F/V na 94039 ts disabled and anchored due to propeller trouble in 18-56N 106-20E at 311100Z dec
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-01-02 05:36Z
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 VIETNAM 010210Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-01 02:24Z. 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 18.933, 106.333. 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 3/17 and this msglater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3/17 · this notice2017-01-01 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 291/172017-01-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2017-01-01 02:24Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VIETNAM 010210Z JAN 17.
- issued by
- MRCC VIETNAM
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 18.933, 106.333
- vessel
- F/V NA · 136 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GOLF OF TONKIN. VIETNAM. DNC 23. F/V NA 94039 TS DISABLED AND ANCHORED DUE TO PROPELLER TROUBLE IN 18-56N 106-20E AT 311100Z DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM, FAX: 843 1398 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.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
16 within 180 nm since 2012 · 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.
- F/V dna 90099TS disabled and anchored in 18-44N 107-18E2019-07-02
- F/V dna 91087 ts drifting due to engine failure in 16-59N 108-35E at 220400Z apr2019-04-25
- Derelict 14 meter F/V qna 95039 ts adrift in vicinity 16-35.2N 107-37.2E2018-07-15
- F/V na 95066 ts disabled and adrift in 19-01N 107-12E2018-04-18
- F/V na 90202 ts disabled and adrift due to damaged propeller in 19-04N 106-44E at 250400Z apr2017-04-25
- F/V na 95490 ts disabled and adrift in 19-07N 106-25E at 250800Z jan2017-01-25
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
6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 08:49Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
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.