Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2015

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 2015
1,938
still in force
0
vs 2014
+5%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,210
  • HYDROLANT693
  • NAVAREA IV16
  • HYDROARC14
  • NAVAREA XII5

Where · top seas

North Pacific Ocean34024%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin24317%
South China Sea22316%
North Atlantic Ocean19414%
South Pacific Ocean836%
Indian Ocean715%
Philippine Sea705%
South Atlantic Ocean685%
Caribbean Sea554%
Gulf of Mexico544%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2015 · 1,938

  1. HYDROPAC 4263/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-01
    Distress signal received from F/V antares vicinity 35-43.56S 172-25.78E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 4262/152015-12-31 → 2015-12-31
    Distress signal received from F/V antraes in 35-50.95S 172-28.10E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 3233/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-47.07N 025-50.64W at 312212Z dec
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 4257/152015-12-31 → 2016-02-14
    Seven meter F/V leandro y jesus, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 3223/152015-12-31 → 2016-02-14
    F/V diva kenya, five persons on board, sank in 17-17N 062-03W at 310001Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  6. HYDROPAC 4256/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-56-05N 125-41-47E at 310718Z dec
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4255/152015-12-31 → 2015-12-31
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 310540Z dec in: a. 20-53-20N 129-59-13E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 3216/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-01
    M/V keila, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-45.87S 048-38.00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 4252/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-30
    Eight meter vessel, white hull, nine persons on board, overdue sassie island (10-02.26S 142-50.79E) to sue…
    Torres Strait
  10. HYDROPAC 4250/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-18.7N 124-07.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 4243/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-31
    6.4 meter vessel, blue and red hull, three persons on board, overdue santa isabel island (08-01-50S…
    Solomon Islands · Solomon Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 4241/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-30
    Nine meter S/V ilo, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported from dpua (35-19S 174-07E)
    New Zealand
  13. HYDROLANT 3209/152015-12-29 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received from M/V zeepaard on 406 mhz in 17-57.6N 063-39.0W
    North Eastern Caribbean Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 3207/152015-12-29 → 2016-01-10
    Man overboard from F/V khady dioula dieye in 14-27N 017-42W at 290400Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  15. HYDROPAC 4238/152015-12-29 → 2015-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-43.8N 115-03.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROLANT 3203/152015-12-29 → 2016-01-03
    Two vessels, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-06N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 3197/152015-12-28 → 2016-01-03
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, requesting assistance between kelibia (36-51N 011-06E) and pantelleria (36-50N…
    Strait of Sicily
  18. HYDROPAC 4218/152015-12-27 → 2015-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-44.8N 131-03.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 4217/152015-12-27 → 2015-12-28
    S/V aloja tatato, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-56.16N 080-11.27W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 4216/152015-12-27 → 2015-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-55.8N 131-23.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 3185/152015-12-27 → 2016-01-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-27N 013-49E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROPAC 4210/152015-12-27 → 2015-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V joe, white hull, two persons on board, in 13-54S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 3184/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-20N 074-00W
    Cuba-east Coast · Windward Passage
  24. HYDROLANT 3183/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-00N 074-00W
    Cuba-east Coast · Windward Passage
  25. HYDROLANT 3182/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-25.7N 073-07.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti-northwest Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 3181/152015-12-26 → 2016-01-03
    Distress signal received in 28-45.6N 067-30.7W at 261510Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROPAC 4208/152015-12-26 → 2016-01-01
    M/V sumber jaya, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 03-43-04N 121-45-05E…
    Indonesia · Celebes Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 4206/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-26
    F/V py 91847-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-25N 115-11E at…
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 4203/152015-12-25 → 2015-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-49.1N 125-10.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 4202/152015-12-25 → 2015-12-26
    Derelict 36 meter M/V sarojini adrift and sinking in 18-16N 072-47E at 251845Z dec
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 4199/152015-12-25 → 2015-12-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4118/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Singapore Strait
  32. HYDROPAC 4198/152015-12-25 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V kuo chyau, 17 persons on board, on fire in 21-35S 051-25E
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROLANT 3175/152015-12-25 → 2015-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-02.6N 074-56.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  34. HYDROPAC 4192/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4191/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 4191/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 13-00N 144-00E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 4184/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-25
    Philippines to indonesia
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 3169/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-27
    Two vessels, 100 persons on board each, requesting assistance in: a. 33-11N 013-46E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 4182/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-25
    M/V spobib, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-58-47S 127-20-46E
    Indonesia · Molucca Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 4181/152015-12-24 → 2015-12-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4137/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 3167/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-27
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-25N 014-04E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROLANT 3166/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-27
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-15N 012-36E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROLANT 3164/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-27
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-26N 014-15E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROLANT 3163/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-23
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-15N 012-36E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 4166/152015-12-23 → 2015-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-49.1N 150-18.2W at 230525Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 4158/152015-12-22 → 2015-12-26
    F/V 91939-TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-03N 111-46E at 220320Z dec
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 4157/152015-12-22 → 2016-01-10
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, overdue new hanover (02-30S 150-00E) to manus island (02-12S…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROLANT 3158/152015-12-22 → 2015-12-27
    Four vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 013-45E at 220800Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 3157/152015-12-22 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 011-58E at 220652Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 3155/152015-12-22 → 2015-12-23
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-02N 012-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. NAVAREA IV 1074/152015-12-21 → 2015-12-23
    Bonaire to aruba
    Caribbean Sea

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Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2015 · seahazards