Vessel in need of assistance in 08-35S 107-06E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2069/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-07-21 06:32Z
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) · AUSSAR 4858/12 UPDATE 202018Z JUL 12.. Issued 2012-07-20 21:29Z. 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 -8.583, 107.100. 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
- Vessel, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-00S 105-00Ecancelled by this notice
- Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo atlantic towing five mile long cables in area…later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2012-07-20 21:29Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 4858/12 UPDATE 202018Z JUL 12.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -8.583, 107.100
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN. 1. VESSEL IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN 08-35S 107-06E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2068/12.
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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- 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 · other warnings
16 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- Two fads with ropes adrift in 09-20.50S 104-11.80E at 010341Z feb2024-02-01
- Fish haven with rope adrift in vicinity 09-50.00S 105-31.70E at 140746Z mar2023-03-14
- Aircraft, down in vicinity 05-49-04S 107-06-48E at 292323Z oct2018-10-29
- Vessel requesting assistance in 09-05.2S 105-47.1E at 142314Z oct2013-10-14
- 15 meter F/V, red and cream hull, requesting assistance in 09-29.63S 105-53.20E at 140339Z sep2013-09-14
- White wooden hull partially submerged and adrift in 10-09.5S 104-59.3E at 012134Z sep2013-09-02
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
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 20:29Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.