06-0135

Tug HIGASHI-3 towing barge via Bisan Seto and adjacent channels to Tokuyama-Kudamatsu

No longer in forceReceived 12 Oct 2026, 07:10 UTCArchived 13 Oct 2026, 09:23 UTC

Warning text

TOWING 6TH RCG LOCAL WARNING NO.0135 SETO NAIKAIB HANSHIN KO TO TOKUYAMA-KUDAMATSU KO TUG TOWING BARGE EXIST. TOWING, 6TH REGIONAL COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS LOCAL WARNING NO.135, PROMULGATION TIME 121610 JST OCT. SETO NAIKAI, HANSHIN KO TO TOKUYAMA-KUDAMATSU KO. TUG TOWING BARGE, HIGASHI-3, 105 METRE LONG, VIA BISAN SETO EAST TRAFFIC ROUTE AT 121750 JST OCT, BISAN SETO NORTH TRAFFIC ROUTE, MIHARA SETO, OGE SETO, KUDAKO SUIDO,HEIGUN SUIDOU, TO TOKUYAMA-KUDAMATSU KO ESTIMATED DAY OF ARRIVAL AT 131750 JST OCT. SPEED ABOUT 6 KNOTS, LENGTH OF TOW ABOUT 225 METRES.』

Analysis

No longer in force

A tug and towed barge (HIGASHI-3, 105 m) is transiting from Han-shin ports through Seto Naikai via Bisan Seto East and North traffic routes, Mihara Seto, Oge Seto, Kudako Suidou and Heigun Suidou to Tokuyama-Kudamatsu. Transit commenced 12 Oct and is estimated to arrive 13 Oct. Tow length about 225 metres, speed about 6 knots.

Navigate with caution, be aware of a long tow and restricted manoeuvrability, and keep well clear of the tow.

Type: Towing operations · severity moderate
Feed: Offshore works, rigs and towingAll warnings of this kind on the map, or as an API feed.
Location: Seto Naikai (Inland Sea), Han-shin ports to Tokuyama-Kudamatsu; via Bisan Seto East and North traffic routes, Mihara Seto, Oge Seto, Kudako Suidou, Heigun Suidou
Validity: From 12 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC
Until 13 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTCTUG ... VIA BISAN SETO EAST TRAFFIC ROUTE AT 121750 JST OCT ... ESTIMATED DAY OF ARRIVAL AT 131750 JST OCT. (Promulgation time 121610 JST OCT)
Activity periods: 12 Oct 2026, 07:50 UTC - 13 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTC (Transit commenced 121750 JST OCT; estimated arrival 131750 JST OCT)
Hazards: tug with towed barge, long tow (225 m), restricted manoeuvrability

Vessels involved

HIGASHI-3 · tug towing barge

Worked out automatically from the warning text on 13 Oct 2026, 00:47 UTC. It can be wrong: the official warning text is the authority.

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