S/V with electrical damage in 46-39.28N 003-41.56W at 101530Z nov
Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 1931/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-11-23 09:16Z
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 ETEL 101703Z NOV 08.. Issued 2008-11-10 17:53Z. 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
- Bay of Biscay. The parsed report position is 46.655, -3.693. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Biscay →
- issued
- 2008-11-10 17:53Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC ETEL 101703Z NOV 08.
- issued by
- MRCC ETEL
- sea
- Bay of Biscay
- position
- 46.655, -3.693
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
S/V WITH ELECTRICAL DAMAGE IN 46-39.28N 003-41.56W AT 101530Z NOV. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL, TELEX: 42950519, PHONE: 3 329 755 3535, FAX: 3 329 755 4934, E-MAIL: ETEL.MRCC@EQUIPMENT.GOUV.FR.
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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
66 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Three containers, red and black, adrift in vicinity 48-32.82N 006-08.37W2024-03-10
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity until 22 feb2024-02-21
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity2024-02-13
- Ile d yeu light 46-43.04N 002-22.92W at reduced intensity2024-01-08
- Submerged orange object in vicinity 47-02.00N 003-17.00W2023-10-26
- Ile vierge light 48-38.33N 004-34.04W at reduced intensity2023-01-23
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 04:00Z; 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.