Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South China Sea

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the South China Sea

Archive · 3,861 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 267/222022-02-01 → 2022-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-13.2N 118-48.2E at 312257Z jan
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 264/222022-01-31 → 2022-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-37.3N 118-13.7E at 311343Z jan
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 233/222022-01-28 → 2022-01-28
    F/V bd 98949 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-59N 114-50E at…
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 220/222022-01-27 → 2022-01-28
    F/V bd 98949 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-09N 114-50E at…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 196/222022-01-23 → 2022-02-04
    M/V harapan jaya capsized and adrift in vicinity 00-37.6S 105-34.4E at 21 jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 191/222022-01-22 → 2022-02-11
    Man overboard from F/V na 90231 ts, four persons on board, in 18-53N 106-09E at 212230Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 172/222022-01-21 → 2022-02-04
    F/V qna 90198 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-33N 112-42E at…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 151/222022-01-18 → 2022-02-04
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity of 10-39.6N 107-46.3E at 172200Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 124/222022-01-15 → 2022-01-18
    Derelict vessel M/V hai zhi LV01 capsized and adrift in vicinity 21-43.0N 114-13.3E at 150500Z jan
    South China Sea · China
  10. HYDROPAC 101/222022-01-12 → 2022-01-28
    Distress signal received from M/V voc batavia in 02-21.4N 105-19.22E at 120800Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 55/222022-01-07 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-04.30N 103-52.48E at 070423Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 49/222022-01-06 → 2022-01-21
    Man overboard from F/V bv 99849 ts in vicinity 09-17.9N 107-04.1E at 042000Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 21/222022-01-03 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received from vessel limin rosmina in 06-15.6N 105-17.4E
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 19/222022-01-03 → 2022-01-21
    F/V bd 97717 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-13N 116-02E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 8/222022-01-01 → 2022-01-21
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96209 ts in vicinity 10-03N 107-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 7/222022-01-01 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received from vessel in 08-00N 107-24E at 010645Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 4/222022-01-01 → 2022-01-21
    Man overboard from F/V qb 91755 ts in 17-06N 107-56E at 010120Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3782/212021-12-31 → 2022-01-02
    F/V th 91666 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-45N 107-12E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3775/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-31
    F/V 90299 ts, two persons onboard, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3761/212021-12-29 → 2022-01-14
    Man overboard from F/V na 90855 ts in vicinity 20-29N 107-59E at 171945Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 3756/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Man overboard from F/V cm 98806 ts in 08-13N 105-11E at 252330Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3755/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Vessel 317DAERYONG, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-40.99N 117-12.57E…
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3749/212021-12-27 → 2021-12-28
    F/V bd 96891TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-53N 108-12E at 270600Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3734/212021-12-26 → 2021-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel 317DAREYONG in 18-54.0N 118-54.8E at 260444Z dec
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3712/212021-12-23 → 2021-12-24
    F/V qng 90847 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft trouble in 10-41N 114-21E at…
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 3701/212021-12-22 → 2021-12-23
    Man overboard from F/V na 93686TS in 18-50N 106-19E at 210945Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3633/212021-12-14 → 2022-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-07.67N 111-38.87E at 141321Z dec
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3612/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-14
    Distress signal received from M/V ming yue 69 in position 12-32N 109-27E at 131924Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3601/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-13
    33 meter F/V, blue hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 3598/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-31
    33 meter F/V, green hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3591/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-14
    F/V qng 96138 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-00N 110-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 3590/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gs avenue in 12-44.3N 119-32.6E at 120108Z dec
    South China Sea · Philippines
  33. HYDROPAC 3586/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    F/V qng 96138 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-19N 110-02E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 3554/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 072209Z dec in vicinity 05-25N 111-00E
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3535/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from vessel crimson princess in 14-00N 114-58E at 070150Z dec
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 3533/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-13
    F/V, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 3522/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-10
    F/V qng 90887 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-49N 113-15E at…
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3514/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-10.3N 111-36.3E at 052025Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  39. HYDROPAC 3498/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-05
    F/V dna 91069 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-07N 108-51E at 032200Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 3497/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-05
    F/V tg 90808 ts, three persons on board, disabled and flooding in 07-56N 108-24E at 010001Z dec
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3480/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-06
    Vessel sank in vicinity 09-00N 106-00E at 020400Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3470/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-55.4N 111-16.4E at 020359Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  43. HYDROPAC 3467/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-07
    F/V kh 91179TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-44N 110-18E
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3460/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel narimoto maru sinking and crew abandoned ship in 10-44N 109-47E at 010934Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 3455/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel narimoto maru, 18 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 10-44N 109-47E at 010934Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 3452/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-17
    F/V na 93553TS, six persons on board, sank in 18-07N 106-59E at 300300Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3448/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel kencana dewa, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 3424/212021-11-28 → 2021-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.5N 116-59.3E at 281115Z nov
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 3393/212021-11-25 → 2021-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-47.1N 111-00.3E at 251400Z nov
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3387/212021-11-25 → 2021-12-10
    F/V nd 92806TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-54N 107-10E on 23 nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam

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