Incidents · man_overboard

Man overboard from M/V c whale vicinity 01-23.22N 104-39.11E at 271330Z dec

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 4026/13

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2013-12-30 10:49Z

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 SINGAPORE 271411Z DEC 13.. Issued 2013-12-27 14:31Z. 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 1.387, 104.652. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2013-12-27 14:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC SINGAPORE 271411Z DEC 13.
issued by
MRCC SINGAPORE
sea
South China Sea
position
1.387, 104.652
vessel
M/V C WHALE
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
SINGAPORE STRAIT.
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V C WHALE VICINITY 01-23.22N 104-39.11E
AT 271330Z DEC. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A
SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO SINGAPORE
PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER, PHONE: 656 226 5539,
FAX: 656 227 9971, E-MAIL: POCC@MPA.GOV.SG.

Reading this warning

Man overboard
Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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