Distress signal received from vessel jian fu star in 20-59N 119-47E at 262306Z oct
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2246/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-10-27 15:22Z
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 HONG KONG 198/10 262345Z OCT 10.. Issued 2010-10-27 00:17Z. 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 20.983, 119.783. 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
- 12 persons missing from M/V jian fu star in 21-00N 119-49E at 270055Z octlater 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 2246/10 · this notice2010-10-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 2261/102010-10-27 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2010-10-27 00:17Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC HONG KONG 198/10 262345Z OCT 10.
- issued by
- MRCC HONG KONG
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 20.983, 119.783
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM VESSEL JIAN FU STAR IN 20-59N 119-47E AT 262306Z OCT. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC HONG KONG, TELEX: 80282952, PHONE: 852 2233 7999, E-MAIL: HKMRCC@MARDEP.GOV.HK.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
99 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
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- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 21-52.85N 122-01.07E at 141602Z dec2023-12-14
- Derelict ten meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in 18-20.72N 118-19.54E at 030806Z nov2023-11-04
- Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 18-45.10N 119-17.00E2023-11-01
- Fisherman missing from M/V em ruby in 19-18.67N 117-08.72E at 270415Z sep2023-09-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V new legend pearl in 21-03.51N 116-35.97E2023-08-20
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 2026-10-03 21:14Z; 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.