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M/V viet dung 36 sank in 10-27.14N 107-44.99E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3180/19

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2019-09-27 11:51Z

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) · HAIPHONG RADIO 261246Z SEP 19.. Issued 2019-09-26 13:54Z. 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 10.452, 107.750. 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

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.

  1. HYDROPAC 2693/192019-08-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3180/19 · this notice2019-09-26 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 3192/192019-09-27 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 4182/192019-12-17 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued
2019-09-26 13:54Z
status
Archived notice
authority
HAIPHONG RADIO 261246Z SEP 19.
issued by
HAIPHONG RADIO
sea
South China Sea
position
10.452, 107.750
vessel
M/V VIET DUNG 36 · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
VIETNAM.
DNC 11.
1. M/V VIET DUNG 36 SANK IN 10-27.14N 107-44.99E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3157/19.

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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

35 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 4 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:44Z; source collection times vary.

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