粤航警728/26
Tug towing operation in South China Sea on 12 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 11 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTCArchived 13 Oct 2026, 12:14 UTC
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Positions open on the mapYUE HANG JING 728/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA.
ON 12 OCT, TUG "YUE GONG TUO 46" TOWING "SI HANG NAN HAI" FROM 23-33.42N 117-04.51E TO 23-12.88N 116-45.66E. MAXIMUM TOWING LENGTH 300 METERS, SPEED 5 KNOTS. PRESCRIBED LIGHTS AND SHAPES EXHIBITED IN CONSPICUOUS POSITIONS. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
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No longer in forceOn 12 Oct a tug YUE GONG TUO 46 will tow SI HANG NAN HAI on transit in the South China Sea between the two positions given. Maximum towing length 300 metres and transit speed 5 knots. Prescribed lights and shapes will be exhibited and a wide berth is requested.
Give the tow a wide berth, expect slow-moving tow (5 knots) and observe 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 the two positions given)
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCON 12 OCT - Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (on 12 Oct)
- Hazards
- towed object, reduced manoeuvrability
Vessels involved
- YUE GONG TUO 46 · tug
- SI HANG NAN HAI · towed vessel
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina19 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC XiamenChina78 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)179 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Wenzhou RadioMRSC ShantouChinaMMSI 004123200MF 100range 100 NM26 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Xiamen RadioMRSC XiamenChinaMMSI 004122700VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM83 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 NM177 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM180 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Fuzhou RadioMRCC FujianChinaMMSI 004122600VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM192 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 11 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.