Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 11 miles of 46-07.5N 009-15.0W at 010321Z may
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 734/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-05-01 11:50Z
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 533 010346Z MAY 04. Issued 2004-05-01 05:40Z. 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 46.125, -9.250 with a 11.0 nm radius. 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
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 726/042004-04-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 734/04 · this notice2004-05-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2004-05-01 05:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- UKMRCC AOR-E EGC 533 010346Z MAY 04
- issued by
- UKMRCC
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 46.125, -9.250 · r 11.0 nm
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ WITHIN 11 MILES OF 46-07.5N 009-15.0W AT 010321Z MAY. 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.
- Within a radius of
- A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
- 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)
215 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 03:13Z; 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.