F/V futre reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-39.2S 066-14.6E
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3813/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-01-08 14:46Z
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 CAPE TOWN 231318Z DEC 20.. Issued 2020-12-23 13:40Z. 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 -23.653, 66.243. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2020-12-23 13:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC CAPE TOWN 231318Z DEC 20.
- issued by
- MRCC CAPE TOWN
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -23.653, 66.243
- vessel
- F/V FUTRE
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
INDIAN OCEAN. DNC 03. F/V FUTRE REPORTS UNCONSCIOUS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN 23-39.2S 066-14.6E. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC CAPE TOWN, PHONE: 272 1938 3300, E-MAIL: MRCC.CT@SAMSA.ORG.ZA, MARITIMERADIO@IXMAIL.CO.ZA.
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- Position (degrees and minutes)
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- Assist if possible
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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
3 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
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Worldwide in the collected sources
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