粤航警774/26
ArchivedReceived: 25 Oct 2026, 12:42Archived: 27 Oct 2026, 12:35Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 12:31
analysis
No longer in forceTug towing operation with 300 m tow in South China Sea on 26 Oct
On 26 October a tug ("SHAN GANG TUO 8") will tow the vessel "SI HANG NAN HAI" between 23-33.42N 117-04.51E and 23-12.88N 116-45.66E. Maximum tow length 300 metres and transit speed about 5 knots. The tow will exhibit prescribed lights and shapes; vessels are requested to give a wide berth. No contact details or times beyond the date are provided.
Give a wide berth, maintain a good lookout and monitor VHF for any signals from the tow.
- 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 23-33.42N 117-04.51E and 23-12.88N 116-45.66E
- Validity
- From 26 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC
Until 27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTCON OCTOBER 26TH - Activity periods
- 26 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC - 27 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC (Activity stated as on October 26)
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow (300 m), reduced manoeuvrability
- Keep clear
- 0.162 NM拖带最大长度300米 (maximum tow length 300 metres) - please give wide berth
Vessels involved
- SHAN GANG TUO 8 · 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
Generated automatically from the warning text on 25 Oct 2026, 12:57 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
YUEXIANGJING 774/26, SOUTH CHINA SEA, ON OCTOBER 26TH, TUG "SHAN GANG TUO 8" TOWING "SI HANG NAN HAI" FROM 23-33.42N 117-04.51E TO 23-12.88N 116-45.66E, MAX LENGTH OF TOW 300 METERS, SPEED 5 KNOTS. EXHIBITING PRESCRIBED LIGHTS AND SHAPES IN PROMINENT POSITIONS, WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.