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 762/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-26
    Distress signal received from M/V sichem defiance in 03-31.4N 106-23.0E at 081628Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 756/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-09
    F/V na 96262TS, 18 persons on board, disabled in 18-25N 106-38E at 080700Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 752/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-24
    F/V qng 90659TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 10-43N 115-52E at 071900Z mar
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 750/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-08
    F/V py 99993TS, ten persons on board, taking on water in 08-48.52N 111-57.50E at 080330Z mar
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 746/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-26
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97468 ts in 07-30N 104-10E at 052200Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 682/212021-03-01 → 2021-03-19
    Man overboard from F/V bv 91729 in 09-29N 107-25E at 280930Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 642/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    F/V nt 90504TS, 12 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 09-39.42N 107-16.50E at 251720Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 617/212021-02-24 → 2021-03-12
    Man overboard from F/V tg 91427TS in 07-54.05N 107-30.24E at 230900Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 600/212021-02-21 → 2021-02-25
    Man overboard from F/V qna 02345 ts in 15-51N 108-36E at 200900Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 597/212021-02-20 → 2021-03-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 03-37.8N 108-07.8E at 200827Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 586/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 03-37.8N 108-08.5E at 191411Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 581/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V mekong trans 01 in 14-53N 109-04E at 191033Z feb
    South Chine Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 554/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-18
    Distress signal received from M/V sichem defiance, red hull in 03-43.7N 106-17.1E at 171245Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 551/212021-02-17 → 2021-03-05
    F/V bth 89272 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 10-24N 108-27E at 151200Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 550/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-17
    F/V bth 89272 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 10-24N 108-27E at 151200Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 540/212021-02-16 → 2021-02-23
    Man overboard from F/V kh 90235TS in 07-15N 110-30E at 191000Z jan
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 535/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 09-17.3N 110-21.0E at 091545Z feb
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 520/212021-02-14 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from vessel hyundai oakland in 06-48.1N 107-41.4E at 140700Z feb
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 512/212021-02-13 → 2021-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-00.1N 112-16.3E at 131142Z feb
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 477/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    F/V bd 96012TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-25N 114-16E at 100830Z feb
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 476/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hong li in 05-47-49N 105-59-48E at 100833Z feb
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 472/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-16
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-28N 108-33E at 100531Z feb
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 470/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Man overboard from M/V baltic k in 07-31N 108-35E at 100336Z feb
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 419/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zhen fa 6 in 06-29.0N 107-19.3E at 040427Z feb
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 417/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zhen fa 6 in 06-35.9N 107-25.1E at 032344Z feb
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 412/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    F/V tg 7316 ts, five persons on board, sank due to collision in 09-49.49N 106-53.89E at 021820Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 411/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-30.7N 116-19.9E at 030840Z feb
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 409/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    Fishing vessel sinking in 09-49.49N 106-53.89E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 387/212021-01-30 → 2021-01-30
    F/V bv 94571 ts, 11 persons on board, sank in 09-33N 107-27E at 292100Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 362/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    F/V 2 spearhead means sank in vicinity of hon cha la (12-22N 109-22E) at 272230Z jan, one person rescued,…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 357/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V maersk lirquen in vicinity 09-30N 109-57E at 271100Z jan
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 317/212021-01-24 → 2021-02-12
    F/V bt 93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 292/212021-01-22 → 2021-01-22
    F/V qb 91439TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-30N 108-40E at 212200Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 284/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    F/V bd 98839 ts sank, seven persons onboard, in 12-50N 109-27E at 211100Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 259/212021-01-20 → 2021-01-21
    F/V qb 98456 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-23N 108-39E at 191800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 251/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    F/V kh 91324TS, five persons on board, sinking in 11-34N 110-15E at 190950Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 233/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-06.8N 109-18.6E at 181403Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 231/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V qiong SANSHAYU00001 in 09-54.4N 115-32.9E at 181352Z jan
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 230/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-24
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 226/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V py 90343TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-02N 114-29E at 180200Z…
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 223/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 220/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 219/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-19
    F/V kh 91324TS, five persons on board, sinking in 11-34N 110-15E at 180235Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 217/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V bt 93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 211/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-19
    F/V nd 92948 ts, one person with appendicitis, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 209/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-18
    F/V kh 91324 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine room flooding in 11-34N 110-15E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 208/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-17
    Distress signal received from M/V eprix 11 in 01-31.0N 104-32.6E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  48. HYDROPAC 200/212021-01-16 → 2021-01-18
    Vessel hai ha 58, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-03N 110-13E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 179/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-16
    F/V bd 97054 ts, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-52N 111-40E at 140900Z…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 178/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-29
    Distress signal received in 05-20.28N 111-00.44E at 141352Z jan
    South China Sea

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