Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings

Khoi Nguyen 18

1 public warning uses this name, 2026-08-17. The notices cover South China Sea. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.

These are mentions of a name. They can describe vessel operations, hazards or different ships using the same name.

What the reports establish

No displayed warning is recorded as in force. 1 has been cancelled. Cancellation concerns the notice; it does not establish the vessel’s current condition or a successful recovery.

First dated report in this archive

Issued 2026-08-17 11:59Z

M/V khoi nguyen 18 flooding and sinking in 09-00.00N 112-00.00E at 211538Z jul

Incidents · South China Sea

HYDROPAC 2359/26

Which vessel does this name identify?

No IMO or MMSI can be confidently attached to this name from the displayed warnings. A matching name alone cannot establish that these reports concern the same vessel.

Name styles in these reports: M/V. Interpreted vessel types: merchant vessel.

Warning record and geographic coverage

Dated report span: 0 days
Warning days covered: 2.3 days
Separate warning periods: 1
Warnings with a map location: 1 / 1

Warning days combine recorded issue-to-cancellation periods, counting overlapping days once. In-force notices extend to the calculation time. These periods describe the warning record, not days at sea or the duration of a vessel incident.

South China Sea warning history

Map center of HYDROPAC 2359/26, issued 2026-08-17 11:59Z: 9.000, 112.000. The center may represent an operation area, route or hazard. It is not a confirmed vessel position. Issue time is the warning publication time; any observation time must be read in the original message.

Reading these reports

Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Keep a sharp lookout: A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
Assist if possible: The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
GMDSS: The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: the internationally agreed set of radio services ships use for distress alerting and safety broadcasts.

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Source warnings · 1

Oldest dated warning first; undated messages follow. Open each entry to read its complete original text.

One public mention is available. HYDROPAC 2359/26 contains the full warning record.

IncidentsHYDROPAC 2359/26Issued 2026-08-17 11:59Z

M/V khoi nguyen 18 flooding and sinking in 09-00.00N 112-00.00E at 211538Z jul

South China Sea · South China Sea

Warning cancelled 2026-08-19 18:30Z (dropped from inforce)

Read original warning

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
M/V KHOI NGUYEN 18 FLOODING AND SINKING
IN 09-00.00N 112-00.00E AT 211538Z JUL. 48 PERSONS
RESCUED, 13 PERSONS REMAIN MISSING.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM,
EMAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN.

Not for navigation. Names and identifiers are extracted automatically from the cited warnings. This archive does not verify current vessel position, seaworthiness or incident resolution. Mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.