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 968/022002-05-25 → 2002-05-25
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 23-34N 119-25E at 250830Z may
  2. HYDROPAC 856/022002-05-08 → 2002-05-08
    Distress signal received on 2188 khz from vessel jin bi in 15-35N 113-10E
  3. HYDROPAC 817/022002-05-01 → 2002-05-21
    Survey operations in progress until 20 may by vessel towing 3800 meter long cable in area bound by 19-29.3N…
  4. HYDROPAC 667/022002-04-09 → 2002-05-24
    Distress signal received in 17-16N 119-44E at 092137Z apr
  5. HYDROPAC 643/022002-04-06 → 2002-05-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-24.5N 115-38.3E at 060330Z apr
  6. HYDROPAC 585/022002-03-27 → 2002-05-10
    Distress signal received vicinity 17-15N 115-59E
  7. HYDROPAC 527/022002-03-22 → 2002-03-22
    Distress signal received in 15-51N 119-34E at 220820Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 347/022002-02-23 → 2002-04-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-22.8N 121-02.1E at 231229Z feb
  9. HYDROPAC 305/022002-02-18 → 2002-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 14-29.2N 120-49.9E
  10. HYDROPAC 303/022002-02-18 → 2002-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-03.7N 111-23.8E and 10-17.2N 105-53.5E at 180010Z feb
  11. HYDROPAC 276/022002-02-14 → 2002-02-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-32N 109-05E at 132355Z feb
  12. HYDROPAC 119/022002-01-18 → 2002-03-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 23-32.2N 119-37.0E at 180608Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 16/022002-01-04 → 2002-02-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 23-34.3N 119-29.2E at 040658Z jan
  14. HYDROPAC 2102/012001-12-27 → 2002-02-08
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-35.0N 104-37.4E
  15. HYDROPAC 2044/012001-12-15 → 2002-02-02
    Distress signal received from M/V thailine in 04-13.8N 113-54.7E at 151102Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 1879/012001-11-21 → 2001-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V beurluzia 2 in 01-09.9N 104-44.6E at 210054Z nov
  17. HYDROPAC 1873/012001-11-20 → 2001-11-21
    13 meter S/V beurluzia 2 unreported
  18. HYDROPAC 1860/012001-11-18 → 2001-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tasco alpha vicinity 07-55.5N 106-04.7E at 181124Z nov
  19. HYDROPAC 1804/012001-11-09 → 2001-12-25
    M/V ho feng 8 sunk in 15-45N 118-22E at 090350Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 1799/012001-11-08 → 2001-11-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 15-54.72N 118-28.30E
  21. HYDROPAC 1796/012001-11-08 → 2001-11-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity of trackline between 16-02N 118-25E and 16-02N 118-31E
  22. HYDROPAC 1793/012001-11-07 → 2001-12-25
    Distress signal received from vessel tilong kabila in 00-45N 105-54E at 070839Z nov
  23. HYDROPAC 1789/012001-11-06 → 2001-11-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 13-13.5N 113-58.7E at 060138Z nov
  24. HYDROPAC 1546/012001-09-26 → 2001-11-09
    Man overboard from M/V helena in 24-35N 119-26E at 260500Z sep
  25. HYDROPAC 1532/012001-09-24 → 2001-10-26
    M/V delta 62 sinking in 22-24.0N 118-13.5E
  26. HYDROPAC 1483/012001-09-12 → 2001-10-26
    Vessel cannanore disabled in 04-25N 106-10E
  27. HYDROPAC 1464/012001-09-09 → 2001-09-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 14-07N 116-31E at 090323Z sep
  28. HYDROPAC 1459/012001-09-08 → 2001-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-30N 117-49E at 080643Z sep
  29. HYDROPAC 1243/012001-08-03 → 2001-09-14
    F/V tai ju 88 unreported
  30. HYDROPAC 1233/012001-08-01 → 2001-09-14
    F/V tai yu 101, eight persons on board, unreported vicinity 08-46N 109-53E on 28 jul
  31. HYDROPAC 1213/012001-07-29 → 2001-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-31.6N 116-25.8E at 291527Z jul
  32. HYDROPAC 1211/012001-07-29 → 2001-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-31.6N 116-25.8E at 291527Z jul
  33. HYDROPAC 1035/012001-07-04 → 2001-08-17
    F/V sheng yu xing, white hull, unreported vicinity 19-30N 122-00E at 031610Z jul
  34. HYDROPAC 1002/012001-06-29 → 2001-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz between 11-30N 118-08E and 11-30N 118-20E
  35. HYDROPAC 951/012001-06-21 → 2001-08-04
    87 meter M/V selayang, black hull, unreported port dickson to labuan
  36. HYDROPAC 810/012001-05-27 → 2001-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-16.9N 110-42.5E at 270154Z may
  37. HYDROPAC 617/012001-04-26 → 2001-04-26
    40 meter F/V farn shuen 168, blue hull, overdue to kaohsiung
  38. HYDROPAC 560/012001-04-14 → 2001-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hope glory in 16-25.8N 118-24.7E at 141905Z apr
  39. HYDROPAC 528/012001-04-09 → 2001-05-25
    Distress signal received from vessel bunga tanjung vicinity 03-29.1N 106-24.2E at 091251Z apr
  40. HYDROPAC 389/012001-03-13 → 2001-03-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-06.3N 122-20.1E and 23-07.6N 113-15.4E at 131403Z mar
  41. HYDROPAC 375/012001-03-12 → 2001-04-27
    Man overboard from M/V benny princess vicinity 14-32.0N 114-18.5E at 112240Z mar
  42. HYDROPAC 352/012001-03-03 → 2001-03-04
    Distress signal received from M/V oocl ambition in 15-18N 110-48E at 031644Z mar
  43. HYDROPAC 346/012001-03-02 → 2001-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-47.3N 106-42.4E at 020532Z mar
  44. HYDROPAC 278/012001-02-20 → 2001-02-21
    Distress signal received on 2182 khz in 21-08N 121-00E at 192124Z feb
  45. HYDROPAC 249/012001-02-15 → 2001-03-30
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 14-35N 116-00E at 141205Z feb
  46. HYDROPAC 247/012001-02-15 → 2001-02-15
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 14-30N 116-00E at 141205Z feb
  47. HYDROPAC 241/012001-02-14 → 2001-03-30
    F/V mai thai lun sunk in 12-51.9N 111-12.6E at 140214Z feb
  48. HYDROPAC 84/012001-01-17 → 2001-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 21 foot vessel yumemaru, one person on board, white hull, in 18-34N…
  49. HYDROPAC 47/012001-01-09 → 2001-02-12
    Distress signal received on 2187.5 khz from M/V kourilskaya in 09-27N 107-57E
  50. HYDROPAC 1858/002000-12-30 → 2001-01-02
    M/V san hang tuo reports injured crewman in 14-14.9N 114-40.9E

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