Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-54S 062-09E and 35-13S 036-59E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2847/14
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2014-10-04 10:25Z
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 CAPE TOWN 252041Z SEP 14.. Issued 2014-09-25 22:42Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -32.558, 49.567. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2014-09-25 22:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CAPE TOWN 252041Z SEP 14.
- issued by
- MRCC CAPE TOWN
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -32.558, 49.567
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 29-54S 062-09E AND 35-13S 036-59E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC CAPE TOWN, PHONE: 272 1938 3300, E-MAIL: MRCC.CT@SAMSA.ORG.ZA.
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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
7 within 180 nm since 2006 · 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.
- Man overboard from F/V hsin-ming-sheng 28 in 32-53.05S 047-31.53E at 230400Z jun2023-06-23
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel fu ming sheng 3 in vicinity 31-47.7S 051-02.7E at 070017Z oct2020-10-07
- Distress signal received in 30-15.4S 050-23.2E2013-07-05
- Derelict 60-75 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-09S 047-46E on 16 aug2012-08-20
- Derelict 60-75 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-09S 047-46E2012-08-16
- Distress signal received from M/V mina jaya niaga three on 406 mhz in 34-41S 051-22E.2006-01-19
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 2026-10-02 02:51Z; 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.