Update: "Seabed Worker" & "Anne Candies"
The following Radio Navigation Warning to Shipping has been issued by the Brazilian Navy:-
0048/10
NORTHWEST OF ARQUIPELAGO SAO PEDRO E SAO PAULO
CARTA 10(INT. 216)
VESSEL ANNE CANDIES - BLACK HULL AND WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND
VESSEL SEABED WORKER - BLUE HULL AND WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE
SEARCHED THE WREKAGE AR PERIOD: 01/APR TO 01/MAY
AREA INTERDICTED TO NAVIGATION AMONG PARALELS: 03-48.00N 03-00.00N AND MERIDIANS: 030-22.00W 031-09.00W
CAUTION ADVISED.
CANCEL THIS WARNING 020359 MAY 2010.
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The area to be searched lies within -
3° 48'N 31° 09'W, 3° 48'N 30° 22'W
3° 00'N 31° 09'W, 3° 00'N 30° 22'W
The area covered by this warning is approximately 2,250NM^2, or 7,700km^2, centered on -
3° 24'N 30° 45.5'W.
The BEA have stated on a number of occasions that 2,000km^2 is the area to be searched, which equates to the area of a circle with a radius of 25.2km or 13.6NM.
mm43
Last edited by mm43; 2nd April 2010 at 03:22.
Reason: error in area calc.