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 2676/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-14
    F/V BD11077 ts, one person missing, due to collision in 10-19.59N 107-11.26E at 131010Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2648/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    F/V qng 94547 ts, two persons on board, disabled and aground in 15-53-50N 108-25-16E at 120200Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 2628/152015-08-11 → 2015-08-13
    F/V qna 91719-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-20N 113-43E at 060100Z aug
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2615/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-11
    F/V qna 93853-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-03N 109-16E at 092000Z aug
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2614/152015-08-10 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V kg 91338 ts vicinity 05-27N 104-43E at 091800Z aug
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2601/152015-08-08 → 2015-08-10
    F/V bd 97157 ts, 12 persons on board, aground in 10-30N 115-42E at 072100Z aug
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2590/152015-08-07 → 2015-08-22
    Distress signal received from M/V sk line in 06-05.52N 110-39.90E at 082246Z aug
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2582/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-33-04N 116-02-02E at 061034Z aug
    Northern South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2574/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-09
    F/V tg 90476TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-04N 107-06E on 04 aug
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2545/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-05
    Man overboard from F/V bv 71056 in vicinity 10-25.2N 107-24.0E at 011700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2541/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-32-04N 108-42-00E at 021223Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 2536/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V stolt rindo in 11-40.29N 112-18.36E at 012324Z aug
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2530/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V armada firman in 06-56.5N 104-10.7E at 311302Z jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  14. HYDROPAC 2502/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-01
    F/V qng 95987-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-20N 112-25E at 281700Z…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 2469/152015-07-28 → 2015-08-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 18-04N 107-04E on 24 jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2442/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V I man hung in 17-21.9N 116-12.1E
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2440/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V hsang chiang in 17-21.9N 116-12.1E
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2390/152015-07-21 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard from M/V rang dong vicinity 20-39.14N 106-53.52E at 210600Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 2316/152015-07-13 → 2015-07-15
    F/V btr 97668 ts, two persons on board, unreported ben tre (10-01N 106-40E) to dai hung (08-28N 108-40E)
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 2306/152015-07-13 → 2015-07-14
    Man overboard from F/V nt 90369-TS vicinity 11-34.67N 109-08.68E at 102130Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2304/152015-07-12 → 2015-07-18
    M/V nusantara sank in 04-43N 110-13E at 080400Z jul
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2294/152015-07-11 → 2015-08-10
    Man overboard from F/V tg 92283 in 10-05-42N 106-52-25E at 110831Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2287/152015-07-11 → 2015-07-12
    Tug sukses 1200 with barge disabled due to engine trouble and unreported vicinity 01-00N 105-00E
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2284/152015-07-10 → 2015-07-13
    F/V qng 98604 ts, 12 persons on board, sank in 10-10N 114-20E at 091400Z jul
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2274/152015-07-10 → 2015-07-11
    F/V th 90169-TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-37N 107-04E at 091600Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 2270/152015-07-09 → 2015-08-06
    Man overboard from F/V tg 99010 ts in 07-51.5N 107-19.7E at 090300Z jul
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2262/152015-07-09 → 2015-07-11
    Man overboard from F/V bd 93304 ts in 07-05N 107-23E at 090100Z jul
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2251/152015-07-08 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-29.3N 108-25.1E at 080921Z jul
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2235/152015-07-05 → 2015-07-06
    F/V bd 96776 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and aground in 10-06.3N 106-54.3E at 051430Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 2228/152015-07-05 → 2015-07-09
    Vessel hai truong 36, 13 persons on board, aground in 10-29.75N 107-50.63E at 041900Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2227/152015-07-04 → 2015-07-05
    F/V 90653TS, seven persons on board, sunk in 20-01N 106-33E at 041330Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2176/152015-06-29 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-46.5N 113-12.4E at 291404Z jun
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2153/152015-06-27 → 2015-07-06
    F/V bd 97173 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-56N 112-08E at…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2141/152015-06-26 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received from M/V tanto bersama vicinity 01-00N 103-00E at 260022Z jun
    Strait of Malacca
  35. HYDROPAC 2104/152015-06-25 → 2015-06-28
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 05-37.2N 107-04.74E at 240500Z jun
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2102/152015-06-25 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V cloe in 07-34.8N 107-50.4E at 241530Z jun
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2097/152015-06-24 → 2015-06-25
    F/V 90148 th, seven persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  38. HYDROPAC 2096/152015-06-24 → 2015-06-24
    F/V ht 90173 ts and F/V ht 20394 ts, 15 persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  39. HYDROPAC 2072/152015-06-23 → 2015-06-28
    F/V kh 97876 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-39N 114-13E
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 2071/152015-06-23 → 2015-06-24
    Man overboard from M/V glovis companion in 20-20.3N 113-48.5E at 230710Z jun
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2051/152015-06-22 → 2015-06-25
    F/V qng 98588 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-40N 110-20E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2042/152015-06-22 → 2015-07-22
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5628 in 09-05N 107-56E at 180340Z jun
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2039/152015-06-21 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-39-31N 118-49-25E at 211734Z jun
    Taiwan Strait
  44. HYDROPAC 1969/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-23
    F/V qng 95429TS sank in 08-39N 114-03E at 161800Z jun
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1965/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-19
    Distress signal received in 17-33N 110-39E at 161713
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1888/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-52.6N 109-46.2E at 100801Z jun
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 1883/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-20
    Distress signal received from M/V teknogas in 07-36N 108-00E at 100223Z jun
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1881/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-12
    F/V kh 97679S-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-02N 110-50E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1867/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-10
    F/V qna 91207, 37 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-51N 111-11E on 08 jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1856/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-08
    Distress signal received from vessel mei hang, 20 persons on board, in 17-07N 115-01E
    South China Sea

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