粤航警653/26
Tug towing operation between Yangjiang and Lufeng, South China Sea, 16-18 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 16 Sept 2026, 04:29 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 13:10 UTC
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Positions open on the mapGD563/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA “HENG ZE TUO 6001”TOWING “QIAN ZHOU 08” FROM YANGJIANG 21-35.13N 111-48.61E TO LUFENG 22-46.01N 115-50.52E,VIA 21-29.14N 111-47.88E，21-34.83N 112-13.64E，21-30.76N 112-55.42E，22-6.82N 114-23.29E，22-41.05N 115-50.13E. FROM 16 SEP. TO 18 SEP. LENGTH OF TOW 250M SPEED 5 KN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND SHAPES WILL BE EXHIBITED WIDE BERTH REQUESTED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA.
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No longer in forceA tug (HENG ZE TUO 6001) towing the vessel QIAN ZHOU 08 transited from Yangjiang to Lufeng via a series of waypoints in the South China Sea. The tow (length 250 m) proceeded at about 5 knots and was conducted from 16 September to 18 September. The tow vessel will exhibit required lights and shapes and requests other traffic to give a wide berth.
Give the tow a wide berth and maintain proper lookout; expect lights and shapes marking the tow.
- 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 Yangjiang and Lufeng
- Validity
- From 16 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 16 SEP. TO 18 SEP. - Activity periods
- 16 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 18 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (towing operation along listed route)
- Hazards
- towed object, long tow (250 m), restricted manoeuvrability
Vessels involved
- HENG ZE TUO 6001 · tug
- QIAN ZHOU 08 · towed vessel
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)115 NM from the area
- RCCSanya HASChina253 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina275 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM108 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 Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM116 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 NM117 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM144 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.