Incidents · distress

Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-06.5N 139-14.9W

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2128/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-08-13 08:56Z

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 SEATTLE 290401Z JUL 11.. Issued 2011-07-29 04:15Z. 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 46.108, -139.248. 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: 2011-07-29 04:15Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC SEATTLE 290401Z JUL 11.
issued by: RCC SEATTLE
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 46.108, -139.248
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
46-06.5N 139-14.9W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC SEATTLE,
PHONE: 206 220 7001, FAX: 206 220 7009,
EMAIL: D13CC@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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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

8 within 180 nm since 2011 · 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.

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Distress signal received in 47-15N 135-15W2021-02-25
Distress signal received 46-38N 135-35W2020-06-19
41 foot S/V slip away, white hull, one person on board, unreported2018-07-16
Distress signal received in 45-03N 135-52W2018-02-07
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-29N 137-08W2014-01-12

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 18:19Z; 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) →

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