F/V na 94123 reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-00N 107-20E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2242/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-06-17 13:07Z
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 161740Z JUN 18.. Issued 2018-06-16 18:38Z. 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 19.000, 107.333. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2242/18 and this msg, assistance no longer neededlater 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 1865/182018-05-15 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2158/182018-06-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2239/182018-06-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2242/18 · this notice2018-06-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2265/182018-06-19 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2268/182018-06-19 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2018-06-16 18:38Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VIETNAM 161740Z JUN 18.
- issued by
- MRCC VIETNAM
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 19.000, 107.333
- vessel
- F/V NA · 136 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF TONKIN. CHINA. DNC 23. F/V NA 94123 REPORTS UNCONSCIOUS CREWMAN REQUIRING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN 19-00N 107-20E. VESSELS IN VICINITY ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED TO ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM, FAX: 8422 5398 1615, E-MAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN.
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.
- 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.
- GMDSS
- The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: the internationally agreed set of radio services ships use for distress alerting and safety broadcasts.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
671 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 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.
- Man overboard, from F/V qng 98047 ts2026-04-04
- F/V dna 90350 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-00.00N 108-25.00E at…2025-11-29
- F/V tth 95599 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-22N 108-59E at 070300Z may2024-05-10
- F/V qb 92699 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 18-10.00N 108-45.00E at 021900Z may2024-05-03
- F/V na 4611TS, three persons on board, sank in 19-09.00N 105-47.00E at 021900Z may2024-05-03
- Vessel sunrise 268, ten persons on board, aground in 20-07.90N 106-30.80E2024-04-30
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 03:41Z; 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.