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 811/192019-03-11 → 2019-03-29
    F/V nd 92116TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-52N 106-44E at 091500Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 809/192019-03-10 → 2019-03-12
    F/V na 97768 ts, 16 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-02N 107-09E at 091800Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 784/192019-03-08 → 2019-03-10
    F/V th 90211 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-30N 107-40E at 080945Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  4. HYDROPAC 763/192019-03-07 → 2019-03-08
    20 meter F/V you sheng 1, capsized and adrift in vicinity 20-14.37N 115-45.69E
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 760/192019-03-07 → 2019-03-07
    F/V bd 95602TS, five persons on board, aground in vicinity 08-45N 114-08E at 070620Z mar
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 759/192019-03-07 → 2019-03-22
    Distress signal received in vicinity 00-12.0S 105-48.0E at 070458Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 743/192019-03-06 → 2019-03-06
    F/V tth 99996TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 16-50N 108-11E at 052300Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 738/192019-03-05 → 2019-03-22
    F/V py 91379 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-30N 111-50E at 051015Z mar
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 733/192019-03-05 → 2019-03-07
    Search and rescue operations 070001Z to 071000Z mar in area bound by 20-41.1N 107-01.9E, 20-38.3N 107-05.9E,…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 717/192019-03-03 → 2019-03-05
    F/V th 90513 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken propeller shaft in 18-28N 106-47E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 707/192019-03-02 → 2019-03-18
    Man overboard from F/V bth 89954 ts in vicinity 09-59N 109-02E at 011400Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 704/192019-03-02 → 2019-03-22
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 697/192019-03-01 → 2019-03-02
    F/V bt 97307 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-55N 111-30E at…
    South Chine Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 685/192019-03-01 → 2019-03-02
    F/V bth 85514TS, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 665/192019-02-27 → 2019-03-15
    Man overboard from F/V qb 98671TS in vicinity 17-38N 108-50E at 241730Z feb
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 664/192019-02-27 → 2019-03-03
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98568TS in vicinity 10-55N 108-54E at 261900Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 659/192019-02-27 → 2019-03-03
    F/V qng 98282TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-20N 111-30E at…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 642/192019-02-26 → 2019-03-15
    Man overboard from F/V qb 91465TS in vicinity 16-35N 109-02E at 241500Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 640/192019-02-26 → 2019-03-01
    Man overboard from F/V bd 94005 ts in 10-16.26N 107-07.59E at 250920Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 639/192019-02-26 → 2019-03-02
    F/V yu feng b 202 unreported
    Natuna Sea · Malaysia
  21. HYDROPAC 634/192019-02-25 → 2019-02-26
    Man overboard from F/V in 10-16.26N 107-07.59E at 250920Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 624/192019-02-25 → 2019-02-26
    F/V ht 96727TS, eight persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-54N 107-13E at 242300Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 616/192019-02-23 → 2019-03-15
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 20-16.02N 106-41.72E at 230251Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 614/192019-02-23 → 2019-02-23
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 20-16.02N 106-41.72E on 23 feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 580/192019-02-20 → 2019-02-28
    Man overboard from M/V minh nguyet 88 in vicinity 20-42.5N 107-15.6E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 577/192019-02-20 → 2019-03-05
    Man overboard from F/V bth 97674TS in vicinity 10-08.72N 107-38.25E at 141730Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 563/192019-02-18 → 2019-02-19
    F/V bd 94112 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-36N 107-29E at 172100Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 553/192019-02-17 → 2019-03-08
    Man overboard from F/V bv 93727 in 10-39N 108-30E at 160730Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 518/192019-02-14 → 2019-02-15
    F/V bd 93046 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 09-02N 107-24E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 511/192019-02-14 → 2019-03-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-00.80N 118-11.27E
    South China Sea · China
  31. HYDROPAC 504/192019-02-13 → 2019-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 16-16.4N 108-43.9E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 502/192019-02-13 → 2019-02-14
    F/V bd 93056 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 09-02N 107-24E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 480/192019-02-12 → 2019-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-20N 107-44E
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  34. HYDROPAC 472/192019-02-11 → 2019-03-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 08-39N 108-59E at 110430Z feb
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 459/192019-02-09 → 2019-02-12
    F/V bd 96643 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-40N 108-18E at 081000Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 438/192019-02-07 → 2019-02-22
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97499TS in vicinity 17-19N 108-24E at 070300Z feb
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 405/192019-02-03 → 2019-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sk line 43 in 05-04.8N 104-42.7E at 032148Z feb
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  38. HYDROPAC 404/192019-02-03 → 2019-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-01N 116-21E
    South China Sea · China
  39. HYDROPAC 401/192019-02-03 → 2019-02-22
    F/V bl 93358TS, one person onboard, overdue ninh thuan (11-57.0N 108-26.0E) to ganh hao (09-01.3N 105-25.3E)…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 399/192019-02-03 → 2019-02-22
    Man overboard from F/V bd 95414 ts in 18-31N 113-31E at 030330Z feb
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 389/192019-02-02 → 2019-02-18
    Distress signal received from F/V TAISHA2992 in 10-35.98N 107-47.52E on 02 feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 388/192019-02-02 → 2019-02-21
    Man overboard from F/V bt 3888 ts in 09-53N 106-52E at 311900Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 372/192019-02-01 → 2019-02-15
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97945TS in vicinity 17-20N 108-30E at 010200Z feb
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 347/192019-01-29 → 2019-02-15
    Derelict F/V kh 90208 ts patially submerged and adrift in 07-46N 107-52E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 346/192019-01-29 → 2019-01-31
    F/V py 92143 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-45N 111-44E at 290720Z jan
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 305/192019-01-27 → 2019-01-27
    Man overboard from F/V qb 91865 ts in 17-28N 107-05E at 270400Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 296/192019-01-26 → 2019-02-15
    Man overboard from F/V bv 95304 ts in 09-55N 107-41E at 252300Z jan
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 272/192019-01-24 → 2019-01-25
    Four persons missing from sunken F/V in 10-14.43N 106-51.92E at 240415Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 268/192019-01-24 → 2019-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-00.4N 112-38.9E
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 260/192019-01-24 → 2019-01-24
    F/V ht 96719TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 18-42N 107-24E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam

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