Distess signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 12-25.6N 142-35.4E at 010512Z apr
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 491/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-04-02 07:20Z
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) · GUAMSARCOORD 010535Z APR 01. Issued 2001-04-01 06:15Z. 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
- Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 12.427, 142.590. 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
- Blenhein shoal light 03-00.9N 100-51.8E unlit and RACON off airlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2001-04-01 06:15Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- GUAMSARCOORD 010535Z APR 01
- issued by
- GUAMSARCOORD
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 12.427, 142.590
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ VICINITY 12-25.6N 142-35.4E AT 010512Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINTIY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD GUAM.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
25 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 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.
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E weather message services interrupted2026-03-28
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-28.6N 144-50.1E weather message services unreliable2026-01-11
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-28.6N 144-50.1E weather message services unreliable2025-12-04
- Uscg communication facility guam (V) 13-28.60N 144-50.10E all services unreliable2024-04-23
- Uscg communication facility guam (V) 13-28.60N 144-50.10E sitor services inoprable2024-04-14
- Uscg remote communication facility guam (V) 13-28.60N 144-50.10E services unreliable 302203Z jan to 022359Z…2024-01-30
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
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 12-40.00N 144-45.00E, 11-00.00N…Exercises · 92.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 292300Z to 300900Z sep and 302300Z sep to 010700Z oct in area bound by 12-40.00N…Exercises · 92.9 nm
- Hazardous operations 252000Z to 261000Z sep in area bound by 13-32.00N 144-04.00E, 13-32.00N 144-27.00E,…Exercises · 111.1 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 06:42Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.