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M/V gaschem hamburg reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 35-20.2S 007-05.6W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2478/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-10-19 10:28Z

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 BREMEN 071959Z OCT 13.. Issued 2013-10-07 21:55Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -35.337, -7.093. 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
2013-10-07 21:55Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC BREMEN 071959Z OCT 13.
issued by
MRCC BREMEN
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-35.337, -7.093
vessel
M/V GASCHEM HAMBURG
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
M/V GASCHEM HAMBURG REPORTS CREWMAN REQUIRING
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN 35-20.2S 007-05.6W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC BREMEN, PHONE: 49 421 536 870.

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.
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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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 12:29Z; source collection times vary.

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