Flare sighted in 37-08N 135-49W
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 32/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-01-10 10:40Z
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 060502Z JAN 16.. Issued 2016-01-06 05:14Z. 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 37.133, -135.817. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-01-06 05:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 060502Z JAN 16.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.133, -135.817
- 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. FLARE SIGHTED IN 37-08N 135-49W. 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
- 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.
- 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 · other warnings
7 within 180 nm since 2016 · 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.
- All services unreliable at uscg remote communication facilities: a. astoria (w) 46-12.40N 123-57.40W2024-05-08
- All services unreliable at uscg remote communication facilities: a. astoria (w) 46-12.40N 123-57.40W2024-04-23
- Transmit services degraded 181400Z to 181600Z dec a. honolulu (o) 21-22.0N 158-09.0W b. pt2023-12-17
- Transmit services degraded 181400Z to 181600Z dec a. honolulu (o) 21-22.0N 158-09.0W b. pt2023-12-16
- Services unreliable 121400Z to 121700Z dec at uscg remote communication facilities: a. honolulu (o)…2023-12-12
- Green flare sighted in 37-23.1N 133-19.9W2016-08-18
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:17Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.