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M/V nordmerkur reports crewman with head injury in 01-26S 000-49E

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1866/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-10-11 16:30Z

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 FALMOUTH 111441Z OCT 06.. Issued 2006-10-11 15:14Z. 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 -1.433, 0.817. 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
2006-10-11 15:14Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC FALMOUTH 111441Z OCT 06.
issued by
MRCC FALMOUTH
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-1.433, 0.817
vessel
M/V NORDMERKUR
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V NORDMERKUR REPORTS CREWMAN WITH HEAD INJURY
IN 01-26S 000-49E. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC FALMOUTH.

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

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