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F/V bon lanka II, in need of assistance in 13-26N 086-21E

Bay of Bengal · HYDROPAC 3712/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-11-30 09:08Z

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 CHENNAI 280423Z NOV 13.. Issued 2013-11-28 04:51Z. 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 parsed report position is 13.433, 86.350. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Bay of Bengal →

issued
2013-11-28 04:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC CHENNAI 280423Z NOV 13.
issued by
MRCC CHENNAI
sea
Bay of Bengal
position
13.433, 86.350
vessel
F/V BON LANKA II
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BAY OF BENGAL.
F/V BON LANKA II, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN
13-26N 086-21E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC CHENNAI, PHONE: 91 442 539 5018,
FAX: 91 442 346 0405, E-MAIL: ISAREAST@DATAONE.IN,
MRCC-EAST@INDIANCOASTGUARD.NIC.IN.

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.
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 · other warnings

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

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05
10
13

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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-29 21:27Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.