Two f/v's, two persons on board each, unreported
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 3851/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-12-28 13:19Z
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) · RCC BASARNAS 110733Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-11 07:59Z. 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 3.000, 108.000. 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 3620/16, 3621/16, 3625/16, 3650/16, 3686/16, 3687/16, 3688/16, 3689/16, 3762/16, 3765/16,…later 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 3248/162016-10-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3851/16 · this notice2016-12-11 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2016-12-11 07:59Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC BASARNAS 110733Z DEC 16.
- issued by
- RCC BASARNAS
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 3.000, 108.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA. INDONESIA. DNC 11. TWO F/V'S, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD EACH, UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION VICINITY 03-00N 108-00E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC TANJUNG PINANG, PHONE: 627 7131 9300, FAX: 627 7131 9309 OR RCC BASARNAS, PHONE: 6221 6586 7510, FAX: 6221 6586 7512, E-MAIL: KAGAHAR@BASARNAS.GO.ID, KAGAHAR@YAHOO.COM, KAGAHAR@GMAIL.COM.
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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
250 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-59.52N 107-21.24E on 28 jan2025-01-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel jin mao 12 in 04-41.40N 108-56.90E at 191214Z nov vessels in…2024-11-19
- Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 04-27.20N 107-43.80E at 161437Z nov2024-11-17
- Distress signal received in vicinity 03-07.38N 106-06.96E at 300100Z apr2024-04-30
- Distress signal received in vicinity 03-06.60N 106-08.00E at 220715Z apr2024-04-22
- Distress signal received from M/V destiny 03 in 03-24.20N 106-51.00E at 151408Z mar2024-03-16
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:56Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.