An oil rig is reported to exist in the southern South China Sea at 07-42.1N 107-55.8E.
South China Sea · NAVAREA XI 664/19
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 2019-11-21 00:00Z. 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 7.702, 107.930. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- NAVAREA XI 132/192019-03-07 · Listed in force
- NAVAREA XI 664/19 · this notice2019-11-21 · Listed in force
Current notices and reporting history in the South China Sea →
- issued
- 2019-11-21 00:00Z
- status
- Listed in force
- authority
- Japan Coast Guard (JHOD)
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA XI
- issued by
- JAPAN COAST GUARD
- sea
- South China Sea
- position
- 7.702, 107.930
- nearest port
- Ho Chi Minh City · 199 nm
- source
- Japan Coast Guard JHOD NAVAREA XI · first seen 2026-08-17 13:42Z
Original warning text
SOUTH CHINA SEA, SOUTHERN PART. OIL RIG REPORTED TO EXISTS IN 07-42.1N 107-55.8E.
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.
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
35 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 4 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.
- Dangerous wreck in 10-22.31N 107-46.96E2025-09-19
- Sunken wreck exists in 10-22.31N 107-46.96E2025-09-19
- F/V sank in 09-32.06N 110-18.43E2024-03-11
- Vessel sank in 08-14.00N 110-03.00E on 10 nov2022-11-10
- F/V bt 98398 ts sank due to collision with M/V bishu maru in 06-30N 107-25E at 080830Z oct2021-10-08
- Dangerous wreck in 10-29.53N 107-49.64E2019-12-17
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
- Oil rig reported to exists in 07-47.5N 108-12.0EWrecks · 16.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-29 18:12Z; 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.