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Barge kg 09299 ts sank in 09-22N 103-49E on 28 aug

Gulf of Thailand · HYDROPAC 2446/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-09-03 23:48Z

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 VUNGTAU 300442Z AUG 11.. Issued 2011-08-30 05:03Z. 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
Gulf of Thailand. The parsed report position is 9.367, 103.817. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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  1. HYDROPAC 2446/11 · this notice2011-08-30 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 2487/112011-09-03 · Archived notice
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issued
2011-08-30 05:03Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC VUNGTAU 300442Z AUG 11.
issued by
MRCC VUNGTAU
sea
Gulf of Thailand
position
9.367, 103.817
vessel
BARGE KG · 40 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF THAILAND.
VIETNAM.
BARGE KG 09299 TS SANK IN 09-22N 103-49E ON 28 AUG.
FOUR PERSONS MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VUNGTAU,
PHONE: 64 385 0950, FAX: 64 381 0353.

Reading this warning

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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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