Derelict F/V kh 90118TS adrift in vicinity 11-28N 111-39E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2120/21
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2021-07-22 11:10Z
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 VIETNAM 220837Z JUL 21.. Issued 2021-07-22 09:28Z. 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 11.467, 111.650. 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
- F/V kh 90118TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-27N 111-36E at…cancelled by this notice
- Derelict F/V kh 90118TS adrift in vicinity 11-28N 111-39Elater 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 2120/21 · this notice2021-07-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2122/212021-07-22 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2021-07-22 09:28Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VIETNAM 220837Z JUL 21.
- issued by
- MRCC VIETNAM
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 11.467, 111.650
- vessel
- F/V KH 90118TS · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. DNC 11. 1. DERELICT F/V KH 90118TS ADRIFT IN VICINITY 11-28N 111-39E. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM, FAX: 8422 5398 1615, E-MAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2118/21, PERSONS RESCUED.
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.
- Derelict
- An abandoned vessel still afloat and drifting, with no one on board.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- GMDSS
- The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: the internationally agreed set of radio services ships use for distress alerting and safety broadcasts.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
71 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 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.
- Derelict M/V msc hermes III on fire and adrift in vicinity 11-58.00N 113-39.00E at 232340Z sep2026-09-24
- Abandoned vessel, M/V msc hermes 3, 213 metre long, adrift in vicinity of 11-45N 112-15E on 220820Z sep2026-09-22
- Derelict M/V msc hermes III adrift in vicinity 11-45.00N 112-15.00E2026-09-22
- F/V bd 98833 ts disabled and adrift in 11-20.00N 111-23.00E at 252000Z nov2023-11-26
- 19 meter F/V bd 98103 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in in 11-20.00N…2023-01-28
- 19 meter F/V bd 98103 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-24.00N…2023-01-28
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 09:09Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
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.