Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-20.2N 166-37.9E at 261616Z aug
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1474/03
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2003-09-13 12:50Z
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 HONOLULU POR EGC#617 26 AUG 03. Issued 2003-08-26 18:15Z. 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
- North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 19.337, 166.632. 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
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 1341/032003-08-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1343/032003-08-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1351/032003-08-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1408/032003-08-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1474/03 · this notice2003-08-26 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1564/032003-09-11 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2003-08-26 18:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC HONOLULU POR EGC#617 26 AUG 03
- issued by
- RCC HONOLULU POR
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 19.337, 166.632
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ IN 19-20.2N 166-37.9E AT 261616Z AUG. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC HONOLULU, TELEX: 392401, PHONE: 808 541 2500, FAX: 808 541 2123.
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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
57 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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 17-40.4N 166-55.4E at 261836Z may2018-05-26
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-12.5N 166-25.1E at 242112Z nov2017-11-24
- Man overboard from M/V toscana in 19-15N 167-44E at 280348Z dec2014-12-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug modalwan no2014-11-03
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-31.9N 168-25.3E at 211433Z jun2014-06-21
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-38.5N 167-07.0E at 200622Z nov2013-11-20
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 2026-10-02 06:07Z; 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.