Distress signal received on 406 mhz from nine meter vessel silent annie, blue hull, one person on board, in…
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 726/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-04-30 09:50Z
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) · UKMRCC AOR-E EGC#474 291900Z APR 04. Issued 2004-04-29 19:20Z. 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
- North Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 46.323, -9.482. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Gunnery exercises 0700Z to 1400Z and 1600Z to 1800Z daily 04 and 05 may in area between 32-45.4N 32-39.3N…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROLANT 726/04 · this notice2004-04-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 734/042004-05-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2004-04-29 19:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UKMRCC AOR-E EGC#474 291900Z APR 04
- issued by
- UKMRCC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 46.323, -9.482
- 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 NINE METER VESSEL SILENT ANNIE, BLUE HULL, ONE PERSON ON BOARD, IN 46-19.4N 009-28.9W AT 291846Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC FALMOUTH, PHONE: 4413 2631 7575, FAX: 4413 2631 5610.
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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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.
- 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)
212 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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 in 48-51.20N 008-00.10W at 271344Z apr2024-04-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V lucente solo sailor in 44-53.20N 005-57.30W at 081924Z apr2024-04-08
- Distress signal received in vicinity 45-06.00N 012-51.00W at 241020Z mar2024-03-24
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 46-20.00N 008-21.00W at 031002Z jan2024-01-03
- Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in 44-52.60N 006-18.06W2023-12-04
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V pedra blanca in 48-53.167N 008-51.183W2023-12-01
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 2026-10-04 02:38Z; 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.