Derelicts

S/V fukumaru disabled due to engine failure in 02-50.96N 108-05.49E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 1952/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-05-23 15:02Z

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) · RCC BASARNAS 230638Z MAY 18.. Issued 2018-05-23 07:21Z. 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 2.849, 108.091. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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  1. HYDROPAC 1952/18 · this notice2018-05-23 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1959/182018-05-23 · Archived notice
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issued
2018-05-23 07:21Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC BASARNAS 230638Z MAY 18.
issued by
RCC BASARNAS
sea
South China Sea
position
2.849, 108.091
vessel
S/V FUKUMARU
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
INDONESIA.
DNC 11.
S/V FUKUMARU DISABLED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE IN
02-50.96N 108-05.49E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS,
PHONE: 6221 6586 7510, 6221 6586 7511,
FAX: 6221 6586 7512,
E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID,
KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM, KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.

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Position (degrees and minutes)
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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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

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

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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

6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 23:35Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

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