Red flares sighted in godthaabsfjord (64-30N 051-23W)
Davis Strait · HYDROLANT 894/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-05-05 09:33Z
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) · AASIAAT RADIO 270049Z APR 12.. Issued 2012-04-27 01:33Z. 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
- Davis Strait. The parsed report position is 64.500, -51.383. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2012-04-27 01:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AASIAAT RADIO 270049Z APR 12.
- issued by
- AASIAAT RADIO
- sea
- Davis Strait
- position
- 64.500, -51.383
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GREENLAND-SOUTHWEST COAST. RED FLARES SIGHTED IN GODTHAABSFJORD (64-30N 051-23W). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO NUUK POLICE VIA AASIAAT RADIO.
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
12 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- Red flare sighted in vicinity 64-10N 051-47W2017-03-04
- Orange flare sighted vicinity 64-08N 051-44W at 141840Z aug2016-08-14
- Red flare sighted vicinity kangeq (64-06N 052-03W) vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout,…2016-05-26
- Red flares sighted vicinity 64-10N 051-44W2014-07-31
- Red flare sighted vicinity sisimiut harbor (66-56.3N 053-40.3W)2014-02-02
- Pyrotechnics exercises 161000Z to 161100Z oct vicinity maniitsoq (65-25N 052-56W)2012-10-15
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:34Z; 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.