Incidents · overdue

11 meter F/V lulu 01, blue and while hull, four persons on board, unreported between valachanai harbour…

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 2942/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2021-10-22 13:47Z

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 151300Z OCT 21.. Issued 2021-10-15 17:23Z. 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: Bay of Bengal. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
SRI LANKA.
DNC 03.
11 METER F/V LULU 01, BLUE AND WHILE HULL,
FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED BETWEEN
VALACHANAI HARBOUR (07-57.5N 081-33.5E) AND
MULLAITHEEVU AREA (09-30.5N 084-20.5E). LAST KNOWN
POSITION IN 08-18.5N 082-10.5E ON 26 SEP.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS,
PHONE: 6221 6586 7510,
FAX: 6221 6586 7512,
E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID, KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM,
KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.

Reading this warning

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Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

98 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

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

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 15:58Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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