Red flare sighted vicinity 17-46N 069-48W
Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 774/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-03-22 09:46Z
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) · USCG SAN JUAN 180147Z MAR 14.. Issued 2014-03-18 04:30Z. 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
- Caribbean Sea. The parsed report position is 17.767, -69.800. 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
Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →
- issued
- 2014-03-18 04:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- USCG SAN JUAN 180147Z MAR 14.
- issued by
- USCG SAN JUAN
- sea
- Caribbean Sea
- position
- 17.767, -69.800
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. RED FLARE SIGHTED VICINITY 17-46N 069-48W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR SAN JUAN, PHONE: 787 289 2041, E-MAIL: SSJCC@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- 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
7 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Vessel suffered an explosion and fire in 20-33N 069-38W2016-03-08
- 43 foot F/V armani requesting assistance vicinity silver bank (20-32.5N 069-42.0W)2014-12-04
- Four orange flares sighted in 17-42N 069-30W2013-10-17
- Red flare sighted vicinity 17-28.3N 069-31.5W2012-12-09
- 83 foot M/V aquaholic in need of assistance in 19-49N 068-48W2012-08-27
- S/V prarie fox in need of assistance in 17-47.46N 066-43.64W at 230748Z mar2012-03-23
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
- Punta torrecilla light 18-27.86N 069-52.58W unlitNav aids · 42.1 nm
- Punta laguna light 18-08.3N 068-45.3W unlitNav aids · 63.7 nm
- Due to hurricane erin, lateral buoys removed: a. buoy 1 19-10.61N 069-16.51WNav aids · 90.5 nm
- Cabo engano lighthouse 18-36.80N 068-19.50W unlitNav aids · 98.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:58Z; 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.