Man overboard from M/V vega turmalin in 19-06.7N 117-51.8E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2271/10
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2010-11-13 10:14Z
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 SAR 46/10 280343Z OCT 10.. Issued 2010-10-28 04:50Z. 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 19.112, 117.863. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2010-10-28 04:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC HONG KONG SAR 46/10 280343Z OCT 10.
- issued by
- MRCC HONG KONG SAR
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 19.112, 117.863
- vessel
- M/V VEGA TURMALIN
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V VEGA TURMALIN IN 19-06.7N 117-51.8E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC HONG KONG, PHONE: 852 2233 7999, E-MAIL: HKMRCC@MARDEP.GOV.HK.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
124 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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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- 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
- Derelict liferaft adrift in 17-05.60N 117-42.10E at 250850Z jan2023-01-25
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 22:44Z; 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.