F16 aircraft ditched in 46-34N 156-30E
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2082/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-22 09:57Z
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 220355Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-22 05:01Z. 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 46.567, 156.500. 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
- F16 aircraft ditched in 46-07N 156-33Wcancelled by this notice
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2082/12 and this msg, person rescuedlater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROPAC 2081/122012-07-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2082/12 · this notice2012-07-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2085/122012-07-22 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2012-07-22 05:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 220355Z JUL 12.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 46.567, 156.500
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. 1. F16 AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN 46-34N 156-30E. 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. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2081/12(16,19).
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.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
25 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.
- Man overboard from F/V chun I no2023-07-15
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-00.00N 157-45.00E2023-04-11
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V burton in 45-22-01N 157-02-57E at 130726Z jun2021-06-13
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 43-55N 156-58E at 081427Z sep2015-09-08
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-54-25N 154-21-36E at 162018Z aug2015-08-17
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-48-41N 154-54-44E at 110424Z may2015-05-11
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 04:27Z; 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.