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🚨 Report maritime safety concerns 🚨

Have you witnessed something suspicious or dangerous at sea? Issues with safety, radio interference, or other unusual events? You can share your observations by filling out this form:
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🚨PAN-PAN

S/V Danseurs de Lune reports damaged shrouds, risk of dismasting, and insufficient fuel to reach shore.
📍 Position: 46°02’N 012°52’W
👤 1 person on board. Vessel needs fuel or tow to shore.

⛑️ Vessels able to assist, contact UK Coastguard:

#PANPAN #MaydayRelay #MaritimeSafety #Sailing
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🚨 Maritime Safety Alert

S/V LONGIMANUS (Polish flag) reported adrift & dismasted near 08°38.70’N 015°35.80’W on 09 Oct 2025.
06 persons on board. Vessel is out of power and in imminent danger.
Keep sharp lookout & report any sighting.
Contact MRCC Dakar.

#MaritimeSafety #Mayday #SAR #Sailing
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Tropical Storm #Jerry is racing WNW across the central Atlantic with max winds near 45 mph.
Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for parts of the northern Leeward Islands.
Expect heavy rain and rough seas Thursday night into Friday. 🌊⚠️
#MarineWeather #Atlantic #Jerry
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⚠️A surfer in his 50s was bitten twice by a bronze whaler shark at D’Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island 🇦🇺 — an area known as The Sewer.
He managed to drive himself to hospital and is undergoing emergency surgery.

Sailors and surfers, stay alert.
#MaritimeSafety #SharkAlert #KangarooIsland #SouthAustralia
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The vessels of the second wave of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla have been intercepted by the Israeli navy. This time, the JOHANNESBURG V left the area several hours before the interception, so its involvement is not confirmed. #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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The vessel JOHANNESBURG V is once again positioned offshore, mirroring the pattern seen during the first interception of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla. This reinforces the hypothesis that the ship may be involved in Israeli military operations. #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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🛰️ Update: The vessel JOHANNESBURG V is once again positioned offshore, mirroring the pattern seen during the first interception of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla. This reinforces the hypothesis that the ship may be involved in Israeli military operations. #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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The #GlobalSumudFlotilla positions haven’t been updated for several hours. #ThousandMadleensToGaza #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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#HurricanePriscilla has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico, with sustained winds near 100 mph and expected to reach major hurricane strength later today.
Outer bands may bring heavy rain and strong winds to Baja California Sur.

#MaritimeSafety #BajaCalifornia
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During the night (7 Oct 2025, 01:00 UTC), the #GlobalSumudFlotilla resumed its navigation toward Gaza. #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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#Hurricane #Priscilla is strengthening off SW Mexico. Heavy rain, gusty winds (80 mph), and the risk of rapid intensification remain possible. Monitor NHC advisories and avoid coastal waters near Puerto Vallarta & Manzanillo. Stay safe at sea. 🌊🌀
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The 2nd wave of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla is making unusual maneuvers. The Coscience hasn’t transmitted its position for over 2 hours. On board are doctors — many Palestinian — facing significant risks. #Flotilla #Mediterranean
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🚨 The @NHC_Atlantic is tracking a tropical wave (#AL95) with a 70% chance of development over the next 7 days. The system could approach the Leeward Islands later this week. Stay alert & follow official updates. 🌊🌀 #HurricaneSeason
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🚨 Distress Alert 🚨
Date: 2025-10-05 14:44 UTC
Satellite: AOR-E
Vessel: MAGIA (sailing boat) adrift with 3 crew.
Possible coords: 23°37'50.40"S / 44°50'3.00"W (near Brazil).

#SafetyAtSea #MaritimeRescue
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🚨 Distress Alert (AOR-E)
French pleasure craft LOIC (6m, grey hull) overdue since 01 Oct 2025 10:45 UTC, last pos. 43°21.41N 004°04.18E.
2 persons on board.

📡 MAYDAY RELAY – All ships in vicinity: keep sharp lookout & report to La Garde MRCC

#SafetyAtSea #SAR #MAYDAY
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Update: A U.S. aircraft appears to be monitoring the second wave of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla southeast of Crete.

#Flotilla #Mediterranean
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⚠️ NAVAREA VIII Warning
Andaman Sea – Off South Andaman Island

📅 Firing by aircraft scheduled: Oct 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2025
⏰ 0430–0630 UTC
📍 Coordinates: 11°40’N 092°27’E – 11°48’N 092°29’E

Sailors/ships: Keep clear of danger area.

#MaritimeSafety #NAVAREA
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The MSC JOHANNESBURG V is docked in the same port where the seized vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla were brought.
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
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⚠️ Maritime Safety Alert
Adrift & abandoned vessel reported at 02°50.40'S 039°37.70'W (north of Enseada dos Patos).

📅 Position as of 25 Sep 2025, 00:20 UTC
📍 Charts: 21700 / 21800

#MaritimeSafety #Enseada
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#Venezuela claims its air defense radars tracked 5 U.S. F-35s just 75 km off its coast in the #Maiquetía FIR, denouncing the flights as an “illegal incursion” and a threat to national security. Caracas has urged #Washington to halt “#war provocations.”
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A WWII shipwreck in Micronesia’s Chuuk Lagoon is leaking oil, threatening marine life and local fisheries. President Simina urges global help, saying the crisis “far exceeds” the nation’s capacity. The leak comes from the Rio de Janeiro Maru, sunk in 1944. 🌊⛴️ #Climate #Oceans
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🚨 Distress alert off the Brazilian coast (Lat 23°14.66′S, Lon 044°30.88′W): vessel All File has sunk with 2 crew onboard. Nearby vessels NSS GUILLOBEL, GOGA, and VENCEDOR AJ requested to assist.

#MaritimeSafety #SAR
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A depression over the NE Arabian Sea remains nearly stationary ~460 km south of Karachi. Forecast: W - SW movement toward central Arabian Sea with squally winds 45–55 kt, gusting to 65 km/h. Rough to very rough seas expected. #ArabianSea #WeatherUpdate #Pakistan
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A new wave of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla is already sailing, currently south of Crete. Meanwhile, about 45 ships have departed from Turkey in solidarity — though they will not head to Gaza. #Flotilla #Mediterranean

Live tracking: thousandmadleens.fr/tracker/
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More than 45 Turkish civilian ships are heading directly toward Gaza from Arsuz port in Hatay.

This comes as a response to Israel intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla convoy.

#GlobalSumudFlotilla