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 2540/202020-08-30 → 2020-08-31
    F/V nt 91224 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in 08-17N 106-53E at 301400Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2532/202020-08-30 → 2020-09-14
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97224 ts in 09-08N 108-33E at 270300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 2467/202020-08-24 → 2020-08-28
    Distress signal received from F/V guibeiyu in 11-59N 114-31E at 240045Z aug
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2459/202020-08-22 → 2020-08-24
    F/V dna 91123 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 15-57N 111-04E
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2430/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    One person missing from F/V tg 92706 ts in 08-34.0N 107-03.3E at 181700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2427/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    F/V tg 91297 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-45N 107-00E at 182300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 2424/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-22
    F/V py 92889 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 08-43N 112-44E…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2401/202020-08-16 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-54.4N 103-20.3E at 160603Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  9. HYDROPAC 2399/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from fishing vessel GUIBEIYU86866, in vicinity 12-06N 111-06E at 160123Z…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2397/202020-08-15 → 2020-09-04
    Man overboard from F/V na 98668 ts in 18-40N 106-47E at 142100Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2393/202020-08-14 → 2020-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V dorena in 03-05.6N 104-41.5E at 141309Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  12. HYDROPAC 2384/202020-08-13 → 2020-08-28
    Ten meter F/V, sheng man tsang, white hull, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2383/202020-08-13 → 2020-08-14
    F/V bd 96986 ts, 12 persons on board, aground in 08-56.0N 113-38.0E at 122100Z aug
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2375/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-28
    F/V bth 96823 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-30.47N 107-29.52E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 2365/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-12
    F/V py 96184TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-30N 110-23E at 101900Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2364/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    F/V TH92299TS, nine persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-40N 106-54E at 101700Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 2346/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel uniexpress 13 in 04-53-02N 110-52-12E at 080231Z aug
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2341/202020-08-07 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-24N 118-48E
    South China Sea · Philippines
  19. HYDROPAC 2330/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from vessel star 02-BLC in 19-12.43N 106-06.70E at 062100Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 2299/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-00N 109-00E at 040300Z aug
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2293/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-21
    Vessel sinar kencana unreported in 01-30S 109-36E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2287/202020-08-02 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from tug and barge highline 66 in 08-44.29N 106-42.05E at 010950Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2285/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in 07-55-22N 108-54-46E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2282/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-01
    Distress signal received in 08-00-32N 108-47-46E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2279/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-01
    Distress signal received in 07-58N 108-48E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2272/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in 09-44.7N 114-14.2E at 010334Z aug
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2268/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-14
    F/V dna 50484 ts, two persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in vicinity 16-02N 108-25E at 310130Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2265/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-14
    Person missing from vessel in vicinity 10-36N 107-51E at 292100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2242/202020-07-30 → 2020-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V aurilia in 20-39.7N 112-15.4E at 200250Z jul
    South China Sea · China
  30. HYDROPAC 2227/202020-07-28 → 2020-07-29
    F/V BD96370 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-15N 110-14E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2208/202020-07-26 → 2020-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V corona wisdom in 15-25.4N 119-38.2E at 260913Z jul
    South China Sea · Philippines
  32. HYDROPAC 2207/202020-07-26 → 2020-07-27
    F/V na 90743 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-50N 107-50E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  33. HYDROPAC 2206/202020-07-26 → 2020-07-28
    F/V bd 91388 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-17N 110-14E at 260100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2201/202020-07-25 → 2020-07-26
    F/V na 9074 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in vicinity 18-50N 107-50E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  35. HYDROPAC 2159/202020-07-22 → 2020-07-28
    Fisherman missing from F/V bt 97976TS in vicinity 08-19.43N 108-16.10E at 220100Z jul
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2130/202020-07-19 → 2020-07-20
    M/V tien dat 36, 08 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 20-24N 107-14.70E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2100/202020-07-16 → 2020-07-31
    Distress signal received in 01-23.13N 104-33.25E at 162116Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2085/202020-07-14 → 2020-07-31
    Man overboard from F/V bth 89892 ts in 10-02N 108-58E at 132100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2062/202020-07-12 → 2020-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-05.8N 105-39.0E at 111630Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 2059/202020-07-12 → 2020-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V rcl natuna in 04-06.8N 106-31.1E at 111329Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 2051/202020-07-11 → 2020-07-12
    Distress signal received by M/V minh khanh in 10-17N 107-10E at 112015Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2048/202020-07-11 → 2020-07-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 04-07.4N 106-49.2E at 110811Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 2047/202020-07-11 → 2020-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 04-03.30N 106-29.40E at 110715Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 2034/202020-07-10 → 2020-07-12
    Fishing vessel sank due to collision in vicinity 16-21.5N 108-01.5E at 091700Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 2032/202020-07-10 → 2020-07-18
    12 meter S/V sumber cahaya, blue hull, five persons on board, unreported midai island (03-00N 107-45E) to…
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2023/202020-07-08 → 2020-07-08
    F/V qn 90011 ts, four persons on board, flooding and in danger of sinking in 20-37N 106-50E at 081545Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2004/202020-07-06 → 2020-07-24
    Man overboard from M/V ledra in vicinity 03-17.00N 105-25.24E at 060700Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2003/202020-07-06 → 2020-07-06
    Crewman missing from M/V ledra in vicinity 03-17.0N 105-25.4E at 051600Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 1952/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-57.2N 117-01.4E at 010243Z jul
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1947/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-01
    F/V bd 96167 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-59N 110-11E at 292200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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