Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tong huat in 05-53.6N 095-52.0E
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 1114/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-08-26 10:50Z
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) · SINGAPORE PORT OPS CONTROL CENTRE POR EGC #402 150342Z JUL 01. Issued 2001-07-15 05:12Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. The parsed report position is 5.893, 95.867. 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 Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 2001-07-15 05:12Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SINGAPORE PORT OPS CONTROL CENTRE POR EGC #402 150342Z JUL 01
- issued by
- SPOCC
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 5.893, 95.867
- vessel
- M/V TONG HUAT
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM M/V TONG HUAT IN 05-53.6N 095-52.0E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO SINGAPORE PORT CONTROL CENTER, TELEX: 20021, FAX: 65 227 9971.
Reading this warning
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
42 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.
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- Distress signal received from vessel grand ace 10 in 04-59.80N 098-15.20E2023-01-11
- M/V aung pyi moe, 13 persons on board, sank in 08-46.00N 095-46.00E2022-08-01
- M/V km frikenra, five persons on board, unreported2022-05-30
- Distress signal received from M/V skystar in vicinity 06-00N 095-00E on 14 dec2021-12-14
- Distress signal received from eight meter F/V manikanna, black and white hull, three persons on board, in…2021-06-24
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 09:25Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.