Search and rescue operations in area bound by 13-14N 046-30E, 13-38N 047-54E, 12-22N 048-19E, 11-57N 046-54E
Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 1071/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-05-31 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) · NAVAREA IX 108/14 161122Z APR 14. . Issued 2014-04-16 12:15Z. 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
- Gulf of Aden. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
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.
- HYDROPAC 1056/142014-04-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1071/14 · this notice2014-04-16 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2014-04-16 12:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA IX 108/14 161122Z APR 14.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- Gulf of Aden
- position
- 12.794, 47.404
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF ADEN. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN AREA BOUND BY 13-14N 046-30E, 13-38N 047-54E, 12-22N 048-19E, 11-57N 046-54E. CAUTION ADVISED.
Reading this warning
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
32 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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.
- Vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported in vicinity balhaf (13-56.98N 048-09.49E)2026-04-16
- Vessel capsized in 11-58.90N 044-44.22E at 081237Z jul2023-07-08
- Distress signal received from F/V sumbuq in 12-30.90N 047-23.00E at 290725Z jun2023-06-29
- Seven meter F/V, white hull, three persons on board, unreported2020-02-01
- Vessel bw acorn, numerous persons on board, on fire and adrift in vicinity 13-07.5N 048-49.2E2020-01-24
- Vessel noel, nine persons onboard, reported sinking in 13-35N 049-55E at 201430Z jun2019-06-20
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 2026-09-24 21:37Z; 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.