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Search and rescue exercise in progress until 231400Z sep in area bound by 34-55N 031-29E, 34-55N 031-31E,…

Eastern Mediterranean Sea · HYDROLANT 2901/19

issued: 2019-09-23 12:45Z
status: cancelled 2019-09-23 15:00Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2019-09-23 15:00Z
authority: TURKEY 225/19 231222Z SEP 19.
sea: Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
position: 34.900, 31.500
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
DNC 10.
1. SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE
   IN PROGRESS UNTIL 231400Z SEP
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-55N 031-29E, 34-55N 031-31E,
   34-53N 031-31E, 34-53N 031-29E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 231500Z SEP 19.

This area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

146 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Man overboard2023-08-31
Distress signal received from F/V in vicinity 36-00.00N 030-15.00E at 292330Z apr2023-04-30
Distress signal received in 35-53.00N 030-29.00E2023-04-05
Distress received in 34-15.85N 033-35.63E at 201900Z oct2022-10-20
Distress received from vessel, 300 persons on board in 34-27.00N 030-10.00E2022-09-20
Vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 35-00.00N 035-00.00E2022-08-26

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Odas buoy 33-33.41N 031-55.09E reported missingNav aids · 83.3 nm

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3 distress & casualty cases (archived) in force · see all

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