粤航警685/26
Tug towing operation in South China Sea, 22-30 Sep
No longer in forceReceived 22 Sept 2026, 04:05 UTCArchived 01 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC
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No longer in forceThe tug DONG FANG BA HAO is towing HUA DONG YUAN 306 between 22-47.04N, 115-36.15E and 22-22.52N, 108-46.28E. Operation runs from 22 September to 30 September 2026, speed about 5 knots and tow length 160 m. Required lights and shapes will be exhibited. Mariners are requested to give a wide berth.
Give a wide berth and navigate with caution; keep watch for the tow's 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
- Validity
- From 22 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC9月22日至9月30日 - Activity periods
- 22 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC - 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC (Towing operation, speed about 5 knots, tow length 160 m)
- Hazards
- towed vessel, long tow (160 m), restricted manoeuvring
Contacts
- GUANGDONG MSA CHINA · issuing authority
Vessels involved
- DONG FANG BA HAO · tug
- HUA DONG YUAN 306 · towed vessel
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina75 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)86 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC XiamenChina170 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Wenzhou RadioMRSC ShantouChinaMMSI 004123200MF 100range 100 NM68 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 NM85 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM87 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM119 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Xiamen RadioMRSC XiamenChinaMMSI 004122700VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM175 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 23:30 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.