Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-08.8N 091-20.2E at 171225Z feb
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 536/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-03-05 10:16Z
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 PORT BLAIR 171516Z FEB 11.. Issued 2011-02-17 15:32Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. The parsed report position is 6.147, 91.337. 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 536/11 · this notice2011-02-17 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 623/112011-02-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2011-02-17 15:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC PORT BLAIR 171516Z FEB 11.
- issued by
- MRCC PORT BLAIR
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 6.147, 91.337
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 06-08.8N 091-20.2E AT 171225Z FEB. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT BLAIR, FAX: 91 319 224 2948, E-MAIL: PBLMRCCPBSANCHARNET.IN OR PTBINDIACOASTGUARD.NIC.IN.
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.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
58 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.
- 47 foot F/V vihaga 03, blue and yellow hull, seven persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 06-46.00N…2024-04-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea hazel in 06-09.00N 089-15.00E at 081930Z apr2024-04-08
- Distress signal received from M/V rc ocean in 05-58.00N 089-26.00E at 250410Z mar2024-03-25
- Distress signal received in 06-51.80N 093-39.20E at 161148Z mar2024-03-16
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V mpv thalia in 05-58.00N 089-08.00E at 240448Z jan2024-01-24
- Man overboard from M/V zim rotterdam in 05-53.10N 092-15.60E2024-01-19
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 2026-09-25 01:00Z; 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.