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M/V x-press pearl sank at 031230Z jun in 07-04.87N 079-46.77E

Laccadive Sea · HYDROPAC 1651/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-06-03 22:22Z

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) · MRCC COLOMBO 031241Z JUN 21.. Issued 2021-06-03 13:01Z. 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
Laccadive Sea. The parsed report position is 7.081, 79.779. 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 1651/21 · this notice2021-06-03 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1654/212021-06-03 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Laccadive Sea →

issued
2021-06-03 13:01Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC COLOMBO 031241Z JUN 21.
issued by
MRCC COLOMBO
sea
Laccadive Sea
position
7.081, 79.779
vessel
M/V X-PRESS PEARL · 4 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SRI LANKA.
DNC 03.
M/V X-PRESS PEARL SANK AT 031230Z JUN IN
07-04.87N 079-46.77E. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC COLOMBO,
PHONE: 941 1244 5368,
FAX: 941 1244 1454, 941 1244 9718,
E-MAIL: NHQDNO@YAHOO.COM, MRCCCOLOMBO@GMAIL.COM.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

10 within 180 nm since 2004 · 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

40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:43Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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