Incidents · distress
Distress signal received vicinity 12-00N 140-00E at 280812Z may
HYDROPAC 471/99
- issued
- 1999-05-28 12:04Z
- status
- cancelled 1999-05-29 21:10Z (archive)
- authority
- GUAMSARCOORD 281042Z MAY 99
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 12.000, 140.000
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED VICINITY 12-00N 140-00E AT 280812Z MAY. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD GUAM.
This area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
143 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-27.00N 137-00.00E at 041201Z oct2022-10-04
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-04.00N 139-55.00E at 310730Z aug2022-08-31
- Man overboard in 12-15.5N 142-39.0E at 060400Z aug2021-08-06
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-45.1N 139-30.7E2021-07-09
- 25 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, sinking in 11-22.28N 140-50.00E at 222340Z jan2021-01-23
- Distress signal received in vicinity 09-43N 138-40E at 300246Z sep2020-09-30
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Timeline · 2 messages since 1999-05-28 · closed 1999-05-29
- Distress signal received vicinity 12-00N 140-00E at 280812Z may this message1999-05-28 → 1999-05-29
- Cancel HYDROPAC 471/99 and this msg, no distress found1999-05-29 → 1999-05-29
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