琼航警186/26
Container vessel adrift in the South China Sea
No longer in forceReceived 23 Sept 2026, 02:42 UTCArchived 15 Oct 2026, 01:11 UTC
Warning text
Positions open on the mapHN178/26 SOUTH CHINA SEA REPORTED THE CONTAINER VESSEL MSC HERMES Ⅲ(IMO9350317) NOT UNDER COMMAND AND ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF 12-00.07N 112-52.80E AT 230100UTC SEP.CAUTION ADVISED.HAINAN MSA CHINA.
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No longer in forceA container vessel (MSC HERMES III, IMO 9350317) was reported not under command and adrift in the South China Sea. Reported position was 12-00.07N 112-52.80E at 09:00 on 23 Sep (time given in message). Mariners are advised to take caution. No end time or contact information is given.
Navigate with caution, maintain a good lookout and avoid close approach to the adrift vessel.
- Type
- Drifting object · severity high
- Feed
- Wrecks, obstructions and drifting objectsAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
- Location
- South China Sea
- Validity
- From 23 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTC
据报9月23日0900时 - Hazards
- vessel adrift, not under command
- Reported
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTC (39 days ago)The object keeps drifting: the map shows an indicative drift circle that grows with time.
Vessels involved
- MSC HERMES Ⅲ · vessel adrift, not under command · IMO 9350317
Coast stations for this area
- DSCDSC Station Phu Yen/XVY RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742070VHF 30, MF 200range 200 NM208 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Nha Trang/XVN RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742080VHF 30, MF 200range 200 NM215 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Phan Rang/XVN RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742100VHF 30range 30 NM229 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Quy Nhon/XVI RadioMRCC Danang (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005742060VHF 30range 30 NM239 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station Phan Thiet/XVP RadioMRCC Vungtau (VMRCC)VietnamMMSI 005743010VHF 30range 30 NM289 NM from the area
Worked out automatically from the warning text on 29 Sept 2026, 23:28 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.