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

By month

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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. HYDROPAC 2499/122012-08-31 → 2012-08-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2491/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 2497/122012-08-31 → 2012-09-01
    F/V benicio, red, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-57-30S 081-25-00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  3. HYDROLANT 2003/122012-08-30 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-00N 030-00W at 301500Z aug
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 2492/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-10.4N 097-29.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2491/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-31
    F/V, 150 persons on board, sank
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 2488/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-29.5N 125-45.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 2487/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-30.8N 091-56.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 2483/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-31
    Man overboard from M/V sage sagittarius vicinity 13-44.4S 152-32.2E at 292200Z aug
    Coral Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 1998/122012-08-30 → 2012-09-08
    Five meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 40-00N 019-00E
    Strait of Otranto
  10. HYDROLANT 1997/122012-08-30 → 2012-09-01
    Vessel unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2481/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-30
    M/V apl bahrain, 150 persons on board, unreported vicinity 06-54.5S 104-28E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 2473/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-57.2N 144-23.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 1985/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1982/12 and this msg, person rescued
    Western North Atlantic · Labrador Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2472/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 06-46.80S 104-48.42E at 290143Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROLANT 1982/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    Six meter M/V my way, one person on board, in need of assistance in 58-34N 049-23W
    Western North Atlantic · Labrador Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2467/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    Hawaii to california
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 1979/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    Six meter vessel my way, one person on board, in need of assistance in 58-29.45N 049-15.37W at 290001Z aug
    Western North Atlantic · Labrador Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2464/122012-08-28 → 2012-08-29
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 06-46.44S 105-05.15E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 2463/122012-08-28 → 2012-08-28
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 08-06.3S 105-05.6E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 1977/122012-08-28 → 2012-09-15
    Man overboard from F/V lio I dak 1143 vicinity 14-41.7N 017-22.1W at 271830Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  21. HYDROLANT 1973/122012-08-28 → 2012-09-26
    Aircraft, two persons on board, unreported in area bound by 23-09.61S 043-54.59W, 23-24.07S 043-50.89W,…
    Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2461/122012-08-28 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-16.4S 109-20.6W
    Eastern South Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 1972/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-28
    Aircraft, 2 persons on board, missing in area bound by 23-09.61S 043-54.59W, 22-59.41S 043-08.21W, 23-13.93S…
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2454/122012-08-27 → 2012-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V papatec III in 08-55.0N 095-09.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2453/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-29
    23 foot vessel, seven persons on board, overdue goodenough island (09-22S 150-16E) to east cape milne bay…
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2452/122012-08-27 → 2012-09-08
    Man overboard vicinity 04-47.36N 144-13.35E
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 1966/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received from M/V argyroula, blue hull, in 31-57.8N 035-03.1W at 270642Z aug
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 2448/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2444/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2447/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel, white hull, 150 persons on board, in 09-53S 105-03E at 262330Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2444/122012-08-26 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot F/V claudarah, white hull, vicinity taupo and barcoo…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  31. NAVAREA XII 232/122012-08-26 → 2012-08-29
    Derelict 50 foot vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 31-36N 151-48W at 260200Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2439/122012-08-26 → 2012-09-08
    F/V, seven persons on board, abandoning ship in 20-39.7N 116-52.4E
    Northern South China Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 1962/122012-08-26 → 2012-08-27
    Aircraft, two persons on board, unreported in area bound by 23-09.61S 043-54.59W, 22-59.41S 043-08.21W,…
    Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2438/122012-08-25 → 2012-08-29
    Hawaii to california
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2435/122012-08-25 → 2012-08-25
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 12-30S 096-10E at 250640Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 2428/122012-08-25 → 2012-09-08
    Man overboard from F/V bv 92260-TS in 08-50N 106-59E at 241200Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2424/122012-08-24 → 2012-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten man liferaft from a cargo aircraft in 28-21.3N 147-16.3W at…
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 2423/122012-08-24 → 2012-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.4 meter M/V hunter gather, three persons on board, vicinity…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 1949/122012-08-24 → 2012-08-30
    Six meter vessel, white hull, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 40-00N 019-00E
    Strait of Otranto
  40. HYDROPAC 2410/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-24
    20 meter vessel, 90 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 07-43.94S 105-13.23E at 230920Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 2405/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-26
    Derelict 12 meter liferaft, red and white hull, partially submerged and adrift in 12-17.8N 045-27.09E at…
    Gulf of Aden
  42. HYDROPAC 2404/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-23
    20 meter vessel, 90 persons on board, taking on water in 07-11.95S 105-12.16E at 230108Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 2402/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-23
    F/V qb 92782-TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-20N 109-10E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROLANT 1941/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-24
    100 meter M/V anuket emerald, white hull, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  45. HYDROLANT 1940/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-26
    Aircraft, two persons on board, unreported in area bound by 23-09.30S 043-22.01W, 23-00.37S 043-22.88W,…
    Brazil-south Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 1938/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-22
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1936/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  47. HYDROPAC 2395/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-09N 171-06E at 220341Z aug
    North Pacific
  48. HYDROLANT 1936/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-22
    14 foot M/V, one person on board, unreported tasiusaq (60-11-35N 044-49-11W) to nutaarmiut (73-31-08N…
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  49. HYDROPAC 2391/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-47.5N 166-55.3W at 212332Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 1931/122012-08-21 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received from 12 meter S/V obsession in 36-29.0N 016-08.2E
    Western Ionian Sea

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