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Distress signal received from M/V semar II in 29S 090E

HYDROPAC 2138/06

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2006-11-08 09:49Z

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 9375/06 080126Z NOV 06.. Issued 2006-11-08 04:48Z. 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: No named location parsed. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM
M/V SEMAR II IN 29S 090E. VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025,
PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868.

Reading this warning

Distress signal received: A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
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.

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:23Z; source collection times vary.

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