粤航警656/26
Tug towing operation in South China Sea between two positions, 17 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 16 Sept 2026, 09:16 UTCArchived 30 Sept 2026, 13:10 UTC
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Positions open on the mapYUE HANG JING 656/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA. ON 17 SEP, TUG "YUE GONG TUO 46" TOWING "SI HANG NAN HAI" FROM 23-12.90N 116-45.70E TO 23-33.40N 117-04.50E. TOTAL TOWING LENGTH 300 METERS, SPEED 5 KNOTS. PRESCRIBED LIGHTS AND SHAPES DISPLAYED AT PROMINENT POSITIONS. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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No longer in forceOn 17 Sep a tug (YUE GONG TUO 46) towed the vessel SI HANG NAN HAI between 23-12.9N 116-45.7E and 23-33.4N 117-04.5E. Total tow length 300 metres and speed about 5 knots. Prescribed lights and shapes were displayed and vessels requested other traffic to give a wide berth.
Give wide berth to the tow, maintain lookout and navigate with caution.
- 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 given positions
- Validity
- From 17 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 17 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCON 17 SEP - Activity periods
- 17 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 17 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (On 17 Sep (date given, no times))
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow (300 m), reduced manoeuvrability
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina12 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC XiamenChina104 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)155 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Wenzhou RadioMRSC ShantouChinaMMSI 004123200MF 100range 100 NM10 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Xiamen RadioMRSC XiamenChinaMMSI 004122700VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM110 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 NM154 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM156 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM181 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 12:09 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.