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 1830/132013-06-23 → 2013-06-25
    F/V qng 96048 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-09N 114-46E at…
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1763/132013-06-18 → 2013-06-18
    F/V BD31138TS, eight persons on board, disabled and taking on water due to collision in 08-31N 106-10E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 1675/132013-06-10 → 2013-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel torenia in 04-46.9N 106-33.8E at 100940Z jun
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1613/132013-06-05 → 2013-06-22
    Man overboard from M/V triple ever vicinity 01-57N 104-37E at 041300Z jun
    South China Sea · Malaysia-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1583/132013-06-02 → 2013-06-22
    Man overboard from vessel csb herald in 14-15.0N 115-23.5E at 012001Z jun
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1581/132013-06-02 → 2013-06-15
    Man overboard in 20-53N 108-14E at 010300Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 1557/132013-05-30 → 2013-05-31
    Man overboard vicinity cat ba, haiphong (20-50N 107-20E) at 290200Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 1539/132013-05-29 → 2013-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-19.0S 106-01.7E at 290710Z may
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1513/132013-05-26 → 2013-05-30
    F/V qng 95004-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-54N 111-01E at 260200Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 1463/132013-05-21 → 2013-06-15
    Distress signal received from M/V frisia in 08-58N 108-26E at 201011Z may
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1461/132013-05-21 → 2013-05-23
    F/V dna 90244-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-24N 110-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 1460/132013-05-21 → 2013-05-21
    M/V binh nguyen 36, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-25N 107-25E at 201230Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1455/132013-05-20 → 2013-05-21
    Distress signal received from M/V frisia in 08-58N 108-26E at 201011Z may
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1451/132013-05-19 → 2013-05-24
    F/V bd 95026 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-39N 114-25E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1392/132013-05-15 → 2013-05-16
    F/V py 90232TS, six persons on board, grounded in 08-33.6N 112-12.0E at 141900Z may
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1389/132013-05-14 → 2013-06-15
    Distress signal received from vessel jm permai in 05-23N 105-15E at 142115Z may
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1366/132013-05-12 → 2013-05-17
    F/V dna 90426-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-51N 113-03E at 111400Z may
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1360/132013-05-11 → 2013-05-11
    F/V QNA94059-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-06N 109-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 1307/132013-05-07 → 2013-05-07
    Distress signal receieved from M/V red dragon in 16-37.0N 113-09.4E at 071226Z may
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1268/132013-05-05 → 2013-05-05
    F/V bd 96986TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-44N 109-40E at 041100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 1225/132013-05-01 → 2013-05-02
    F/V th 90153, ten persons on board, disabled and taking on water due to collision in 19-31N 107-23E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  22. HYDROPAC 1160/132013-04-25 → 2013-04-26
    Philippines to china
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1132/132013-04-22 → 2013-04-27
    F/V qna 91171-TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-32N 111-13E at…
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1105/132013-04-20 → 2013-05-04
    F/V qng 90978-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-26N 112-42E at…
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1039/132013-04-15 → 2013-04-17
    F/V qng 90978-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-02N 112-26E on 10 apr
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1033/132013-04-14 → 2013-04-15
    F/V qng 98859-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-51N 110-02E at 130134Z apr
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 1028/132013-04-13 → 2013-04-14
    F/V qng 98859-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-40N 111-48E at 130134Z apr
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 997/132013-04-10 → 2013-04-15
    Man overboard from M/V xiang tong 9 in 10-36N 108-07E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 934/132013-04-03 → 2013-04-05
    F/V qng 2764-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-23N 114-35E at 031200Z apr
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 894/132013-04-01 → 2013-04-01
    F/V qng 98289 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-40N 111-00E at 312230Z mar
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 814/132013-03-24 → 2013-03-24
    Distress signal received from M/V starship pegasus in 17-22N 114-48E at 241940Z mar
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 768/132013-03-19 → 2013-03-19
    M/V viacomin III sank in 18-29N 106-14E at 191855Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin
  33. HYDROPAC 729/132013-03-14 → 2013-03-17
    F/V KG0991, six persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 716/132013-03-13 → 2013-03-30
    F/V th 90599-TS sank in 19-05N 107-19E at 092200Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin
  35. HYDROPAC 698/132013-03-12 → 2013-03-16
    F/V qng 97016-TS, nine persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-10N 116-34E at…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 689/132013-03-11 → 2013-03-12
    F/V py 96437-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-32N 114-15E at 101700Z mar
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 681/132013-03-10 → 2013-03-13
    F/V th 90599-TS sank in 19-53N 107-19E at 092200Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin
  38. HYDROPAC 646/132013-03-06 → 2013-03-11
    F/V bd 91375 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-50N 113-50E at 042000Z…
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 636/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-07
    F/V kh 99829-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-40N 112-30E at 050800Z mar
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 631/132013-03-04 → 2013-03-07
    F/V QB-3121, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-55N 107-07E at 030400Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 622/132013-03-04 → 2013-03-05
    F/V qna 94727-TS, 31 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-22N 112-53E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 619/132013-03-03 → 2013-03-04
    F/V QB-3121, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-01N 107-14E at 030400Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 589/132013-02-27 → 2013-03-16
    F/V TH-1451-TS, nine persons on board, suffered an explosion vicinity 19-00N 106-00E at 261200Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 587/132013-02-27 → 2013-03-01
    F/V dna 90328-TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-50N 109-22E at 262100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 581/132013-02-27 → 2013-03-07
    Man overboard from M/V astra centauras vicinity 20-50-03N 107-18-15E at 262140Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 563/132013-02-25 → 2013-03-02
    F/V bd 96698-TS, 12 persons on board, in need of assistance in 13-02N 110-40E at 250430Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 534/132013-02-23 → 2013-02-23
    F/V bth 96560 ts, nine persons on board, disabled, flooding and adrift in 08-17.15N 108-38.40E at 230030Z feb
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 525/132013-02-22 → 2013-03-02
    F/V bd 95191-TS, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 13-30N 109-19E at 211200Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 483/132013-02-18 → 2013-02-18
    M/V dai duong sea, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 08-35.04N 113-07.55E at…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 474/132013-02-17 → 2013-02-18
    M/V dai duong sea, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-52.04N 113-20.34E at…
    South China Sea

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