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 656/202020-02-24 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel gulf castle in 05-44.0N 106-02.7E at 241500Z feb
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 616/202020-02-21 → 2020-02-25
    F/V na 90098 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-50N 107-16E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 615/202020-02-21 → 2020-02-21
    F/V kh 96543 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-30N 114-17E at 202200Z feb
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 603/202020-02-20 → 2020-02-24
    F/V na 90438 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-41N 107-14E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 593/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    F/V tg 90846 ts sank in 08-41N 107-27E at 181600Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 592/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    F/V bth 96449 ts sank in 08-45N 105-22E at 180450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 589/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-19
    F/V bth 96449 ts sank in 08-45N 105-22E at 180450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 588/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-18
    F/V bth 96449 ts, five persons on board, flooding
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 582/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-21
    Fisherman missing from F/V qb 92153 ts in vicinity 17-41.5N 106-30.1E at 180320Z feb 20
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 564/202020-02-16 → 2020-02-18
    F/V qb 98768 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-55N 107-44E at 160300Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 546/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-19
    F/V qb 92537 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 18-28N 107-18E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 520/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-14
    F/V qb 92711 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-39N 106-55E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 462/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-14
    F/V BV3422TS sank in 10-15N 107-20E at 100145Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 447/202020-02-09 → 2021-01-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 2707 ts, in vicinity of 10-02N 107-56E at 090500Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 433/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-10
    F/V kh 97524 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-48N 111-30E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 409/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-21
    F/V qna 90037 ts, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-50N 112-40E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 408/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-08
    F/V nd 92299 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 18-44N 106-35E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 401/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-07
    F/V nd 92299 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-38N 106-42E on 04 feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 394/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-07
    F/V qna 90037 ts, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-30N 114-15E at…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 390/202020-02-05 → 2020-02-06
    F/V qb 98532 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-12N 108-56E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 373/202020-02-04 → 2020-02-04
    F/V TH90183 ts, sank in 19-26N 106-23E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 372/202020-02-04 → 2020-02-04
    F/V sank in vicinity 19-00N 106-00E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 243/202020-01-22 → 2020-01-22
    F/V hp 90770 ts, five persons on board, sank in 20-19N 107-28E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 201/202020-01-17 → 2020-07-10
    Derelict M/V sg 6990, five persons on board, flooding in 10-27N 107-36E on 17 jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 173/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-31
    Aircraft unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 168/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    F/V qb 98732 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-48N 106-51E at 150820Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 159/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    F/V bt 97720 ts, two persons on board, sinking in 09-32N 106-41E at 141913Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 136/202020-01-11 → 2020-01-12
    72 meter, M/V el 02, blue and red hull, 14 persons onboard, unreported in vicinity of belitung (02-47.92S…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 114/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received from M/V michelle 219 03 at 100141Z jan in vicinity 01-03N 103-22E
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 103/202020-01-09 → 2020-01-24
    Man overboard from F/V qiong dan yu 04289 in vicinity 18-26.4N 107-15.3E at 081600Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 96/202020-01-08 → 2020-01-10
    F/V kh 96552 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-26N 109-23E at 080300Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 79/202020-01-06 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel orkim merit in 01-52.8N 105-52.7E at 061042Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 62/202020-01-05 → 2020-01-05
    F/V nd 92885 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost propeller in 19-59N 108-04E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  34. HYDROPAC 61/202020-01-04 → 2020-01-06
    F/V qna 91717 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to flooding and engine failure in 15-37N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 54/202020-01-04 → 2020-01-05
    F/V nt 01996 ts, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 53/202020-01-04 → 2020-01-06
    F/V kh 96552 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-20N 110-20E at 040930Z jan
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 4306/192019-12-31 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-22.5N 111-05.4E
    South China Sea · China
  38. HYDROPAC 4283/192019-12-29 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-54.0N 110-39.1E at 292038Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  39. HYDROPAC 4282/192019-12-29 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-39.8N 117-44.4E at 291424Z dec
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 4279/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-30
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 94696 ts in 12-44N 116-28E at 290148Z dec
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 4250/192019-12-25 → 2020-01-09
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98135TS in 09-14N 108-44E at 240100Z dec
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 4236/192019-12-24 → 2019-12-25
    F/V dna 90764TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-10N 108-35E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 4213/192019-12-20 → 2019-12-23
    F/V na 90153TS, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to broken propeller in 18-37N 106-58E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 4192/192019-12-18 → 2020-01-03
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98367TS in vicinity 10-18N 108-48E at 171030Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 4163/192019-12-16 → 2020-01-03
    F/V na 90942TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-14N 106-45E at 151100Z…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 4161/192019-12-16 → 2020-01-03
    F/V bd 98589TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-48N 110-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 4137/192019-12-14 → 2020-01-03
    Distress signal received in 01-31.8N 104-28.8E at 132243Z dec
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  48. HYDROPAC 4113/192019-12-12 → 2019-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-13.9N 119-18.6E
    Taiwan Strait · Taiwan
  49. HYDROPAC 4106/192019-12-12 → 2019-12-23
    Person missing from F/V py 95095 ts in vicinity 13-00N 109-50E.VESSELS in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 4085/192019-12-10 → 2019-12-11
    F/V py 92143 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-42N 109-53E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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