Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-07.4N 135-40.0W
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3120/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-10-12 07:06Z
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 112209Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-12 00:34Z. 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 33.123, -135.667. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Derelict 36 foot F/V partially submerged and adrift in 11-07S 129-19E at 112343Z octlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2013-10-12 00:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 112209Z OCT 13.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 33.123, -135.667
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 33-07.4N 135-40.0W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD ALAMEDA, TELEX: 230172343, PHONE: 510 437 3701, E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA@USCG.MIL.
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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
28 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 33-05.00N 134-41.00W2023-10-04
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-20.70N 136-24.60W2023-05-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-15N 136-45W2021-08-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-21.1N 137-02.8W2020-03-29
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-20.3N 135-33.0W2018-07-19
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-58.7N 135-23.3W2018-05-01
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 2026-10-03 08:07Z; 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.