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M/V dubai moon sank in 12-39N 053-07E

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 1063/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-05-29 09:18Z

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 IX 192/10 220920Z MAY 10.. Issued 2010-05-22 10:45Z. 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
Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 12.650, 53.117. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  1. HYDROPAC 1030/102010-05-19 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1033/102010-05-19 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 1038/102010-05-20 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 1063/10 · this notice2010-05-22 · Archived notice
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issued
2010-05-22 10:45Z
status
Archived notice
authority
NAVAREA IX 192/10 220920Z MAY 10.
NAVAREA
NAVAREA IX · named as the source of this relay
sea
Arabian Sea
position
12.650, 53.117
vessel
M/V DUBAI MOON
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
SUQUTRA ISLAND.
1. M/V DUBAI MOON SANK IN 12-39N 053-07E.
   PERSONS MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY
   REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
   ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
   UKMTO DUBAI, PHONE: 97 150 552 3215,
   E-MAIL: UKMTO@EIM.AE.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1038/10.

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.
Keep a sharp lookout
A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

31 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

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:59Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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