Incidents · overdue

47 ton F/V ming fu tsai NO.16, white hull, eight persons on board, unreported

Eastern China Sea · HYDROPAC 982/03

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2003-07-19 12:20Z

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) · JAPAN COAST GUARD POR EGC #1601 072220Z JUN 03. Issued 2003-06-07 17:21Z. 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
Eastern China Sea. The parsed report position is 25.000, 124.500. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2003-06-07 17:21Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JAPAN COAST GUARD POR EGC #1601 072220Z JUN 03
issued by
JAPAN COAST GUARD POR EGC
sea
Eastern China Sea
position
25.000, 124.500
vessel
F/V MING FU TSAI NO.16
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

47 TON F/V MING FU TSAI NO.16, WHITE HULL, EIGHT PERSONS
ON BOARD, UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION VICINITY
25-00N 124-30E AT 050900Z JUN. VESSEL SUSPECTED VICINITY
OF AREA BETWEEN 25-00N 26-00N AND 135-00E 136-00E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JAPAN COAST GUARD.

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Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Last known position
The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
Position (degrees and minutes)
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Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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)

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 05:08Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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