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 2538/182018-07-11 → 2018-07-12
    F/V dna 92666TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-20N 107-23E at 110400Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2537/182018-07-11 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signal received in vicinity 03-49N 103-17E at 110201Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  3. HYDROPAC 2536/182018-07-11 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signal received in vicinity 05-19N 107-02E at 110435Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 2521/182018-07-10 → 2018-07-10
    F/V kg 91321TS, nine persons onboard, sank in 07-55N 105-15E at 100430Z jul
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2514/182018-07-09 → 2018-07-11
    F/V qna 95569-TS, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in 16-47N 107-59E at 092115Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2513/182018-07-09 → 2018-07-25
    Man overboard from F/V cm 91507 ts in 08-36N 106-15E at 081900Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 2501/182018-07-09 → 2018-07-27
    M/V an phu 868, taking on water in 10-29.5N 107-49.6E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2496/182018-07-08 → 2018-07-27
    Man overboard from M/V coral amber in 21-58N 116-51E at 071000Z jul
    South China Sea · China
  9. HYDROPAC 2489/182018-07-07 → 2018-07-09
    F/V bd 91079-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-27N 114-32E at 060600Z jul
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2478/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-10
    F/V bl 93681 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored in 06-40N 106-27E
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2466/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-05
    M/V an phu 868, nine persons on board, sank in 10-29.0N 107-49.6E at 050331Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 2465/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-17
    Vessels hung long 14 and hung long 15, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2459/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-07
    F/V bd 98271 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-20N 110-10E at 040600Z jul
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2457/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-05
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 10-00N 107-00E at 032300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 2450/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-17.9N 109-57.4E at 031945Z jul
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2440/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received from vessel grace river in 06-08.6N 107-04.5E at 030857Z jul
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2419/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V BT99326 ts in 10-09N 107-49E at 010130Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 2403/182018-06-30 → 2018-06-30
    F/V bd 96557 ts, three persons on board, flooding in 15-18N 109-10E at 300000Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 2368/182018-06-27 → 2018-07-11
    Man overboard from F/V bt 92107 ts in 07-20N 103-50E at 221300Z jun
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 2344/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-29
    F/V tg 91216 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-25N 109-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2306/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-25
    F/V qna 91379 ts, 44 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-03N 112-34E at…
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2305/182018-06-22 → 2018-07-06
    F/V dna 90355TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-47N 107-47E at 210400Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2298/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-22
    F/V qna 91379 ts, 44 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-50N 112-30E
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2294/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from F/V BT98888 ts in 08-30N 107-44E at 190430Z jun
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2270/182018-06-19 → 2018-06-20
    F/V na 90171 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-57N 105-53E at 182000Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 2269/182018-06-19 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from F/V tg 90649TS in 06-53N 105-00E at 190630Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 2268/182018-06-19 → 2018-06-22
    F/V na 98068 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-18N 107-19E at 180600Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2265/182018-06-19 → 2018-06-22
    F/V na 90988 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-49N 107-07E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2242/182018-06-16 → 2018-06-17
    F/V na 94123 reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-00N 107-20E
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  30. HYDROPAC 2239/182018-06-16 → 2018-07-06
    Gulf of tonkin DNC 23
  31. HYDROPAC 2224/182018-06-15 → 2018-06-25
    F/V py 96236, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 08-10N 115-20E at 150900Z…
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2215/182018-06-15 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-02.7N 105-00.3E at 150307Z jun
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2206/182018-06-14 → 2018-06-29
    F/V bd 99456 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 17-15N 109-13E at 131200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2188/182018-06-13 → 2018-06-29
    F/V kh 99342 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-30N 110-30E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 2162/182018-06-11 → 2018-06-12
    F/V py 92368 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-40N 111-20E at…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2158/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-12
    F/V na 90439 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-42N 107-08E at 080900Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2156/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-12
    Man overboard from F/V bth 87252 ts in 10-30.42N 107-43.0E at 090230Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2148/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received from M/V avocet in 00-06.6N 105-37.0E at 091119Z jun
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 2126/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    F/V kh 97517TS sank in 11-14N 110-18E at 080400Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2073/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received from vessel sealink 161 in 05-24.6N 105-26.1E at 011232Z jun
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2068/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Man overboard from M/V innovation way in vicinity 08-15.74N 108-22.50E at 010715Z jun
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2036/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-03
    F/V bv 0872TS, three persons on board, disabled and anchored in 06-58N 108-05E at 270300Z may
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1990/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-28
    F/V qt 91019-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-53N 109-35E at 252200Z may
    South China Sea · China
  44. HYDROPAC 1951/182018-05-23 → 2018-05-23
    F/V tth 96129TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-23N 107-57E at 230400Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 1932/182018-05-21 → 2018-05-30
    Man overboard from F/V bd 94090 ts in 10-04.43N 109-01.50E at 182100Z may
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1916/182018-05-19 → 2018-05-25
    Man overboard from M/V sun princess in 00-37N 105-46E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 1914/182018-05-19 → 2018-05-21
    Tug probhat shobha, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-13.04N 110-09.38E
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1892/182018-05-17 → 2018-06-01
    F/V th 91384 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-44N 106-25E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1877/182018-05-16 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received from vessel sealink 161 in 05-24.6N 105-21.3E at 161255Z may
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1876/182018-05-16 → 2018-05-16
    Distress signal received from vessel sealink 161 in 05-37.6N 105-00.4E at 161217Z may
    South China Sea · Malaysia

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