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 75/072007-01-13 → 2007-01-20
    Derelict capsized vessel, blue hull, partially submerged and adrift vicinity 11-05N 111-45E at 130245Z jan
  2. HYDROPAC 48/072007-01-09 → 2007-01-16
    Derelict capsized vessel, blue hull, partially submerged and adrift vicinity 06-20.1N 110-15.6E at 090300Z jan
  3. HYDROPAC 2573/062006-12-31 → 2007-02-14
    Distress signal received from M/V armada tugas vicinity 06-00N 106-00E
  4. HYDROPAC 2508/062006-12-22 → 2007-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V amrmada cina vicinity 02-05.8N 107-49.4E at 220717Z dec
  5. HYDROPAC 2489/062006-12-20 → 2006-12-21
    S/V laulea, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 00-12.0N 105-44.8E
  6. HYDROPAC 2483/062006-12-19 → 2006-12-20
    Distress signal received vicinity 04-57.6N 104-05.4E at 192034Z dec
  7. HYDROPAC 2480/062006-12-19 → 2007-02-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 00-58.9N 105-09.9E at 182201Z dec
  8. HYDROPAC 2472/062006-12-18 → 2007-02-01
    F/V capsized and in need of assistance vicinity 08-42N 109-42E at 150130Z dec
  9. HYDROPAC 2465/062006-12-16 → 2007-02-01
    F/V capsized and adrift in 08-42N 109-42E
  10. HYDROPAC 2440/062006-12-13 → 2006-12-16
    F/V capsized and adrift in 08-38.20N 109-53.67E
  11. HYDROPAC 2168/062006-11-11 → 2006-12-27
    Distress signal received vicinity 05-00.3N 110-59.0E at 102204Z nov
  12. HYDROPAC 2125/062006-11-06 → 2006-12-13
    Distress signal received from tug and barge in 04-20.7N 104-08.4E at 060810Z nov
  13. HYDROPAC 2122/062006-11-06 → 2006-11-07
    Helicopter abandoned in 05-32.00N 105-01.14E at 050300Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 1924/062006-10-05 → 2006-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-04.5N 110-28.3E at 041410Z oct
  15. HYDROPAC 1908/062006-09-30 → 2006-11-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-14.5N 108-21.2E at 301046Z sep
  16. HYDROPAC 1868/062006-09-25 → 2006-10-02
    15 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 10-55.6N 112-36.6E
  17. HYDROPAC 1447/062006-08-01 → 2006-09-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-16.0N 118-10.7E
  18. HYDROPAC 1211/062006-06-27 → 2006-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-44.7N 105-23.6E at 270820Z jun
  19. HYDROPAC 1180/062006-06-24 → 2006-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-14.1N 107-28.7E at 231517Z jun
  20. HYDROPAC 1131/062006-06-19 → 2006-08-02
    M/V front sunda suffered an explosion in 04-21N 106-10E at 190900Z jun
  21. HYDROPAC 508/062006-03-24 → 2006-05-10
    Distress signal received vicinity 07-18.0N 110-40.2E at 240639Z mar
  22. HYDROPAC 469/062006-03-20 → 2006-05-03
    Distress signal received on 16804.5 khz from M/V orient iris in 05-14N 112-00E at 191912Z mar
  23. HYDROPAC 349/062006-03-03 → 2006-05-03
    Distress signal received from M/V royal salute on 406 mhz in 03-28.0N 108-24.7E
  24. HYDROPAC 312/062006-02-25 → 2006-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-10.3N 105-04.1E at 251004Z feb
  25. HYDROPAC 2182/052005-12-22 → 2006-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-54.2N 109-30.6E and 10-58.0N 109-31.0E
  26. HYDROPAC 2175/052005-12-20 → 2006-02-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-54N 118-55E at 202226Z dec
  27. HYDROPAC 2172/052005-12-20 → 2006-02-01
    Last known position 06-05N 106-17E on 20 dec
    M/V Steadfast Unreported Palembang To Sumatra
  28. HYDROPAC 2170/052005-12-20 → 2005-12-27
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 06-24N 107-43E at 190752Z dec
  29. HYDROPAC 2162/052005-12-19 → 2005-12-20
    107 foot M/V fcc prosperity, black hull, unreported bangok to north korea
  30. HYDROPAC 2150/052005-12-18 → 2005-12-18
    Distress signal received from M/V bang zhou in 19-12N 119-48E
  31. HYDROPAC 2100/052005-12-09 → 2006-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-45.5N 109-32.0E at 091056Z dec
  32. HYDROPAC 2042/052005-12-04 → 2005-12-05
    Vessel anjin sank in 08-57N 109-00E on 01 nov
  33. HYDROPAC 1994/052005-11-26 → 2006-01-11
    M/V anjin reported sunk in 08-57N 109-00E at 211105Z nov
  34. HYDROPAC 1974/052005-11-24 → 2005-11-26
    M/V anjin reported sunk in 08-57N 109-00E on 21 nov
  35. HYDROPAC 1960/052005-11-22 → 2005-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 97 meter M/V anjin, 22 persons on board, in 09-00N 109-00E
  36. HYDROPAC 1954/052005-11-21 → 2005-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-99N 109-01E
  37. HYDROPAC 1953/052005-11-21 → 2005-11-24
    Distress signal received in 09-03N 109-03E at 211617Z nov
  38. HYDROPAC 1949/052005-11-21 → 2006-01-04
    Distress signal received from M/V avonmarsh on 406 mhz in 04-16.4N 103-56.0E
  39. HYDROPAC 1921/052005-11-17 → 2005-11-24
    Derelict F/V, capsized and adrift in 04-25.3N 106-08.8E at 162330Z nov
  40. HYDROPAC 1918/052005-11-16 → 2005-11-23
    Derelict vessel with blue hull, capsized and adrift in 04-27.3N 106-10.5E at 160900Z nov
  41. HYDROPAC 1848/052005-11-02 → 2005-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V pacific rainbow vicinity 05-13.3N 107-21.4E at 021604Z nov
  42. HYDROPAC 1827/052005-10-31 → 2005-12-14
    M/V vera 777, 15 persons on board, reported disabled vicinity 14-59N 112-30E at 310013Z oct
  43. HYDROPAC 1645/052005-10-03 → 2005-12-07
    Distress signal received from M/V pacific marine in 02-27.2N 107-03.3E at 022206Z oct
  44. HYDROPAC 1593/052005-09-27 → 2005-11-09
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 17-03N 115-49E at 252000Z sep and 18-12N 116-38E at 260400Z sep
  45. HYDROPAC 1561/052005-09-23 → 2005-11-09
    S/V sunset strip, white hull, three persons on board, taking on water vicinity 18-00N 119-00E
  46. HYDROPAC 1551/052005-09-22 → 2005-09-22
    Derelict M/V pacific rainbow, two lifeboats and liferafts adrift in 17-23.8N 113-43.8E
  47. HYDROPAC 1517/052005-09-17 → 2005-09-17
    F/V, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-54N 110-17E at 170810Z sep
  48. HYDROPAC 1447/052005-09-06 → 2005-10-27
    Man overboard from M/V gaz suez vicinity 16-42N 115-40E at 052130Z sep
  49. HYDROPAC 1440/052005-09-05 → 2005-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-05.8N 105-02.3E at 051150Z sep
  50. HYDROPAC 1397/052005-08-29 → 2005-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-45N 117-05E at 290424Z aug

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