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 1933/202020-06-29 → 2020-06-30
    F/V, three persons on board, engine trouble in vicinity 02-00N 108-00E at 291030Z jun
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1926/202020-06-29 → 2020-06-29
    Vessel km semangat jaya, 11 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  3. HYDROPAC 1891/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-29
    Man overboard from F/V na 90075 ts in 10-36.10N 107-49.20E at 251930Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 1846/202020-06-22 → 2020-07-10
    Fisherman missing from vessel in vicinity 08-00N 111-00E at 170459Z jun
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 1825/202020-06-20 → 2020-07-10
    Distress signal from M/V sahan 8 in 05-22.56N 104-50.70E at 201207Z jun
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  6. HYDROPAC 1798/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Man overboard from M/V serengeti at 161430Z jun in vicinity 17-06.56N 117-57.19E
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1797/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Liferaft adrift in 09-47N 110-05E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 1790/202020-06-17 → 2020-06-26
    M/V wahyudi, green, white, black and yellow hull, with red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1765/202020-06-15 → 2020-07-03
    Distress signal received from vessel glory in 01-21.4N 104-21.2E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  10. HYDROPAC 1764/202020-06-15 → 2020-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug sumber marine 5 in vicinity 00-36-12S 106-31-58E at 150250Z
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 1763/202020-06-15 → 2020-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug sumber marine 5 in vicinity 00-39.5S 106-33.1E at 150250Z
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1762/202020-06-14 → 2020-06-16
    F/V 96999 ts and F/V bv 3132 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-54N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1759/202020-06-14 → 2020-07-01
    Man overboard from F/V tg 93683 ts in 09-01.75N 108-22.93E at 131700Z jun
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1748/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-14
    F/V na 97175 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-53N 106-53E on 13 jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1723/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-14
    F/V th 90282 ts sank in 19-55.48N 107-03.15E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 1721/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-26
    F/V qng 96416 ts, 16 persons on board, taking on water due to collision in 16-26N 112-39E at 100330Z jun
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1705/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-10
    F/V th 90282 ts, seven persons on board, in collision with vessel annie gas 09 in 19-55.48N 107-03.15E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 1659/202020-06-04 → 2020-06-05
    F/V dna 90935 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-36N 107-58E at 030900Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 1627/202020-05-30 → 2020-05-30
    Man overboard from F/V kh 91612 ts in 08-48N 112-15E at 300858Z may
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1620/202020-05-29 → 2020-06-05
    F/V bd 96355 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-47N 114-43E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1610/202020-05-29 → 2020-05-29
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96785 in vicinity 10-56N 108-19E at 271400Z may
    South China Sea · China
  22. HYDROPAC 1605/202020-05-28 → 2020-05-29
    F/V bd 96355 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-37N 114-51E at…
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1599/202020-05-28 → 2020-06-12
    F/V qt 95645TS, one person on board, unreported
    South China Sea · China
  24. HYDROPAC 1586/202020-05-27 → 2020-06-12
    Vessel gia vu 09, six persons on board, unreported in vicinity 18-00.46N 107-42.12E at 271154Z may
    South China Sea · China
  25. HYDROPAC 1574/202020-05-27 → 2020-06-10
    Man overboard from F/V tg 90395TS in vicinity 09-55N 106-54E at 261300Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 1573/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-28
    F/V bd 96355TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-37N 114-55E at…
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 1572/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-27
    F/V dna 90346TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-09N 109-21E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 1557/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-29
    F/V na 93223 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 18-50N 107-28E
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  29. HYDROPAC 1554/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-28
    F/V na 91818TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-50N 107-33E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 1542/202020-05-24 → 2020-06-05
    F/V bd 96006 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-21N 110-36E at 240001Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 1538/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-25
    F/V qb 93982 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 16-00N 110-12E at…
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1531/202020-05-22 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received from vessel in 12-26N 113-26E at 221810Z may
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 1528/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-25
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97570 ts in vicinity 08-20N 104-50E at 211300Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1512/202020-05-21 → 2020-05-22
    M/V hoang thinh 268, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-56N 109-23E at 211045Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 1511/202020-05-21 → 2020-05-21
    M/V hoang thinh 268, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-43N 109-16E at 210520Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 1484/202020-05-19 → 2020-05-21
    Man overboard from M/V bth 99148TS in vicinity 10-31N 108-21E at 161700Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 1468/202020-05-18 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 21-13N 119-50E at 180617Z may
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1454/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Man overboard from M/V vega kappa in 10-56.06N 108-48.03E at 151820Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 1441/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-16
    F/V qng 94326TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-19N 109-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1433/202020-05-14 → 2020-06-05
    F/V qng 95036TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-34N 111-05E at 130700Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1418/202020-05-12 → 2020-05-29
    One person missing from F/V kg 94069 ts in vicinity 08-27N 104-59E at 101600Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 1338/202020-05-01 → 2020-05-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V chem hana in vicinity 03-20.0N 104-30.8E at 011307Z may
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  43. HYDROPAC 1334/202020-05-01 → 2020-05-15
    Distress signal received from vessel bright dawn in 06-15N 107-20E at 010054Z may
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1321/202020-04-29 → 2020-05-02
    F/V na 90489 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-52N 108-08E at 290800Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 1315/202020-04-29 → 2020-04-29
    Barge QN3958, three persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 19-28.50N 106-51.20E at 280300Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 1310/202020-04-28 → 2020-05-13
    F/V qna 95654 ts, 31 persons on board, sank in vicinity 07-34N 110-59E on 26 apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam · Malaysia
  47. HYDROPAC 1308/202020-04-28 → 2020-05-13
    Person missing from F/V bt 94049TS
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 1307/202020-04-28 → 2020-05-09
    Vessel jagat raya, seven persons on board, sank in 09-28.12N 106-29.19E at 261400Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1306/202020-04-28 → 2020-04-28
    Vessel jagat raya, seven persons on board, sank in 09-28.12N 106-29.19E at 261400Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1302/202020-04-27 → 2020-04-28
    F/V qna 95654 ts, 31 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam · Malaysia

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