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M/V sin tong on fire in 31-48N 122-53E at 080035Z nov

Eastern China Sea · HYDROPAC 1205/99

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 1999-12-24 10:15Z

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) · JAPAN MARITME SAFETY AGENCY 080320Z NOV 99. Issued 1999-11-08 07:40Z. 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
Eastern China Sea. The parsed report position is 31.800, 122.883. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
1999-11-08 07:40Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JAPAN MARITME SAFETY AGENCY 080320Z NOV 99
issued by
JAPAN MARITME SAFETY AGENCY
sea
Eastern China Sea
position
31.800, 122.883
vessel
M/V SIN TONG · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. M/V SIN TONG ON FIRE IN 31-48N 122-53E AT 080035Z NOV.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
   ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MSA JAPAN.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1204/99.

Reading this warning

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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

4 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Other

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