Navtex

Jan 06, 2003 22:21

ZCZC AL18
031600 UTC JAN 03
GRENADES LAUNCHING IN AREA ' R 154 ' (CHART 7066Z)
CANCEL THIS MSG 101500Z JAN.

Something so soothing about watching characters pick themselves out at 110 baud.



ZCZC AL26
052000 UTC JAN 03
CETACEAN DECAYING (LENGTH 8 M).
PSN : 46 33 N - 002 30 W AT 051600Z JAN
CANCEL THIS MSG AT 071700Z JAN

In other words, a dead whale. A big one, too. 46 33N/2 30W puts it just off Gironde.

ZCZC EE77
ISSUED BY THE MET.OFFICE AT 060840UTC

GALE WARNINGS: BISCAY FITZROY SOLE

BISCAY
CYCLONIC IN SOUTH AT FIRST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY VEERING
SOUTHEASTERLY 5 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY GALE 8. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MAINLY
GOOD

That's good?

ZCZC EL01
SUBFACTS AND GUNFACTS WARNING.

1. DIVED SUBMARINE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS:
SOUTHWESTERN APPROACHES - ISLES OF SCILLY TO LIZARD POINT.
BETWEEN 061300Z AND 071300Z JAN.

Never mind the weather.

ZCZC EA54
WZ 1951
DOVER STRAIT TSS. SANDETTIE BANK TO FAIRY BANK.
DANGEROUS WRECK, WHICH COVERS AND UNCOVERS, LOCATED
51-21.98N 002-12.79E (WGS 84), MARKED BY NORTH, EAST AND WEST
CARDINAL LIGHTBUOYS PLUS TWO SOUTH CARDINAL LIGHTBUOYS, THE MOST
EASTERLY FITTED WITH RACON (D). UNDERWATER OPERATIONS WITH SURFACE
MOORING BUOYS ARE IN PROGRESS WITHIN 700 METRES OF WRECK. FURTHER
WRECKAGE LOCATED 51-19.4N 002-13.7E MARKED BY UNLIT RED BUOY.

CANCEL WZ 1943 (EA49)(MA41).

That'd be 30 million quids worth of BMW's on the seabed, then.

ZCZC EA71
WZ 1827
ENGLAND, SOUTH COAST - TORBAY. ABANDONED TRAWL CONTAINING LARGE
ANCHOR 50-25.5N 003-30.47W. VESSELS ADVISED TO AVOID THIS POSITION
WHEN ANCHORING, FISHING OR TRAWLING.

Ooops.

ZCZC EA02
WZ 1867
FRANCE, NORTH COAST. APPROACHES TO TROUVILLE. UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE
REPORTED 49-24.59N 000-05.55W.

Smack in the middle of the English channel. Let's be careful out there.

ZCZC EB38
NITONRADIO
GALE WARNING MONDAY 06 JANUARY 0955GMT

BISCAY
GALE NOW CEASED

SOLE SHANNON ROCKALL
SOUTHEASTERLY GALE FORCE 8 INCREASING SEVERE GALE FORCE 9 SOON

FASTNET
SOUTHEASTERLY GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED
NNNN

Storm moved on.
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