Piracy
Vessel princess sarah under armed attack by pirates in 07-49N 049-57E
HYDROPAC 83/02
- issued
- 2002-01-14 06:40Z
- status
- cancelled 2002-01-14 07:40Z (archive)
- authority
- JRCC STAVANGER IOR EGC #388 140515Z JAN 02
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- 7.817, 49.950
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VESSEL PRINCESS SARAH UNDER ARMED ATTACK BY PIRATES IN 07-49N 049-57E. REPORTS TO UKMRCC FALMOUTH.
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- Cancel HYDROPAC 83/02 and this msg, attack endedcancelled by · 2002-01-14
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