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 3353/212021-11-21 → 2021-11-30
    F/V th 91279 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to shaft casualty in vicinity 19-42N 106-54E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3345/212021-11-20 → 2021-12-10
    Man overboard from F/V kg 91537 ts in vicinity 06-40N 104-48E on 20 nov
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3341/212021-11-19 → 2021-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hai duong 11 in 20-17.12N 120-00.36E at 190900Z nov
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3309/212021-11-17 → 2021-11-17
    F/V bv 7434 ts, four persons on board, engine room flooding in 09-38N 107-54E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3296/212021-11-15 → 2021-11-17
    F/V kh 96778 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-29N 109-51E at 150930Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 3251/212021-11-11 → 2021-11-15
    F/V qng 96779TS, 16 persons on board, disabled and aground in vicinity 16-04N 112-34E at 110239Z nov
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3238/212021-11-10 → 2021-11-26
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97454TS in 07-38N 103-47E at 071730Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3235/212021-11-10 → 2021-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V voc batavia in 02-21.4N 105-07.9E at 100505Z nov
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  9. HYDROPAC 3232/212021-11-10 → 2021-11-12
    F/V na 90111 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-50N 106-20E at 091200Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 3231/212021-11-10 → 2021-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-25-30N 105-01-55E at 092204Z nov
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 3213/212021-11-09 → 2021-11-10
    F/V na 90111 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to damaged shaft in 20-37N 107-20E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 3211/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-16
    Man overboard from vessel hai linh 02 at 080230Z nov in vicinity 19-22.28N 105-52.96E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 3210/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-08
    Man overboard from M/V hai linh 02 in vicinity 19-22.28N 105-52.96E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3206/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-15
    F/V kh 99091 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-15N 113-55E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3198/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V marine emerald in 10-50.06N 109-47.86E at 080038Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3196/212021-11-08 → 2021-11-08
    Distress signal received in vicinity 11-32.0N 110-17.7E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3191/212021-11-07 → 2021-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V marine emerald in 11-10.4N 109-57.1E at 071159Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3184/212021-11-07 → 2021-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel marine emerald in 11-30.3N 110-24.1E at 061031Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3179/212021-11-06 → 2021-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-30.5N 110-24.1E at 061031Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3178/212021-11-06 → 2021-11-08
    F/V qng 95392 ts, 33 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-22N 110-48E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 3163/212021-11-05 → 2021-11-19
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5903 ts in vicinity 10-06N 107-07E at 052230Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3139/212021-11-02 → 2021-11-19
    Man overboard from F/V py 93087TS in vicinity 12-03N 112-42E at 011900Z nov
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3123/212021-11-01 → 2021-11-19
    Man overboard from F/V qt 90109 ts at 301200Z oct in vicinity of trackline joining 17-08N 108-08E, 17-15N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3116/212021-10-31 → 2021-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-30.4N 116-26.2E at 310441Z oct
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3087/212021-10-28 → 2021-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-52-58N 104-36-14E at 280037Z oct
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  26. HYDROPAC 3080/212021-10-27 → 2021-10-29
    F/V na 90216 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-03N 107-09E at 270900Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3077/212021-10-27 → 2021-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-44.5N 116-45.9E at 270445Z oct
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3041/212021-10-24 → 2021-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V qiongdanzhou in 10-55.2N 114-02.3E at 240553Z oct
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 3039/212021-10-24 → 2021-10-24
    Distress singal received on 406 mhz from M/V al dafna in vicinity 06-26.4N 107-22.8E at 240413Z oct
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2995/212021-10-19 → 2021-10-21
    Man overboard from M/V in 10-38N 107-48E at 182300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2991/212021-10-19 → 2021-10-19
    F/V qna 02663 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-03N 109-05E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2984/212021-10-18 → 2021-11-05
    F/V qng 11684 ts, four persons on board, unreported in the vicinity 15-34N 109-15E at 162350Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2901/212021-10-11 → 2021-10-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-09.3N 111-26.2E at 111201Z oct
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2878/212021-10-08 → 2021-10-22
    Distress signal received in 01-13.08N 105-09.75E at 081300Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 2869/212021-10-08 → 2021-10-22
    Distress signal received in vicinity 07-01N 107-15E at 080540Z oct
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2845/212021-10-06 → 2021-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tai shan 2 in 09-03N 107-55E at 052024Z oct
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2841/212021-10-06 → 2021-10-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tetsuryu maru no 3 in 09-03.9N 107-56.4E at 052025Z oct
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2809/212021-10-04 → 2021-10-06
    F/V qna 91829 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 15-55N 110-05E at 040720Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2807/212021-10-04 → 2021-10-22
    Man overboard from F/V bd 96805 ts in 08-41N 108-11E at 030020Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2793/212021-10-02 → 2021-10-03
    One persons overboard from F/V na 96888 ts, flag vietnam, ten persons on board in 18-52.00N 105-47.03E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2775/212021-10-01 → 2021-10-03
    F/V qna 95066 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-29N 107-33E at 302330Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2753/212021-09-29 → 2021-10-15
    F/V bd 91549 ts, three persons on board, sank due to collision in vicinity 14-01N 109-18E at 231215Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2740/212021-09-27 → 2021-10-01
    F/V na 99899 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-34N 107-01E at 270900Z…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2734/212021-09-26 → 2021-10-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-59.24N 104-26.48E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 2731/212021-09-26 → 2021-09-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V orkim power in vicinity 01-51.7N 107-35.9E at 2609036Z sep
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2705/212021-09-23 → 2021-09-29
    F/V bd 91549 ts, three persons on board, sank due to collision in vicinity 14-01N 109-18E at 231215Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2665/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V weihai 5 in 03-51.36N 103-22.08E at 181650Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  48. HYDROPAC 2650/212021-09-17 → 2021-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-08.3N 113-42.1E at 171209Z sep
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2595/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-15
    F/V qng 94568 ts, eight persons on board, and F/V qng 98534 ts, eight persons on board, disabled due to…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2589/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-15
    F/V bd 99028 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-30N 111-22E at 121030Z sep
    South China Sea

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