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Distress signal received in 10-02.5N 108-58.5E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2034/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-06-11 05:30Z

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) · MRCC SINGAPORE 101324Z JUN 17.. Issued 2017-06-10 13:37Z. 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 10.042, 108.975. 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 1774/172017-05-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 1786/172017-05-22 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 1793/172017-05-23 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 2034/17 · this notice2017-06-10 · Archived notice
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issued
2017-06-10 13:37Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC SINGAPORE 101324Z JUN 17.
issued by
MRCC SINGAPORE
sea
South China Sea
position
10.042, 108.975
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED IN 10-02.5N 108-58.5E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC SINGAPORE, PHONE: 656 226 5539,
FAX: 656 227 9971, E-MAIL: POCC@MPA.GOV.SG.

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.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

963 within 180 nm since 1998 · 8 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 20:26Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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