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Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-38.00N 118-13.00W

North Pacific Ocean · NAVAREA XII 544/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-08-26 14:45Z

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) · RCC ALAMEDA 0/22 060004Z AUG 22.. Issued 2022-08-06 00:24Z. 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: North Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is 32.633, -118.217. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2022-08-06 00:24Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC ALAMEDA 0/22 060004Z AUG 22.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XII
issued by: RCC ALAMEDA
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 32.633, -118.217
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ
IN 32-38.00N 118-13.00W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC ALAMEDA,
TELEX: 230172343,
PHONE: 510 437 3701,
E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA1@USCG.MIL.

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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre): The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

37 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.

Vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 31-35.7N 117-56.9W2021-10-30
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-48N 120-06W2021-09-15
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-22N 120-14W2021-07-30
F/V bth 96377 ts sunk in 32-35.50N 117-10.52W at 120730Z2019-07-12
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-43.9N 121-10.3W2018-11-10
Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-59.80N 120-11.14W2018-04-12

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 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-55.00N 118-25.00W, 32-55.00N 118-15.00W,…Exercises · 12.5 nm
Hazardous operations 301300Z to 302300Z sep in area within one mile of 32-52.80N 118-17.70WExercises · 15.3 nm
Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-33.00N 118-25.00W, 32-35.00N 118-16.00W,…Exercises · 24.8 nm
Hazardous operations 010800Z sep to 010800Z oct in area bound by 32-52.70N 119-11.96W, 33-08.06N 118-52.09W,…Exercises · 35.3 nm
Coronado island south light 32-23.5N 117-14.5W unlitNav aids · 51.5 nm
PQ63+HX los angeles, ca, USASpills · 64.7 nm
Hazardous operations, rocket launching: a. 301600Z to 302025Z sep, alternate 1600Z to 2025Z daily 01 thru 06…Missiles · 90.9 nm
Hazardous operations 292000Z to 300230Z sep in area bound by 33-32.00N 120-21.00W, 32-45.00N 120-53.00W,…Exercises · 104.9 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:32Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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