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 546/032003-03-26 → 2003-03-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-41.6N 109-35.6E at 261509Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 461/032003-03-15 → 2003-04-29
    82 vicinity 13-30N 116-00E at 142200Z mar
    Man Overboard From F/V Lein Tung Fa No
  3. HYDROPAC 320/032003-02-22 → 2003-04-05
    Distress signal received in 09-28N 110-06E
  4. HYDROPAC 318/032003-02-22 → 2003-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-03.2N 109-32.5E at 220003Z feb
  5. HYDROPAC 304/032003-02-19 → 2003-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-54.8N 115-55.3E at 190521Z feb
  6. HYDROPAC 232/032003-02-08 → 2003-03-22
    Distress signal received from vessel lady gerda in 09-50N 108-18E at 081619Z feb
  7. HYDROPAC 133/032003-01-25 → 2003-03-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 15-53.20N 109-05.48E
  8. HYDROPAC 70/032003-01-15 → 2003-02-26
    Distress signal received in 06-17N 107-14E at 150333Z jan
  9. HYDROPAC 57/032003-01-12 → 2003-02-26
    Man overboard from fishing vessel vicinity 20-54.9N 116-35.9E
  10. HYDROPAC 20/032003-01-06 → 2003-02-17
    Man overboard from M/V champel vicinity of trackline between 11-25N 110-00E at 050730Z jan and 13-27N…
  11. HYDROPAC 8/032003-01-03 → 2003-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-00.1N 111-17.5E at 030723Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 2456/022002-12-30 → 2003-01-06
    Derelict 25 foot F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 02-47.3S 109-32.5E at 281115Z dec
  13. HYDROPAC 2414/022002-12-25 → 2002-12-25
    Distress signal received from M/V thor kristen in 16-38N 114-54E
  14. HYDROPAC 2406/022002-12-23 → 2003-02-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 23-07.0N 119-46.3E at 222249Z dec
  15. HYDROPAC 2377/022002-12-18 → 2002-12-18
    Liferaft with six persons adrift in 17-21.53N 117-49.08E at 180410Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 2365/022002-12-16 → 2002-12-16
    Distress signal received from M/V matsuichi maru no 8 in 16-09-32N 111-21-46E at 160130Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 2364/022002-12-16 → 2003-02-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-24.2N 107-15.3E
  18. HYDROPAC 2361/022002-12-15 → 2002-12-18
    Liferaft, white hull, six persons on board, adrift between 18-12.3N 119-18.7E at 142032Z dec and 18-11.8N…
  19. HYDROPAC 2360/022002-12-15 → 2002-12-15
    Man overboard from M/V corali in 18-12.3N 119-18.7E at 142032Z dec
  20. HYDROPAC 2320/022002-12-09 → 2002-12-09
    Distress signal received from M/V matten in 16-14.8N 114-03.7E at 090150Z dec
  21. HYDROPAC 2319/022002-12-08 → 2003-01-25
    Distress signal received from M/V lady cynthia in 09-58N 108-18E at 081336Z dec
  22. HYDROPAC 2272/022002-12-03 → 2002-12-03
    Distress signal received vicinity 11-11N 111-11E at 030150Z dec
  23. HYDROPAC 2153/022002-11-20 → 2003-01-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 23-01.8N 120-14.2E
  24. HYDROPAC 1991/022002-10-25 → 2002-10-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 14-40.7N 110-28.4E at 250424Z oct
  25. HYDROPAC 1961/022002-10-20 → 2002-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel rabigh bay 3 in 16-20N 114-40E
  26. HYDROPAC 1955/022002-10-18 → 2002-12-02
    Distress signal received vicinity 00-59.5N 107-34.4E
  27. HYDROPAC 1885/022002-10-09 → 2002-11-23
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 22-23.6N 119-04.5E
  28. HYDROPAC 1806/022002-09-30 → 2002-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 17-45.2N 115-24.8E
  29. HYDROPAC 1789/022002-09-28 → 2002-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rabigh bay 3 vicinity 21-08.8N 118-25.6E
  30. HYDROPAC 1750/022002-09-24 → 2002-11-08
    Distress signal received from vessel pride vicinity 02-24N 107-30E at 240129Z sep
  31. HYDROPAC 1729/022002-09-21 → 2002-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bima in 24-40.0N 119-57.8E
  32. HYDROPAC 1714/022002-09-20 → 2002-11-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 23-45.2N 119-41.0E
  33. HYDROPAC 1675/022002-09-13 → 2002-10-26
    Man overboard from M/V cosmo artemis within 75 miles of 14-48N 114-58E between 121230Z and 122100Z sep
  34. HYDROPAC 1667/022002-09-13 → 2002-09-13
    Man overboard from M/V cosmo artemis vicinity of trackline between 15-44N 115-47E at 121230Z sep and 13-07N…
  35. HYDROPAC 1548/022002-08-26 → 2002-10-11
    29 meter F/V fung ching fuk sunk in 09-30N 112-30E at 110700Z aug
  36. HYDROPAC 1544/022002-08-26 → 2002-08-26
    29 meter F/V fung ching fuk sunk in 09-30N 112-30E at 110700Z aug
  37. HYDROPAC 1539/022002-08-24 → 2002-08-26
    29 meter M/V fung ching fuk sunk in 09-30N 112-30E at 110700Z aug
  38. HYDROPAC 1505/022002-08-19 → 2002-08-24
    29 meter M/V fung ching fuk, green hull, 35 persons on board unreported to hong kong
  39. HYDROPAC 1488/022002-08-17 → 2002-08-19
    29 meter M/V fung ching fuk, green hull, unreported to hong kong
  40. HYDROPAC 1441/022002-08-08 → 2002-09-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 17-51.0N 108-59.3E
  41. HYDROPAC 1410/022002-08-02 → 2002-09-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 14-13.6N 120-21.3E
  42. HYDROPAC 1350/022002-07-24 → 2002-09-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and 243 mhz in 21-12.8N 119-54.0E at 232337Z jul
  43. HYDROPAC 1347/022002-07-23 → 2002-09-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 21-36.8N 113-52.8E
  44. HYDROPAC 1322/022002-07-19 → 2002-08-31
    Collision between M/V grandis and F/V vicinity 06-08N 107-11E
  45. HYDROPAC 1306/022002-07-15 → 2002-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-22.9N 117-11.6E
  46. HYDROPAC 1299/022002-07-13 → 2002-08-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-08.3N 107-40.9E
  47. HYDROPAC 1161/022002-06-22 → 2002-06-22
    Vessel sun pride sinking in 07-11N 108-27E at 212357Z jun
  48. HYDROPAC 995/022002-05-28 → 2002-07-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 12-48.6N 116-37.8E at 282049Z may
  49. HYDROPAC 993/022002-05-28 → 2002-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-12.2N 118-19.4E at 281838Z may
  50. HYDROPAC 970/022002-05-25 → 2002-09-21
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 23-58N 119-39E at 250730Z may

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