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Red flare sighted in 19-38N 074-12W

Caribbean Sea · HYDROLANT 779/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-04-03 10:10Z

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 MIAMI 010316Z APR 16.. Issued 2016-04-01 06:55Z. 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 19.633, -74.200. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Caribbean Sea →

issued: 2016-04-01 06:55Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC MIAMI 010316Z APR 16.
issued by: RCC MIAMI
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 19.633, -74.200
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CARIBBEAN SEA.
WINDWARD PASSAGE.
CUBA-SOUTHEAST COAST.
DNC 16.
RED FLARE SIGHTED IN 19-38N 074-12W. VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF
POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC MIAMI,
PHONE: 305 415 6800, E-MAIL: RCCMIAMI@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.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

8 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

One person reported in the water in vicinity 21-12.50N 074-47.90W2024-04-05
Red flare sighted in 19-33.92N 073-41.71W2022-03-15
Red flare sighted vicinity 21-00N 075-00W2016-05-03
Five red flares sighted in 18-39.2N 074-56.5W at 010439Z jan2015-01-01
20 foot S/V quiet flight dismasted vicinity 20-16.16N 071-40.39W2012-10-29
Pyrotechnics exercises 041700Z to 041830Z jun vicinity 21-05N 073-50W2004-06-04

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

Ile de la tortue w. point light 20-03-44N 072-58-02W unlitNav aids · 74.2 nm
Punta barlovento light 20-43.20N 075-19.15W range changed to 14 milesNav aids · 90.7 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:57Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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