Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-46.9N 044-43.0W
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 774/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-03-09 17:19Z
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) · RSC SAN JUAN 091519Z MAR 17.. Issued 2017-03-09 15:25Z. 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 18.782, -44.717. 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
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V, three persons on board, in 18-57.0N 045-10.4Wlater 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 774/17 · this notice2017-03-09 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 778/172017-03-09 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2017-03-09 15:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RSC SAN JUAN 091519Z MAR 17.
- issued by
- RSC SAN JUAN
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 18.782, -44.717
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 01. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 18-46.9N 044-43.0W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RSC SAN JUAN, PHONE: 787 289 2041, E-MAIL: SSJCC@USCG.MIL.
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.
- 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.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
25 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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 vicinity 19-45.00N 047-00.00W2023-08-21
- M/V alika reports two crewman requiring medical assistance in 20-34N 043-59W at 250115Z nov2022-11-25
- S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 18-47.42N 042-42.28W2022-11-25
- 13 meter S/V sultans of swing, white hull, seven persons onboard, unreported canary ISLANDS(28-34.21N…2021-02-21
- M/V atapi reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-49.6N 043-18.0W at 051915Z jan2019-01-06
- Distress signal received from S/V noir desir in 19-35N 044-57W2018-11-14
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 2026-10-02 01:58Z; 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.