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.

in force
0
last 12 months
8
vs previous 12 (6)
+33%
since 1996
3,861

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the South China Sea right now.

By year

96
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the South China Sea

Archive · 3,861 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1847/112011-06-26 → 2011-06-26
    F/V py 90875, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 11-52N 111-18E at 250030Z jun
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1843/112011-06-25 → 2011-06-26
    F/V py 90875, nine persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 11-52N 111-18E at 250030Z jun
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1811/112011-06-22 → 2011-07-02
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98499 vicinity 10-03N 108-10E at 211800Z jun
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1809/112011-06-22 → 2011-06-22
    F/V chia feng no
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 1808/112011-06-22 → 2011-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-18.6N 107-17.8E at 220137Z jun
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1777/112011-06-19 → 2011-07-02
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98543TS vicinity 09-52N 108-16E at 190910Z jun
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1753/112011-06-16 → 2011-06-25
    F/V tg 92942, suffered an engine room explosion in 07-33N 108-32E at 162359Z jun
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1737/112011-06-14 → 2011-06-18
    F/V 90334 qn, 30 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 09-30N 110-15E at 140500Z jun
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1661/112011-06-06 → 2011-06-25
    Distress signal received in 01-48.76N 105-08.85E
    Singapore Strait
  10. HYDROPAC 1459/112011-05-15 → 2011-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-03.1N 104-11.9E at 150628Z may
    Singapore Strait
  11. HYDROPAC 1386/112011-05-07 → 2011-05-21
    Distress signal received vicinity 12-34N 112-14E at 071423Z may
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1330/112011-04-30 → 2011-05-14
    Man overboard from M/V kmtc keelung vicinity of trackline between 04-31.72N 104-18.90E at 301230Z apr and…
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 1267/112011-04-26 → 2011-04-26
    Distress signal received in 20-20N 117-21E at 252134Z apr
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1251/112011-04-24 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-53.2N 112-58.0E at 242139Z apr
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1246/112011-04-24 → 2011-04-30
    F/V 90082DN reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-05N 109-45E at 240100Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 1160/112011-04-14 → 2011-04-23
    F/V 94709 qn, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 11-15N 114-35E at 132300Z apr
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1119/112011-04-10 → 2011-04-23
    F/V BD96340, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 06-26.7N 105-16.6E at 082300Z…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1066/112011-04-06 → 2011-04-23
    F/V 93357TS sank in 09-05N 107-17E at 052100Z apr
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1065/112011-04-06 → 2011-04-16
    F/V qn 90136 ts, 28 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-16N 112-30E at 051100Z…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1037/112011-04-02 → 2011-04-03
    F/V 97272TS, 12 persons on board, flooding due to a collision in 08-55N 106-33E at 011410Z apr
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1036/112011-04-02 → 2011-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V banga barta in 23-13-11N 134-16-55E and 16-08-34N 095-52-47E at…
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 959/112011-03-26 → 2011-04-09
    F/V 95263QNG, 26 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-33N 109-28E at 241200Z mar
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 957/112011-03-26 → 2011-03-27
    F/V 60362KG, five persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 929/112011-03-23 → 2011-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tenyu in 01-44.6N 106-02.8E at 231221Z mar
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 908/112011-03-23 → 2011-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V FUYUANYUF66 in 01-58.0N 104-39.6E at 222336Z mar
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 861/112011-03-19 → 2011-04-02
    Distress signal received from M/V thor nereus in 02-51N 105-15E at 191856Z mar
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 791/112011-03-14 → 2011-03-26
    Distress signal received in 01-24.1N 104-37.1E at 140209Z mar
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 787/112011-03-13 → 2011-03-19
    M/V CAILAN2/3WLA, 24 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-34N 110-03E
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 725/112011-03-08 → 2011-03-19
    F/V 98138 qng, 12 persons on board, sinking in 15-12N 117-46E at 080400Z mar
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 711/112011-03-06 → 2011-03-12
    F/V 91234QN reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-49N 114-40E at 060130Z mar
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 703/112011-03-05 → 2011-03-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 050908Z mar in: a. 03-18.7N 109-01.4E
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 671/112011-03-03 → 2011-03-12
    F/V 90358DN, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-50N 110-20E at 010900Z mar
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 637/112011-02-27 → 2011-03-03
    F/V 90316DN, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-50N 110-50E at 261900Z feb
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 608/112011-02-24 → 2011-04-09
    F/V 66192QNG, six persons on board, overdue vicinity paracel islands (16-30N 112-00E) since 27 dec 10
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 597/112011-02-24 → 2011-02-24
    Distress signal received from 11 meter vessel torisutan in 19-17-15N 120-23-04E at 240701Z feb
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 569/112011-02-23 → 2011-03-05
    F/V 94565QNG reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-59N 115-00E at 222230Z feb
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 519/112011-02-16 → 2011-02-19
    Derelict ten meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 00-59.5N 105-48.8E at 140345Z feb
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 473/112011-02-11 → 2011-02-12
    F/V 92545QN, 31 persons on board, reports crewmen sick and requiring medical assistance in 13-45N 115-45E at…
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 317/112011-01-26 → 2011-01-27
    F/V bv 74055 ts sunk in 10-06N 107-33E at 230200Z jan
  40. HYDROPAC 305/112011-01-26 → 2011-02-05
    F/V nt 90558TS, 11 persons on board, out of fuel and adrift in 09-48N 108-46E at 260140Z jan
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 304/112011-01-26 → 2011-02-05
    F/V py 5282 ts, eight persons on board, adrift due to broken propeller in 07-00N 112-15E at 260100Z jan
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 292/112011-01-25 → 2011-01-25
    Vessel, three persons on board, sinking in 20-43N 119-02E
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 281/112011-01-24 → 2011-02-19
    F/V 90591KG sunk in 07-05N 107-57E at 240158Z jan
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 250/112011-01-21 → 2011-01-29
    F/V 95263Q, 24 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 14-40N 110-04E at 201900Z jan
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 189/112011-01-16 → 2011-02-26
    F/V 90507 th, nine persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tongking
  46. HYDROPAC 121/112011-01-12 → 2011-02-26
    M/V xing tai long, eight persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  47. HYDROPAC 91/112011-01-09 → 2011-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-25N 105-19E at 092208Z jan
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 81/112011-01-08 → 2011-01-22
    F/V, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-08N 103-59E
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 76/112011-01-08 → 2011-02-19
    F/V qb 32-38 sank in 20-50N 107-54E at 021700Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin
  50. HYDROPAC 75/112011-01-08 → 2011-02-26
    F/V bth 265 pq, three persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South China Sea — page 69 · seahazards