Distress signal received vicinity 15-57S 002-28E
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 93/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-01-21 10:54Z
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 ALAMEDA 112101Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-11 22:17Z. 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
- South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -15.950, 2.467. 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 South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-01-11 22:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 112101Z JAN 12.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -15.950, 2.467
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC. ANGOLA. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED VICINITY 15-57S 002-28E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD ALAMEDA, TELEX: 230 172 343, PHONE: 510 437 3701, E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA@USCG.MIL.
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.
- 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)
6 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.
- 36 foot S/V andiamo, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vava'u (18-39.10S 173-59.00W) to fiji…2023-11-22
- 36 foot S/V andiamo, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vava'u (18-39.10S 173-59.00W) to fiji…2023-11-01
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-06.25S 000-57.32E at 071531Z jun2018-06-07
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-03.9S 000-54.0E at 071328Z jun2018-06-07
- Distress signal received vicinity 13-24S 001-34E at 280335Z jul2014-07-28
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 05:04Z; 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.