Six men overboard from F/V PCX-8241 vicinity 46-32N 138-20E
Japan Sea · HYDROPAC 1836/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-11-15 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) · MRCC VLADIVOSTOK #495 POR EGC#7798 030915Z OCT 02. Issued 2002-10-03 11:20Z. 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
- Japan Sea. The parsed report position is 46.533, 138.333. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2002-10-03 11:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VLADIVOSTOK #495 POR EGC#7798 030915Z OCT 02
- issued by
- MRCC VLADIVOSTOK
- sea
- Japan Sea
- position
- 46.533, 138.333
- vessel
- F/V PCX-8241
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SIX MEN OVERBOARD FROM F/V PCX-8241 VICINITY 46-32N 138-20E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VLADIVOSTOK, INMARSAT-C: 4925 00379, PHONE: 742 3249 5522, FAX: 742 3249 5895.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
6 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Numerous fishing vessels in: a. 48-00N 141-17E2020-02-13
- Numerous fishing vessels reported in: a. 47-10N 139-30E2019-02-15
- Numerous fishing vessels reported in: a. 46-30N 138-48E2018-12-04
- Hydrographic operations in progress until 02 dec by M/V marshal gelovany in area bound by 44-30N 137-17E,…2010-11-13
- Drifting ice field sighted east of line joining 45-52N 141-35E, 45-21N 142-09E and shoreline2000-02-13
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:03Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.