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 2774/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    M/V ujan labek 02 sank in 06-16-41.3S 105-05-13.1E at 140001 aug
    Indonesia · Selat Sunda
  2. HYDROLANT 2053/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received from F/V harmonie, three persons on board, in 46-55N 004-53W at 210200Z aug
    Bay of Biscay · France
  3. HYDROLANT 2051/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Man overboard vicinity 24-07N 062-35W on 17 aug
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 2049/152015-08-20 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received within 150 miles of 34-00N 033-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2756/152015-08-20 → 2015-08-27
    Six meter vessel, six persons on board, overdue buka island (05-24S 154-42E) to tinputz harbor (05-33S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROLANT 2029/152015-08-19 → 2015-08-22
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-05N 013-28E at 190647Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROLANT 2026/152015-08-19 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 95 foot F/V joseph anthony, black and white hull, four persons on…
    Gulf of Mexico
  8. HYDROLANT 2023/152015-08-18 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-38.9N 059-46.3W at 181450Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 2016/152015-08-18 → 2015-09-27
    18 meter S/V hermitage overdue la londe les maures (43-08N 006-14E) to ibiza (38-59N 001-26E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Balearic Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 2012/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-30N 018-05E at 171556Z aug
    Ionian Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 2010/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-35N 024-41E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2728/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2710/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 2722/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  14. HYDROLANT 2008/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-55N 018-08E at 161046Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 2719/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in: a. 26-31-40N 123-25-15E
    North Pacific · East China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2718/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-54-25N 154-21-36E at 162018Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 2006/152015-08-16 → 2015-09-20
    Nine meter S/V vali velum, blue hull, one or two persons on board, unreported from saint cyprien (42-37.1N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  18. HYDROPAC 2711/152015-08-16 → 2015-08-18
    F/V tan thanh, three persons on board, sank vicinity 15-00N 109-00E at 151830Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 2710/152015-08-16 → 2015-08-17
    F/V bd 97044-TS, nine persons on board, sinking in 14-30N 111-30E at 160300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 2004/152015-08-16 → 2015-08-20
    Distress signal received from vessel, numerous persons on board, vicinity 32-07N 017-14E at 152300Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. NAVAREA IV 681/152015-08-16 → 2015-08-19
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in 29-25.16N 052-57.87W at 152105Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 2707/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-16
    M/V lucky, four persons on board, taking on water in 19-30S 150-13E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2003/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel nurbano 1 in 15-35.5N 050-33.9W at 151821Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 2704/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-28.2N 121-12.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROLANT 2001/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard from M/V queen mary 2 in 46-19.0N 042-38.6W vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 2701/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-15
    Vessel, four persons on board, sinking in 30-45.2S 153-07.9E
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 1998/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, blue hull with white stripe, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-06E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 2697/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-22
    M/V jasa sahabat, 12 persons on board, on fire in 01-32-56S 130-46-51E at 150200Z aug
    Indonesia · Ceram Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2695/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-00N 156-00E at 141759Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2687/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2607/15
    South Africa · Radio Services
  31. HYDROPAC 2686/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-17
    Derelict M/V, blue hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 25-57.8S 053-31.0E at 131000Z aug
    Western Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 2682/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft in 37-35N 130-49W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 2679/152015-08-14 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard from vessel strovolos vicinity of trackline between 07-54.9N 103-20.0E and 06-36.9N 103-34.7E…
    Gulf of Thailand · South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2678/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2588/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  35. HYDROPAC 2677/152015-08-14 → 2015-08-15
    F/V dna 90426-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-48N 113-01E at 132340Z aug
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2676/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-14
    F/V BD11077 ts, one person missing, due to collision in 10-19.59N 107-11.26E at 131010Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2673/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-43.3N 137-59.6W at 131745Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 1980/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    11 meter S/V pernille, white hull with red stripe, one person on board, requesting assistance due to engine…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  39. HYDROLANT 1978/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1971/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  40. HYDROPAC 2660/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2656/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  41. HYDROPAC 2656/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.9 meter vessel sadie-nan, black hull, three persons on board,…
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  42. HYDROPAC 2651/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2648/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2648/152015-08-13 → 2015-08-13
    F/V qng 94547 ts, two persons on board, disabled and aground in 15-53-50N 108-25-16E at 120200Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROLANT 1972/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard vicinity 02-06.5S 040-06.0W at 121713Z aug
    Brazil-north Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1971/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-13
    Man overboard from M/V ibrahim dede vicinity of trackline joining bayonne (40-39.7N 074-06.6W), 40-27.5N…
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  46. HYDROLANT 1968/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard vicinity 05-07S 035-22W at 120253Z aug
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1967/152015-08-11 → 2015-08-12
    Man overboard from M/V ibrahim dede vicinity 39-00N 073-00W
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  48. HYDROPAC 2628/152015-08-11 → 2015-08-13
    F/V qna 91719-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-20N 113-43E at 060100Z aug
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2625/152015-08-11 → 2015-08-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2616/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 1953/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-20
    M/V, 85 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 33-11N 013-58E at 100845Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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