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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-00-21N 144-30-39E at 210742Z aug

Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 3063/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-09-07 11:39Z

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) · JAPAN COAST GUARD 210845Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-21 09:02Z. 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
Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 19.006, 144.511. 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
2018-08-21 09:02Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JAPAN COAST GUARD 210845Z AUG 18.
issued by
JAPAN COAST GUARD
sea
Philippine Sea
position
19.006, 144.511
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PHILIPPINE SEA.
DNC 12.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN
19-00-21N 144-30-39E AT 210742Z AUG.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A
SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD,
PHONE: 814 5663 4999.

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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:28Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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