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 1074/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 38-45.66S 142-18.96E at 150241Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  2. NAVAREA XII 108/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-16
    On this day the world-wide navigational warning service (wwnws) commemorates the sinking, 100 years ago, of…
    R.M.S · Titanic Memorial
  3. NAVAREA IV 184/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-16
    On this day the world-wide navigational warning service (wwnws) commemorates the sinking, 100 years ago, of…
    R.M.S · Titanic Memorial
  4. HYDROPAC 1072/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-16
    Mayotte to mozambique
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  5. NAVAREA IV 183/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-16
    150001Z apr iceberg limit 47-00N 055-15W, 45-15N 054-30W, 45-00N 047-00W, 46-00N 045-30W, 49-00N 044-45W,…
    North American Ice Service (nais) Iceberg Bulletin
  6. HYDROLANT 832/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-14
    40 foot S/V UBU7, three persons on board, taking on water in 37-45.16N 045-17.00W at 141109Z apr
    North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 831/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-14
    40 foot S/V UBU7, four persons on board, taking on water in 37-45.6N 045-17.0W at 141109Z apr
    North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 1069/122012-04-14 → 2012-05-12
    Man overboard from M/V excellent pescadore vicinity of trackline between 08-05N 087-04W on 29 mar and…
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 1068/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-17
    M/V orient lotus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-05S 093-58E at 140827Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 1066/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1065/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1065/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-50.4N 112-02.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROLANT 819/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Cancel HYDROLANT 814/12, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  13. HYDROPAC 1056/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-18.02S 171-36.68E
    South Pacific · New Zealand-southeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1054/122012-04-13 → 2012-05-05
    Man overboard from F/V na 90295 vicinity 19-04N 106-02E at 121500Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1053/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Man overboard from F/V na 90295 vicinity 19-06N 106-03E at 121500Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  16. HYDROLANT 814/122012-04-12 → 2012-04-13
    Nine meter S/V shitane, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue dakar (14-41.5N 017-26.8W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  17. HYDROPAC 1046/122012-04-12 → 2012-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-11.9N 103-04.9E at 120700Z apr
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 805/122012-04-12 → 2012-05-19
    43 foot S/V l'audace, white hull, three persons on board overdue turks and caicos (21-30N 071-42W) to…
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 803/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-14
    60 foot S/V maitre coq, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 44-53.68N 003-47.60W
    Bay of Biscay
  20. HYDROPAC 1043/122012-04-11 → 2012-05-05
    Man overboard from M/V molengracht vicinity of trackline between 00-14.2N 106-23.2E and 00-29.0S 107-02.3E
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROLANT 799/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-09.7N 069-02.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  22. HYDROPAC 1035/122012-04-11 → 2012-05-05
    Seven meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue vicinity anjouan island (12-15S 044-25E) on 07 apr
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  23. HYDROPAC 1034/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-41N 107-33E at 100030Z apr
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1033/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-49.4N 156-50.4E
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 1031/122012-04-11 → 2012-05-12
    Distress signal received from M/V ligulao or M/V silver dolphin in 13-22N 094-48E on 11 apr
    Andaman Sea · Andaman Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 1029/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-11
    Distress signal received from 20 meter F/V pv hamelin, eight persons on board, vicinity 34-41S 118-37E at…
    Australia-southwest Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1028/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1005/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Pacific · Panama To Galapagos Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 1025/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 50-11.96S 167-10.10E
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1022/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-18.8N 104-13.0E at 101036Z apr
    Singapore Strait
  30. HYDROPAC 1018/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-11
    S/V scorpius, unreported
    Antarctica · Gerlache Strait
  31. HYDROPAC 1016/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-10
    M/V truong hai star collided with M/V krairatch dignity, 16 persons on board, sank in 10-26.16N 107-03.17E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam-south Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1015/122012-04-09 → 2012-04-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 994/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 786/122012-04-09 → 2012-05-19
    St vincent and the grenadines
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1006/122012-04-09 → 2012-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-04-42N 132-11-30E at 090540Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1005/122012-04-09 → 2012-04-11
    37 foot S/V katydid, white and yellow hull, one person on board, overdue panama city (08-59N 079-31W) to…
    Eastern Pacific · Panama To Galapagos Islands
  36. HYDROPAC 1004/122012-04-09 → 2012-04-14
    F/V maria genara, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-05S 077-13W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  37. HYDROPAC 1003/122012-04-08 → 2012-04-14
    F/V qna 94989-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-30N 114-00E at 070000Z apr
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1002/122012-04-08 → 2012-04-09
    Distress signal received on inmarsat-c vicinity 61-39S 162-09W
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 997/122012-04-08 → 2012-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-34.1N 172-15.0W at 080235Z apr
    North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 995/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-08
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, disabled and taking on water, in 06-28.4S 105-28.3E at 072220Z apr
    Indonesia · Sunda Strait
  41. HYDROLANT 776/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-08
    M/V nordic apollo reports master requiring medical assistance in 05-24N 010-29W at 072024Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  42. HYDROPAC 989/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-36.4S 116-40.0E at 070605Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  43. NAVAREA IV 159/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-22
    Potential safety concerns in the area surrounding the wreckage of titanic
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 988/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel sandshoe vicinity 40-19.2S 149-25.1E at 070224Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 986/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 984/12 and this msg, persons rescued
    Australia-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 985/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-55.0N 125-34.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 764/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-07
    M/V wrecked in 01-20S 045-02W
    Brazil-north Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 984/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-06
    S/V inception, six persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 38-43.67S 142-56.20E at 061403Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 977/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 911/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  50. HYDROPAC 973/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-14
    F/V dna 90496TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-14N 107-59E at 052345Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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