F/V QNG-11126 ts sank in 15-17.63N 108-58.90E due to collision with M/V trung thang 568
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 617/24
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2024-03-15 15:55Z
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 VIETNAM 0/24 230500Z FEB 24.. Issued 2024-02-23 05:45Z. 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 15.294, 108.982. 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
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 617/24 · this notice2024-02-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 762/242024-03-07 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 810/242024-03-11 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1077/242024-04-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1119/242024-04-08 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1215/242024-04-14 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2024-02-23 05:45Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC VIETNAM 0/24 230500Z FEB 24.
- issued by
- MRCC VIETNAM
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 15.294, 108.982
- vessels
- F/V QNG-11126 TSM/V TRUNG THANG 568
- 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 23. F/V QNG-11126 TS SANK IN 15-17.63N 108-58.90E DUE TO COLLISION WITH M/V TRUNG THANG 568. SEVEN PERSONS RESCUED, TWO PERSONS MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC VIETNAM, EMAIL: HPLES-GMDSS@HPLES.COM.VN
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.
- 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.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- GMDSS
- The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: the internationally agreed set of radio services ships use for distress alerting and safety broadcasts.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
602 within 180 nm since 1999 · 3 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.
- Man overboard, from F/V qng 98047 ts2026-04-04
- F/V dna 90350 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-00.00N 108-25.00E at…2025-11-29
- M/V vp 1087, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 12-23.00N 109-26.00E at 1416000Z nov2025-11-14
- F/V tth 95599 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-22N 108-59E at 070300Z may2024-05-10
- F/V qb 92699 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 18-10.00N 108-45.00E at 021900Z may2024-05-03
- F/V qng 92576 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-16.00N 109-44.00E…2024-05-01
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 2026-10-01 20:27Z; 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.