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. HYDROPAC 2283/122012-08-12 → 2012-08-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2157/12, operations completed
    Australia-north Coast · South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2282/122012-08-12 → 2012-08-13
    Man overboard from F/V ocean challenger vicinity 03-54S 176-54E
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  3. HYDROPAC 2281/122012-08-12 → 2012-08-18
    Derelict vessel adrift in 13-00.76S 045-14.89E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands · Mayotte
  4. HYDROLANT 1846/122012-08-11 → 2012-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 16-48.0N 080-17.3W
    Caribbean Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2275/122012-08-11 → 2012-08-11
    Vessel, 29 persons on board, in need of assistance nine miles north of ashmore island (12-15.5S 123-02.5E)
    Australia-northwest Coast · Timor Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2274/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-44.84S 167-39.05E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  7. HYDROPAC 2273/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-13.44S 155-33.30E at 102220Z aug
    Australia-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2265/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-25
    Man overboard from M/V msc lauren vicinity 10-46.1N 110-27.6E at 091400Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 2264/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-16
    F/V santa lucia patrona de los trabajadores II, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-37S 081-27W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  10. HYDROLANT 1829/122012-08-09 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V out of africa in 17-54.9N 067-28.4W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico-southwest Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2259/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-09
    F/V santa lucia patrona de los trabajadores II, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-30S 081-19W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  12. HYDROPAC 2257/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-12
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 06-03N 103-44E
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2256/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2248/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Torres Strait
  14. HYDROPAC 2255/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-12
    Derelict F/V, light blue hull with white stripe, capsized and adrift vicinity 06-00.14N 088-06.76E at…
    Southern Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 2253/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-18
    F/V qng 92443-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-03N 112-34E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2248/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Six meter vessel, white and maroon hull, one person on board, overdue darnley island (09-35-13S 143-46-16E)…
    Torres Strait
  17. HYDROPAC 2247/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Vessel, green and red hull, 230 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-19S 106-29E at 080500Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROLANT 1814/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-18
    Man overboard vicinity 06-52.00S 034-35.48W at 070400Z aug
    Brazil-east Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 1813/122012-08-08 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received from 74 foot M/V victoria express, white hull, four persons on board, vicinity…
    Old Bahama Channel · Cuba-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 1812/122012-08-07 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received from S/V atria 2 vicinity 45-17.9N 003-40.9W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  21. HYDROPAC 2245/122012-08-07 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-14.3N 128-51.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 1811/122012-08-07 → 2012-08-08
    M/V ocean quest reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-49.5S 042-03.3W at 070922Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1809/122012-08-07 → 2012-08-08
    24 foot M/V, green hull, five persons on board, overdue cape dorset (64-13.5N 076-32.3W) to soapstone mine…
    Canada-east Coast · Hudson Strait
  24. HYDROPAC 2241/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-07
    S/V reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 37-40N 150-48W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2239/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-25
    Six, six meter f/v's, white hulls, two persons on board each, overdue from grande comore (11-35S 043-20E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  26. HYDROLANT 1802/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-18
    M/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported saqqaq (70-00-35N 051-56-45W) to ilulissat (69-13-00N…
    Greenland-west Coast · Disko Bugt
  27. HYDROPAC 2236/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-17.15S 176-49.53E
    Western South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2234/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-18
    F/V bv 95134TS, seven persons on board, sunk in 06-00N 107-00E at 052200Z aug
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2231/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-18
    Panama to washington
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2230/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-09
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 06-03N 103-44E
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2228/122012-08-05 → 2012-08-12
    Man overboard from F/V KG92112TS vicinity 08-52N 106-33E at 050800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2227/122012-08-05 → 2012-08-06
    Distress signal received vicinity 51-00N 134-00W at 050722Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific · Canada
  33. HYDROLANT 1790/122012-08-04 → 2012-08-04
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1787/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Canada-east Coast · Labrador Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2223/122012-08-04 → 2012-08-18
    F/V qna 2351, four persons on board, sunk in 18-30N 106-10E
    Vietnam · Gulf of Tonkin
  35. HYDROLANT 1787/122012-08-04 → 2012-08-04
    20 foot M/V, white hull with blue stripe, three persons on board, overdue hopedale (55-29.0N 060-12.2W) to…
    Canada-east Coast · Labrador Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2222/122012-08-04 → 2012-08-18
    F/V 3200 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2220/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-25
    Four meter vessel kwassa kwassa, one person on board, adrift vicinity 12-40.21S 045-03.10E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands · Mayotte
  38. HYDROPAC 2217/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 030342Z aug in: a. 37-04-37N 126-37-47E
    Western North Pacific · Yellow Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 1774/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-07
    16 foot F/V it is time, blue and black hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  40. HYDROPAC 2216/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-09
    12 meter F/V ashain puttah, blue and white hull, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 05-30S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 2213/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-40.3N 129-34.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2209/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-02
    Distress signal received 406 mhz in 35-29.7N 126-49.6W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  43. HYDROLANT 1769/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz in 18-56.4N 043-23.7W
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1767/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-02
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1766/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Hudson Bay
  45. HYDROPAC 2202/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-05
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 06-03N 103-44E
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 1766/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-02
    14 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue whale cove (62-10-22N 092-34-46W) to rankin inlet…
    Hudson Bay
  47. HYDROPAC 2198/122012-08-02 → 2012-09-15
    Panama to iles marquises
    Eastern Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2194/122012-08-01 → 2012-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-30.9N 100-20.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 1759/122012-08-01 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 41 foot F/V straight flush in 29-18.2N 077-05W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  50. HYDROPAC 2193/122012-08-01 → 2012-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-20.3N 152-38.6E
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands

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