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Vessel bw acorn, numerous persons on board, on fire and adrift in vicinity 13-07.5N 048-49.2E

Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 260/20

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Archived notice · 2020-02-07 14:28Z

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 UK 240312Z JAN 20.. Issued 2020-01-24 03:32Z. 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 Aden. The parsed report position is 13.125, 48.820. 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: 2020-01-24 03:32Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC UK 240312Z JAN 20.
issued by: UKMRCC
sea: Gulf of Aden
position: 13.125, 48.820
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF ADEN.
YEMEN.
DNC 10.
VESSEL BW ACORN, NUMEROUS PERSONS ON BOARD,
ON FIRE AND ADRIFT IN VICINITY 13-07.5N 048-49.2E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC UK,
PHONE: 4434 4382 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.
Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Adrift: Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
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)

39 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 21:37Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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