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M/V rebekka n reports one crewman sick in 24-00.0S 031-59.2W at 052200Z oct

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 1925/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-10-10 09:17Z

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) · NAVAREA V SAR 163/09 060033Z OCT 09.. Issued 2009-10-06 01:06Z. 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 -24.000, -31.987. 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
2009-10-06 01:06Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V SAR 163/09 060033Z OCT 09.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V SAR
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-24.000, -31.987
vessel
M/V REBEKKA N
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V REBEKKA N REPORTS ONE CREWMAN SICK IN
24-00.0S 031-59.2W AT 052200Z OCT.
VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

Reading this warning

Position (degrees and minutes)
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Date-time group (DTG)
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Assist if possible
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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

5 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 14:30Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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