粤航警749/26
ArchivedReceived: 16 Oct 2026, 09:01Archived: 20 Oct 2026, 12:31Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:31
analysis
No longer in forceTug towing 300m tow in South China Sea between two positions, 18-19 Oct
A tug (YUE GONG TUO 46) will tow the vessel JIAN GANG PING HAI between 23-12.9N 116-45.7E and 23-33.4N 117-04.5E on 18-19 October. Total tow length 300 metres and speed about 5 knots. Prescribed lights and shapes will be exhibited; other traffic is requested to give a wide berth.
Give the towing operation a wide berth, keep a good lookout and navigate with caution. Expect prescribed lights and shapes to 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 23-12.9N 116-45.7E and 23-33.4N 117-04.5E)
- Validity
- From 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 19 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 18 TO 19 OCT - Activity periods
- 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 19 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (Towing passage between stated positions)
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow (300 m), reduced manoeuvrability
Vessels involved
- YUE GONG TUO 46 · tug
- JIAN GANG PING HAI · towed vessel
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina12 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC XiamenChina104 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)155 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Wenzhou RadioMRSC ShantouChinaMMSI 004123200MF 100range 100 NM10 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Xiamen RadioMRSC XiamenChinaMMSI 004122700VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM110 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 NM154 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM156 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM181 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 16 Oct 2026, 10:17 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
GD NAV WARN 749/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA.
FROM 18 TO 19 OCT, TUG "YUE GONG TUO 46" TOWING "JIAN GANG PING HAI" FROM 23-12.90N 116-45.70E TO 23-33.40N 117-04.50E.
TOTAL LENGTH OF TOW 300 METERS, SPEED 5 KNOTS. PRESCRIBED LIGHTS AND SHAPES EXHIBITED IN CONSPICUOUS POSITIONS. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.