Incidents · overdue

27 foot S/V aurora borealis, one person on board, unreported la paz (24-10.50N 110-19.10W) to isla espiritu…

Gulf of California · HYDROPAC 1428/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-05-19 15:29Z

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 0/23 300536Z APR 23.. Issued 2023-04-30 06:11Z. 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 California. The parsed report position is 24.356, -110.326. 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 Gulf of California →

issued
2023-04-30 06:11Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC ALAMEDA 0/23 300536Z APR 23.
issued by
RCC ALAMEDA
sea
Gulf of California
position
24.356, -110.326
vessel
S/V AURORA BOREALIS
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO.
DNC 13.
27 FOOT S/V AURORA BOREALIS, ONE PERSON ON BOARD,
UNREPORTED LA PAZ (24-10.50N 110-19.10W)
TO ISLA ESPIRITU SANTO (24-32.20N 110-20.00W)
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC ALAMEDA,
TELEX: 230172343, PHONE: 510 437 3701,
E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA1@USCG.MIL.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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Persons on board (POB)
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Position (degrees and minutes)
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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.

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

13 within 180 nm since 2007 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:00Z; 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) →

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