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 3358/112011-12-02 → 2011-12-02
    F/V bd 91069TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 12-40N 110-07E at 011200Z dec
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 3295/112011-11-24 → 2011-12-31
    M/V bright ruby sank in 16-33N 114-00E at 210702Z nov
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3294/112011-11-24 → 2011-11-24
    F/V py 91061 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-58N 109-09E at 232000Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 3291/112011-11-23 → 2011-11-24
    F/V bth 98540TS, six persons on board, disabled due to engine damage and anchored in 06-36N 104-40E at…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 3284/112011-11-23 → 2011-12-31
    Two persons missing from F/V ST90459 ts in 08-53N 106-31E at 221100Z nov
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3275/112011-11-22 → 2011-11-27
    F/V cm 99887, 12 persons on board, disabled due to engine damage and anchored in 06-33N 104-13E at 191700Z nov
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3272/112011-11-22 → 2011-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel borcos taqwa in 05-43.6N 105-28.7E at 220352Z nov
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 3271/112011-11-22 → 2011-11-23
    F/V ST90459 ts, three persons on board, two persons missing, sinking in 08-53N 106-31E at 220310Z nov
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3262/112011-11-21 → 2011-12-03
    Man overboard from F/V BL93302 in 08-48N 105-37E at 192300Z nov
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3260/112011-11-21 → 2011-11-21
    Distress signal received from M/V bright ruby in 16-33N 114-00E at 210653Z nov
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3247/112011-11-19 → 2011-12-03
    F/V dna 90406-TS, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-20N 113-00E at…
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3236/112011-11-18 → 2011-11-25
    Man overboard from F/V bd 40770TS in 08-10N 105-50E at 170900Z nov
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3199/112011-11-13 → 2011-11-19
    F/V dna 37011-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-24N 108-13E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3195/112011-11-12 → 2011-11-12
    Distress signal received from M/V pacific hickory in 04-17N 105-53E
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3194/112011-11-12 → 2011-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-44.6N 104-09.1E at 121303Z nov
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 3193/112011-11-12 → 2011-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-02.6N 108-24.7E at 121248Z nov
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 3191/112011-11-12 → 2011-11-12
    M/V king phenix unreported singapore (01-18N 103-48E) to shanghai (31-12N 121-30E)
    Singapore To China
  18. HYDROPAC 3167/112011-11-10 → 2011-11-10
    F/V bd 91234TS, nine persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 12-46N 110-18E at 092000Z…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3144/112011-11-08 → 2011-11-11
    Thailand to philippines
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3102/112011-11-03 → 2011-11-06
    F/V bd 95560, seven persons on board, disabled due to broken propeller and anchored in 07-02N 104-02E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3053/112011-10-30 → 2011-10-31
    F/V 0716VU, six persons on board, flooding in 09-27N 107-04E at 292100Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3048/112011-10-29 → 2011-11-03
    F/V 92511TS sank in 09-45N 107-18E
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2987/112011-10-23 → 2011-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V prospaq T1 in 10-46.4N 108-33.3E at 232039Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 2961/112011-10-21 → 2011-10-21
    F/V BV5523/BV5524 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-25N 108-20E at 210806Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 2761/112011-10-01 → 2011-10-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V panama in 03-33.1N 104-10.8E at 010944Z oct
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2721/112011-09-28 → 2011-09-28
    F/V bth 99757TS and bth 99878TS, 33 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in…
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2691/112011-09-25 → 2011-09-26
    F/V py 92008 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-00N 116-00E on 23 sep
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2688/112011-09-24 → 2011-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-59.3N 103-54.8E at 241230Z sep
    Singapore Strait
  29. HYDROPAC 2681/112011-09-23 → 2011-09-24
    F/V dna 66456-TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-15N 108-39E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2551/112011-09-11 → 2011-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-15.8S 105-56.2E at 111012Z sep
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2491/112011-09-04 → 2011-09-04
    F/V bth 87097TS, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-26N 107-52E
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2465/112011-09-01 → 2011-09-04
    F/V qng 95339 ts, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 13-30N 113-20E at 010001Z…
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2453/112011-08-30 → 2011-09-03
    F/V qng 95726 ts, 31 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 11-20N 113-05E at 301500Z…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2411/112011-08-26 → 2011-08-28
    F/V BD95081TS, five persons on board, taking on water in 05-37N 105-14E at 260810Z aug
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2408/112011-08-26 → 2011-08-30
    F/V bth 96679 ts, 22 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure and anchored in 07-30N 109-47E at…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2386/112011-08-24 → 2011-09-03
    Distress signal received from vessel after collision in 02-07.2N 104-46.5E at 242115Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia-southeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2368/112011-08-23 → 2011-08-27
    F/V dna 90039 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-22N 109-07E at 222200Z…
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2346/112011-08-20 → 2011-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-59.9N 107-31.6E at 201237Z aug
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2288/112011-08-15 → 2011-08-15
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 151408Z aug in: a. 26-29-02N 134-20-34E
    Western North Pacific · India-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2269/112011-08-13 → 2011-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shun fu star in 06-23.0N 103-38.4E at 121131Z aug
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2234/112011-08-10 → 2011-08-27
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98462 in 08-54N 107-37E at 041415Z aug
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2177/112011-08-03 → 2011-08-13
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99128 in 09-30N 108-26E at 030100Z aug vessels in vicinity requested to keep a…
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2173/112011-08-03 → 2011-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-30N 105-45E at 030550Z aug
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2157/112011-08-02 → 2011-08-20
    Man overboard from F/V bl 93006, vicinity 08-42N 105-43E at 012000Z aug
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2155/112011-08-02 → 2011-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel eleonora in 11-47.4N 116-57.0E at 020157Z aug
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2148/112011-08-01 → 2011-08-01
    Distress signal received in 16-47N 116-50E at 300359Z jul
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 2138/112011-07-30 → 2011-08-13
    Distress signal received in 16-47N 116-50E at 300359Z jul
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2048/112011-07-16 → 2011-07-30
    F/V dn 90258TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 09-55N 114-35E at 160001Z jul
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2033/112011-07-15 → 2011-07-16
    F/V dn 90152-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-31N 110-14E at 150400Z jul
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1904/112011-07-01 → 2011-07-01
    F/V hp 90157TS, five persons on board, unreported co to island to tran island
    Gulf of Tonkin

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