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. HYDROLANT 1951/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-20
    Two vessels, 400 persons on board each, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-18E at 100601Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROLANT 1950/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-25N 012-12E at 100543Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROPAC 2616/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-56N 141-07E at 100540Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 1946/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01N 012-27E at 100405Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROPAC 2615/152015-08-10 → 2015-08-11
    F/V qna 93853-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-03N 109-16E at 092000Z aug
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2614/152015-08-10 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V kg 91338 ts vicinity 05-27N 104-43E at 091800Z aug
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2612/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ramatai between fiji (18-10S 178-20E) and tonga (21-08S 175-12W)
    South Pacific · Fiji To Tonga
  8. HYDROLANT 1945/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-51N 018-18E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 1944/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, white hull, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18.9N 014-16.2E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROLANT 1942/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 013-49E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 1941/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-12
    S/V, white and red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 38-18.85N 013-21.37W at 090245Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1938/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received from S/V skrowl in 38-20.1N 013-18.4W at 082334Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 2605/152015-08-08 → 2015-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-54.36S 153-35.94E at 082119Z aug
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2601/152015-08-08 → 2015-08-10
    F/V bd 97157 ts, 12 persons on board, aground in 10-30N 115-42E at 072100Z aug
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1932/152015-08-08 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 102 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 41-00N 018-00E
    Adriatic Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 1930/152015-08-07 → 2015-08-09
    Vessel, 102 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 41-00N 018-00E
    Adriatic Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1925/152015-08-07 → 2015-08-09
    Vessels, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-12N 013-48E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 2590/152015-08-07 → 2015-08-22
    Distress signal received from M/V sk line in 06-05.52N 110-39.90E at 082246Z aug
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2589/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-23S 100-35W
    Eastern South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2582/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-33-04N 116-02-02E at 061034Z aug
    Northern South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2574/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-09
    F/V tg 90476TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-04N 107-06E on 04 aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2572/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-06
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 060129Z aug in: a. 22-27-43N 116-08-41E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2571/152015-08-06 → 2015-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 09-47.4S 143-28.1E at 060100Z aug
    Coral Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2569/152015-08-05 → 2015-08-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2550/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 2567/152015-08-05 → 2015-08-09
    M/V taipabu 03, grey and white hull, eight persons on board, unreported
    Indonesia · Banda Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 1913/152015-08-05 → 2015-08-20
    F/V, 600 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 33-18N 012-01E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 1911/152015-08-05 → 2015-08-09
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-17N 011-58E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 2561/152015-08-04 → 2015-08-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2558/15 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2558/152015-08-04 → 2015-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 35-34.1N 138-31.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROLANT 1901/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-06
    Six meter vessel laukreen, white hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To Guadeloupe
  31. HYDROPAC 2550/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-05
    23 foot vessel, white hull with brown stripes, five persons on board, overdue lae (06-44S 147-00E) to…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROLANT 1896/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-09
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROLANT 1894/152015-08-03 → 2015-09-13
    45 foot vessel the wild bills, white and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported progreso (21-16.8N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico To Texas
  34. HYDROPAC 2547/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel ovakill in 27-09.36S 113-45.00E at 030245Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2545/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-05
    Man overboard from F/V bv 71056 in vicinity 10-25.2N 107-24.0E at 011700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 2544/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-03
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz from 12.5 meter vessel joan, three persons on board, vicinity 24-05.64S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2543/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-15
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Indonesia · Ceram Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2542/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-22
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from vessel tiger autumn at 021223Z aug in: a. 27-17-16N 157-48-03E
    Western North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2541/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-32-04N 108-42-00E at 021223Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROLANT 1888/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-04
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-10N 013-47E at 020556Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROLANT 1886/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-04
    Vessel, 195 persons on board, in need of assistance in 34-11N 012-03E at 020510Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia · Libya
  42. HYDROPAC 2536/152015-08-02 → 2015-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V stolt rindo in 11-40.29N 112-18.36E at 012324Z aug
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1883/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-04
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-52N 022-51E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 2535/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-21.7N 121-42.3W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  45. HYDROLANT 1880/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot S/V defiant in 40-04.9N 072-54.5W at 010759Z aug
    Western North Atlantic · New York · New Jersey
  46. HYDROLANT 1878/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 foot F/V angela c, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  47. HYDROLANT 1877/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-04
    Vessel, 125 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 011-54E at 010600Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 1876/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1827/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  49. HYDROLANT 1875/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1874/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  50. HYDROLANT 1874/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-01
    Seven meter S/V fleepa, white hull, two persons on board, overdue fort de france (14-36N 061-05W) to saint…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia

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