First dated report in this archive
Issued 2024-05-03 05:34Z
F/V na 4611TS, three persons on board, sank in 19-09.00N 105-47.00E at 021900Z may
Incidents · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
Ship-name archive · official navigational warnings
NA 4611TS
1 public warning uses this name, 2024-05-03. The notices cover South China Sea. Compare what each source reports, how its wording changes, and which identifiers are actually attached to the name.
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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.
Which vessel does this name identify?
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Name styles in these reports: F/V. Interpreted vessel types: fishing vessel.
Warning record and geographic coverage
- Dated report span
- 0 days
- Warning days covered
- 833.5 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.
Reading these reports
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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.
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 1468/24 contains the full warning record.
- 1IncidentsHYDROPAC 1468/24Issued 2024-05-03 05:34Z
F/V na 4611TS, three persons on board, sank in 19-09.00N 105-47.00E at 021900Z may
Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam · South China Sea
Warning cancelled 2026-08-14 18:10Z (dropped from inforce)
Read original warning
GULF OF TONKIN. VIETNAM. DNC 23. F/V NA 4611TS, THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, SANK IN 19-09.00N 105-47.00E AT 021900Z MAY. ONE PERSON RESCUED, TWO PERSONS REMAIN MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM, FAX: 8422 5398 1615, E-MAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN.
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