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Derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 15-07.7N 168-55.7E

North Pacific · HYDROPAC 3968/19

issued: 2019-12-02 00:42Z
status: cancelled 2019-12-05 00:42Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2019-12-05 00:42Z
authority: JRCC HONOLULU 020024Z DEC 19.
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 15.128, 168.928
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTH PACIFIC.
DNC 12.
1. DERELICT VESSEL, BLUE AND WHITE HULL,
   CAPSIZED AND ADRIFT IN 15-07.7N 168-55.7E.
   REPORTS TO JRCC HONOLULU,
   TELEX: 392401,
   PHONE: 808 535 3333,
   FAX: 808 535 3338,
   E-MAIL: [email protected].
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050042Z DEC 19.

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21 foot S/V, one person on board, capsized and adrift in 14-43.44N 169-41.38E2019-11-27 → 2019-12-01
Cancel HYDROPAC 3908/19 and this msg, search suspended2019-12-01 → 2019-12-01
Derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 15-07.7N 168-55.7E this message2019-12-02 → 2019-12-05
Liferaft, yellow, adrift in 14-54N 169-14E2019-12-02 → 2019-12-05

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