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Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 17-25.47S 177-08.29E at 110425Z jul

Western South Pacific · Fiji · HYDROPAC 1894/22

issued: 2022-07-11 23:45Z
status: cancelled 2022-07-14 23:41Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2022-07-14 23:41Z
authority: NAVAREA XIV 141/22 112240Z JUL 22.
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -17.424, 177.138
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
FIJI.
DNC 06.
1. DERELICT LIFERAFT ADRIFT IN VICINITY
   17-25.47S 177-08.29E AT 110425Z JUL.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 142341Z JUL 22.

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