Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-54.1S 050-19.7E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 449/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-03-13 11:20Z
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 LA REUNION IOR EGC#802 091552Z MAR 04. Issued 2004-03-09 17:15Z. 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 -14.902, 50.328. 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
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 424/042004-03-07 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 427/042004-03-07 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 449/04 · this notice2004-03-09 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2004-03-09 17:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC LA REUNION IOR EGC#802 091552Z MAR 04
- issued by
- MRCC LA REUNION IOR
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -14.902, 50.328
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 14-54.1S 050-19.7E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC REUNION, INMARSAT-C: 4227 99193, TELEX: 916140, PHONE: 2622 6243 4343, FAX: 2622 6271 1595.
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.
- 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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
15 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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 from aircraft in 12-54S 049-58E at 220618Z may2017-05-22
- Seven meter F/V babe peche, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue from nosy be (13-20S 048-15E)2014-07-06
- S/V wolt riners, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water in 12-25.22S 049-43.87E at 071550Z apr2014-04-07
- M/V elisabeth 1, 20 persons on board, taking on water in 16-00S 050-18E on 27 dec2011-12-29
- 12 meter S/V trinita, nine persons on board, unreported vicinity nosy be (13-20S 048-15E)2010-12-25
- 28 meter M/V belle rose 2, 80 persons on board, overdue antalaha (14-54S 050-16E) to tamatave (18-09S 049-22E)2009-02-16
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 06:06Z; 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.