Incidents · sinking

F/V st lucka, six persons on board, flooding in 10-42.09N 075-30.16E

Laccadive Sea · HYDROPAC 2005/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-06-30 16:54Z

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 0/23 161714Z JUN 23.. Issued 2023-06-16 17:27Z. 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: Laccadive Sea. The parsed report position is 10.701, 75.503. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Laccadive Sea →

issued: 2023-06-16 17:27Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC MUMBAI 0/23 161714Z JUN 23.
issued by: MRCC MUMBAI
sea: Laccadive Sea
position: 10.701, 75.503
vessel: F/V ST LUCKA
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
INDIA.
DNC 03.
F/V ST LUCKA, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, FLOODING
IN 10-42.09N 075-30.16E. 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.

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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.
Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.

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

130 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Hazardous operations 0230Z to 0800Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 10-50.00N 075-00.00E, 10-50.00N…Exercises · 14.3 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 02:38Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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