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A yellow observation buoy is reported at 19-20.6N 113-45.9E in the northern South China Sea on 04 Apr.

South China Sea · NAVAREA XI 153/20

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · Japan Coast Guard (JHOD). Issued 2020-04-06 03:00Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:42Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 14:24Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: South China Sea. The parsed report position is 19.343, 113.765. 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: 2020-04-06 03:00Z
status: Listed in force
authority: Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
NAVAREA: NAVAREA XI
issued by: JAPAN COAST GUARD
sea: South China Sea
position: 19.343, 113.765
nearest port: Zhuhai · 174 nm
source: Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · first seen 2026-08-17 13:42Z

Original warning text

SOUTH CHINA SEA, NORTHERN PART.
YELLOW OBSERVATION BUOY REPORTED TO
EXISTS IN 19-20.6N 113-45.9E AT 04 APR.

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.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions

2 within 180 nm since 2016 · 0 in the last 12 months · 1 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.

F/V 95959 qna sank in 19-00N 114-00E at 031600Z may2016-05-04

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

38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-30 00:08Z; source collection times vary.

Wrecks

Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →

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.