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Vessel samida suffered an explosion and flooding vicinity 39-35.5N 006-28.7E

Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 1707/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-09-18 09:31Z

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 LA GARDE 101342Z SEP 10.. Issued 2010-09-10 14:23Z. 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 - Western Basin. The parsed report position is 39.592, 6.478. 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
2010-09-10 14:23Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC LA GARDE 101342Z SEP 10.
issued by
MRCC LA GARDE
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
position
39.592, 6.478
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
VESSEL SAMIDA SUFFERED AN EXPLOSION AND FLOODING
VICINITY 39-35.5N 006-28.7E. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF
POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC LA GARDE, TELEX: 430024,
PHONE: 334 9461 7110, FAX: 334 9427 1149,
E-MAIL: LAGARDE@MRCCFR.EU.

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.
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 · other warnings

31 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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