Vessel binh dinh river sinking in 05-36N 108-05E
South China Sea · HYDROPAC 65/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-01-08 15:19Z
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) · SPOCC 08 JAN 09.. Issued 2009-01-08 05:50Z. 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 5.600, 108.083. 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
- Derelict vessel binh dinh river adrift in 05-01.8N 107-51.8E at 080945Z janlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2009-01-08 05:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- SPOCC 08 JAN 09.
- issued by
- SPOCC
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 5.600, 108.083
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VESSEL BINH DINH RIVER SINKING IN 05-36N 108-05E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER, TELEX: 20021, PHONE: 65 622 5539, FAX: 656 227 9971, E-MAIL: POCC@MPAMGOV.SG.
Reading this warning
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
444 within 180 nm since 1999 · 1 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 bv 0340 ts at 140810Z apr in 06-45.00N 107-03.00E2026-04-15
- Man overboard from F/V bv 92567 ts in 07-38.00N 107-31.00E2025-02-05
- 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
- Man overboard from F/V bv 99189 ts in 07-35.00N 109-10.00E at 060100Z apr2024-04-07
- 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 01:22Z; 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.