this warning
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
5 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- S/V CV28 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-06.54S 006-46.75W2019-11-05
- M/V st james park reports crewman with kidney failure requiring medical assistance in 33-35.1S 001-53.1W2010-10-21
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-45S 003-45W2010-02-26
- M/V express power reports unconscious crew member requiring medical assistance in 32-52S 005-15W2000-07-25
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:16Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.