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M/V azteca reports crewman with broken legs in 09-30.2S 049-42.4E

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 191/09

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2009-02-07 09:56Z

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 BREMEN 231102Z JAN 09.. Issued 2009-01-23 12:33Z. 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 -9.503, 49.707. 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
2009-01-23 12:33Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC BREMEN 231102Z JAN 09.
issued by
MRCC BREMEN
sea
Indian Ocean
position
-9.503, 49.707
vessel
M/V AZTECA
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V AZTECA REPORTS CREWMAN WITH BROKEN LEGS IN 09-30.2S 049-42.4E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO VESSEL,
INMARSAT-F: 764025234, MRSC SEYCHELLES COASTGUARD
OR MRCC BREMEN.

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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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