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M/V katsuragi maru reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 26-28.1S 015-03.5W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1495/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-08-14 09:26Z

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 BREMEN 042056Z AUG 10.. Issued 2010-08-04 21:22Z. 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: South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -26.468, -15.058. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2010-08-04 21:22Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC BREMEN 042056Z AUG 10.
issued by: MRCC BREMEN
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -26.468, -15.058
vessel: M/V KATSURAGI MARU · 2 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
M/V KATSURAGI MARU REPORTS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE IN 26-28.1S 015-03.5W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC BREMEN,
PHONE: 004 942 153 6870.

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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

4 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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.

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Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:28Z; source collection times vary.

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