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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-24N 118-48E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2341/20

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2020-08-21 13:04Z

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 HONG KONG 071742Z AUG 20.. Issued 2020-08-07 19:11Z. 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
South China Sea. The parsed report position is 13.400, 118.800. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2020-08-07 19:11Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC HONG KONG 071742Z AUG 20.
issued by
MRCC HONG KONG
sea
South China Sea
position
13.400, 118.800
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
DNC 11.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN
13-24N 118-48E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO
KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC HONG KONG,
PHONE: 852 2233 7999,
FAX: 852 2541 7714,
E-MAIL: HKMRCC@MARDEP.GOV.HK.

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.
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.

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

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Incidents

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