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Red flare sighted in 25-54N 156-30W at 120915Z nov

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 2443/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-11-12 23:30Z

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 HONOLULU 120926Z NOV 10.. Issued 2010-11-12 10:03Z. 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 25.900, -156.500. 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
2010-11-12 10:03Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC HONOLULU 120926Z NOV 10.
issued by
RCC HONOLULU
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
25.900, -156.500
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH PACIFIC.
RED FLARE SIGHTED IN 25-54N 156-30W AT
120915Z NOV. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO US COAST GUARD, TELEX: 392401,
PHONE: 808 535 3333, FAX: 808 535 3338,
E-MAIL: JRCCHONOLULU@USCG.MIL.

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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.
Date-time group (DTG)
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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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

1 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:19Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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