Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V nixe II in 12-01.8S 049-04.3E
Mozambique Channel · HYDROPAC 231/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-03-30 10:35Z
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) · MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC #921 131530Z FEB 01. Issued 2001-02-13 17:21Z. 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
- Mozambique Channel. The parsed report position is -12.030, 49.072. 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 S/V nixe II in 11-55.0S 049-14.8E at 130727Z febcancelled by this notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 227/012001-02-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 231/01 · this notice2001-02-13 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 233/012001-02-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 236/012001-02-14 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 237/012001-02-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mozambique Channel →
- issued
- 2001-02-13 17:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC #921 131530Z FEB 01
- issued by
- MRCC ROME AOR-E EGC
- sea
- Mozambique Channel
- position
- -12.030, 49.072
- vessel
- S/V NIXE II · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM S/V NIXE II IN 12-01.8S 049-04.3E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, TELEX: 436 11172, PHONE: 39 065 924 145, FAX: 39 065 922 737. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 227/01.
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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- 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)
38 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- S/V, three persons on board, overdue nosy be island (13-17.50S 048-07.50E) to mayotte island (12-49.00S…2023-10-02
- Seven meter F/V, white hull, four persons on board, overdue2020-06-11
- Nine meter S/V, blue hull, nine persons on board, overdue nosy be (13-16S 048-09E) to mayotte island (12-58S…2020-05-24
- F/V, white and blue hull, three persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 12-52.55S 046-13.58E at 011628Z jun2019-06-01
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 12-54S 049-58E at 220618Z may2017-05-22
- Man overboard from M/V jag pushpa vicinity of trackline between 10-54S 049-47E at 022120Z mar and 11-24S…2016-03-03
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 2026-10-03 09:53Z; 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.