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F/V bt 98398 ts sank due to collision with M/V bishu maru in 06-30N 107-25E at 080830Z oct

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 2873/21

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-12-02 17:27Z

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 081106Z OCT 21.. Issued 2021-10-08 11:23Z. 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 6.500, 107.417. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2021-10-08 11:23Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC VUNGTAU 081106Z OCT 21.
issued by: MRCC VUNGTAU
sea: South China Sea
position: 6.500, 107.417
vessels: M/V BISHU MARU F/V BT · 51 messages
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
DNC 11.
F/V BT 98398 TS SANK DUE TO COLLISION WITH
M/V BISHU MARU IN 06-30N 107-25E AT 080830Z OCT.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC VUNGTAU,
FAX: 8422 5398 1615,
E-MAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN.

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.
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.
GMDSS: The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: the internationally agreed set of radio services ships use for distress alerting and safety broadcasts.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

11 within 180 nm since 2001 · 0 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.

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Dangerous wreck in 09-14.33N 106-59.00E2019-02-21
Dangerous wreck in 09-14.33N 106-59.00E2019-01-10
Dangerous wreck in 09-14.33N 106-59.00E2018-12-20
Nga chart 93020 (2ND ed)2010-11-15

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

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Oil rig reported to exists in 07-47.5N 108-12.0EWrecks · 90.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 16:57Z; source collection times vary.

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