M/V bellatrix on fire
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1263/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-04-08 09:51Z
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) · MRCC ROME 080514Z APR 20.. Issued 2020-04-08 05:19Z. 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
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 36.433, 18.700. 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
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1263/20 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2020-04-08 05:19Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ROME 080514Z APR 20.
- issued by
- MRCC ROME
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 36.433, 18.700
- vessel
- M/V BELLATRIX
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. DNC 09. M/V BELLATRIX ON FIRE. LAST KNOWN POSTIION IN VICINITY 36-26N 018-42E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ROME, INMARSAT-C: 424744220, PHONE: 3906 5908 4527, 3906 5908 4409, FAX: 390 6592 2737, 3906 5908 4793, E-MAIL: ITMRCC@MIT.GOV.IT.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
50 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Collision between 2 vessels in 36-27.00N 015-15.00E at 220930Z apr2024-04-22
- Naval operations 250600Z feb to 081800Z mar in area bound by 37-00.00N 011-00.00E, 39-00.00N 011-00.00E,…2024-02-20
- Vessel requesting assistance last known position in 33-52.00N 018-00.00E at 021816Z oct2023-10-02
- Vessel requesting assistance in 36-27.00N 016-05.00E at 270630Z jul2023-07-27
- 30 persons overboard from vessel in 33-45.00N 019-05.00E at 121000Z mar2023-03-12
- 20 meter vessel requesting assistance in 38-42.00N 018-53.00E at 240637Z nov2022-11-24
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-28 11:23Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.