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 1533/122012-07-11 → 2012-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-38.8N 058-16.4W at 101942Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 1956/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-30.8N 136-27.5E
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1953/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-10
    Distress signal received within 60 miles of 08-36.36S 106-02.93E at 101320Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROLANT 1527/122012-07-10 → 2012-08-18
    Guinea to sierra leone
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROPAC 1947/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-10
    F/V bd 95746, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-00N 112-00E at 081145Z jul
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1946/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-10
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, taking on water in 07-17.2S 105-02.0E at 100109Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1944/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15.2 meter S/V vision in 19-17.52S 147-22.02E at 091745Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 1519/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Distress signal received from M/V alarriba in 25-31.45S 045-29.23W at 090253Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1939/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1935/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1938/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    4.2 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue little wanganui (41-24S 172-04E) and return
    New Zealand · South Island-northwest Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1514/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-21
    Vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift within seven miles west of gros piton…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  12. HYDROPAC 1935/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Man overboard from M/V blue wave vicinity 29-27S 153-54E
    Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 1513/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-14
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1930/122012-07-08 → 2012-07-08
    F/V 90369 qng, 15 persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-16N 110-15E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1928/122012-07-08 → 2012-07-08
    F/V sinking and adrift in 07-24N 109-00E
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1927/122012-07-08 → 2012-07-09
    Man overboard from M/V blue wave vicinity 29-05S 154-00E at 070900Z jul
    Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1924/122012-07-07 → 2012-07-10
    Derelict 25 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 19-51.9N 115-53.3E at 070910Z jul
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1922/122012-07-07 → 2012-07-14
    M/V neymar unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  19. HYDROLANT 1488/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-21
    Man overboard from M/V gallia C.S
    Adriatic Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 1486/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-06
    17 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Labrador Sea · Greenland-south Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1918/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-07
    F/V qna 95889TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 12-45N 109-54E at 060230Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 1916/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-07
    F/V bd 50514TS sank in 10-05N 106-52E at 051445Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1482/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-25.2N 073-35.9W at 052315Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 1915/122012-07-06 → 2012-08-18
    F/V don ernesto, five persons on board, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  25. HYDROPAC 1914/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-59.6N 114-52.6E at 051946Z jul
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1910/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-21
    Man overboard from F/V vostok-rifer in 50-08.0N 148-38.5E at 050700Z jul
    Sea of Okhotsk
  27. HYDROPAC 1909/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-05
    F/V qng 96246-TS reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 19-06N 113-48E at 050700Z jul
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 1907/122012-07-05 → 2012-08-18
    Distress signal received from M/V capt fm juvale in 16-17N 082-06E
    India-east Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 1476/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-09
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, in need of assistance in 34-05N 014-03E at 042350Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1905/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-06
    F/V qna 95889TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 12-40N 111-30E at 042000Z jul
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROLANT 1472/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-09
    Distress signal received from vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, 20 miles west of gros piton…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  32. HYDROPAC 1899/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-07
    F/V qna 90154TS, 29 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 13-04N 109-47E at 040725Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 1898/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 03-26.7N 158-51.4E
    North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1896/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-14
    M/V anh son sinking and crew abandoning ship in 21-01.2N 088-15.5E
    Bay of Bengal · India-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1895/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-05
    F/V, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-30S 104-50E at 031223Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  36. HYDROLANT 1467/122012-07-04 → 2012-08-18
    Florida to jamaica
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1894/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-05
    F/V qn 90154TS, 29 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 13-00N 109-45E at 031800Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROLANT 1465/122012-07-03 → 2012-07-05
    M/V dorada reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-00S 037-20W at 031950Z jul
    Brazil-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1890/122012-07-03 → 2012-07-04
    F/V, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-14.26S 104-29.87E at 031820Z
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 1884/122012-07-03 → 2012-07-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 38-20N 125-26W and 36-07N 125-03W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  41. HYDROPAC 1882/122012-07-02 → 2012-07-03
    Distress signal received from M/V anh son in 20-58.07N 088-20.54E at 020800Z
    Bay of Bengal · India-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1876/122012-07-02 → 2012-07-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1873/12 and this msg, search suspended
    South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1875/122012-07-02 → 2012-07-02
    19 meter F/V cape grafton II, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-42.9S 137-57.0E at 012116Z jul
    Arafura Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 1444/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-02
    M/V, red hull, one person on board, overdue attu (67-56.5N 053-37.4W) to kangaatsiaq (68-18.4N 053-27.8W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  45. HYDROPAC 1874/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 03-58.2N 159-11.7E
    North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1873/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-35.3S 164-08.1W at 011342Z jul
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1872/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-28
    F/V kwassa, 25 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15S 044-25E) to mayotte (12-50S 045-08E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  48. HYDROPAC 1867/122012-06-30 → 2012-07-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-23.8N 101-31.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1862/122012-06-30 → 2012-06-30
    F/V 1288, four persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 07-24N 109-00E at 300830Z jun
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1858/122012-06-29 → 2012-06-29
    190 meter M/V united stars, 20 persons on board, on fire in 36-05.26S 138-27.98E
    Australia-south Coast

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