Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South China Sea

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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 1255/092009-07-12 → 2009-08-29
    Distress signal received from M/V celeste in 04-45N 111-38E at 111844Z jul
  2. HYDROPAC 1230/092009-07-07 → 2009-08-01
    Person missing from M/V fortune sunny vicinity 09-48.5N 110-23.5E at 061930Z jul
  3. HYDROPAC 1089/092009-06-11 → 2009-06-20
    M/V takis reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 09-38N 110-38E at 110200Z jun
  4. HYDROPAC 1066/092009-06-07 → 2009-07-25
    Distress signal received from M/V yan he in 11-02N 109-44E at 070709Z jun
  5. HYDROPAC 919/092009-05-12 → 2009-06-27
    Distress signal received vicinity 02-34N 105-05E at 120905Z may
  6. HYDROPAC 887/092009-05-09 → 2009-06-20
    Distress signal received vicinity 03-00N 106-15E
  7. HYDROPAC 769/092009-04-17 → 2009-05-02
    Man overboard from M/V jin qiang vicinity of trackline between 14-44N 109-59E and 16-10N 109-11E
  8. HYDROPAC 768/092009-04-17 → 2009-04-17
    Man overboard from M/V jin qiang in 16-10N 109-11E at 162230Z apr
  9. HYDROPAC 573/092009-03-19 → 2009-04-04
    Man overboard from vessel abkhazia vicinity trackline between 05-37N 107-07E at 181300Z mar and 03-53N…
  10. HYDROPAC 565/092009-03-17 → 2009-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V agi in 12-39N 111-25E at 170550Z mar
  11. HYDROPAC 428/092009-02-24 → 2009-02-24
    Distress signal received from M/V hung hau diamond in 03-55N 105-28E at 232156Z feb
  12. HYDROPAC 226/092009-01-29 → 2009-02-14
    Man overboard from M/V hadi 23 vicinity 14-33.6N 112-03.5E at 241300Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 93/092009-01-11 → 2009-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-58N 110-34E at 101806Z jan
  14. HYDROPAC 65/092009-01-08 → 2009-01-08
    Vessel binh dinh river sinking in 05-36N 108-05E
  15. HYDROPAC 2587/082008-12-31 → 2008-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-02.7N 116-36.8E at 310716Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 2463/082008-12-12 → 2009-01-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 13-32.8N 111-55.1E at 120922Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 2457/082008-12-12 → 2008-12-19
    Derelict F/V, white hull with red stripe, capsized and adrift in 06-54.6N 108-08.0E
  18. HYDROPAC 2455/082008-12-11 → 2008-12-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 13-15.0N 111-13.4E at 112216Z dec
  19. HYDROPAC 2433/082008-12-08 → 2008-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz along trackline between 10-21.6N 115-34.0E and 10-19.0N 115-22.1E at…
  20. HYDROPAC 2420/082008-12-08 → 2008-12-12
    Derelict F/V, white hull with red stripe, capsized and adrift in 05-45.9N 106-56.3E
  21. HYDROPAC 2396/082008-12-04 → 2008-12-11
    Ten meter F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 06-54.6N 108-08.0E at 030815Z dec
  22. HYDROPAC 2393/082008-12-04 → 2008-12-04
    Ten meter F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 06-54.6N 108-08.0E at 030815Z dec
  23. HYDROPAC 2310/082008-11-24 → 2009-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-15.6N 119-38.9E at 240945Z nov
  24. HYDROPAC 2279/082008-11-19 → 2009-01-01
    Distress signal received from M/V indah abadi vicinity 02-05N 104-56E at 191239Z nov
  25. HYDROPAC 2270/082008-11-19 → 2008-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V jenq chuan shyang, white hull, in 19-12.9N 119-00.2E at 190227Z…
  26. HYDROPAC 2053/082008-10-21 → 2008-10-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 17-09.4N 118-55.7E at 151700Z oct
  27. HYDROPAC 1998/082008-10-13 → 2008-11-29
    Distress signal received from M/V daran in 06-42N 107-58E at 131522Z oct
  28. HYDROPAC 1932/082008-10-03 → 2008-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-31.9N 118-42.2E at 022148Z oct
  29. HYDROPAC 1911/082008-09-29 → 2008-10-18
    Man overboard from M/V yinson power 2 in 15-51.7N 110-32.7E
  30. HYDROPAC 1904/082008-09-29 → 2008-09-30
    Distress signal received from M/V yinson power 2 and M/V yinson power 3, 26 persons on board, in 15-15.47N…
  31. HYDROPAC 1902/082008-09-29 → 2008-10-04
    Vessel yenzen 402 sinking in 16-16N 110-16E
  32. HYDROPAC 1876/082008-09-24 → 2008-09-25
    5 meter S/V minx, white and silver hull, two persons on board aground in 01-42.7S 108-43.8E at 241830Z sep
  33. HYDROPAC 1871/082008-09-24 → 2008-11-01
    Distress alert received from M/V setia teuh in 06-01N 105-44E
  34. HYDROPAC 1820/082008-09-18 → 2008-10-02
    Nga chart 93101 (3RD ed)
  35. HYDROPAC 1808/082008-09-16 → 2008-09-20
    Capsized vessel adrift in 05-10.6N 109-35.2E
  36. HYDROPAC 1750/082008-09-08 → 2008-10-04
    Man overboard from M/V palau vicinity of trackline joining 08-39N 109-03E, 08-36N 109-06E, 10-37N 110-32E,…
  37. HYDROPAC 1703/082008-09-01 → 2008-09-20
    Man overboard from M/V fuji maru 31 aug vicinity of trackline between 15-54N 110-59E and 17-27N 111-31E
  38. HYDROPAC 1533/082008-08-11 → 2008-08-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-01.5N 119-09.2E at 110226Z aug
  39. HYDROPAC 1469/082008-07-31 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-03.2N 107-57.1E at 310228Z jul
  40. HYDROPAC 1443/082008-07-28 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-08.4N 109-59.1E at 281038Z jul
  41. HYDROPAC 1112/082008-06-13 → 2008-06-20
    Derelict F/V capsized, and adrift in 03-47.0N 105-42.2E at 111001Z jun
  42. HYDROPAC 992/082008-05-22 → 2008-07-05
    M/V terus day 47 unreported vung tau (10-22N 107-05E) to singapore
  43. HYDROPAC 954/082008-05-17 → 2008-05-17
    65 foot S/V sail about, five persons on board, requesting assistance in 15-31.8N 118-24.9E at 162255Z may
  44. HYDROPAC 908/082008-05-11 → 2008-06-02
    Distress signal received vicinity 00-23.6N 103-44.1E
  45. HYDROPAC 905/082008-05-11 → 2008-06-21
    Man overboard from vessel kew bride vicinity of trackline between 02-25.9N 109-24.4E and 00-33.1N 107-04.2E…
  46. HYDROPAC 826/082008-04-30 → 2008-06-14
    Distress signal received from M/V pu 2008 in 02-21.44N 104-25.00E
  47. HYDROPAC 737/082008-04-18 → 2008-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-58N 110-48E at 180316Z apr
  48. HYDROPAC 666/082008-04-09 → 2008-05-24
    Person missing from M/V howa vicinity of trackline between 04-33.0N 106-13.4E and 03-52.0N 105-34.0E on 09 apr
  49. HYDROPAC 655/082008-04-07 → 2008-05-24
    55 foot M/V sirius, blue hull, five persons on board, unreported
  50. HYDROPAC 620/082008-04-03 → 2008-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-20.0N 104-44.8E at 022255Z apr

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