粤航警734/26
Tow of drilling platform in South China Sea between Hainan and Leizhou Peninsula, 14-17 Oct
No longer in forceReceived 13 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTCArchived 18 Oct 2026, 13:10 UTC
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Positions open on the mapGD632/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA “DE SHEN” TOWING DRILLING PLATFORM “SHEN LAN TAN SUO” FROM19-30.50N 113-54.80E TO 21-51.80N 115-58.50E. FROM 14 TO 17 OCT. LENGTH OF TOW 612M SPEED 3KN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND SHAPES WILL BE EXHIBITED WIDE BERTH REQUESTED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA
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No longer in forceTug/deepwater support vessel "De Shen" will tow drilling platform "Shen Lan Tan Suo" from 19-30.5N 113-54.8E to 21-51.8N 115-58.5E. Operation scheduled 14 October to 17 October. Tow length 612 m, transit speed 3 knots; appropriate lights and shapes will be exhibited. Mariners requested to give a wide berth.
Give a wide berth to the tow; expect tow length of 612 m, transit at 3 knots, and appropriate lights and shapes. Maintain safe 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 (from 19-30.5N 113-54.8E to 21-51.8N 115-58.5E)
- Validity
- From 14 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 17 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 14 TO 17 OCT. - Activity periods
- 14 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 17 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Tow transit scheduled 14-17 Oct)
- Hazards
- towed drilling platform, long tow, restricted manoeuvrability
Contacts
- Guangdong MSA · issuing authority as given in message
Vessels involved
- De Shen · tow vessel
- Shen Lan Tan Suo · towed drilling platform
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)168 NM from the area
- RCCSanya HASChina262 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina284 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM166 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 NM174 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM207 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM219 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM224 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 13 Oct 2026, 02:37 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.