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 2502/122012-10-25 → 2012-10-25
    13 meter vessel, yellow and white hull, nine persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  2. HYDROPAC 2999/122012-10-25 → 2012-11-10
    S/V clin d'oeil, one person on board, flooding in 15-07S 178-23W at 250900Z oct
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 2498/122012-10-25 → 2012-11-03
    Greece to italy
    Strait of Otranto
  4. HYDROLANT 2495/122012-10-25 → 2012-12-08
    S/V reveur de jour, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported to canary islands (28-06N 015-24W)
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 2491/122012-10-24 → 2012-11-03
    40 foot S/V, white hull, five persons on board, unreported key west (24-33.55N 081-47.04W) to fort myers…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  6. HYDROPAC 2992/122012-10-24 → 2012-11-17
    F/V kg 91962 ts sank in 08-12N 104-18E on 13 oct
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  7. HYDROPAC 2989/122012-10-24 → 2012-10-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2856/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Tonkin
  8. HYDROPAC 2988/122012-10-24 → 2012-10-24
    Cancel hyrdropac 2891/12 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Tonkin
  9. HYDROPAC 2985/122012-10-24 → 2012-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-23.3N 146-04.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 2480/122012-10-24 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel, 150 persons on board, in 33-53N 013-35E at 232240Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 2479/122012-10-23 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, vicinity 33-29N 013-22E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROPAC 2975/122012-10-23 → 2012-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-16.2N 119-51.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2971/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-23
    Four persons from M/V casulo abandoned ship in liferaft in 24-18.4S 153-35.0E at 222255Z oct
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 2968/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-23
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, taking on water in 10-23.77S 108-48.18E at 221854Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2964/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-29.6N 125-25.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2963/122012-10-22 → 2012-11-03
    F/V qna 91468-TS, 39 persons on board, adrift due to engine trouble in 15-20N 110-20E at 192300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROLANT 2462/122012-10-22 → 2012-11-03
    30 to 40 foot S/V, white hull, three persons on board, unreported annapolis (38-58.4N 076-30.1W) to saint…
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland To Virgin Islands
  18. HYDROPAC 2959/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2938/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROLANT 2460/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-21
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2458/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Canada · Hudson Bay
  20. HYDROPAC 2956/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-13.7N 082-03.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2955/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-00.5N 098-53.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 2458/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-21
    22 foot M/V, green hull, one person on board, overdue fort albany (52-15.1N 081-30.1W) to kashechewan…
    Canada · Hudson Bay
  23. HYDROLANT 2456/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-22
    Great bahama bank
    Straits of Florida
  24. HYDROPAC 2948/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-57.7N 166-55.4E at 210013Z oct
    North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2947/122012-10-20 → 2012-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-23.7N 105-43.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 2946/122012-10-20 → 2012-10-21
    Distress signal received from vessel, 70 persons on board, in 07-41S 106-09E at 200730Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2938/122012-10-20 → 2012-10-22
    F/V qna 91468-TS, 39 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-37N 110-55E at 192300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2936/122012-10-19 → 2012-10-20
    Distress signal receieved on 406 mhz in 28-20.5N 147-49.1W at 192206Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 2446/122012-10-19 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received vicinity 20-08.6N 066-35.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2440/122012-10-19 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-01.9N 083-38.6W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  31. HYDROLANT 2438/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-27
    Vessel moncao I, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-47S 041-22W on 18 oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 2435/122012-10-18 → 2012-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 26 meter S/V ruby, black hull, in 18-13.7N 040-39.8W at 181252Z oct
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2433/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-18
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2431/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Greenland-west Coast · Baffin Bay
  34. HYDROLANT 2432/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-18
    Distress signal received from M/V federal severn in 30-18S 013-43E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  35. HYDROPAC 2924/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-38N 127-55W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  36. HYDROLANT 2431/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-18
    Vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue to nutaarmiut (72-34.5N 055-30.0W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Baffin Bay
  37. HYDROLANT 2428/122012-10-18 → 2012-11-03
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, in need of assistance between lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E) and tunisia
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands To Tunisia
  38. HYDROLANT 2426/122012-10-17 → 2012-11-03
    Man overboard from M/V aqua vicinity 25-46.8N 089-32.9W at 170638Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  39. HYDROPAC 2913/122012-10-17 → 2012-10-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel, black hull, vicinity 21-55.26S 113-53.52E at…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2910/122012-10-17 → 2012-10-22
    F/V don mariano unreported vicinity 06-20S 083-00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  41. HYDROPAC 2905/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.8N 175-30.7E at 161915Z oct
    North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2904/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    Distress signal received in 05-36S 162-13W at 161404Z oct
    South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2896/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    S/V streaker, one person on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 34-45.2S 156-39.7E at 160240Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2893/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-19
    Derelict five meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 11-17.2S 127-38.3E at 160206Z oct
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2891/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-24
    Man overboard from F/V na 94231-TS vicinity 19-04N 106-04E at 141400Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 2890/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    San diego to cabo san lucas
    Eastern North Pacific · Baja California
  47. HYDROPAC 2888/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    Vessel, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 34-40.1S 156-33.4E at 152139Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2887/122012-10-15 → 2012-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-40.1S 156-33.4E at 152139Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2881/122012-10-15 → 2012-10-20
    F/V bd 95173 ts, 13 persons on board, taking on water in 11-23N 113-26E at 141900Z oct
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 2408/122012-10-15 → 2012-10-31
    M/V horizonte II, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast

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