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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-42.4N 052-39.1W at 292049Z mar

North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 708/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-04-14 09:33Z

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) · RCC NORFOLK 292049Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-30 13:01Z. 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 34.707, -52.652. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2012-03-30 13:01Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC NORFOLK 292049Z MAR 12.
issued by: RCC NORFOLK
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 34.707, -52.652
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 34-42.4N 052-39.1W
AT 292049Z MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
RCC NORFOLK, INMARSAT-C: 430 370 670, PHONE: 757 398 6231,
FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: D05-SMB-D5CG@USCG.MIL.

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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET: The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

33 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.

Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-06.60N 051-03.53W2024-01-17
Distress signal received in 33-39.1N 050-25.32W2023-02-25
12 meter S/V jangua logic, white hull, four persons on board, unreported2023-02-23
Western north atlantic2022-09-12
Distress signal received from M/V ymk quartet in 35-59.70N 052-12.00W at 150809Z aug2022-08-15
Vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible2022-07-16

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-10-01 23:55Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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