M/V yong feng sinking in 18-26N 128-45E at 121852Z jan
Philippine Sea · HYDROPAC 155/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-01-12 23:31Z
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 COAST GUARD 122023Z JAN 21.. Issued 2021-01-12 20:36Z. 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
- Philippine Sea. The parsed report position is 18.433, 128.750. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Vessel yong feng, 22 persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 18-36N 128-45E at 122240Z janlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 155/21 · this notice2021-01-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 156/212021-01-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 157/212021-01-12 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Philippine Sea →
- issued
- 2021-01-12 20:36Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JAPAN COAST GUARD 122023Z JAN 21.
- issued by
- JAPAN COAST GUARD
- sea
- Philippine Sea
- position
- 18.433, 128.750
- vessel
- M/V YONG FENG · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PHILIPPINE SEA. DNC 23. M/V YONG FENG SINKING IN 18-26N 128-45E AT 121852Z JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD, PHONE: 819 8866 4999.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
47 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- 47 foot S/V aliyah, white hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-28.60N 130-34.30E at…2022-06-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-26-42N 128-22-30E at 191313Z feb2021-02-19
- Vessel yong feng, 22 persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 18-36N 128-45E at 122240Z jan2021-01-12
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-36N 128-45E at 122240Z jan2021-01-12
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-40.9N 127-54.4E at 181125Z may2020-05-18
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-31.1N 130-13.8E at 080030Z mar2019-03-10
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 2026-10-02 04:35Z; 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.