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Vessel requesting assistance in 33-36-03N 022-24-48E at 011914Z oct

Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 2431/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-10-02 08:15Z

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) · LIBYA AND EGYPT 011914Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-01 23:05Z. 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
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 33.601, 22.413. 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
2013-10-01 23:05Z
status
Archived notice
authority
LIBYA AND EGYPT 011914Z OCT 13.
issued by
LIBYA AND EGYPT
sea
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position
33.601, 22.413
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
LIBYA.
VESSEL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN 33-36-03N 022-24-48E
AT 011914Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO LYBIAN AUTHORITIES,
PHONE: 21 821 444 9149, FAX: 21 821 444 9274
OR EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES,
INMARSAT-C: 462299910, PHONE: 202 2418 4537,
FAX: 202 2418 4531.

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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

12 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:56Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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