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 3733/142014-12-13 → 2014-12-14
    M/V hoa mai 25, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-08N 107-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3698/142014-12-11 → 2014-12-20
    F/V bp 96972-TS, seven persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3654/142014-12-05 → 2014-12-06
    Man overboard vicinity 10-00N 107-00E at 021908Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 3614/142014-12-02 → 2014-12-03
    Man overboard vicinity 10-00N 107-00E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3598/142014-12-01 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel brantas 1001 in 06-29.08N 109-43.19E
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3581/142014-11-30 → 2014-12-06
    F/V QNG98168-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-43N 108-33E at 292100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 3579/142014-11-30 → 2014-12-02
    F/V bd 95519-TS, seven persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-15N 110-17E at…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 3563/142014-11-29 → 2014-11-29
    M/V cosco prince rupert reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-51N 110-30E at 290300Z nov
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3561/142014-11-29 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received from M/V silver trade in 16-15N 111-08E at 290130Z nov
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3558/142014-11-28 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received from M/V asia glory in 04-57.9N 104-00.8E and 04-04.4N 107-59.9E at 281857Z nov
    South China Sea · Malaysia · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 3549/142014-11-28 → 2014-11-29
    F/V py 96182-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-15N 113-07E at…
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3516/142014-11-25 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received from vessel yangfan 99 in 10-12.5N 114-14.0E at 250314Z nov
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3476/142014-11-21 → 2014-11-25
    M/V thinh an 68, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-42.7N 106-45.1E at 210320Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3461/142014-11-20 → 2014-11-29
    M/V hoa mai, 12 persons on board, sinking due to collision in 16-45N 108-30E at 200155Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 3437/142014-11-18 → 2014-11-29
    Man overboard in 14-52N 112-49E at 180034Z nov
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 3430/142014-11-18 → 2014-11-29
    Man overboard from M/V hansa augsberg between 14-28.0N 112-34.8E at 172130Z nov and 14-32.6N 112-36.7E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 3424/142014-11-18 → 2014-11-18
    Man overboard vicinity 14-52N 112-49E at 180034Z nov
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 3409/142014-11-16 → 2014-11-16
    Distress signal received in 17-15N 108-52E
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3405/142014-11-15 → 2014-11-22
    Distress signal received in 00-24.1N 105-17.1E at 150144Z nov
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3359/142014-11-12 → 2014-11-14
    F/V qng 55985-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-53N 113-57E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3346/142014-11-11 → 2014-11-15
    F/V qng 94780-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-48N 110-39E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3326/142014-11-09 → 2015-01-04
    M/V nam V 69 and M/V phuc xuan 68 requesting assistance due to a collision in 12-03-08N 109-22-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3283/142014-11-05 → 2014-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-20.4N 105-57.2E at 051048Z nov
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3191/142014-10-28 → 2014-10-29
    F/V bd 96772-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-08N 111-20E at 251900Z oct
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3153/142014-10-23 → 2014-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V golden blessing in 18-38.5N 113-20.5E at 232052Z oct
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 3093/142014-10-17 → 2014-10-18
    F/V qna 95078-TS, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-40N 110-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3087/142014-10-16 → 2014-10-27
    Distress signal received from M/V suratchanya vicinity 01-00N 105-00E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 3067/142014-10-15 → 2014-10-27
    F/V kh 98886 ts sank in 10-59N 108-59E at 141300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3040/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-14
    F/V qng 94301TS sank in 10-03N 106-58E at 111300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3039/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-11
    F/V qng 94301 ts, 12 persons on board, sank in 10-03N 106-58E at 111320Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 2961/142014-10-06 → 2014-10-09
    100 meter M/V sunrise, orange hull, 18 persons on board, unreported singapore to vietnam
    South China Sea · Singapore To Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2922/142014-10-02 → 2014-10-27
    F/V sank in 08-36N 106-08E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2912/142014-10-01 → 2014-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-13.1N 114-12.1E
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2815/142014-09-23 → 2014-09-23
    M/V mister percival, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 01-00S 109-00E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 2802/142014-09-21 → 2014-09-28
    Distress signal received in 06-14N 104-00E at 210417Z sep
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2800/142014-09-21 → 2014-09-24
    Derelict 15 meter F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 04-24.3N 106-08.4E
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2790/142014-09-19 → 2014-09-21
    Man overboard from F/V bd 95019TS vicinity 16-58N 108-53E at 190300Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2779/142014-09-18 → 2014-09-19
    M/V thinh cuong, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-05.34N 109-03.66E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2769/142014-09-18 → 2014-09-20
    F/V bd 94577-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-53N 108-04E at 180100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2737/142014-09-15 → 2014-09-16
    F/V bv 75698 ts sank in 09-16N 107-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2736/142014-09-15 → 2014-09-15
    F/V 75098 ts sank in 09-16N 107-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2724/142014-09-15 → 2014-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-26.7N 109-20.8E vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2722/142014-09-15 → 2014-09-15
    Distress signal received from M/V nps ocean star in 10-26.5N 109-20.9E at 150705Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2721/142014-09-15 → 2014-10-18
    Distress signal received from M/V oceanic indigo in 02-41N 104-36E at 150528Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2674/142014-09-11 → 2014-09-12
    F/V bv 4535TS, seven persons on board, disabled and sinking in 08-20N 106-39E at 111900Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 2617/142014-09-06 → 2014-09-22
    Man overboard from F/V bv 92424 ts in 09-28N 107-13E at 060400Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2582/142014-09-03 → 2014-09-04
    F/V kh 96266-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-42N 110-09E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 2561/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-02
    F/V qng 90224-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-00N 113-28E at 011000Z sep
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2552/142014-08-31 → 2014-09-01
    F/V KH97689TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-00N 110-30E at 300800Z aug
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 2551/142014-08-31 → 2014-08-31
    F/V 94969 kh, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-21N 112-12E at 310145Z aug
    South China Sea

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