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F/V playa de cubelas person requiring medical assistance in 27-53.93S 026-13.05W on 21 nov

South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 2868/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-11-26 17:42Z

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 V SAR 202/21 220956Z NOV 21.. Issued 2021-11-22 09:57Z. 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 -27.899, -26.218. 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
2021-11-22 09:57Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA V SAR 202/21 220956Z NOV 21.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
issued by
NAVAREA V SAR
sea
South Atlantic Ocean
position
-27.899, -26.218
vessel
F/V PLAYA DE CUBELAS
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
F/V PLAYA DE CUBELAS PERSON REQUIRING MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE IN 27-53.93S 026-13.05W ON 21 NOV.
VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.

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Position (degrees and minutes)
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Assist if possible
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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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