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Windsurfer missing in 43-11N 003-33E at 131400Z aug

Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin · HYDROLANT 1941/14

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2014-08-23 09:56Z

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 141205Z AUG 14.. Issued 2014-08-14 12:27Z. 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 43.183, 3.550. 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
2014-08-14 12:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC LA GARDE 141205Z AUG 14.
issued by
MRCC LA GARDE
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
position
43.183, 3.550
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
FRANCE.
WINDSURFER MISSING IN 43-11N 003-33E AT 131400Z AUG.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC LA GARDE, TELEX: 430024,
PHONE: 334 9461 1616, 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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

5 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 02:04Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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