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 1523/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 312132Z may in: a. 28-50.49N 162-49.51E
    North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 1520/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-31.74S 174-48.28W
    South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1516/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-02
    Vessel, blue hull, 147 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-10.62S 105-16.06E at 310726Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1514/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-37.9N 109-39.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1511/122012-05-31 → 2012-05-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1509/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1161/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-09
    Man overboard within six miles of cayar (14-55.15N 017-52.07W) at 292300Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  7. HYDROPAC 1509/122012-05-30 → 2012-05-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 46.4 meter F/V shun lien in 13-28.7N 154-31.1W at 301433Z may
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 1155/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-09
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 34-01N 014-18E at 300001Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1498/122012-05-29 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-38.2N 083-47.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 1152/122012-05-29 → 2012-06-09
    England to portugal
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 1492/122012-05-28 → 2012-05-30
    New zealand to fiji
    Western South Pacific
  12. HYDROLANT 1140/122012-05-28 → 2012-06-09
    Vessel, eight persons on board, unreported
    Southern Adriatic Sea · Strait of Otranto
  13. HYDROPAC 1485/122012-05-28 → 2012-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ever blossom in 06-38.2N 140-48.6E and 10-51.7N 136-23.3E at…
    Western North Pacific
  14. HYDROLANT 1137/122012-05-27 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal received from 50 foot S/V heliodore, two persons on board, in 30-47N 079-29W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida-east Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 1131/122012-05-26 → 2012-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-15N 075-15W
    Cuba-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1473/122012-05-26 → 2012-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-12.0N 121-55.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 1471/122012-05-26 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-06.4N 106-19.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1470/122012-05-26 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-29.2N 118-53.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1467/122012-05-26 → 2012-05-26
    Liferaft, persons on board, in 10-18.67S 164-17.63E at 260506Z may
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  20. HYDROLANT 1117/122012-05-25 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal recieved from M/V boundless in 39-37.1N 072-10.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 1458/122012-05-24 → 2012-05-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1430/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  22. HYDROLANT 1110/122012-05-24 → 2012-06-02
    41 foot S/V anaab, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-45N 079-38W
    Straits of Florida
  23. HYDROPAC 1457/122012-05-24 → 2012-05-26
    27 meter M/V solfish 001, 30 persons on board, unreported honiara (09-28S 159-49E) to lata (10-43S 165-50E)
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 1453/122012-05-24 → 2012-06-09
    35 foot S/V gillie, unreported
    New Zealand-northeast Coast · Bay of Plenty
  25. HYDROPAC 1451/122012-05-24 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-17.5N 119-48.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 1443/122012-05-22 → 2012-05-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V marta lucia r in 05-37.7N 134-23.4W at 222202Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1441/122012-05-22 → 2012-05-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1438/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 1439/122012-05-22 → 2012-05-22
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 220921Z may in: a. 30-17-31N 146-05-09E
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1438/122012-05-22 → 2012-05-22
    Distress signal received vicinity 48-28N 131-01W at 220300Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROLANT 1097/122012-05-22 → 2012-06-15
    Man overboard in 22-20.6S 040-11.6W at 200340Z may
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1435/122012-05-22 → 2012-05-24
    F/V qng 95951 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 09-42N 111-00E at 211015Z may
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 1094/122012-05-21 → 2012-06-02
    25 meter S/V starry night, blue hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-33.0N 052-30.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROPAC 1432/122012-05-21 → 2012-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-30.2N 137-45.5E
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1430/122012-05-21 → 2012-05-24
    Three four meter vessels, white hull, seven persons on board, unreported within 15 miles of 07-52S 144-20E
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  35. HYDROLANT 1090/122012-05-21 → 2012-05-26
    Vessel sinking in 29-00N 095-00W at 201815Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  36. HYDROPAC 1424/122012-05-20 → 2012-06-09
    F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 13-28S 045-14E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Mayotte
  37. HYDROPAC 1422/122012-05-20 → 2012-05-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1421/12, persons rescued
    Australia-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1421/122012-05-20 → 2012-05-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 24-54.24S 153-28.02E at 200557Z may
    Australia-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1420/122012-05-20 → 2012-05-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1413/12, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Western South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1417/122012-05-20 → 2012-05-20
    Distress signal received from vessel sail away vicinity 34-10.25S 176-14.78E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  41. HYDROPAC 1416/122012-05-19 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 191751Z may in: a. 31-15.32N 121-39.43E
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 1080/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-26
    40 foot S/V petra, two persons on board, abandoning ship in 34-40N 053-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 1413/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-20
    Distress signal received from vessel, 175 persons on board, vicinity 08-53S 105-53E at 191205Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  44. HYDROLANT 1071/122012-05-19 → 2012-06-30
    46 foot S/V polonium, three persons on board, overdue united states to mexico to cuba to bahamas
    Gulf of Mexico · Caribbean Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1409/122012-05-19 → 2012-06-23
    36 foot S/V qwave, white and orange hull, one person on board, overdue to raiatea island (16-44S 151-27W)
    South Pacific · French Polynesia · Moorea
  46. HYDROLANT 1068/122012-05-18 → 2012-05-19
    S/V outer limits taking on water due to collision in 34-21.1N 058-55.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 1404/122012-05-18 → 2012-05-21
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 13-54N 049-46E at 181203Z may
    Gulf of Aden
  48. HYDROLANT 1065/122012-05-18 → 2012-05-26
    Man overboard from F/V hung yi no 212 vicinity 35-55S 010-33E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa-southwest Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1398/122012-05-18 → 2012-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 07-00.5N 158-06.5E
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 1394/122012-05-17 → 2012-06-23
    Distress signal received from M/V rival in 13-09S 170-22W
    South Pacific · American Samoa

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