Incidents · sinking

68 foot S/V oex sinking and crew abandoning ship in 31-39N 121-52W

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2291/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-08-02 13:37Z

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 150915Z JUL 19.. Issued 2019-07-15 09:32Z. 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 31.650, -121.867. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
DNC 13.
68 FOOT S/V OEX SINKING AND CREW ABANDONING SHIP
IN 31-39N 121-52W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC ALAMEDA,
TELEX: 230172343, PHONE: 510 437 3701,
E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA1@USCG.MIL.

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.
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)

74 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.

Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-16.60N 123-18.80W2024-01-14
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-30.00N 123-45.00W2023-04-14
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-41.50N 123-39.70W2023-01-23
Eastern north pacific DNC 132022-11-25
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-00.00N 123-00.00W2022-11-22
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-30.00N 124-00.00W2022-11-11

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

Hazardous operations 1300Z to 2300Z daily 28 and 30 sep in areas bound by: a. 33-41.00N 119-39.00W,…Exercises · 94 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:09Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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