20 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported, last known position 08-40N 167-40E
North Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 457/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-03-15 09:40Z
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 221513Z FEB 09.. Issued 2009-03-01 00:14Z. 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 8.667, 167.667. 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
- Eight containers adrift vicinity 19-13.5N 129-02.8E at 150335Z marlater 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 422/092009-02-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 457/09 · this notice2009-03-01 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2009-03-01 00:14Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC HONOLULU 221513Z FEB 09.
- issued by
- JRCC HONOLULU
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 8.667, 167.667
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
20 FOOT VESSEL, WHITE HULL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED, LAST KNOWN POSITION 08-40N 167-40E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC HONOLULU, TELEX: 392401, PHONE: 808 535 3333, FAX: 808 535 3338, MF/HF DSC: 003669993 OR 003669990, E-MAIL: JRCCHONOLULU@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- DSC (Digital Selective Calling)
- The digital radio alert built into modern marine radios — one button sends a distress alert with the vessel's identity and position.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
44 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.
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- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ribuuk meto in vicinity 07-14.4N 169-54.1E at 222116Z oct2021-10-22
- Marshall islands DNC 122020-04-29
- Distress signal received from 20 foot F/V winnie boat, black, white and brown hull, three persons on board,…2020-04-04
- 16 foot M/V bigej-maru, white hull, three persons on board, overdue ebeye (08-46N 167-44E) to enubuj (08-43N…2019-04-21
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 2026-10-03 04:49Z; 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.