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ArchivedReceived: 12 Oct 2026, 09:00Archived: 13 Oct 2026, 10:24Updated: 31 Oct 2026, 20:05
analysis
No longer in forceTug towing barge via Bisan Seto and Mihara Seto between Tokuyama and Kudamatsu
Tug SEIYO MARU (MMSI 431301711) is towing a barge via Bisan Seto East and North Traffic Routes and Mihara Seto from the east entrance to Tokuyama Kudamatsu Ko to Tokuyama Kudamatsu Ko. Passage departs/passes at 12 Oct 0850Z and has ETA 13 Oct 0850Z; message cancelled at 13 Oct 0950Z. Tow speed about 6 knots and tow length about 225 metres.
Navigate with caution, keep clear of the tug and its tow and allow extra room for maneuvering.
- 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
- Bisan Seto East Traffic Route, east entrance to Tokuyama Kudamatsu Ko; via Bisan Seto North Traffic Route and Mihara Seto
- Validity
- From 12 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTC
Until 13 Oct 2026, 09:50 UTC120850Z OCT ... ETA 130850Z OCT. CANCEL THIS MSG 130950Z OCT. - Activity periods
- 12 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTC - 13 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTC (Tow in transit; ETA 130850Z OCT)
- Hazards
- towing operation, long tow (about 225 metres), slow-moving vessel (about 6 knots)
Vessels involved
- SEIYO MARU · tug · MMSI 431301711
- TOWING BARGE · tow
Coast stations for this area
- RCCMRCC KobeJapan50 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC MaizuruJapan83 NM from the area
- RCCMRCC HiroshimaJapan88 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station SenzanMRCC KobeJapanMMSI 004310501MF 60range 60 NM30 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station TosayamaMRCC KobeJapanMMSI 004310501MF 150range 150 NM59 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NawaMRCC MaizuruJapanMMSI 004310801MF 150range 150 NM75 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station NoroMRCC HiroshimaJapanMMSI 004310601MF 60range 60 NM78 NM from the area
- DSCDSC Station ShionomisakiMRCC KobeJapanMMSI 004310501MF 150range 150 NM97 NM from the area
Generated automatically from the warning text on 12 Oct 2026, 08:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the original warning below is the authoritative text.
Message content
SETO NAIKAI. BISAN SETO EAST TRAFFIC
ROUTE, EAST ENTRANCE TO TOKUYAMA
KUDAMATU KO. TUG SEIYO MARU,
MMSI 431301711, TOWING BARGE,
120850Z OCT PASSES BISAN SETO EAST
TRAFFIC ROUTE, EAST ENTRANCE,
34-24.00N 134-14.00E,
TO TOKUYAMA KUDAMATU KO,
33-57.00N 131-53.00E, ETA 130850Z OCT.
VIA BISAN SETO EAST TRAFFIC ROUTE,
BISAN SETO NORTH TRAFFIC ROUTE
AND MIHARA SETO. SPEED ABOUT 6 KNOTS.
LENGTH OF TOW ABOUT 225 METRES.
CANCEL THIS MSG 130950Z OCT.