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Derelict liferaft, grey hull, adrift at 272030Z jan in vicinity of area bound by 24-16.2S 045-22.6W,…

Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast · HYDROLANT 262/22

issued: 2022-01-28 00:05Z
status: cancelled 2022-01-31 00:05Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2022-01-31 00:05Z
authority: NAVAREA V COASTAL S 68/22 272241Z JAN 22.
sea: South Atlantic Ocean
position: -24.509, -45.434
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
BRAZIL-SOUTH COAST.
DNC 01.
1. DERELICT LIFERAFT, GREY HULL, ADRIFT
   AT 272030Z JAN IN VICINITY OF AREA BOUND BY
   24-16.2S 045-22.6W, 24-44.0S 045-20.6W,
   24-44.7S 045-29.8W, 24-16.8S 045-31.3W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 310005Z JAN 22.

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