Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 221809Z jul in: a. 32-17.86N 146-56.70E b. 37-18.35N 122-38.03E…
Seto Naikai or Inland Sea · HYDROPAC 2203/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-07-22 23:14Z
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) · JAPAN COAST GUARD 222130Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-22 22:36Z. 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
- Seto Naikai or Inland Sea. The parsed report position is 34.802, 134.789. 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
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hangton 1527 in 37-17-18N 122-35-15E at 222138Z jul vessels…later 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 2203/16 · this notice2016-07-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2205/162016-07-22 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Seto Naikai or Inland Sea →
- issued
- 2016-07-22 22:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JAPAN COAST GUARD 222130Z JUL 16.
- issued by
- JAPAN COAST GUARD
- sea
- Seto Naikai or Inland Sea
- position
- 34.802, 134.789
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. YELLOW SEA. DNC 12, DNC 23. DISTRESS SIGNALS RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ AT 221809Z JUL IN: A. 32-17.86N 146-56.70E B. 37-18.35N 122-38.03E VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD, PHONE: 814 5663 4999.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
16 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 250832Z jul in: a. 35-44-52N 147-42-14E2020-07-25
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz from M/V tian sheng you 7 at 010931Z in: a. 30-30-10N 122-04-15E2019-10-01
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 210913Z nov in: a. 33-13-12N 121-55-08E2018-11-21
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 180038Z jul in: a. 36-50-59N 122-35-20E2018-07-18
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 180622Z feb in: a. 32-33-50N 121-02-34E2018-02-18
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 291159Z sep in: a. 36-51-14N 149-38-13E2016-09-29
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 05:04Z; 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.