粤航警740/26
ArchivedReceived: 14 Oct 2026, 08:26Archived: 16 Oct 2026, 12:53Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:31
analysis
No longer in forceTug towing large tow in South China Sea on 15 Oct
On 15 October a tug (YUE GONG TUO 46) will tow the vessel JIAN GANG PING HAI between two positions in the South China Sea. Maximum tow length 300 metres and transit speed about 5 knots. Prescribed lights and shapes will be exhibited and vessels are requested to give a wide berth.
Give a wide berth; keep watch and take precautions when passing the tow. Note prescribed lights and shapes will be exhibited.
- 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 (between the two positions given)
- Validity
- From 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCON 15 OCT - Activity periods
- 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (On 15 Oct)
- Hazards
- towed vessel, long tow (300 m), slow-moving traffic (5 knots)
- Keep clear
- 0.1619 NM拖带最大长度300米 / MAXIMUM LENGTH OF TOW 300 METERS
Vessels involved
- YUE GONG TUO 46 · tug
- JIAN GANG PING 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
Generated automatically from the warning text on 14 Oct 2026, 08:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
YUE HANG JING 740/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA. ON 15 OCT, TUG "YUE GONG TUO 46" TOWING "JIAN GANG PING HAI" FROM 23-33.42N 117-04.51E TO 23-12.88N 116-45.66E. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF TOW 300 METERS, SPEED 5 KNOTS. PRESCRIBED LIGHTS AND SHAPES EXHIBITED. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.