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

By month

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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 3190/152015-09-25 → 2015-09-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel vicinity 09-36.8S 142-22.5E at 251101Z sep
    Torres Strait
  2. HYDROLANT 2397/152015-09-25 → 2015-09-25
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2390/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Canada-northeast Coast · Foxe Basin
  3. HYDROLANT 2396/152015-09-25 → 2015-11-08
    21 meter tug gage paul thornton, black hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 2393/152015-09-24 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-45.8N 073-35.7W at 241954Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  5. HYDROPAC 3181/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-26
    Man overboard from vessel nb 2172 vicinity vat cach port seaway at 241035Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 2390/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-25
    Vessel, four persons on board, overdue repulse bay (66-31-41N 086-13-21W) to lyon inlet (66-20-00N 083-40-00W)
    Canada-northeast Coast · Foxe Basin
  7. HYDROARC 311/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-25
    Vessel, four persons on board, overdue repulse bay (66-31-41N 086-13-21W) to lyon inlet (66-20-00N 083-40-00W)
    Canada-northeast Coast · Foxe Basin
  8. HYDROPAC 3180/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-29
    F/V qna 90956 ts, 38 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-31N 112-14E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 2385/152015-09-24 → 2015-11-08
    Canary islands to cape verde and the gambia
    Eastern North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 2384/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-27
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROPAC 3174/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 37-21-25N 148-45-32E at 240754Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3168/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3104/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3167/152015-09-24 → 2015-09-24
    F/V qna 90956 ts, 38 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-17N 112-21E at…
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3166/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-24
    Seven foot canoe, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from buariki village, tarawa (01-27.40S…
    Western Pacific · Kiribati
  15. HYDROPAC 3165/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3164/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  16. HYDROPAC 3164/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-26.2N 122-09.5W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  17. HYDROLANT 2378/152015-09-23 → 2015-11-08
    18 meter S/V la coryphene, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue palma de mallorca (39-34N 002-39E) to…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To France
  18. HYDROPAC 3161/152015-09-23 → 2015-10-04
    Man overboard between mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) and anjouan (12-15S 044-25E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  19. HYDROPAC 3160/152015-09-23 → 2015-10-18
    F/V bd 40714 ts sank due to collision within seven miles of bach long VI island (20-08N 107-43E) at 221900Z…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3159/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal on 406 mhz vicinity 28-22-12N 139-11-05E at at 230553Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3158/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-23
    Two 19 foot vessels, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity chuuk atoll (07-25N 151-47E)
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands
  22. HYDROPAC 3156/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-15-00N 141-42-07E at 230554Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3153/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3142/15 and this msg, vessels located safe
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3151/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-22
    Eastern north pacific DNC 14
  25. HYDROLANT 2373/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-26
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 2370/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-05.9N 085-26.8W
    Gulf of Mexico
  27. HYDROPAC 3149/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-23
    Seven foot canoe, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from buariki village, tarawa (01-27.40S…
    Western Pacific · Kiribati
  28. HYDROPAC 3145/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-09N 104-58E
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 3144/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-51-02N 142-27-05E at 220605Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3143/152015-09-22 → 2015-10-28
    Man overboard from M/V xuan hoa 68 vicinity 09-32.07N 106-33.32E at 220515Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 3142/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-23
    F/v's BV4319TS and BV4595TS, 12 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3141/152015-09-22 → 2015-11-08
    9.2 meter S/V sloop lagaffe, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue lautoka (17-37-27S 177-27-10E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Fiji To Vanuatu
  33. HYDROLANT 2362/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-27
    Vessel atlantic charger taking on water in 62-05N 062-19W
    Canada-northeast Coast · Davis Strait
  34. HYDROPAC 3136/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-57.1N 122-35.3W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  35. HYDROPAC 3135/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-27
    F/V bv 97799 ts sank in 09-06N 106-54E at 151700Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 2359/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-22
    Vessel, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 23-10S 044-02W
    Brazil-south Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 3129/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3006/15 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 3128/152015-09-20 → 2015-09-24
    11.4 meter vessel rhombus, five persons on board, unreported tahiti (17-40S 149-25W) to niue (19-03S 169-55W)
    South Pacific · Tahiti To Nuie
  39. HYDROARC 294/152015-09-20 → 2015-11-01
    M/V, one person on board, unreported oqaatsut/rodebay (69-20.7N 051-00.2W) to illorsuit (71-14.5N 053-34.0W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait · Baffin Bay
  40. HYDROPAC 3123/152015-09-19 → 2015-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 09-16.1N 130-55.4W at 191745Z sep
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROARC 293/152015-09-19 → 2015-11-01
    M/V unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to qasigiannguit (68-49N 051-12W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  42. HYDROLANT 2337/152015-09-19 → 2015-09-27
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-05N 013-40E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 3119/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-27.1N 118-19.1W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  44. HYDROLANT 2330/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-27
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-09N 013-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 2325/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-20
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance at 180630Z sep in: a. 33-07N 013-52E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROPAC 3105/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-01.1N 103-04.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 3104/152015-09-18 → 2015-09-24
    M/V livina sunk in 05-39S 119-15E at 170600Z sep
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3103/152015-09-17 → 2015-09-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-48.7N 102-18.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 3097/152015-09-17 → 2015-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-26-27N 158-00-14E at 170524Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 2312/152015-09-17 → 2015-09-20
    Vessel, white hull, 100 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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