Incidents · distress

Industrial action affecting UK maritime rescue coordination centers 231800Z to 241900Z apr

HYDROLANT 692/08

issued
2008-04-22 11:27Z
status
cancelled 2008-04-24 20:00Z (archive)
self-cancels
2008-04-24 20:00Z
authority
WZ 623/08 221051Z APR 08.
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. INDUSTRIAL ACTION AFFECTING UK MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTERS
   231800Z TO 241900Z APR. DURING THIS PERIOD THE RECEPTION OF DISTRESS
   URGENCY AND SAFETY MESSAGES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SEARCH AND RESCUE REGION,
   AND THE TRANSMISSION OF MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION MAY BE AFFECTED.
   DISTRESS, URGENCY AND SAFETY TRAFFIC NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY A RESCUE
   COORDINATION CENTRE SHOULD BE PASSED TO THE UK NATIONAL STRATEGIC
   SUPPORT CENTRE FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION.  CONTACT
   44 (0)142 528 2790 OR REQUEST ANOTHER STATION TO RELAY THE MESSAGE.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 242000Z APR.

Activity windows · 1 in this warning

opens (UTC)closes (UTC)locallength
2008-04-23 18:00Z2008-04-24 19:00Z25 h

Parsed from the warning text; outside these windows the area is normally not active, but the warning stays in force until cancelled.

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

3 distress & casualty cases (archived) in force · see all

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.