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Two persons overboard from vessel in 01-19.25N 104-24.97E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 4331/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-12-13 14:19Z

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 101513Z DEC 17.. Issued 2017-12-10 15:19Z. 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 1.321, 104.416. 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
2017-12-10 15:19Z
status
Archived notice
authority
RCC BASARNAS 101513Z DEC 17.
issued by
RCC BASARNAS
sea
South China Sea
position
1.321, 104.416
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SINGAPORE STRAIT.
INDONESIA.
DNC 03.
TWO PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL
IN 01-19.25N 104-24.97E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO 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.
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.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

21 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Worldwide in the collected sources

21 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 10:41Z; source collection times vary.

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