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Tug pancon 6 and barge pancon sapphire unreported pulau bangka (02-15S 106-00E) to singapore (01-17N 103-50E)

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1030/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-04-02 09:37Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · SPOCC 011259Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-01 13:31Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: South China Sea. The parsed report position is -0.483, 104.917. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued: 2011-04-01 13:31Z
status: Archived notice
authority: SPOCC 011259Z APR 11.
issued by: SPOCC
sea: South China Sea
position: -0.483, 104.917
vessels: TUG PANCON 6 BARGE PANCON SAPPHIRE
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE.
TUG PANCON 6 AND BARGE PANCON SAPPHIRE
UNREPORTED PULAU BANGKA (02-15S 106-00E)
TO SINGAPORE (01-17N 103-50E). VESSELS
IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTRE,
PHONE: 656 226 5539, FAX: 656 227 9971,
E-MAIL: POCC@MPA.GOV.SG.

Reading this warning

Tow / towing: A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

17 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Tug jtn 2012 and barge cel 203 unreported2024-04-17
Vessel pablo on fire in 02-01.70N 104-44.80E2023-05-01
M/V gas dollart possible fire reported in 01-07.00N 105-58.99E2022-09-23
20 meter tug biwan, blue hull, unreported2021-12-13
Two persons overboard from vessel in 01-17.40N 104-20.63E at 300035Z aug2019-08-31
Red flare sighted in vicinity 01-47N 105-19E at 032225Z oct2018-10-03

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Submarine cable repairing works by c/v peter faber, 23 sep to until further noticeCable ops · 115.7 nm
Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship peter faber in vicinity 01-16.75N 104-08.14ECable ops · 115.7 nm
Batu berhanti isolated danger marks light buoy, 01-11.76N 103-52.51E, temporarily removedNav aids · 118.6 nm
Batu berhanti isolated danger light buoy 01-11.76N 103-52.51E temporarily removedNav aids · 118.6 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 05:06Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.