Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-11.56S 043-57.27E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 596/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-03-10 10:34Z
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) · CAPE TOWN RADIO 292350Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-03-01 00:47Z. 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 -32.193, 43.955. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2012-03-01 00:47Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CAPE TOWN RADIO 292350Z FEB 12.
- issued by
- CAPE TOWN RADIO
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -32.193, 43.955
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 32-11.56S 043-57.27E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
10 within 180 nm since 2007 · 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 received on 406 mhz from S/V danzig in 30-40.7S 045-26.6E at 121423Z may2020-05-12
- M/V clipper legacy reports crewman with heart attack in 30-01S 042-11E at 091614Z jul2014-07-09
- Derelict vessel, red and white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 30-10S 045-00E2013-02-07
- Derelict vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in 31-40.1S 045-54.0E at 100250Z jan2013-01-10
- Derelict 30 meter vessel, capsized and adrift vicinity 29-41-06S 044-53-03E2012-12-27
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 00:57Z; 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.