Vessel sank in 02-56.74N 100-52.64E
Malacca Strait · HYDROPAC 2479/23
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2023-08-01 13:10Z
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) · RCC BASARNAS 0/23 310138Z JUL 23.. Issued 2023-07-31 01:57Z. 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
- Malacca Strait. The parsed report position is 2.946, 100.877. 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 2479/23 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Malacca Strait →
- issued
- 2023-07-31 01:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BASARNAS 0/23 310138Z JUL 23.
- issued by
- RCC BASARNAS
- sea
- Malacca Strait
- position
- 2.946, 100.877
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
STRAIT OF MALACCA. MALAYSIA. DNC 03. VESSEL SANK IN 02-56.74N 100-52.64E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC BASARNAS, PHONE: 6221 6586 7510, FAX: 6221 6586 7512, E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID, KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.
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.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
12 within 180 nm since 1996 · 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.
- Dangerous wreck in 02-43.0N 101-16.6E2015-04-09
- F/V ching shang mei sank in 03-43.00N 099-59.99E2013-09-13
- Dangerous wreck in 01-57.7N 102-10.7E2006-03-28
- Dangerous wreck vicinity 02-56.5N 100-50.5E2004-10-08
- Dangerous wreck vicinity 01-58.2N 102-14.1E2001-06-26
- Dangerous wreck, partially submerged, vicinity 01-57.3N 102-14.3E2001-06-25
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
37 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-24 22:53Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.