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Offshore cape hatteras, nc

Found Epirb; Offshore Cape Hatteras, Nc · NOAAORR-1063

issued: 2003-05-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2003-05-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2003-05-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 34.917, -75.383
vessel: F/V ASSASSIN · 2 messages
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Found EPIRB; Offshore Cape Hatteras, NC.
Offshore Cape Hatteras, NC.
1. USCG finds EPIRB registered to the F/V Assassin along the coast of North Carolina. NOAA provides trajectory analysis.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: EPIRB.
3. POSITION 34.917N 075.383W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 1063: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/1063

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