Incidents · medical

One person requiring medevac from aldabra island (09-25S 046-20E) to mahe, assumption island

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 168/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-03-15 11:20Z

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) · JRCC STAVANGER IOR EGC 805 280550Z JAN 02. Issued 2002-01-28 11:50Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -9.417, 46.333. 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
2002-01-28 11:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC STAVANGER IOR EGC 805 280550Z JAN 02
issued by
JRCC STAVANGER IOR EGC
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-9.417, 46.333
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ONE PERSON REQUIRING MEDEVAC FROM ALDABRA ISLAND (09-25S 046-20E)
TO MAHE, ASSUMPTION ISLAND. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE
MEDEVAC REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO SEYCHELLES
RADIO, TELEX: 9652263, PHONE: 24 837 5733, FAX: 24 837 6291.

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.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.

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

23 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 17:47Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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