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 195/162016-01-21 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 211919Z jan in: a. 20-24-28N 091-09-25E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Bay of Bengal
  2. HYDROPAC 147/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-18
    Distress signal received on 12577 khz in 14-43N 109-09E at 171556Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 120/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-16
    F/V bd 97287-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-36N 109-33E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 85/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-16
    F/V qng 90424TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-27N 112-15E 120200Z…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 71/162016-01-09 → 2016-01-13
    F/V bd 95207-TS, eight persons on board, sank in 16-33N 113-44E at 090700Z jan
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 33/162016-01-06 → 2016-01-07
    F/V qng 94369TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-23N 113-14E at 052100Z jan
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 21/162016-01-04 → 2016-01-31
    Man overboard from F/V HP1800 ts in 20-41.44N 106-57.03E at 031210Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 14/162016-01-03 → 2016-01-04
    Man overboard from F/V in 20-41.43N 106-57.02E at 031210Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 4206/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-26
    F/V py 91847-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-25N 115-11E at…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 4158/152015-12-22 → 2015-12-26
    F/V 91939-TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-03N 111-46E at 220320Z dec
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 4145/152015-12-20 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-10.0N 112-06.8E at 201841Z dec
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 4120/152015-12-18 → 2015-12-21
    F/V kh 95338TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-50N 110-45E
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 4112/152015-12-17 → 2015-12-17
    F/V bd 97456 ts, 13 persons on board, flooding in 11-35N 109-20E at 171230Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 4111/152015-12-17 → 2015-12-27
    F/V kg 93250 ts sunk in 06-40N 105-05E at 170715Z dec
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 4091/152015-12-15 → 2015-12-20
    M/V fortune life sank in 17-14N 118-01E on 27 nov
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 4089/152015-12-15 → 2015-12-27
    Man overboard from M/V hanjin ningbo in 04-30N 105-39E at 150830Z dec 15
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 4050/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-20
    Man overboard from vessel zambia in 06-36N 108-15E at 120850Z dec
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 4019/152015-12-10 → 2015-12-21
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97042 ts in 10-27N 113-35E at 090400Z dec
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3994/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-27
    F/V th 91567TS, nine persons on board, capsized and adrift in 19-43.7N 106-24.0E at 042100Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3947/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-06
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97311 ts vicinity 11-00N 116-50E at 221400Z nov
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3939/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-06
    F/V bd 91039 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-41N 111-36E at 010900Z dec
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 3919/152015-11-29 → 2015-12-13
    M/V fortune life sank in 17-14.0N 118-01.0E on 27 nov
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3915/152015-11-29 → 2015-11-30
    F/V qng 90161 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-20N 109-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3911/152015-11-28 → 2015-11-29
    M/V fortune life sank in 17-14N 118-01E
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3898/152015-11-27 → 2015-11-28
    M/V fortune life sinking in 17-14N 118-01E
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 3844/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-26
    Two derelict liferafts adrift in 24-53N 119-44E
    Taiwan Strait
  27. HYDROPAC 3739/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-16
    M/V thien anh 07, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-00N 109-05E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3731/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-03.8N 105-44.6E at 140205Z nov
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 3728/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-14
    Man overboard from M/V hoa binh vicinity 20-00N 106-00E at 131730Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3667/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-11
    F/V bd 95906 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-54N 107-58E at…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3653/152015-11-08 → 2015-11-09
    F/V hoang phuc 18 sank in 10-16.0N 106-55.9E at 301300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 3648/152015-11-08 → 2015-11-14
    F/V kh 97426 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 11-44N 116-13E at 071200Z…
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3633/152015-11-06 → 2015-11-07
    F/V bd 96652-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-10N 111-48E at…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3611/152015-11-04 → 2015-11-06
    F/V bd 96652-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-30N 112-20E at…
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3592/152015-11-01 → 2015-11-08
    F/V hoang phuc 18 sank in 10-16.0N 106-55.9E at 301300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3578/152015-10-30 → 2015-11-01
    F/V hoang phuc 18 sank in 10-16.0N 106-55.9E at 301300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 3572/152015-10-30 → 2015-11-15
    Man overboard from M/V armada tgt 1 vicinity 09-58.45N 107-58.21E at 282330Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 3571/152015-10-30 → 2015-11-15
    Man overboard from F/V PY90109 ts vicinity 11-31N 110-03E at 290700Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 3558/152015-10-29 → 2015-10-31
    F/V NA93272 ts, 9 persons on board, and F/V NA95666 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-50N…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  40. HYDROPAC 3553/152015-10-29 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-38.9N 108-11.6E at 290321Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 3541/152015-10-28 → 2015-12-06
    Man overboard from S/V ark 323 vicinity 09-47.9N 108-49.3E at 280400Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3527/152015-10-26 → 2015-10-28
    Man overboard from S/V ark 323 vicinity 09-42.1N 108-49.7E at 270001Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 3524/152015-10-26 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received vicinity 01-00N 103-40E at 260753Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 3517/152015-10-26 → 2015-10-26
    Man overboard from S/V ark 323 in 10-09N 109-10E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 3511/152015-10-25 → 2015-10-26
    Man overboard from S/V ark 323 in 10-18-24N 109-22-32E at 251730Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 3510/152015-10-25 → 2015-10-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 10-18.40N 109-22.53E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3497/152015-10-24 → 2015-10-25
    F/V dna 37096 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-47N 109-00E at 232200Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 3496/152015-10-24 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V europa, five persons on board, vicinity 19-00N 118-00E at…
    South China Sea · China To Philippines
  49. HYDROPAC 3445/152015-10-20 → 2015-10-20
    F/V py 90909 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to no fuel in 09-55N 110-02E at 200200Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 3444/152015-10-20 → 2015-10-23
    F/V kh 96977 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-19N 112-24E at 191100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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