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Vessel freya requesting assistance in 08-15.92N 054-37.61E

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 2429/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-07-25 05:52Z

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) · UK COAST GUARD 0/23 250314Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-25 03:37Z. 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 8.265, 54.627. 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
2023-07-25 03:37Z
status
Archived notice
authority
UK COAST GUARD 0/23 250314Z JUL 23.
issued by
UK COAST GUARD
sea
Indian Ocean
position
8.265, 54.627
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.
VESSEL FREYA REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
IN 08-15.92N 054-37.61E. VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO UK COAST GUARD,
PHONE: 44 344 382 0025,
E-MAIL: UKMRCC@HMCG.GOV.UK.

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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

3 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 14:27Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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