Piracy

M/V attacked by drone in 19-49.00N 066-17.00E

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 3999/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-12-27 15:52Z

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) · UKMTO 0/23 231344Z DEC 23.. Issued 2023-12-23 16:49Z. 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
Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 19.817, 66.283. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2023-12-23 16:49Z
status
Archived notice
authority
UKMTO 0/23 231344Z DEC 23.
issued by
UKMTO
sea
Arabian Sea
position
19.817, 66.283
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
DNC 03.
1. M/V ATTACKED BY DRONE IN 19-49.00N 066-17.00E.
   VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS
   POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
   REPORTS TO MRCC MUMBAI,
   PHONE: 9122 2438 8065, 9122 2438 3592,
   E-MAIL: MRCC-WEST@INDIANCOASTGUARD.NIC.IN
   OR UKMTO, PHONE: 440 239 222 2060,
   E-MAIL: INFO@UKMTO.ORG.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3996/23.

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DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
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 · piracy & armed robbery reports

21 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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

0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:43Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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