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M/V samjua, six persons on board, requesting assistance due to engine trouble in 05-41-48S 110-20-27E

Java Sea · HYDROPAC 4137/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-12-24 06:29Z

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) · RCC BASARNAS 191313Z DEC 15 - RCC BASARNAS 191250Z DEC 15.. Issued 2015-12-19 13:44Z. 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
Java Sea. The parsed report position is -5.697, 110.341. 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 4137/15 · this notice2015-12-19 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 4181/152015-12-24 · Archived notice
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issued
2015-12-19 13:44Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC BASARNAS 191313Z DEC 15 - RCC BASARNAS 191250Z DEC 15.
issued by
RCC BASARNAS
sea
Java Sea
position
-5.697, 110.341
vessel
M/V SAMJUA
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDONESIA.
JAVA SEA.
DNC 04.
1. M/V SAMJUA, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
   DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE IN 05-41-48S 110-20-27E.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
   A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS, PHONE: 6221 6586 7510,
   FAX: 6221 6586 7512, E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID,
   KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM, KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4134/15(71), VESSEL ASSISTED.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
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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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Incidents

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