Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in vicinity 00-35N 119-25W at 082131Z dec
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3821/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-12-10 06:50Z
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) · JRCC HONOLULU 082313Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-08 23:27Z. 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 0.583, -119.417. 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 in 00-35.2N 119-25.9W at 082131Z declater 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 3821/16 · this notice2016-12-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3839/162016-12-10 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-12-08 23:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC HONOLULU 082313Z DEC 16.
- issued by
- JRCC HONOLULU
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 0.583, -119.417
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. DNC 06, DNC 13. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 AND 243.0 MHZ IN VICINITY 00-35N 119-25W AT 082131Z DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC HONOLULU, TELEX: 392401, PHONE: 808 535 3333, FAX: 808 535 3338, E-MAIL: JRCCHONOLULU@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.
- 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.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
13 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-06.5S 116-38.7W at 021341Z dec2020-12-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-43.1S 117-25.6W at 130051Z jul2020-07-13
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-58S 118-55W at 050057Z oct2019-10-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-35.2N 119-25.9W at 082131Z dec2016-12-10
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V karam allah in 01-59.6S 119-33.9W at 021701Z mar2015-03-03
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-20.7N 118-58.5W at 182153Z nov2013-11-18
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:26Z; 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.