Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter S/V lama lo, white hull, two persons on board, in 32-56.8S…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3429/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-10-18 15:57Z
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 GRIS NEZ 180352Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-18 06:35Z. 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 -32.947, 29.170. 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
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V lama lo vicinity 32-00S 030-00Ecancelled by this notice
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter S/V lama lo, white hull, two persons on board, in 33-17.0S…later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3426/152015-10-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3429/15 · this notice2015-10-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3434/152015-10-18 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2015-10-18 06:35Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC GRIS NEZ 180352Z OCT 15.
- issued by
- MRCC GRIS NEZ
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -32.947, 29.170
- vessel
- S/V LAMA LO · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. SOUTH AFRICA. DNC 02. 1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM 15 METER S/V LAMA LO, WHITE HULL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, IN 32-56.8S 029-10.2E AT 180159Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC GRIZ NEZ, TELEX: 42130680, PHONE: 333 2187 2187, FAX: 333 2187 7855 OR MRCC CAPE TOWN. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3426/15.
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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
19 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 34-18.90S 027-37.50E2024-02-20
- Distress signal received in vicinity 30-53.60S 030-42.00E2023-03-20
- Distress signal received from vessel izumi in 34-49.8S 029-36.9E 120350Z mar2021-03-12
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-05.9S 031-53.3E2017-05-10
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-05.0S 031-53.7E2017-05-09
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-50.4S 032-14.4E at 080903Z may2017-05-08
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 2026-09-30 21:16Z; 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.