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S/V saida II requesting assistance in 45-22.03N 003-32.40W

Bay of Biscay · HYDROLANT 2197/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-09-11 09:45Z

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 262349Z AUG 16.. Issued 2016-08-27 00:05Z. 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 45.367, -3.540. 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
2016-08-27 00:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC ETEL 262349Z AUG 16.
issued by
MRCC ETEL
sea
Bay of Biscay
position
45.367, -3.540
vessel
S/V SAIDA II
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BISCAY.
DNC 08.
S/V SAIDA II REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN
45-22.03N 003-32.40W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC ETEL,
TELEX: 42950519, PHONE: 332 9755 3535,
FAX: 332 9755 4934, E-MAIL: ETEL@MRCCFR.EU.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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

45 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:54Z; 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.