M/V al salam boccaccio 98, 1400 persons on board, unreported bur safaga to duba
HYDROPAC 188/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-02-03 15:08Z
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) · CNN FOX NEWS; PVMM 03 FEB 06.. Issued 2006-02-03 12:34Z. 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
- No named location parsed. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- M/V al salam boccaccio 98, 1400 persons on board, sunk in 27-08N 034-31Elater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROPAC 188/06 · this notice2006-02-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 192/062006-02-03 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2006-02-03 12:34Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CNN FOX NEWS; PVMM 03 FEB 06.
- issued by
- CNN FOX NEWS
- vessel
- M/V AL SALAM BOCCACCIO 98 · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
M/V AL SALAM BOCCACCIO 98, 1400 PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED BUR SAFAGA TO DUBA. LAST KNOWN POSITION 40 MILES FROM BUR SAFAGA. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
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Worldwide in the collected sources
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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 21:48Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
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