Surveys

Salvage operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 01-25.99N 104-27.08E, 01-26.21N…

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 4578/17

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) · SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 252025Z DEC 17.. Issued 2017-12-25 20:46Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued
2017-12-25 20:46Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER 252025Z DEC 17.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
South China Sea
position
1.433, 104.455
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MALAYSIA.
DNC 03.
1. SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   01-25.99N 104-27.08E, 01-26.21N 104-27.50E,
   01-25.94N 104-27.49E, 01-25.78N 104-27.21E.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 4563/17.

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.
Until further notice
The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
Wide berth requested
Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · survey operations

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

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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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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

Worldwide in the collected sources

56 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 21:05Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

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.