Dangerous wrecks in: a. 13-45.00N 109-14.50E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3813/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-09-07 11:39Z
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 051231Z NOV 17.. Issued 2017-11-05 12:41Z. 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 13.738, 109.239. 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
- M/V jupiter, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-43N 109-16E at 032000Z…cancelled by this notice
- M/V son long 08, 12 persons on board, sank in vicinity 13-43N 109-15Ecancelled by this notice
- M/V ha trung 98 sank in vicinity 13-46N 109-14Ecancelled by this notice
- M/V bien bac 16 and vessel hoa MAI68 sank in vicinity 13-45N 109-14Ecancelled by this 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 3802/172017-11-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3806/172017-11-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3813/17 · this notice2017-11-05 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2017-11-05 12:41Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- HAIPHONG RADIO 051231Z NOV 17.
- issued by
- HAIPHONG RADIO
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 13.738, 109.239
- 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. CHART 93480. 1. DANGEROUS WRECKS IN: A. 13-45.00N 109-14.50E. B. 13-45.00N 109-15.10E. C. 13-44.60N 109-14.40E. D. 13-44.15N 109-14.00E. E. 13-44.00N 109-13.30E. F. 13-42.70N 109-14.35E. G. 13-44.70N 109-14.80E. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3787/17, 3794/17, 3802/17, 3806/17.
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.
- Chart reference
- The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
- Dangerous wreck
- A sunken vessel close enough to the surface to endanger ships, or wreckage reported in the water.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
11 within 180 nm since 2015 · 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.
- Dangerous wreck in 16-08.64N 108-13.82E2020-01-06
- Dangerous wreck in 13-45.37N 109-21.68E2019-12-04
- M/V toan phat 68 sank in 13-45.37N 109-21.68E at 300345Z nov2019-11-30
- Dangerous wreck in 14-49N 109-01E2019-11-06
- Dangerous wreck, least depth 9.2 meters, in 11-52.85N 109-10.79E2018-08-30
- M/V bien bac 16 and vessel hoa MAI68 sank in vicinity 13-45N 109-14E2017-11-04
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
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:24Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.