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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-06.6N 113-33.5W

North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3303/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-12-03 10:31Z

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 241813Z NOV 11.. Issued 2011-11-24 18:26Z. 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 22.110, -113.558. 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: 2011-11-24 18:26Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC ALAMEDA 241813Z NOV 11.
issued by: RCC ALAMEDA
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 22.110, -113.558
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MEXICO.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN
22-06.6N 113-33.5W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF
POSSBILE. 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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

34 within 180 nm since 2007 · 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 in 20-43.0N 116-21.3W2018-08-16
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-30N 114-30W2018-04-15
Distress signal received in 21-35N 113-47W2016-12-13
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-04.0N 115-35.8W2016-12-11
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-57.7N 114-25.5W2016-11-07
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-49.3N 115-47.6W2016-08-23

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 08:57Z; 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) →

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