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 2504/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-28
    Man overboard from F/V BV90249TS in 07-15.241N 106-20.523E at 180700Z aug
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2485/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V surya ratna in 00-55.2S 107-16.2E at 181403Z aug
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2470/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V hp 90044 ts unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  4. HYDROPAC 2459/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V dna 90098TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-20N 113-10E at 161035Z aug
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2456/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V py 97759 ts sank in 13-24N 110-43E at 170240Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2455/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V bd 95251-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-00N 112-50E at…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2449/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-22
    F/V bth 99809 ts, four persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 07-59N 110-36E at…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2444/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-21
    F/V bv 92854 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-24N 106-47E on 13 aug
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2431/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-21
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5271 ts in 07-46N 107-06E at 140900Z aug
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2430/162016-08-15 → 2016-09-11
    F/V bd 96552 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-33N 114-19E at 142300Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2391/162016-08-10 → 2016-08-31
    Man overboard from F/V bth 97597TS vicinity 09-07N 108-01E at 100900Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 2379/162016-08-09 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received vicinity 01-42.5N 106-26.5E at 091427Z aug
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2378/162016-08-09 → 2016-10-05
    M/V thanh dat one sank in 11-07.5N 108-54.3E at 081600Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 2367/162016-08-09 → 2016-08-09
    M/V thanh dat one, 11 persons on board, sank in 11-07.5N 108-54.3E at 081600Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 2365/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-09
    M/V thanh dat one, 12 persons on board, sank in 11-07.5N 108-54.3E at 081600Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2353/162016-08-07 → 2016-08-11
    F/V BD97230TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-26N 111-22E on 31 jul
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2347/162016-08-06 → 2016-08-07
    F/V BD97404TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-14N 111-34E at 060130Z…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2346/162016-08-06 → 2016-08-10
    F/V kh 97768 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 06-45N 108-55E at 051800Z…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2309/162016-08-02 → 2016-08-04
    F/V bd 91384TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-00N 111-35E at 011100Z…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 2305/162016-08-01 → 2016-08-22
    F/V tg 93137 ts sunk in 08-25N 107-50E at 010530Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2293/162016-07-30 → 2016-07-31
    F/V qb 91264 ts, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-15N 109-00E at 300617Z…
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2281/162016-07-29 → 2016-08-01
    F/V dna 90426-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-41N 111-35E at…
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2280/162016-07-29 → 2016-08-01
    F/V qng 98746-TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-04N 111-30E at…
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2242/162016-07-26 → 2016-08-03
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 07-02.8N 108-10.7E
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2235/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received vicinity 05-22.0N 104-52.4E at 260315Z jul
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2223/162016-07-25 → 2016-08-21
    18 persons missing from capsized vessel
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  27. HYDROPAC 2219/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-25
    19 persons missing from capsized vessel
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  28. HYDROPAC 2218/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-24
    F/V bd 97238 ts, 14 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2191/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-23
    M/V duy phat 68, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-35.79N 107-16.67E at 212120Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin
  30. HYDROPAC 2145/162016-07-17 → 2016-08-08
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96876 ts in 06-58N 110-14E at 161700Z jul
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2143/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-18
    F/V bd 97791 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-55N 110-27E at 151000Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2142/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-29
    Man overboard from F/V py 90828TS in 11-25N 109-27E at 151500Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2138/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel premchai 10 at 161005Z jul in: a. 13-33.16N 100-35.38E b.…
    Western North Pacific · Gulf of Thailand
  34. HYDROPAC 2107/162016-07-14 → 2016-08-21
    Man overboard from vessel star mariella in 06-24.1N 108-07.6E at 130300Z jul
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2102/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-14
    F/V qng 95554 ts, 22 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-22N 109-54E at 120700Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 2101/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-14
    Man overboard from vessel star mariella in 06-44.95N 108-29.00E at 130735Z jul
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2096/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-49.9N 110-18.8E at 130156Z jul
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2088/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-13
    F/V th 90867-TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 17-48N 107-07E at 112200Z jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2081/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-16
    F/V BD95578 ts, five persons on board, disabled and anchored in 10-30N 112-30E
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 2035/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    F/V qb 90006-TS, nine persons on board, taking on water in 16-39N 110-35E at 061100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1989/162016-07-03 → 2016-07-06
    F/V kh 99055-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 06-30N 106-15E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1967/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-06
    F/V dna 90771-TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-46N 108-21E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 1957/162016-06-30 → 2016-07-07
    Man overboard from F/V bd 94369-TS in 16-02N 109-57E at 291200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 1921/162016-06-27 → 2016-06-29
    F/V 95573 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-35N 110-01E at 230800Z
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1857/162016-06-21 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-17.5N 114-15.4E at 210628Z jun
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1842/162016-06-19 → 2016-06-20
    Vessel sank vicinity 08-36N 106-41E at 190200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 1810/162016-06-16 → 2016-07-31
    Aircraft unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  48. HYDROPAC 1798/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-17
    F/V kh 91189-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-42N 110-50E at…
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1775/162016-06-13 → 2016-07-24
    124 meter M/V au libra unreported
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1764/162016-06-12 → 2016-07-12
    F/V BV4507TS sank in 06-45N 107-13E at 111300Z jun
    South China Sea

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