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The uscg sector guam command center contacted the ssc for the pacific islands for assistance in determining…
Flares Observed; Guam · Guam · NOAAORR-10969
- issued
- 2025-05-20 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2025-06-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2025-06-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 13.112, 144.412
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Flares Observed; Guam. Guam. 1. The USCG Sector Guam Command Center contacted the SSC for the Pacific Islands for assistance in determining whether two flares observed off of Guam with no associated missing vessel or person reports could potentially have been the result of some type of natural weather or atmospheric event. The SSC connected the Sector with NWS experts to evaluate. 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 13.112N 144.412E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10969: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10969
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Typhoon bavi; agusan, rota, commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-07-05
- Typhoon sinlaku; guam and the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands2026-04-23
- Wave height data request for island of rota; commonwealth of the northern marianas islands2025-08-26
- On 01 october 2024, the uscg notified noaa erd about a US navy msc (military sealift command) tanker that…2024-10-01
- West coast of guam2023-02-01
- Yacht grand mariana 1, saipan; saipan, cnmi2018-10-27
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
- Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z daily 30 aug thru 03 sep in area bound by 13-45.00N 144-19.59E,…Exercises · 30.9 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E broadcast and communication services unreliableNav aids · 33.2 nm
- Uscg remote communication facility guam 13-29.00N 144-50.00E hf NAVTEX and sitor services off airNav aids · 33.2 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 1300Z daily 01 thru 03 sep in areas within: a. three miles of 13-27.00N…Exercises · 38.4 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0600Z daily 31 aug and 01 sep and 022000Z to 030800Z sep in area bound by…Exercises · 42.7 nm
- Hazardous operations 1400Z to 1359Z daily 01 thru 05 sep in areas bound by: a. 12-49.98N 145-00.00E,…Exercises · 50.2 nm
- Due to tropical storm bavi: 1. the following port(s) are closed: a. rota island 14-08.35N 145-08.09EStorms · 77.1 nm
- Hazardous operations 0100Z to 0800Z daily 01 and 02 sep in area bound by 13-10.00N 144-30.00E, 13-10.00N…Exercises · 84 nm
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