M/V vestfonn suffered an engine room fire in 19-14.25N 070-59.12E
Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 1787/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-06-04 14:28Z
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 MUMBAI 311031Z MAY 15.. Issued 2015-05-31 12:05Z. 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 19.238, 70.985. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1826/15, false alertlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2015-05-31 12:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC MUMBAI 311031Z MAY 15.
- issued by
- MRCC MUMBAI
- sea
- Arabian Sea
- position
- 19.238, 70.985
- vessel
- M/V VESTFONN SUFFERED AN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARABIAN SEA. DNC 03. M/V VESTFONN SUFFERED AN ENGINE ROOM FIRE IN 19-14.25N 070-59.12E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC MUMBAI, PHONE: 9122 2438 8065, 9122 2438 3592, FAX: 9122 2431 6558, E-MAIL: INDSAR@VSNL.NET.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
55 within 180 nm since 2000 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Fairway bouy in 17-34.34N 073-04.58E missing2026-08-17
- Construction operations 15 thru 30 apr 26 by lts 3000, aht britoil 71, and aht britoil 81 in vicinity…2026-04-13
- Offshore installation work in progress until 10 feb by tug shakti, M/V awb urja, M/V zd libra and barge dlb…2026-01-12
- Offshore installation work 01 thru 24 jan 26 by M/V awb resiliant and tug vallianz prelude in areas bound…2025-12-31
- Offshore installation operations 27 nov thru 12 dec by barge dlb kenenna and M/V zd libra in areas bound by:…2025-11-26
- Offshore installation operations 27 nov thru 20 dec in areas bound by: a. 19-28.69N 071-35.30E, 19-29.02N…2025-11-26
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Derelict M/V al jafzia aground in 19-11.50N 072-46.40EDerelicts · 101.4 nm
- Hazardous operations 0230Z to 1130Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 20-26.00N 072-27.00E, 20-26.00N…Exercises · 118.7 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:34Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.