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M/V harapan jaya sank vicinity 05-00S 121-00E at 130600Z jul

Gulf of Boni · HYDROPAC 2319/15

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Archived notice · 2015-07-18 10:20Z

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) · RCC BASARNAS 140914Z JUL 15.. Issued 2015-07-14 10:11Z. 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: Gulf of Boni. The parsed report position is -5.000, 121.000. 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: 2015-07-14 10:11Z
status: Archived notice
authority: RCC BASARNAS 140914Z JUL 15.
issued by: RCC BASARNAS
sea: Gulf of Boni
position: -5.000, 121.000
vessel: M/V HARAPAN JAYA · 2 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDONESIA.
GULF OF BONI.
DNC 04.
M/V HARAPAN JAYA SANK VICINITY 05-00S 121-00E
AT 130600Z JUL. SIX PERSONS MISSING. VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS,
PHONE: 62 216 586 7510, FAX: 62 216 586 7512,
E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID, KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM,
KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.

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

34 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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