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 2585/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-12
    F/V bd 99028 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-26N 111-07E at 120313Z sep
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2582/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-12
    F/V bd 99028 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to disabled engine in 12-22N 110-54E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 2579/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-13
    F/V dna 0494, 13 persons on board, disabled and flooding in 15-10N 109-14E on 11 sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 2578/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-15
    F/V bth 96074 ts, one person on board, unreported in 10-54N 108-23E at 110030Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 2574/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-13
    F/V qng 95058 ts, five persons on board, flooding and adrift in vicinity 15-09N 109-37E at 110500Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2565/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-11
    F/V th 92886 ts, seven persons on board, F/V th 91922 ts, seven persons on board, and F/V th 91816 ts, six…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  7. HYDROPAC 2539/212021-09-09 → 2021-09-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 02-26-24N 108-07-40E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 2529/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-18
    F/V py 90468 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in vicinity 09-29N 109-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 2511/212021-09-05 → 2021-09-06
    M/V an hung 27, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-51.82N 107-19.90E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2497/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-17
    20 meter F/V, blue hull, capsized in 02-10.0N 105-03.1E at 021305Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  11. HYDROPAC 2495/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-06
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, blue hull, capsized and adrift in 02-10.0N 105-03.1E at 022308Z sep 21
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  12. HYDROPAC 2461/212021-08-29 → 2021-08-30
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98452 ts in vicinity 10-45.5N 108-17.4E at 281645Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 2374/212021-08-19 → 2021-08-22
    F/V yu you no 3 unreported
    South China Sea · China
  14. HYDROPAC 2373/212021-08-19 → 2021-08-19
    Distress signal received from M/V dewi sarswati in 02-57-00N 108-03-43E at 190630Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2341/212021-08-16 → 2021-08-16
    Distress signal received from 111 meter M/V bj queen, black and red hull, in 02-42.6S 108-50.8E at 160456Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2338/212021-08-15 → 2021-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-01.5N 116-15.9E at 151143Z aug
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2333/212021-08-14 → 2021-09-03
    F/V tth 92206 ts, nine persons on board, sank in 17-21N 107-51E at 132300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 2301/212021-08-11 → 2021-08-13
    Man overboard from F/V cm 98952TS in 08-23.66N 104-47.00E at 101500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 2265/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-07
    M/V minh khang cr 59, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-29N 108-57E at 070001Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 2247/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-06
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 20-00N 107-00E at 051615Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2239/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received from F/V py 96373 ts in 12-00.10N 112-10.18E at 051003Z aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2165/212021-07-27 → 2021-08-13
    Vessel, one persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2118/212021-07-22 → 2021-07-22
    F/V kh 90118TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-27N 111-36E at…
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2114/212021-07-22 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received in vicinity 07-08N 103-25E at 212100Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  25. HYDROPAC 2105/212021-07-21 → 2021-08-06
    17 F/V unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 2094/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-22
    F/V kh 90118TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-04N 111-39E at…
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2084/212021-07-19 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-53.0N 113-03.7E at 191440Z jul
    South China Sea · China
  28. HYDROPAC 2070/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-18
    F/V tg 93839 ts, nine persons on board, flooding in 08-56N 106-52E on 18 jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2046/212021-07-15 → 2021-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V QIONGSANSHAYU00316 in 10-58.3N 114-11.2E at 150622Z jul
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2041/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-15
    F/V nt 91173 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-11N 106-25E at 141130Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2038/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-16
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99858TS in vicinity 11-05N 108-30E at 130830Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2030/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-30
    Six meter vessel km bersama 4, one person on board, sinking in 01-30-15S 108-51-33E at 131430Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 2007/212021-07-11 → 2021-07-30
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97684 ts in vicinity 14-26N 110-20E at 091300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1963/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-53.9N 105-17.0E at 051310Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 1950/212021-07-04 → 2021-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V han rong 359 in 01-42.36N 104-37.68E at 040224Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  36. HYDROPAC 1916/212021-06-29 → 2021-07-16
    Man overboard from F/V qng 95807TS in vicinity 15-55N 109-45E at 281700Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 1902/212021-06-27 → 2021-07-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-48.7N 104-09.3E at 271143Z jun
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  38. HYDROPAC 1896/212021-06-26 → 2021-06-27
    Three persons missing from F/V st 93089 ts in vicinity 09-19N 106-34E at 250600Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 1880/212021-06-26 → 2021-06-26
    Three persons missing from F/V st 93089 ts in vicinity 09-19N 109-34E at 250600Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1840/212021-06-22 → 2021-07-09
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96164 ts in 10-28N 107-30E at 220640Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1833/212021-06-21 → 2021-06-29
    F/V qt 95979 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-30N 109-50E at 212000Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 1759/212021-06-14 → 2021-06-15
    Two liferafts adrift in vicinity 19-20N 105-57E at 121300Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 1747/212021-06-13 → 2021-06-14
    Two liferafts, two persons on board, adrift in vicinity 19-20N 105-57E at 121300Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 1743/212021-06-12 → 2021-07-02
    M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity hon me (19-22N 105-51E) at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 1739/212021-06-12 → 2021-07-02
    F/V py 95599 ts, five persons on board, lost rudder and anchored in 12-58N 110-07E at 120500Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 1734/212021-06-11 → 2021-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-00.9N 114-10.8E at 111528Z jun
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 1687/212021-06-07 → 2021-06-10
    F/V qna 91676 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-43N 114-33E at 062324Z jun
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1684/212021-06-07 → 2021-06-25
    Man overboard from vessel oceanic godness in vicinity 08-51N 109-15E at 070500Z jun
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1678/212021-06-06 → 2021-06-07
    F/V qna 91676 ts, ten persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 15-40N 114-36E at 061040Z jun 21
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1673/212021-06-05 → 2021-06-12
    F/V bd 95861 ts, seven persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-05N 107-15E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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