Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 36-41N 072-33W at 311750Z mar
North Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 930/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-04-15 14:18Z
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 NORFOLK 312043Z MAR 22.. Issued 2022-03-31 20:43Z. 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 36.683, -72.550. 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 121.5 mhz in 36-41N 072-33W at 211750Z marcancelled by this 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 929/222022-03-31 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 930/22 · this notice2022-03-31 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-03-31 20:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC NORFOLK 312043Z MAR 22.
- issued by
- RCC NORFOLK
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 36.683, -72.550
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DNC 17. 1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ IN 36-41N 072-33W AT 311750Z MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NORFOLK, PHONE: 757 398 6231, 757 398 6390, FAX: 757 398 6392, E-MAIL: RCCNORFOLK@USCG.MIL, D05-SMB-D5CC@USCG.MIL. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 929/22.
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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
121 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 on 406 mhz in 34-43.30N 073-20.50W2024-04-24
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-43.40N 074-15.20W at 051236Z jan2024-01-05
- 41 foot S/V windward passage, white hull, one person on board, requires medical assistance in 35-44.97N…2023-11-14
- 41 foot S/V windward passage, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue jersey city…2023-11-12
- 41 foot S/V, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, unreported jersey city (40-20.00N 073-45.00W)…2023-11-08
- 52 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board experiencing engine problems in 37-02.00N 071-21.80W2023-10-22
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 2026-10-03 01:04Z; 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.