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 3863/162016-12-12 → 2016-12-13
    F/V na 90144 ts, 15 persons on board, sinking due to collision in 19-17N 107-30E at 120325Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3857/162016-12-11 → 2016-12-12
    Liferaft, three persons on board, reported in 01-44-09.7S 109-52-13.95E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 3852/162016-12-11 → 2016-12-12
    F/V qt 21126-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-59N 107-21E at 110200Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 3851/162016-12-11 → 2016-12-28
    Two f/v's, two persons on board each, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3847/162016-12-10 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received from vessel in 01-39.6N 107-36.2E at 102310Z dec
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 3838/162016-12-10 → 2016-12-10
    F/V bd 94075 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-07N 106-38E at 061800Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 3823/162016-12-09 → 2016-12-15
    F/V qng 11150-TS unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3817/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received from M/V nariva in 06-45.8N 112-07.5E at 081424Z dec
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3793/162016-12-07 → 2016-12-07
    F/V kh 98578TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-20N 111-05E at 062325Z dec
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3791/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-07
    F/V bv 98168 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-00N 106-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3781/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-54.18N 113-00.60E at 052236Z dec
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3765/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    F/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-39-18.05N 108-39-56.86E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 3751/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-11
    Aircraft P4201, 12 persons on board, unreported pangkal pinang (02-08.0S 106-07.0E) to batam (01-05.0N…
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 3750/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Aircraft P4201 unreported pangkal pinang (02-08.0S 106-07.0E) to batam (01-05.0N 104-02.0E)
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 3712/162016-12-01 → 2016-12-02
    M/V suratchanya unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3693/162016-11-30 → 2016-12-01
    F/V bd 96344 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-20N 108-30E at 292200Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3689/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    F/V qng 92823-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-56N 110-53E at…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 3686/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    F/V th 90244 ts possibly disabled due to collision in 19-59N 107-26E at 282145Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3669/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-28
    F/V bth 99308 ts sank in 09-01N 107-59E at 272200Z nov
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3667/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-30
    F/V qng 90134 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 11-31N 116-12E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3658/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    Man overboard from M/V giang hai 09 in 05-06.40N 106-58.96E at 262100Z nov
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 3655/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-27
    F/V bth 872, five persons on board, sank in 10-22N 108-36E at 262100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3650/162016-11-26 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V thuan phat 08, ten persons on board, in 18-22.42N 107-07.19E at…
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3645/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-26
    M/V thuan phat 08, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-26N 107-11E at 260830Z nov
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 3643/162016-11-26 → 2016-12-27
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96802 ts in 09-55N 107-50E at 250920Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3621/162016-11-24 → 2016-12-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-50.0N 105-28.2E at 240535Z nov
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3616/162016-11-24 → 2016-11-29
    F/V qng 92823-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-00N 112-05E at…
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3588/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-22
    F/V dna 90796-TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-14N 109-19E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3578/162016-11-20 → 2016-12-08
    F/V na 93362 ts, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-10N 106-00E at 190400Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3576/162016-11-19 → 2016-12-08
    F/V bd 99047 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-57N 110-34E at 160100Z…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3570/162016-11-19 → 2016-11-19
    F/V, 27 persons on board, sinking due to collision in 06-32.2N 112-08.833E at 182100Z nov
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3526/162016-11-15 → 2016-11-16
    F/V nd 92647 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-31N 107-20E at 142300Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 3520/162016-11-15 → 2016-12-08
    Man overboard from F/V CM94949TS in 07-42N 104-15E at 111600Z nov
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3512/162016-11-14 → 2016-12-08
    Man overboard from F/V BV93569 ts in 07-45N 107-56E
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3498/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-08
    F/V cm 99890 ts, five persons on board, disabled and flooding in 07-37N 107-01E at 121735Z nov
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 3457/162016-11-09 → 2016-11-11
    F/V py 92285 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-33N 111-29E at…
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3449/162016-11-08 → 2016-12-08
    Man overboard from F/V st 93089 ts in 08-39.64N 106-39.80E at 071900Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 3444/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-08
    Man overboard from F/V st 93089 ts in 09-39N 106-39E at 071900Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 3408/162016-11-05 → 2016-11-05
    F/V bd 99939 ts, ten persons on board, sinking in 09-49N 108-56E at 042130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 3405/162016-11-04 → 2016-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-47.0N 113-27.2E
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3383/162016-11-03 → 2016-11-03
    F/V bv 92071 ts sank vicinity 10-21N 107-04E at 031310Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3362/162016-11-02 → 2016-11-17
    Three persons missing from F/V qng 94740-TS in 16-59N 108-46E at 011130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 3354/162016-11-01 → 2016-11-04
    F/V py 90035-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-46N 117-23E at 012000Z nov
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3350/162016-11-01 → 2016-11-06
    F/V bd 96973-TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-49N 112-40E at…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3344/162016-10-31 → 2016-11-04
    F/V dna 0494, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-50N 107-26E at 310800Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 3334/162016-10-30 → 2016-11-03
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96115 ts vicinity 10-48N 108-07E at 300730Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3329/162016-10-30 → 2016-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V genco sugar in 07-19.4N 111-15.5E at 300646Z oct
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3326/162016-10-30 → 2016-10-30
    F/V bd 97008 ts, ten persons on board, flooding due to collision in 07-05N 106-19E at 300200Z oct
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 3306/162016-10-28 → 2016-10-30
    F/V qng 94706-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-56N 116-27E on 24 oct
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3289/162016-10-27 → 2016-11-04
    F/V bd 97977 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-01N 113-36E at…
    South China Sea

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