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 2749/192019-08-24 → 2019-08-31
    M/V infinity X, ten persons on board, engine disabled in 16-29N 113-12E
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2747/192019-08-24 → 2019-08-24
    Distress signal received in 16-29N 113-12E at 240141Z aug
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2710/192019-08-22 → 2019-08-23
    F/V qng 90500TS, 13 persons on board, aground and taking on water in vicinity 10-51N 114-54E at 212100Z aug
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2688/192019-08-20 → 2019-08-20
    F/V kh 98888 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-14N 109-56E
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2683/192019-08-20 → 2019-08-20
    F/V kh 95678 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to flooding in 09-10N 109-55E
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2678/192019-08-19 → 2019-08-23
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96303 ts in 10-27.20N 107-46.25E at 190400Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 2657/192019-08-17 → 2019-08-27
    F/V BD96011 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-50N 110-50E at 160700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2653/192019-08-17 → 2019-08-19
    F/V bd 98165 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-34N 112-05E at 170036Z…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2638/192019-08-16 → 2019-08-17
    F/V bd 98165 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-15N 112-55E at 160015Z…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2618/192019-08-14 → 2019-08-30
    F/V bd 98165TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-20N 113-15E at 112100Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2606/192019-08-13 → 2019-08-30
    Two kayaks, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  12. HYDROPAC 2587/192019-08-11 → 2019-08-11
    F/V qb 92838 ts, six persons onboard, disabled and taking on water in 16-26N 109-48E at 101800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 2575/192019-08-10 → 2019-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V san shin in 14-32N 118-00E at 100604Z aug
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2549/192019-08-08 → 2019-08-12
    F/V kh 96577TS, 12 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 2545/192019-08-08 → 2019-08-09
    F/V qna 90599 ts, two persons on board, disabled and anchored in 15-35N 108-59E at 071400Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2539/192019-08-07 → 2019-08-09
    F/V qb 9167 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-03N 108-04E at 071030Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 2535/192019-08-07 → 2019-08-16
    F/V bd 96689 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 08-38N 114-40E at 070300Z aug
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2526/192019-08-06 → 2019-08-23
    Vessel capsized reported in vicinity 04-58.1N 107-23.0E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  19. HYDROPAC 2516/192019-08-06 → 2019-08-21
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97913 ts in 12-12N 109-50E at 051800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 2490/192019-08-04 → 2019-08-05
    F/V qng 94589 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-20N 110-30E at…
    South China Sea Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2488/192019-08-03 → 2019-08-23
    Distress signal received from M/V sc eternity ylvii in 05-58N 105-58E at 031647Z aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2483/192019-08-03 → 2019-08-04
    F/V qng 94589 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-20N 110-25E at 020001Z aug
    South China Sea Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2475/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-16
    F/V bd 97999 tso, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-30N 112-40E at 312300Z…
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2464/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-16
    F/V qng 96318 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-34N 113-16E at…
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2463/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-10
    F/V bd 96022 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to a broken rudder in 15-11N 110-48E at…
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2462/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-04
    F/V qna 91108 ts, 12 persons on board, flooded and adrift in 15-56N 111-46E at 012000Z aug
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2457/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-05
    F/V bd 95238 ts, five persons on board disabled and adrift in 11-35N 113-58E at 010100Z aug
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2446/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-16
    Vessel kn sinar harapan, aground and taking on water in vicinity 01-52N 107-55E at 302100Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2434/192019-07-30 → 2019-08-16
    F/V th 90068 ts, nine persons on board, overdue lach quen (19-11N 105-44E) to fishing grounds and return at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 2429/192019-07-30 → 2019-07-31
    F/V na 93979TS, 19 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-10N 107-50E at 272300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2427/192019-07-29 → 2019-07-30
    F/V kh 99658TS and F/V kh 91558TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-20N 109-52E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2425/192019-07-29 → 2019-07-30
    F/V na 95058 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-54N 106-47E at 270600Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2417/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-16.3N 115-14.1E at 290836Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  34. HYDROPAC 2387/192019-07-25 → 2019-08-09
    F/V NA-HM0087TS, one person onboard disabled and possibly adrift
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 2371/192019-07-23 → 2019-08-09
    Man overboard from F/V hp 90468 ts in 20-36N 107-18E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 2369/192019-07-23 → 2019-08-09
    F/V qb 98845TS, five persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2364/192019-07-23 → 2019-07-25
    F/V na 95129TS, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-46N 106-28E at 230130Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2360/192019-07-22 → 2019-07-24
    F/V dna 90845 ts, nine persons on board, requesting assistance in 17-34N 107-40E at 190600Z jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2347/192019-07-21 → 2019-08-09
    Man overboard from F/V kh 99171 ts in 10-30N 109-04E on 200700Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2344/192019-07-20 → 2019-08-05
    F/V bth 96377 ts sunk in 10-57.50N 108-45.90E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2327/192019-07-18 → 2019-08-02
    F/V qng 90648 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-17N 111-48E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2324/192019-07-18 → 2019-07-27
    Vessel htk hope, 20 persons on board, suffered an explosion in vicinity 14-07N 116-24E at 180034Z jul
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2311/192019-07-17 → 2019-07-18
    Vessel htk hope, 20 persons on board, suffered an explosion in vicinity 14-02N 116-04E at 170250Z jul
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2281/192019-07-14 → 2019-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ellie in 21-14.9N 118-55.1E at 140024Z jul
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2247/192019-07-11 → 2019-07-12
    F/V bd 96216 ts, five persons on board, flooding in 10-10N 110-13E at 111700Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 2246/192019-07-11 → 2019-07-26
    Man overboard from F/V quynh nam ngu 13146 in 16-49N 108-15E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2241/192019-07-11 → 2019-07-26
    F/V qiong qiong hai yu 01039, 35 persons on board, sank in 13-21.14N 112-58.56E at 102246Z jul
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2228/192019-07-09 → 2019-07-13
    F/V na 90025 ts, 11 person on board disabled and adrift in 19-26N 107-16E at 090500Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2213/192019-07-08 → 2019-07-10
    F/V qng 90108 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-14N 107-45E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2205/192019-07-07 → 2019-07-08
    M/V que bac 26008, two persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 20-50.70N 108-13.48E at 070834Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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