Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2012

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.

issued in 2012
1,481
still in force
0
vs 2011
+42%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,036
  • HYDROLANT416
  • NAVAREA XII14
  • HYDROARC8
  • NAVAREA IV7

Where · top seas

North Pacific Ocean29027%
South China Sea16015%
North Atlantic Ocean15815%
Indian Ocean12912%
South Pacific Ocean11010%
South Atlantic Ocean777%
Coral Sea444%
Caribbean Sea353%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin343%
Philippine Sea262%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2012 · 1,481

  1. HYDROLANT 2129/122012-09-14 → 2012-10-27
    36 foot F/V captain bob, white, hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Mexico
  2. HYDROPAC 2623/122012-09-14 → 2012-09-15
    F/V qn 91522-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-19N 111-50E at 131000Z sep
    South China Sea
  3. NAVAREA XII 251/122012-09-14 → 2012-09-17
    Derelict 24 foot vessel, white hull with blue trim, capsized and adrift in 39-30.0N 143-43.3W at 131845Z sep
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2609/122012-09-13 → 2012-09-13
    F/V bd 95570, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 09-43N 109-52E at 121557Z sep
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROLANT 2121/122012-09-12 → 2012-09-29
    Man overboard in 29-07.54N 090-01.11W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  6. HYDROPAC 2605/122012-09-11 → 2012-10-06
    Distress signal received from M/V thanh thanh dat 27 in 19-21.42N 107-41.70E at 111740Z sep
    Gulf of Tonkin
  7. HYDROPAC 2595/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-22
    Persons missing from capsized M/V vicinity mayotte island (12-50.35S 045-08.18E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  8. HYDROPAC 2591/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2590/12 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Eastern South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 2590/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-57.2S 098-49.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 2587/122012-09-10 → 2012-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-34N 130-42W at 102139Z sep
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 2105/122012-09-10 → 2012-09-29
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, unreported libya to italy
    Strait of Sicily · Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2582/122012-09-10 → 2012-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-14.9N 175-15.3W at 100530Z sep
    North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2581/122012-09-10 → 2012-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-27.2N 151-50.8E
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands
  14. HYDROLANT 2088/122012-09-09 → 2012-09-14
    Man overboard in 23-03.17S 044-25.39W at 081730Z sep
    Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2574/122012-09-09 → 2012-09-09
    Vessel, white and blue hull, 82 persons on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 07-22.02S 105-22.86E…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2568/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-09
    Vessel, white hull, 82 persons on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 07-43.2S 105-22.3E at 082142Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  17. HYDROARC 164/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-09
    Two 24 foot M/V, nine persons on board, in need of assistance in 63-21.59N 082-12.42W
    Canada-north Coast · Northern Hudson Bay
  18. HYDROLANT 2084/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-22
    Tunisia to sicily
    Strait of Sicily
  19. HYDROLANT 2081/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-15
    Vessel, 82 persons on board, in need of assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 2563/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-56.3N 126-22.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2562/122012-09-07 → 2012-10-20
    California to hawaii
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 2070/122012-09-07 → 2012-10-20
    Azores to united kingdom
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROPAC 2559/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    15 meter F/V, white hull, 80 persons on board, in need of assistance in 11-26.1S 122-27.9E at 070656Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 2068/122012-09-07 → 2012-10-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, sank vicinity lampione (35-33N 012-19E)
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands
  25. HYDROLANT 2067/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, unreported vicinity lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E) or lampione (35-33N 012-19E)
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands
  26. HYDROLANT 2066/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-22
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Davis Strait · Greenland-southwest Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2556/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2555/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2555/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-11.2N 131-28.9E
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2550/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-15
    M/V hoang thinh sank in 20-36N 107-28E at 060500Z sep
    Gulf of Tonkin
  30. HYDROPAC 2549/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-15
    M/V cma cgm rigoletto reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 06-13N 093-12E
    Northeastern Indian Ocean · Nicobar Islands
  31. HYDROPAC 2547/122012-09-06 → 2012-09-15
    Six meter M/V, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 043-00E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  32. HYDROPAC 2545/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-10
    F/V, green hull, 28 persons on board, overdue sri lanka to christmas island (10-29S 105-38E)
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 2543/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-40.3S 109-31.1W
    Eastern South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2542/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-08
    Vessel on fire and adrift in 11-30.2S 123-54.7E at 051102Z sep
    Timor Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 2054/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2050/12, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  36. HYDROLANT 2052/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-22
    Man overboard from F/V giuseppe schiavone in 35-11N 013-07E
    Strait of Sicily
  37. NAVAREA XII 239/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-08
    EPIRB overboard in 39-34.4N 151-52.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 2538/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    F/V, 28 persons on board, overdue to cocos keeling islands (12-07S 096-54E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 2535/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    Vessel, 67 persons on board, taking on water in 09-27.11S 103-45.34E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 2532/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2528/12 and this msg, person rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROLANT 2042/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-05
    Distress signal received from S/V rzeszowiak in 61-25N 009-39W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Faroe Islands
  42. HYDROPAC 2531/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-05
    F/V, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-17S 094-00E at 040600Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROLANT 2041/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-04
    Distress signal received from S/V rzeszowiak in 61-25N 009-39W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Faroe Islands
  44. HYDROPAC 2528/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-04
    Man overboard from F/V bd 10783-TS vicinity 09-22N 108-20E at 040400Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 2040/122012-09-04 → 2012-10-13
    Martinique to saint lucia
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 2038/122012-09-04 → 2012-10-06
    Croatia to italy
    Adriatic Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 2523/122012-09-03 → 2012-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-01.9N 123-42.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2512/122012-09-02 → 2012-09-08
    69 meter F/V mirelur reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 02-44N 114-44W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 2511/122012-09-02 → 2012-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel liaodanyu in 40-28-00N 132-09-38E at 012339Z sep
    Sea of Japan
  50. HYDROPAC 2501/122012-08-31 → 2012-08-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2483/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea

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