Incidents · distress
Distress signal received on 121 mhz in 16-26.3N 139-42.3E at 140838Z mar
HYDROPAC 193/99
- issued
- 1999-03-14 09:58Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-03-14 00:00Z (archive)
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 16.438, 139.705
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121 MHZ IN 16-26.3N 139-42.3E AT 140838Z MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD GUAM.
This area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
106 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Aircraft ditched in 15-51.6N 137-54.0E aug at 041200Z aug2021-08-04
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shan gang tuo 5 in 18-15-32N 140-58-22E at 110043Z jun2019-06-11
- Man overboard from F/V jin yuh long in vicinity 15-18N 136-53E at 190456Z jul2018-07-19
- Distress signal received from vessel kenta maru in 16-23N 142-35E2018-06-26
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-54-09N 137-21-07E at 111958Z may2018-05-11
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-33-32N 138-30-39E at 230123Z apr2018-04-23
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-03-14 · closed 1999-03-14
- Distress signal received on 121 mhz in 16-26.3N 139-42.3E at 140838Z mar this message1999-03-14 → 1999-03-14
- Cancel HYDROPAC 193/99 and this msg, no distress1999-03-14 → 1999-03-14
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