Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-40.6N 140-17.2W
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 162/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-01-28 10:56Z
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 190442Z JAN 12.. Issued 2012-01-19 05:00Z. 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 29.677, -140.287. 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 North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-01-19 05:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 190442Z JAN 12.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 29.677, -140.287
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 29-40.6N 140-17.2W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD ALAMEDA, TELEX: 230172343, PHONE: 510 437 3701, E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA@USCG.MIL.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
38 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.
- 32 foot S/V malulani, one person on board, overdue catalina island (33-23.00N 118-25.00W) to oahu (21-30.00N…2024-01-31
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-02.50N 142-04.10W at 191809Z jan2024-01-20
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-04.70N 136-56.70W vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…2022-06-26
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-26.9N 139-05.9W2021-10-22
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-36.1N 139-38.6W at 062342Z nov2020-11-07
- 27 foot S/V calypso, white hull, one person on board, overdue from san francisco (37-47N 122-25W0 to hawaii…2018-05-08
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 04:33Z; 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.