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Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 meter S/V mary frances in 13-24.5S 048-13.0E

Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 1820/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-12-06 12:20Z

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) · MRCC REUNION POR EGC##637 201953Z OCT 04. Issued 2003-10-20 20:08Z. 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: Mozambique Channel. The parsed report position is -13.408, 48.217. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2003-10-20 20:08Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC REUNION POR EGC##637 201953Z OCT 04
issued by: MRCC REUNION POR
sea: Mozambique Channel
position: -13.408, 48.217
vessel: S/V MARY FRANCES
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM 40 METER S/V MARY FRANCES
IN 13-24.5S 048-13.0E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC REUNION, INMARSAT-C: 4227 99193, TELEX: 916140,
PHONE: 2622 6243 4343, FAX: 2622 6271 1595.

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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET: The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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

67 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:11Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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