粤航警654/26
Tow of drilling platform in South China Sea between two positions, 17-18 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 16 Sept 2026, 07:04 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 13:10 UTC
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Positions open on the mapGD564/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA "DE SHEN” TOWING DRILLING PLATFORM “NAN HAI WU HAO” FROM 20-28.80N 113-26.40E TO 19-35.60N 113-46.50E. FROM 17 TO 18 SEPT. LENGTH OF TOW 592M SPEED 5KN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND SHAPES WILL BE EXHIBITED WIDE BERTH REQUESTED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA
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No longer in forceTowing of the drilling platform NAN HAI WU HAO by tug DE SHEN between 20-28.8N 113-26.4E and 19-35.6N 113-46.5E. Tow length 592 m, speed 5 knots. Activity reported from 17 to 18 September; signal lights and shapes will be exhibited and vessels are requested to give a wide berth.
Give a wide berth; be aware of slow-moving tow (5 knots) and exhibited lights and shapes.
- Type
- Towing operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Offshore works, rigs and towingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South China Sea, between 20-28.8N 113-26.4E and 19-35.6N 113-46.5E
- Validity
- From 17 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 17 TO 18 SEPT - Activity periods
- 17 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (Towing of drilling platform between the two given positions)
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow, restricted manoeuvrability
Contacts
- GUANGDONG MSA CHINA · issuing authority
Vessels involved
- DE SHEN · tow vessel
- NAN HAI WU HAO · drilling platform (being towed)
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)116 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina256 NM from the area
- RCCSanya HASChina261 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM114 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Tai Mo ShanMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50, MF 200, HFrange 200 NM122 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM159 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM178 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM180 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 12:10 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.