粤航警645/26
ArchivedReceived: 11 Sept 2026, 09:15Archived: 30 Sept 2026, 13:10Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:31
analysis
No longer in forceTowing passage from Guangdong Yangjiang to Vung Tau, 14-20 Sep
The tug MING DE 5003 will tow the vessel AI LAN YI HAO from Yangjiang (Guangdong) to Vung Tau, Vietnam. Transit is reported from 14 Sep to 20 Sep 2026, towing length 330 m and speed about 6 knots. Required lights and shapes will be exhibited. Mariners are requested to give a wide berth.
Give the towing operation a wide berth and keep a proper lookout; pass at safe distance and observe exhibited lights and shapes.
- Type
- Towing operations · severity moderate
- Feed
- Offshore works, rigs and towingAll warnings of this kind on the map (contributors), or as an API feed: /api/v2/feeds/offshore/
- Location
- South China Sea, from Guangdong Yangjiang to Vung Tau (Vietnam)
- Validity
- From 14 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 20 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 14 SEP. TO 20 SEP. - Activity periods
- 14 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 20 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (14 Sep to 20 Sep 2026 (dates as given))
- Hazards
- towed vessel, long tow (330 m), reduced manoeuvrability
Contacts
- Guangdong MSA China · issuing authority
Vessels involved
- MING DE 5003 · tug/towing vessel
- AI LAN YI HAO · towed vessel
Generated automatically from the warning text on 30 Sept 2026, 12:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
GD556/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA “MING DE 5003”TOWING “AI LAN YI HAO” FROM GUANGDONG YANGJIANG TO VUNG TAU,VIETNAM. FROM 14 SEP. TO 20 SEP. LENGTH OF TOW 330M SPEED 6 KN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND SHAPES WILL BE EXHIBITED WIDE BERTH REQUESTED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA.