Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 15-06.3N 145-42.7E
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 810/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-05-06 01:08Z
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 051744Z MAY 04. Issued 2004-05-05 18:06Z. 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 15.105, 145.712. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
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Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2004-05-05 18:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- GUAMSARCOORD 051744Z MAY 04
- issued by
- GUAMSARCOORD
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 15.105, 145.712
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ IN 15-06.3N 145-42.7E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD GUAM.
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)
179 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.
- Due to forecasted impact from typhoon mawar, rcc guam command center 13-25.00N 144-50.00E has been evacuated…2023-05-23
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-22.00N 146-57.00E at 012319Z jul2022-07-02
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 080459Z jul in: a. 18-29-02N 158-03-30E2021-07-08
- 18 foot M/V, gray hull, one person on board, overdue anatahan island (16-22-50N 145-40-36E) to sarigan…2021-06-25
- 25 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, taking on water in 16-35N 145-47E at 241945Z may2021-05-24
- 25 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, taking on water in 16-35N 145-47E at 241945Z may2021-05-24
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
- Due to tropical storm, the following ports are closed, until further noticeStorms · 1.4 nm
- Due to tropical storm bavi: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. rota island 14-08.35N 145-08.09EStorms · 64.5 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 110 nm
- Guam hf NAVTEX station, V, 13-29.0N 144-50.0E, off airNav aids · 110 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 14:12Z; 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.