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 2885/152015-09-01 → 2015-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-10.7N 140-43.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 2156/152015-09-01 → 2015-10-18
    Azores to france
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  3. HYDROPAC 2881/152015-09-01 → 2015-09-03
    F/V qng 98001-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-37N 110-42E at 290800Z aug
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 2145/152015-08-31 → 2015-10-14
    Vessel mais mar, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-08.13S 048-18.45W
    Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2878/152015-08-31 → 2015-09-25
    F/V bv 95568TS, eight persons on board, sank in 10-47.5N 108-31.5E at 241500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 2139/152015-08-31 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-15N 089-45W at 310110Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico
  7. HYDROLANT 2137/152015-08-30 → 2015-09-02
    Derelict eight meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-08N 004-07W at 300811Z aug
    English Channel · England-south Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 2136/152015-08-30 → 2015-08-31
    Distress signal received from F/V dimitrios in 11-56.6N 017-09.6W at 300908Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 2874/152015-08-30 → 2015-08-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2774/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Selat Sunda
  10. HYDROPAC 2868/152015-08-29 → 2015-08-31
    F/V bv 95568TS, eight persons on board, sank in 10-47.5N 108-31.5E at 241500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROLANT 2131/152015-08-29 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot S/V blue heeler in 23-29.4N 078-26.1W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel
  12. HYDROPAC 2867/152015-08-29 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft in 16-43N 073-02E at 290455Z aug
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2865/152015-08-29 → 2015-10-18
    Seven meter F/V metuahere II, red hull, one person on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  14. HYDROLANT 2126/152015-08-28 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-10.3N 068-18.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2122/152015-08-28 → 2015-09-06
    Vessel jesus sobre as aguas I, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2849/152015-08-28 → 2015-08-28
    Eight meter M/V, white hull, three persons on board, overdue thursday island (10-32S 142-15E) to daru island…
    Torres Strait
  17. HYDROPAC 2839/152015-08-28 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 280044Z aug in: a. 34-17-02N 161-35-34E
    North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2838/152015-08-28 → 2015-08-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2809/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2836/152015-08-27 → 2015-09-07
    F/V JAYAISURU-04, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  20. HYDROLANT 2108/152015-08-27 → 2015-10-04
    10.5 meter S/V stratus, black hull, two persons on board, overdue camarinas (43-07-48N 009-11-06W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Spain To France
  21. HYDROLANT 2105/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-30
    Vessel, 106 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROPAC 2823/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-54.0N 141-45.7E at 270556Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 2103/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-30
    Vessel, 115 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 013-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 2822/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft in 21-20N 122-33E at 270305Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2821/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2820/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 2820/152015-08-27 → 2015-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-45S 110-30E at 270130Z aug
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 2819/152015-08-26 → 2015-08-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2802/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  28. HYDROPAC 2818/152015-08-26 → 2015-08-28
    F/V kavindi, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 06-00N 081-57E on 26 aug
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-southeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2817/152015-08-26 → 2015-09-07
    F/V oshit, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-18N 083-46E on 25 aug
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2816/152015-08-26 → 2015-08-30
    45 meter F/V michel shenali, blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-14N 067-00E at…
    Arabian Sea
  31. HYDROLANT 2098/152015-08-26 → 2015-09-07
    F/V ar morvran sank in 47-34.28N 004-06.24W at 251627Z aug
    France · Bay of Biscay
  32. HYDROLANT 2097/152015-08-26 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received in 33-45N 011-53E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-southeast Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 2090/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received from vessel, 500 persons on board, vicinity 33-27N 023-33E at 252203Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  34. HYDROLANT 2087/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-26
    F/V ar morvran, orange hull with white stripe, one person on board, overdue
    France · Bay of Biscay
  35. HYDROPAC 2810/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-25
    Distress signal received from ten meter long vessel sei ji I, white hull, three persons on board, in…
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2809/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-28
    F/V qng 96507-TS, 15 persons on board, taking on water in 13-47N 111-47E at 251000Z aug
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2808/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-29
    F/V bv 95568TS, eight persons on board, sank in 10-47.5N 108-31.5E at 241500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROLANT 2084/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received from vessel, numerous persons on board, vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 2802/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-26
    F/V dulaj 06, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  40. HYDROPAC 2800/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-25
    F/V bv 95568TS, seven persons on board, sank in 10-47.5N 108-31.5E at 241500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2799/152015-08-24 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received 406 mhz in 11-17.7N 111-31.4E at 241306Z aug
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2798/152015-08-24 → 2015-08-25
    34 foot S/V redwing, brown and red hull, four persons on board, overdue opua (35-19-00S 174-07-00E) to suva…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand To Fiji
  43. HYDROLANT 2075/152015-08-24 → 2015-08-30
    Vessel, 350 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 011-58E at 240545Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 2793/152015-08-24 → 2015-08-25
    F/V dna 90569-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-40N 112-20E at 232100Z aug
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2792/152015-08-24 → 2015-08-30
    Man overboard from M/V marine star vicinity 45-56N 141-00E at 232000Z aug
    Sea of Japan · Japan
  46. HYDROLANT 2069/152015-08-22 → 2015-08-24
    Vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 26-00S 048-00W at 222131Z aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2065/152015-08-22 → 2015-08-26
    F/V jah walks on water, white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  48. HYDROPAC 2785/152015-08-22 → 2015-08-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2697/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Ceram Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 2056/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Possible man overboard from S/V ciriea in 43-00N 005-08E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  50. HYDROLANT 2054/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. 110 persons on board, vicinity 33-04N 013-45E at 210728Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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