Takong buoy 01-05.8N 103-43.7E missing
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 229/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-02-19 08:40Z
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) · NAVAREA XI 81/01 130809Z FEB 01; VLADIVOSTOK 29/01 130904Z FEB 01. Issued 2001-02-13 11:55Z. 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 1.097, 103.728. 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
- Mys yelagina light 42-43.8N 132-20.5E unlitcancelled by this notice
- Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V veritas searcher towing 3.7 mile long cable in area…later cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2001-02-13 11:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 81/01 130809Z FEB 01; VLADIVOSTOK 29/01 130904Z FEB 01
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 1.097, 103.728
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CHART 71257 (2ND ED). 1. TAKONG BUOY 01-05.8N 103-43.7E MISSING. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 194/01(96).
Reading this warning
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Off station / missing buoy
- A buoy that is not in its charted position — dragged, damaged, missing or removed.
- 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.
- 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 · aids-to-navigation notices
66 within 180 nm since 1999 · 2 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Batu berhanti isolated danger light buoy 01-11.76N 103-52.51E temporarily removed2026-06-21
- Batu berhanti isolated danger marks light buoy, 01-11.76N 103-52.51E, temporarily removed2026-06-21
- South cardinal buoy 01-03.59N 103-38.86E unlit2025-03-23
- Radio beacon at takong light 01-05.90N 103-43.25E off air and unlit until further notice2024-03-24
- RACON at south cardinal buoy 01-03.61N 103-38.96E off air2023-12-11
- RACON at south cardinal buoy 01-03.61N 103-38.96E temporarily removed2023-12-11
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
- Batu berhanti isolated danger marks light buoy, 01-11.76N 103-52.51E, temporarily removedNav aids · 10.6 nm
- Batu berhanti isolated danger light buoy 01-11.76N 103-52.51E temporarily removedNav aids · 10.6 nm
- Submarine cable repairing works by c/v peter faber, 23 sep to until further noticeCable ops · 26.8 nm
- Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship peter faber in vicinity 01-16.75N 104-08.14ECable ops · 26.8 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
137 aids-to-navigation notices listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:33Z; source collection times vary.
Nav aids
Lights extinguished, buoys off station, RACON/NAVTEX outages. All current aids-to-navigation notices →
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.