Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-30.00N 064-00.00W
North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 20/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-01-05 15:34Z
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) · RCC BOSTON 0/24 051224Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-05 12:31Z. 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 Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is 42.500, -64.000. 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.
- NAVAREA IV 20/24 · this notice2024-01-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 31/242024-01-05 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2024-01-05 12:31Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BOSTON 0/24 051224Z JAN 24.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- RCC BOSTON
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.500, -64.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 42-30.00N 064-00.00W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BOSTON, PHONE: 866 842 1560, EMAIL: RCCBOSTON@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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
35 within 180 nm since 2009 · 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.
- Distress signal received in 42-45.00N 060-30.00W at 130336Z mar vessels in vicinity requested to keep a…2024-03-13
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-30.00N 064-00.00W at 051019Z jan2024-01-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V spirit bay in 40-23.87N 063-50.67W at 261737Z may…2023-05-26
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-35.60N 064-40.07W at 170337Z oct2022-10-17
- S/V escape, four persons on board, dismasted in 39-46.67N 063-01.20W2022-06-12
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 93 foot F/V horizon in 41-02.5N 066-54.8W2022-04-04
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 00:28Z; 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.