Incidents · overdue

S/V blown away, white hull, unreported

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2375/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-08-09 12:06Z

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 240651Z JUL 19.. Issued 2019-07-24 07:03Z. 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 25.673, -137.428. 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
2019-07-24 07:03Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC ALAMEDA 240651Z JUL 19.
issued by
RCC ALAMEDA
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
25.673, -137.428
vessel
S/V BLOWN AWAY
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
DNC 13.
S/V BLOWN AWAY, WHITE HULL, UNREPORTED. LAST
KNOWN POSITION IN VICINITY 25-40.38N 137-25.70W.
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.

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DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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Last known position
The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
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)

34 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-09-24 16:35Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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