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M/V sonne reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-30S 169-08W

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3514/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-12-11 10:22Z

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) · MNZ 128/12 102030Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-10 20:50Z. 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
South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -11.500, -169.133. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  1. HYDROPAC 3496/122012-12-09 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3500/122012-12-09 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 3514/12 · this notice2012-12-10 · Archived notice
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issued
2012-12-10 20:50Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MNZ 128/12 102030Z DEC 12.
issued by
MNZ
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-11.500, -169.133
vessel
M/V SONNE · 40 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
1. M/V SONNE REPORTS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
   IN 11-30S 169-08W. VESSELS IN VICINITY
   ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
   TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
   MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND,
   INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 644 914 8333,
   FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3500/12.

Reading this warning

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.
Assist if possible
The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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

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