粤航警771/26
ArchivedReceived: 24 Oct 2026, 04:06Archived: 29 Oct 2026, 12:11Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:31
analysis
No longer in forceTug towing large tow across South China Sea, 24-28 Oct
A towing operation will transit the South China Sea off Guangdong from 24 Oct to 28 Oct. Tug "YU HANG TUO 8" will tow "JIAN GANG 501" along the published route. Tow length is 190 m and transit speed about 5 kn; required lights and shapes will be exhibited. Vessels are requested to give a wide berth.
Give wide berth, maintain lookout and safe passing distance, and navigate with caution when transiting the route.
- 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, off Guangdong
- Validity
- From 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 28 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTCFROM 24 OCT TO 28 OCT - Activity periods
- 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 28 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC (towing operation along published route)
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow (190 m), slow-moving vessel (5 kn)
Contacts
- GUANGDONG MSA CHINA · issuing authority
Vessels involved
- YU HANG TUO 8 · tug
- JIAN GANG 501 · tow
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)101 NM from the area
- RCCMRSC ShantouChina260 NM from the area
- RCCSanya HASChina270 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Hong Kong Marine Rescue Victoria PeakMRCC Hong KongHong Kong, China (Associate Member of IMO)MMSI 004773500VHF 50range 50 NM100 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Guangzhou RadioMRCC GuangdongChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM100 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 NM101 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Zhanjiang RadioMRSC ZhanjiangChinaMMSI 004123100VHF 25, MF 100range 100 NM122 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Haikou RadioHaikou HSA/MRCC Hainan ProvinceChinaMMSI 004123500VHF 25range 25 NM160 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 24 Oct 2026, 04:37 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
GD657/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA “YU HANG TUO 8” TOWING “JIAN GANG 501” FROM 21-52.73N 112-24.70E TO 23-37.63N 117-17.45E VIA 21-46.80N 112-25.90E，22-37.13N 112-25.61E，21-33.78N 112-27.26E，21-31.36N 112-54.22E，22-08.54N 114-25.19E，22-53.86N 116-30.77E AND 23-18.59N 117-07.83E FROM 24 OCT TO 28 OCT. LENGTH OF TOW 190M SPEED 5KN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND SHAPES WILL BE EXHIBITED WIDE BERTH REQUESTED GUANGDONG MSA CHINA