Incidents · sinking

Derelict 60 meter M/V falcon 1, black hull, sinking vicinity 27-28N 051-20E

HYDROPAC 1613/02

issued: 2002-09-05 11:50Z
status: cancelled 2002-09-12 00:00Z (archive)
authority: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON 050328Z SEP 02
sea: Persian Gulf
position: 27.467, 51.333
vessel: M/V FALCON 1
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. DERELICT 60 METER M/V FALCON 1, BLACK HULL,
   SINKING VICINITY 27-28N 051-20E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 12 SEP.

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