Incidents · piracy

Barge callista found in 02-44.65N 104-13.80E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 334/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-02-26 14:54Z

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) · SPOCC 190846Z FEB 10; GUAMSARCOORD 181450Z FEB 10.. Issued 2010-02-19 12:28Z. 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 5.058, 109.036. 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

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  1. HYDROPAC 327/102010-02-18 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 334/10 · this notice2010-02-19 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 372/102010-02-26 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 376/102010-02-26 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued
2010-02-19 12:28Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SPOCC 190846Z FEB 10; GUAMSARCOORD 181450Z FEB 10.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
South China Sea
position
5.058, 109.036
vessels
M/V ASTA · 4 messagesBARGE CALLISTA FOUND
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PIRACY.
1. BARGE CALLISTA FOUND IN 02-44.65N 104-13.80E. ELEVEN CREWMEN
   RESCUED VICINITY PULAU LAYANG LAYANG (07-22.3N 113-50.5E).
   M/V ASTA AND ONE CREWMAN REMAIN MISSING. 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: POCC@MPA.GOV.SG. CAUTION ADVISED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 327/10(81), FALSE ALERT.
3. CANCEL HYDROPAC 295/10.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery
Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
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.
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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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