Towing
M/V asta towing barge suspected hijacked on 05 feb
South China Sea · Piracy · HYDROPAC 295/10
- issued
- 2010-02-15 01:42Z
- status
- cancelled 2010-02-19 12:28Z (archive)
- cancels
- HYDROPAC 291/10
- authority
- NAVAREA XI 87/10 14 FEB 10.
- position
- 4.687, 106.092
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. PIRACY. 1. M/V ASTA TOWING BARGE SUSPECTED HIJACKED ON 05 FEB. LAST KNOWN POSITION 04-41.2N 106-05.5E AT 140620Z FEB. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, REPORTS TO SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER, TELEX: 20021, PHONE: 656 226 5539, FAX: 656 227 9971, E-MAIL: [email protected]. CAUTION ADVISED. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 291/10.
This area · tows
10 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Tug wantas VI, red hull, towing barge wantas VII unreported langkawi (06-21-00N 099-48-00E) to tawau sabah…2012-04-28
- Tug wantas VI, red hull, towing barge wantas V11, unreported langkawi (06-21-00N 099-48-00E) to tawau sabah…2012-04-27
- 81 meter M/V prospaq asia, towing 23 meter barge hako, unreported cambodia to singapore (01-17.0N 103-50.0E)2010-09-06
- M/V towing barge attacked in 03-50N 103-41E at 012230Z may2010-05-04
- M/V towing barge attacked in 04-44.2N 103-58.1E at 271333Z apr2010-04-29
- M/V towing barge hijacked in 04-32N 104-29E at 192228Z apr2010-04-22
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Timeline
- M/V asta towing barge suspected hijacked on 05 febcancels · 2010-02-14
- M/V asta towing barge suspected hijacked on 05 febreplaced · 2010-02-14
- Barge callista found in 02-44.65N 104-13.80Ecancelled by · 2010-02-19
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
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Towing
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