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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-18.8N 104-13.0E at 101036Z apr

Singapore Strait · HYDROPAC 1022/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-04-14 09:37Z

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) · SPOCC 101113Z APR 12.. Issued 2012-04-10 11:56Z. 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
Singapore Strait. The parsed report position is 1.313, 104.217. 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 Singapore Strait →

issued
2012-04-10 11:56Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SPOCC 101113Z APR 12.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
Singapore Strait
position
1.313, 104.217
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SINGAPORE STRAIT.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN
01-18.8N 104-13.0E AT 101036Z APR.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS
CONTROL CENTER, PHONE: 656 226 5539,
FAX: 656 227 9971.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 23:04Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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