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 1871/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-22
    13 meter S/V macapa, yellow hull, one person on board, unreported
    North Atlantic · Greenland
  2. HYDROPAC 2530/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V armada firman in 06-56.5N 104-10.7E at 311302Z jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  3. HYDROPAC 2528/152015-07-31 → 2015-07-31
    23 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue phonpei (06-53N 158-14E) to pakin atoll (07-04N 157-48E)
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands · Phonpei To Pakin Atoll
  4. HYDROPAC 2522/152015-07-31 → 2015-09-13
    Vessel nelma, four persons on board, unreported
    Sea of Okhotsk
  5. HYDROLANT 1865/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-04
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-09N 012-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  6. HYDROPAC 2519/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-07
    6.4 meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue ranoga island (07-58S 156-30E) to mono island…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  7. HYDROLANT 1864/152015-07-31 → 2015-07-31
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2518/152015-07-30 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-23.7N 111-16.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1861/152015-07-30 → 2015-08-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 013-30E at 300825Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROLANT 1860/152015-07-30 → 2015-08-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-26N 013-59E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 1859/152015-07-30 → 2015-08-22
    Vessel eqqarsaat, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  12. HYDROPAC 2510/152015-07-30 → 2015-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V kryspen in 38-56.8S 145-18.0E at 300458Z jul
    Australia-southeast Coast · Bass Strait
  13. HYDROPAC 2509/152015-07-30 → 2015-07-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2506/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Indonesia · Banda Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 1857/152015-07-30 → 2015-08-01
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-20N 012-09E at 300418Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 2506/152015-07-30 → 2015-07-30
    M/V nur rizki, five persons on board, possibly disabled between kaledupa (05-32.1S 123-45.5E) and wanci…
    Indonesia · Banda Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2505/152015-07-30 → 2015-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-37.5S 146-56.1W at 292327Z jul
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2504/152015-07-30 → 2015-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-04.8N 122-32.6W at 292327Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2502/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-01
    F/V qng 95987-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 16-20N 112-25E at 281700Z…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2499/152015-07-29 → 2015-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-56.9N 132-47.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2497/152015-07-29 → 2015-07-29
    Distress signal received from M/V shin hochun no
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2489/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-01
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift with fishing gear vicinity 11-33N 075-18E
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 1852/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-01
    Vessel, 600 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-21N 012-32E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 2483/152015-07-29 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-00N 145-00E at 290430Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Mariana Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 2481/152015-07-29 → 2015-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-28N 136-49E at 270456Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2480/152015-07-28 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-39.7N 130-21.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 2478/152015-07-28 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-55.8N 117-51.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 2469/152015-07-28 → 2015-08-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 18-04N 107-04E on 24 jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2466/152015-07-27 → 2015-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V chong myong 703 vicinity 10-40S 163-32W
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2463/152015-07-27 → 2015-09-13
    F/V kpm brothers, green hull, three persons on board, overdue from chombala (11-40N 075-33E)
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2462/152015-07-27 → 2015-09-13
    13 meter S/V quazami unreported
    Western Indian Ocean · South Africa
  31. HYDROPAC 2461/152015-07-27 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-01N 128-29W at 271305Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2457/152015-07-27 → 2015-07-29
    F/V nadil 03, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 05-56N 082-17E on 24 jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-southeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2454/152015-07-27 → 2015-07-29
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 270456Z jul in: a. 08-10N 139-53E
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 1844/152015-07-27 → 2015-07-27
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1837/15 and this msg, helicopter located safe
    Canada To Greenland · Davis Strait
  35. HYDROPAC 2453/152015-07-27 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-51.4N 129-11.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 1842/152015-07-26 → 2015-09-07
    38 foot vessel lee chrisler, four persons on board, overdue from mouth of colorado river (28-35.7N 095-59.0W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  37. HYDROPAC 2450/152015-07-26 → 2015-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-49.5N 117-15.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 1840/152015-07-26 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received from vessel, 80 persons on board, in 33-21N 012-09E at 260845Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 2446/152015-07-26 → 2015-08-13
    M/V narsung sank in 18-41N 057-21E on 23 jul
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  40. HYDROLANT 1837/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-27
    Helicopter, one person on board, overdue iqaluit to nuuk
    Canada To Greenland · Davis Strait
  41. HYDROPAC 2442/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V I man hung in 17-21.9N 116-12.1E
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2441/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-36.4N 136-51.9E at 251759Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2440/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V hsang chiang in 17-21.9N 116-12.1E
    South China Sea
  44. NAVAREA IV 611/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-28
    Derelict 21 foot vessel, black hull, capsized and adrift in 29-14-00.1N 094-34-00.1W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  45. HYDROPAC 2439/152015-07-25 → 2015-08-01
    40 foot F/V morning star, blue and brown hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  46. HYDROPAC 2438/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-23.46S 149-19.20E at 251445Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1827/152015-07-25 → 2015-08-01
    19 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity jupiter inlet (26-56.6N 080-04.4W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  48. HYDROLANT 1826/152015-07-25 → 2015-08-09
    Man overboard reported in 03-56S 037-46W at 240600Z jul
    Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 1825/152015-07-24 → 2015-08-01
    Man overboard from F/V p'tit loup sunk in 47-09.88N 002-30.52W
    Bay of Biscay
  50. HYDROPAC 2433/152015-07-24 → 2015-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-01.7N 127-50.1W
    Eastern North Pacific

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