Towing

M/V towing barge hijacked in 04-32N 104-29E at 192228Z apr

South China Sea · Piracy · HYDROPAC 834/10

issued: 2010-04-22 09:14Z
status: cancelled 2010-04-24 09:31Z (archive)
authority: NAVAREA XI 269/10 220518Z APR 10.
position: 4.533, 104.483
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA.
PIRACY.
1. M/V TOWING BARGE HIJACKED IN 04-32N 104-29E
   AT 192228Z APR. M/V ESCAPED AND BARGE WAS
   RELEASED. CAUTION ADVISED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 06 MAY.

This area · tows

8 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

81 meter M/V prospaq asia, towing 23 meter barge hako, unreported cambodia to singapore (01-17.0N 103-50.0E)2010-09-06
M/V towing barge attacked in 03-50N 103-41E at 012230Z may2010-05-04
M/V towing barge attacked in 04-44.2N 103-58.1E at 271333Z apr2010-04-29
M/V asta towing barge suspected hijacked on 05 feb2010-02-15
M/V asta towing barge suspected hijacked on 05 feb2010-02-14
Nga chart 71440 (2ND ed)2009-04-03

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Timeline

HYDROPAC messages in force 240800Z apr 2010cancelled by · 2010-04-24

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Towing

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