Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V cosco kawasaki at 111032Z feb in position 29-32-16N 144-21-23E
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 369/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-02-11 12:56Z
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 111203Z FEB 22.. Issued 2022-02-11 12:40Z. 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 29.538, 144.356. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 369/22later cancellation notice
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- HYDROPAC 369/22 · this notice2022-02-11 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 370/222022-02-11 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2022-02-11 12:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JAPAN COAST GUARD 111203Z FEB 22.
- issued by
- JAPAN COAST GUARD
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 29.538, 144.356
- vessel
- M/V COSCO KAWASAKI
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC. DNC 12. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM M/V COSCO KAWASAKI AT 111032Z FEB IN POSITION 29-32-16N 144-21-23E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD, PHONE: 812 5288 2611, 814 5663 4999, 817 8391 4999, 812 2365 6957, 815 2651 4999, 819 9255 4999, 812 2365 6957, 819 3321 0556, 811 3427 6172, 819 8866 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.
- 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.
- 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)
61 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Man overboard from vessel ym uniform between 28-36.05N 142-38.59E at 191145Z nov and 28-19.52N 139-43.70E at…2023-11-20
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-23.21N 147-21.75E at 030005Z jul2023-07-03
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 31-45.00N 145-15.00E at 251006Z may2023-05-25
- 25 meter vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 29-09.20N 144-02.30E at 160420Z dec2022-12-16
- M/V kazu maru no2021-09-02
- Distress signal received on 406MHZ from vessel min shi yu in 30-24-21N 144-38-09E at 090856Z aug2020-08-09
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 2026-09-24 21:38Z; 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.