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50 meter S/V frederyk chopin in need of assistance due to broken mast in 49-01.9N 008-26.4W

Celtic Sea · HYDROLANT 2058/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-11-06 09:26Z

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) · UKMRCC 290733Z OCT 10.. Issued 2010-10-29 08:28Z. 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
Celtic Sea. The parsed report position is 49.032, -8.440. 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
2010-10-29 08:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
UKMRCC 290733Z OCT 10.
issued by
UKMRCC
sea
Celtic Sea
position
49.032, -8.440
vessel
S/V FREDERYK CHOPIN
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CELTIC SEA.
50 METER S/V FREDERYK CHOPIN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
DUE TO BROKEN MAST IN 49-01.9N 008-26.4W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC FALMOUTH, TELEX: 5145234,
PHONE: 44 132 631 7575, FAX: 44 132 631 5610,
E-MAIL: FALMOUTHCOASTGUARD@MCGA.GOV.UK.

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

113 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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

20 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 23:26Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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