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M/V le boreal on fire in 51-14.4S 059-01.6W

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2839/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-11-19 17:37Z

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) · NAVAREA VI 209/15 181813Z NOV 15.. Issued 2015-11-18 18:28Z. 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
South Atlantic Ocean. The parsed report position is -51.240, -59.027. 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
2015-11-18 18:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA VI 209/15 181813Z NOV 15.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA VI · named as the source of this relay
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-51.240, -59.027
vessel
M/V LE BOREAL · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
FALKLAND ISLANDS.
DNC 07.
M/V LE BOREAL ON FIRE IN 51-14.4S 059-01.6W.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

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DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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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
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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

3 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

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:16Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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