Ocean Viking contacts MTRCC through Sat phone to report that the boat in distress has been located and that it is ascertained that the distress phase exists. MTRCC acknowledges the information.

Ocean Viking informs that the boat in distress has been located in position 34 56 N 012 17 E: about 60 persons, including women and children, adrift with no navigational aids or lifesaving appliances. It is ascertained that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by grave and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance.