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M/V ha trung 98 sank in vicinity 13-46N 109-14E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3802/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-11-05 12:41Z

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 040500Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-04 11:24Z. 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 13.767, 109.233. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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  1. HYDROPAC 3802/17 · this notice2017-11-04 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3806/172017-11-04 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 3813/172017-11-05 · Archived notice
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issued
2017-11-04 11:24Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC VIETNAM 040500Z NOV 17.
issued by
MRCC VIETNAM
sea
South China Sea
position
13.767, 109.233
vessel
M/V HA TRUNG 98
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.
M/V HA TRUNG 98 SANK IN VICINITY 13-46N 109-14E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM,
FAX: 8422 5398 1615, E-MAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
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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.
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 2015 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 19:20Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

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