M/V anh son sinking and crew abandoning ship in 21-01.2N 088-15.5E
Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 1896/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-14 10:38Z
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 CHENNAI 040422Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-04 04:42Z. 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
- Bay of Bengal. The parsed report position is 21.020, 88.258. 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
- M/V anh son disabled and adrift in 21-00N 088-00E at 030537Z julcancelled by this notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1882/122012-07-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1896/12 · this notice2012-07-04 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →
- issued
- 2012-07-04 04:42Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CHENNAI 040422Z JUL 12.
- issued by
- MRCC CHENNAI
- sea
- Bay of Bengal
- position
- 21.020, 88.258
- vessel
- M/V ANH SON · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BAY OF BENGAL. INDIA-NORTHEAST COAST. 1. M/V ANH SON SINKING AND CREW ABANDONING SHIP IN 21-01.2N 088-15.5E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC CHENNAI, INMARSAT-C: 441922669, FAX: 91 442 346 0405, E-MAIL: ISAREASTDATAONE.IN. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1888/12.
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.
- 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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
20 within 180 nm since 2002 · 0 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.
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- Man overboard from F/V maa annapurna in vicinity 20-43N 087-54E at 191600Z jul2021-07-20
- Vessel kolkata, numerous persons on board, suffered an explosion in vicinity 21-16N 088-19E at 132300Z jun2018-06-14
- F/V SOUMITRA-4, 14 persons on board, sinking in 20-55N 088-20E at 290103Z aug2016-08-29
- Two F/V, 28 persons on board, unreported2016-08-14
- Man overboard from M/V harshavardhana in 21-16.0N 088-13.6E on 27 nov2014-11-28
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
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 2026-10-02 03:49Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.