Red flare sighted in vicinity 47-18.0N 009-00.3W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 703/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-03-13 14:03Z
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) · UK COAST GUARD 252030Z FEB 20.. Issued 2020-02-25 20:41Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 47.300, -9.005. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2020-02-25 20:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UK COAST GUARD 252030Z FEB 20.
- issued by
- UK COAST GUARD
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 47.300, -9.005
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 08. RED FLARE SIGHTED IN VICINITY 47-18.0N 009-00.3W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO UK COAST GUARD, PHONE: 4434 4382 0028, 4434 4382 0025, FAX: 4413 2924 4547, E-MAIL: UKMRCC@HMCG.GOV.UK.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
51 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Three containers, red and black, adrift in vicinity 48-32.82N 006-08.37W2024-03-10
- Underwater exercises 190830Z to 191730Z nov in area within 40 miles of 46-00.00N 006-40.00W2022-11-17
- 800 fishing nets, marked by buoys in area bound by 48-57N 005-37W, 48-49N 005-37W, 48-49N 005-31W, 48-57N…2020-06-29
- 24 meter F/V rachel jay requesting assistance in 46-26.5N 006-25.20W2019-12-22
- Mooring line marked by flashing light adrift in 48-56.75N 006-20.75W at 091420Z sep2019-09-09
- Ar-men light 48-03.0N 004-59.9W at reduced intensity2019-06-24
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:03Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.