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 2942/102010-12-27 → 2011-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V van don 02 in 07-30.4N 106-00.8E at 272040Z dec
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2847/102010-12-20 → 2011-01-08
    Man overboard from M/V regina vicinity 21-23N 118-18E at 201605Z dec
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2825/102010-12-17 → 2010-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-28.6N 109-40.1E
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2813/102010-12-16 → 2010-12-17
    Distress signal received by M/V crest omega in 04-15.6N 103-29.6E at 162004Z dec
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2669/102010-12-03 → 2010-12-11
    M/V hong wei capsized and adrift in 20-22.4N 119-47.0E at 031130Z dec
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2628/102010-11-29 → 2010-12-18
    Distress signal received in 05-45N 108-28E at 291139Z nov
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2613/102010-11-27 → 2010-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-46.7N 109-36.2E at 250737Z nov
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2461/102010-11-14 → 2010-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V express 59 in 21-31N 117-17E at 142110Z nov
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2417/102010-11-10 → 2010-12-04
    Man overboard from M/V dd fidelity vicinity 15-00.0N 116-20.5E at 091430Z nov
    Sea of Japan
  10. HYDROPAC 2402/102010-11-09 → 2010-11-09
    Distress signal received from vessel jianmao 9, 27 persons on board, in 15-45.0N 110-19.2E at 090700Z nov
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2362/102010-11-04 → 2010-12-11
    Distress signal received in 05-15.8N 107-47.2E at 041123Z nov
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2291/102010-10-29 → 2010-12-11
    Bali to thailand
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2271/102010-10-28 → 2010-11-13
    Man overboard from M/V vega turmalin in 19-06.7N 117-51.8E
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2261/102010-10-27 → 2010-12-11
    12 persons missing from M/V jian fu star in 21-00N 119-49E at 270055Z oct
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 2246/102010-10-27 → 2010-10-27
    Distress signal received from vessel jian fu star in 20-59N 119-47E at 262306Z oct
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2234/102010-10-25 → 2010-11-06
    Man overboard vicinity 18-38N 112-18E on 21 oct
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2147/102010-10-16 → 2010-10-18
    Man overboard from F/V wen fa no
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1839/102010-09-10 → 2010-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V vsg pride in 24-09N 119-07E at 101627Z sep
    Taiwan Strait
  19. HYDROPAC 1687/102010-08-19 → 2010-09-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 08-17.7N 112-13.7E at 190111Z aug
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1676/102010-08-18 → 2010-08-28
    F/V sank in 05-37.4N 107-06.7E
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1592/102010-08-06 → 2010-08-07
    Distress signal received from vessel sapphire II vicinity 17-20N 115-03E at 040732Z aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 1472/102010-07-17 → 2010-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-26.2N 105-19.6E at 170043Z jul
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1340/102010-06-29 → 2010-07-10
    Vessel apsara, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 01-55.76N 107-25.99E
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1337/102010-06-29 → 2010-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-26N 114-34E at 290101Z jun
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1112/102010-05-28 → 2010-06-05
    M/V macedon, gray hull, reported missing while anchored in 01-25.8N 104-35.5E at 281600Z may
    Singapore Strait · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 975/102010-05-11 → 2010-05-29
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 110839Z may in: a. 18-14-16N 109-27-43E
    South China Sea · Philippine Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 621/102010-03-28 → 2010-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bitumen shanghai in 08-53.5N 108-43.8E at 280349Z mar
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 334/102010-02-19 → 2010-02-26
    Barge callista found in 02-44.65N 104-13.80E
    South China Sea · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 267/102010-02-10 → 2010-02-27
    Man overboard from M/V chang jiang zui vicinity 03-20N 105-31E at 101550Z feb
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 266/102010-02-10 → 2010-02-14
    M/V asta towing barge, 12 persons on board, hijacked
    South China Sea · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 253/102010-02-09 → 2010-02-10
    M/V towing barge, 12 persons on board, hijacked in 03-12N 104-01E at 051800Z feb
    South China Sea · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 242/102010-02-05 → 2010-03-06
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 133/102010-01-24 → 2010-02-06
    Man overboard from M/V ralda vicinity of trackline between 07-09.7N 108-20.2E at 222000Z jan and 07-52.5N…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 101/102010-01-20 → 2010-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sealight in 15-14N 112-43E at 200006Z jan
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 95/102010-01-18 → 2010-01-30
    Man overboard from vessel siri thana in 06-14N 104-00E at 181016Z jan
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 24/102010-01-06 → 2010-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-37.8N 116-18.5E at 060543Z jan
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 23/102010-01-06 → 2010-01-30
    Vessel sank in 01-23.6N 104-40.4E
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2242/092009-11-30 → 2010-01-09
    Distress signal received from vessel vien dong 5 in 05-28N 108-07E
  39. HYDROPAC 2174/092009-11-23 → 2009-12-05
    Liferaft, ten persons on board, adrift in 07-34.6N 106-42.9E
  40. HYDROPAC 2075/092009-11-11 → 2009-11-13
    Vessel sank in 15-39.5N 115-24.0E at 110904Z nov
  41. HYDROPAC 2064/092009-11-11 → 2009-11-14
    Derelict 50 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 15-37.4N 115-21.7E at 110030Z nov
  42. HYDROPAC 2029/092009-11-06 → 2009-11-21
    Distress signal received vicinity 01-57.0N 107-40.4E at 052238Z nov
  43. HYDROPAC 2019/092009-11-04 → 2009-11-21
    Man overboard from M/V transworldmark 05 vicinity 07-34.69N 106-26.91E at 041905Z nov
  44. HYDROPAC 1954/092009-10-27 → 2009-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel costa classica vicinity 06-14.8N 113-34.3E at 271933Z oct
  45. HYDROPAC 1827/092009-10-08 → 2009-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-25N 112-37E at 071414Z oct
  46. HYDROPAC 1801/092009-10-04 → 2009-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gaschem ben flor in 18-14N 116-43E at 041557Z oct
  47. HYDROPAC 1649/092009-09-13 → 2009-09-26
    Person missing from M/V sea walrus along trackline between 03-12.4N 108-35.7E at 121600Z sep and 03-03.0N…
  48. HYDROPAC 1600/092009-09-06 → 2009-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel gant star in 07-53.2N 108-23.0E at 051106Z sep
  49. HYDROPAC 1565/092009-08-30 → 2009-09-12
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 301313Z aug in: a. 21-32-56N 138-30-43E
  50. HYDROPAC 1471/092009-08-19 → 2009-08-26
    Derelict 15 meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 05-18.9N 109-47.3E at 180645Z aug

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