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 4063/192019-12-07 → 2019-12-09
    One person overboard from vessel, two persons on board vessel capsized and adrift in 19-01N 105-50E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 4038/192019-12-06 → 2019-12-20
    F/V qng 98358TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-37N 109-25E at 060720Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 4037/192019-12-06 → 2019-12-06
    F/V qng 98358TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-45N 109-52E at 060500Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 4036/192019-12-06 → 2019-12-10
    F/V kg 93623TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-21N 108-20E on 03 dec
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 4022/192019-12-05 → 2019-12-06
    F/V py 96248 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-50N 109-50E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 4014/192019-12-04 → 2019-12-05
    F/V bd 91388 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-30N 109-22E at 041720Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 3993/192019-12-03 → 2019-12-04
    F/V py 90431TS, five persons on board, taking on water in 13-23N 111-59E at 030300Z dec
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 3990/192019-12-03 → 2019-12-05
    M/V citra hasil sinking in 00-18.8N 106-19.8E at 022000Z dec
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 3988/192019-12-03 → 2019-12-04
    F/V nd 92656 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-52N 107-02E on 30 nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 3986/192019-12-02 → 2019-12-03
    F/V na 94252 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-59N 105-49E at 020335Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3972/192019-12-02 → 2019-12-03
    Vessel, blue, white and red hull, six persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 3946/192019-11-30 → 2019-11-30
    F/V kh 91791 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-06N 109-14E at 300001Z nov
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3938/192019-11-29 → 2019-12-01
    F/V na 93672 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-38N 106-36E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3937/192019-11-29 → 2019-11-29
    F/V na 93671 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-39N 106-35E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 3930/192019-11-29 → 2019-12-01
    F/V bd 96215TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-55N 108-19E at 272300Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3922/192019-11-28 → 2019-12-13
    Scuba diver missing from M/V coracle
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3920/192019-11-28 → 2019-12-07
    F/V bv 99936, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 07-22N 105-54E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3907/192019-11-27 → 2019-11-28
    M/V cat tuong 28, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-32.60N 109-07.71E at 271730Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3899/192019-11-27 → 2019-12-02
    F/V th 90705TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-31N 107-23E at 261500Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3892/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-27
    F/V bv 99727 ts, two persons on board, disabled, flooding and anchored in 08-40N 108-15E at 260800Z nov
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3849/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-48.0N 105-34.36E at 230511Z nov
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 3825/192019-11-22 → 2019-12-02
    F/V cm 92129TS, six persons on board, sank in 08-07N 106-14E at 131830Z nov
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3817/192019-11-21 → 2019-11-23
    Distress signal received from F/V na 97201 ts, 16 persons on board, in vicinity 19-11N 106-17E at 210800Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3796/192019-11-20 → 2019-11-26
    F/V bd 91386 ts, 13 persons on board, aground in 10-32N 115-43E at 191700Z nov
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3743/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-29
    F/V qng 98056 ts reports crewman with head injury requiring medical assistance in 18-00N 107-16E at 141030Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3739/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-15
    F/V, six persons on board, sunk in 10-22N 108-21E at 140740Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3738/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-15
    Vessel yong shun, 18 persons on board, on fire in 10-15.07N 107-04.34E at 140715Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3726/192019-11-13 → 2019-11-29
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3710/192019-11-12 → 2019-11-13
    F/V dna 90423TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-26N 108-18E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3685/192019-11-09 → 2019-11-14
    F/V bd 96303 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-00N 117-50E at…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3667/192019-11-07 → 2019-11-18
    Two persons missing from aground F/V dn 1004
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 3650/192019-11-05 → 2019-11-06
    F/V bd 96699TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-05N 110-05E at 050220Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 3639/192019-11-04 → 2019-11-04
    F/V py 92359 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-59N 114-19E at 030900Z nov
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3627/192019-11-02 → 2019-11-15
    Man overboard from M/V haiyang shiyou 620 in 18-48N 107-32E at 020545Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  35. HYDROPAC 3618/192019-11-01 → 2019-11-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-42.8N 104-28.2E at 011230Z nov
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  36. HYDROPAC 3604/192019-10-31 → 2019-11-05
    Vessel thanh cong 999 disabled and adrift in 17-57.3N 106-34.0E at 311115Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 3595/192019-10-31 → 2019-10-31
    Liferaft, 12 persons on board, reported in 18-09.8N 106-36.4E at 310430Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 3593/192019-10-31 → 2019-11-01
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. M/V truong thanh 26, 13-46.28N 109-15.45E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 3592/192019-10-31 → 2019-11-13
    Man overboard from F/V tg 93933TS in vicinity 09-01N 107-47E at 291200Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 3583/192019-10-30 → 2019-11-01
    M/V khanh ngoc 18, eight persons on board, flooding in the engine room in vicinity 16-00N 109-00E at 301510Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 3574/192019-10-30 → 2019-11-12
    F/V nt 90150 ts, one person on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3572/192019-10-30 → 2019-11-01
    F/V na 95171 ts, nine persons on board, disabeld and adrift due to engine failure in 19-30N 107-20E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 3569/192019-10-29 → 2019-10-29
    F/V bd 96389 ts, one person wounded, eight persons on board, engine failure in 10-57.12N 108-52.54E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 3559/192019-10-28 → 2019-11-15
    Vessel dn 1004, two persons onboard, overdue vung tau (10-23.52N 107-02.75E) to ninh thuan (11-32.54N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 3512/192019-10-25 → 2019-11-08
    F/V bd 98413 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-29N 113-15E at 250130Z oct
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 3504/192019-10-24 → 2019-10-25
    F/V na 3222 ts, five persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-13N 106-28E at 240130Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3496/192019-10-23 → 2019-10-25
    F/V bd 98413 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-25N 113-49E at 222300Z oct
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3493/192019-10-23 → 2019-11-08
    Distress signal received from vessel mount ophir in 08-44.7N 109-08.8E
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 3469/192019-10-21 → 2019-11-08
    Distress signal received from vessel asl abadi 2 in 03-24N 106-00E at 210230Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 3400/192019-10-16 → 2019-11-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-58.73N 113-09.53E at 141739Z oct
    South China Sea

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