Distress signal received from vessel lagniappe in 27-38.50N 092-41.90W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 491/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-05-05 15:12Z
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) · COMCOGARD SECTOR HOUSTON GALVESTON TX 0/23 020933Z MAY 23.. Issued 2023-05-02 10:34Z. 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
- Gulf of Mexico. The parsed report position is 27.642, -92.698. 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.
- HYDROLANT 7/232023-01-01 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 491/23 · this notice2023-05-02 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2023-05-02 10:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- COMCOGARD SECTOR HOUSTON GALVESTON TX 0/23 020933Z MAY 23.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- COMCOGARD SECTOR HOUSTON GALVESTON TX
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.642, -92.698
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. LOUISIANA. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM VESSEL LAGNIAPPE IN 27-38.50N 092-41.90W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO CG SECTOR HOUSTON-GALVESTON, PHONE: 464-281-4825, E-MAIL: D08-SMB-SECHOUSTONSCC@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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
165 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.
- Vessel capsized and adrift in 27-26.60N 091-49.41W at 051750Z apr2024-04-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-30.00N 094-30.00W at 062037Z mar2024-03-07
- Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity of marsh island (29-33.98N 091-50.76W)2024-01-29
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 26-14.50N 091-31.00W at 270755Z jan2024-01-27
- Distress signal received from 36 foot S/V southern cross, green hull, three persons onboard in 28-07.55N…2023-12-29
- Distress signal received from 140 foot M/V gol dancer, up to six persons on board, taking on water in…2023-12-20
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 00:44Z; 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.