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 817/162016-03-21 → 2016-03-22
    F/V qng 94592-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-05N 109-22E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 807/162016-03-19 → 2016-03-28
    Man overboard from F/V qng 92799-TS vicinity 16-48N 109-01E at 172200Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 783/162016-03-18 → 2016-03-18
    F/V qng 94997-TS, ten persons on board, sinking in 15-55N 108-56E at 172045Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 774/162016-03-17 → 2016-03-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-06.2N 105-44.9E at 171427Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 762/162016-03-16 → 2016-03-17
    F/V qng 94780 ts, nine persons on board, aground in 11-07N 114-46E at 161650Z mar
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 758/162016-03-16 → 2016-03-18
    F/V collided with M/V in 02-20.00S 108-36.65E at 131730Z mar
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 741/162016-03-15 → 2016-04-10
    F/V qiong dan zhou 11118 sank in 18-54N 107-04E at 132100Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 730/162016-03-14 → 2016-03-20
    F/V kh 96658 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-46N 110-41E at 140400Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 699/162016-03-11 → 2016-03-12
    M/V rendezvous, white hull, unreported
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 665/162016-03-08 → 2016-03-10
    F/V kh 96640-TS sinking in 16-10N 113-15E at 071315Z mar
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 658/162016-03-07 → 2016-03-19
    F/V bd 97207 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-08N 114-50E at 070001Z mar
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 655/162016-03-07 → 2016-03-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel nariva in 05-21.2N 106-41.3E at 071434Z mar
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 650/162016-03-06 → 2016-03-20
    M/V lam hong 18, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-12N 107-53E at 060110Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 642/162016-03-06 → 2016-03-20
    F/V qng 98362-TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-53N 110-15E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 640/162016-03-05 → 2016-03-06
    F/V QNG94326 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 17-27N 110-05E at 050600Z…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 635/162016-03-05 → 2016-03-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-17.6N 105-21.3E
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 634/162016-03-05 → 2016-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-18.1N 105-21.3E
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 633/162016-03-05 → 2016-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-58.2N 106-08.6E
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 619/162016-03-04 → 2016-03-04
    F/V kh 92169TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-18N 109-59E at 032300Z…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 618/162016-03-04 → 2016-03-20
    Man overboard from F/V NA00696TS vicinity 18-11N 106-24E at 292330Z feb
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 600/162016-03-02 → 2016-03-06
    F/V qng 90034 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-35N 112-25E at…
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 583/162016-03-01 → 2016-04-03
    Man overboard from F/V NA94021 ts vicinity 18-28N 107-17E at 292130Z feb
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 570/162016-02-29 → 2016-02-29
    F/V bd 95956 ts sank in 10-20N 107-35E at 291450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 567/162016-02-29 → 2016-02-29
    F/V sinking in 08-03.7N 109-29.0E at 291235Z feb
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 565/162016-02-29 → 2016-03-01
    F/V bd 97598 ts, six persons on board, requesting assistance in 12-58N 109-44E at 290120Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 562/162016-02-29 → 2016-02-29
    F/V sank in 17-20N 106-55E at 290700Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 560/162016-02-29 → 2016-02-29
    F/V bth 88217TS, six persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 557/162016-02-28 → 2016-03-01
    F/V bd 96130 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-19N 109-52E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 553/162016-02-28 → 2016-02-29
    F/V 92666 nd, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-13N 107-25E at 261100Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin
  30. HYDROPAC 551/162016-02-28 → 2016-03-06
    F/V qng 94673-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-20N 109-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 529/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V energy sunrise in 03-06.5N 105-40.8E at 251554Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 518/162016-02-25 → 2016-03-04
    Man overboard from F/V kg 1189B-TS vicinity 07-00N 104-00E at 200900Z feb
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  33. HYDROPAC 517/162016-02-25 → 2016-03-02
    F/V qng 90104-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-01N 114-54E at…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 488/162016-02-21 → 2016-03-06
    Man overboard from M/V gannet bulker vicinity of trackline between 14-44.7N 114-57.9E at 191400Z feb and…
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 482/162016-02-20 → 2016-03-14
    Man overboard from M/V con dao 10 in 09-21.07N 106-45.47E at 121530Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 480/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-20
    M/V ha tien, 20 persons on board, sinking in 16-39N 107-56E at 201112Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 478/162016-02-20 → 2016-03-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-44N 114-58E at 200355Z feb
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 452/162016-02-18 → 2016-02-19
    F/V NT91027 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 10-29.53N 108-10.51E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 444/162016-02-17 → 2016-02-17
    F/V bd 93510 ts, seven persons on board, flooding and anchored in 08-26N 106-12E at 171130Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 437/162016-02-17 → 2016-02-18
    F/V NT91027 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-11.6N 108-15.8E at 170100Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 427/162016-02-15 → 2016-03-06
    F/V QB92671 ts sank in 17-59N 110-12E at 150200Z feb
    South China Sea · China · Hainan-south Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 410/162016-02-13 → 2016-02-14
    F/V qng 94499-TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-40N 109-10E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 407/162016-02-13 → 2016-02-13
    Distress signal received from M/V eastern star in 09-50.6N 111-21.5E at 130219Z feb
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 403/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-20
    Man overboard from M/V con dao 10 in 09-22.08N 106-52.85E at 121530Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 350/162016-02-07 → 2016-02-13
    M/V bahari seluan sunk in 04-02.44N 107-54.18E at 052300Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 347/162016-02-06 → 2016-02-14
    Distress signal received in 05-37N 107-48E at 061910Z feb
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 344/162016-02-06 → 2016-02-09
    F/V kh 97643, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-58N 113-30E
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 279/162016-02-01 → 2016-02-28
    Man overboard from F/V BV6767 ts in 09-44N 107-40E at 011333Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 269/162016-02-01 → 2016-02-02
    F/V kh 99216-TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-57N 112-19E at…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 212/162016-01-24 → 2016-01-31
    F/V qng 97299 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-38N 111-07E
    South China Sea

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