12 persons rescued from raft vicinity 24-22N 089-56W
Gulf of Mexico · NAVAREA IV 593/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-07-31 09:35Z
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) · NORTHERN EXPLORER 202055Z JUL 16.. Issued 2016-07-21 11:25Z. 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 24.367, -89.933. 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 1843/162016-07-20 · Archived notice
- NAVAREA IV 593/16 · this notice2016-07-21 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Mexico →
- issued
- 2016-07-21 11:25Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NORTHERN EXPLORER 202055Z JUL 16.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA IV
- issued by
- NORTHERN EXPLORER
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 24.367, -89.933
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF MEXICO. 12 PERSONS RESCUED FROM RAFT VICINITY 24-22N 089-56W. FOUR PERSONS REMAIN MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- 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)
54 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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 on 406 mhz from aircraft in 26-14.50N 091-31.00W at 270755Z jan2024-01-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 72 foot F/V vally, black and yellow hull in 25-38.10N 088-07.00W at…2024-01-06
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-55.30N 086-55.90W at 021618Z aug2023-09-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-03.80N 086-49.50W at 021442Z sep2023-09-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-49.20N 088-04.13W at 010549Z aug2023-08-01
- Possible vessel on fire reported in vicinity 26-08.00N 092-02.00W at 270355Z jul2023-07-27
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 03:09Z; 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.