M/V chang he sank in 06-51.00N 052-39.00E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 1927/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-07-29 14:53Z
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 0/22 150840Z JUL 22.. Issued 2022-07-15 11:44Z. 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 6.850, 52.650. 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
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 1921/222022-07-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1927/22 · this notice2022-07-15 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2022-07-15 11:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC MUMBAI 0/22 150840Z JUL 22.
- issued by
- MRCC MUMBAI
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- 6.850, 52.650
- vessel
- M/V CHANG HE · 2 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. DNC 02. M/V CHANG HE SANK IN 06-51.00N 052-39.00E. TEN PERSONS RESCUED, TWO PERSONS REMAIN MISSING. 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: MRCC-WEST@INDIANCOASTGUARD.NIC.IN
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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
14 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- M/V chang he, 12 persons on board, sank in 06-50.00N 052-38.00E2022-07-15
- M/V jamaal sinking, five persons on board in 07-48N 052-25E2007-11-25
- M/V kanaya sunk with 18 persons in liferafts in 08-40N 053-27E2006-06-20
- M/V kyma reports crewman with heart attack in 08-07N 052-30E at 230200Z mar2005-03-23
- M/V corona fortuna reports crewman with severe hand injury in 05-25N 051-32E at 262030Z apr2004-04-26
- Distress signal received from M/V zemra bella in 09-32N 052-31E at 250247Z jun2003-06-25
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 01:27Z; 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.