Incidents · overdue

Tug winstar peace and barge qsa 3303 unreported vicinity 03-00N 104-00E

South China Sea · HYDROPAC 693/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-04-21 10:33Z

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 100847Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-10 10:51Z. 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 3.000, 104.000. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →

issued
2012-03-10 10:51Z
status
Archived notice
authority
SPOCC 100847Z MAR 12.
issued by
SPOCC
sea
South China Sea
position
3.000, 104.000
vessels
BARGE QSATUG WINSTAR PEACE
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MALAYSIA.
TUG WINSTAR PEACE AND BARGE QSA 3303 UNREPORTED
VICINITY 03-00N 104-00E. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
SINGAPORE PORT OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTRE,
TELEX: 8720021, PHONE: 656 226 5539,
FAX: 656 227 9971, E-MAIL: POCC@MPA.GOV.SG.

Reading this warning

Tow / towing
A vessel towing another vessel, a barge or a structure — slow, hard to manoeuvre, and with a long line between.
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.

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

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

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-02 00:57Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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