Sécurité, Sécurité, Sécurité! [1] To: all forces, Okolnir area. All vessels, ENE Okolnir Hub. From: Waqf al-Badawi Ops Center We have been informed of a maritime emergency. Location: approx. 120 kilometers, ENE[2] of Okolnir Processing Hub. Small vessel overloaded with civillians, and taking water. Dispatching SAR [3] mission immediately, single Roc-class craft en route from Bhai Campus. Mission callsign: Jibril. All craft in the area are requested to provide assistance under the rules of SOLAS [4]. Be advised: Jibril flight is an authorized medical transport. Any hostile action against it will be reported as a violation of the Article 9 of the 1906 Geneva Convention[5]. We'll be updating you as new information becomes available. Waqf al-Badawi Ops Center, out[6]. [OOC: Sécurité - comms code for Priority Message, Marine Security. Less urgent than the more commonly known Mayday call, but it still indicates an emergency. For people in the know, this means serious business. East-North-East, geographical direction. Search And Rescue. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. i.e. a war crime. Radio-speak for "message ends here" {/OOC]
The 5th Regiment of the USAMC is dispatching a light scout craft to assist in the search. Maj. Williams, 6/5 Marines, USAMC
[OOC: thanks for providing actual knowledge from your background, I didn't know that French was used for the marine equivalent of "mayday"]
Jibril flight, mission update To: all forces, Okolnir Area. From: Waqf al-Badawi Ops Center Mission log resume: At 20:36 local time, Jibril flight has reached the area of operation and initiated a search pattern, coordinated with USAMC-dispatched craft, reporting to callsign Poor Devil 5*. It was later idenitified as an Eagle-class armed utility VTOL. At 22:42, Poor Devil 5 reported sighting emergency flare being fired, and moved in to investigate. At 22:46, Poor Devil 5 reported sighting "a small fishing trawler crowding with people waving at us so [expletive redacted] hard they are almost falling off the board". Jibril ceased search pattern immediately and moved in to assist, arriving at the scene at 22:54. Commenced pickup. By 23:15 Jibril and Poor Devil 5 completed the pickup, taking on board a total of 43 civillians. Medical staff on-board Jibril has diagnosed them with with mild to moderate hypothermia. Advised Poor Devil 5 regarding first aid measures. Agreed to Poor Devil 5's offer to transport the rescuees to an USAMC forward medical station in Okolnir. By 23:48, both craft have reached an USAMC facility east of Okolnir Hub. All rescuees have been examined by USAMC medical staff. Due to timely application of adequate first aid measures, all the rescuees were in relatively good condition, and are expected to make a full recovery. 36 people have decided to stay in Okolnir. Remaining 7 have expressed desire to reach Bhai Refugee Center. At 00:32, Jibril flight took off from Okolnir, taking the 7 rescuees to Bhai. RTB** complete at 03:15. Mission log resume ends. We express our gratitude to the USAMC Poor Devils Sqn. for their role in the successful rescue, and for excellent cooperation. Waqf al-Badawi Ops Center, out. OOC: * I've nicked the callsign form a RL USMC helicopter squadron (it was one of the callsigns used by HMM-262 during their career). ** Return To Base
