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 2419/152015-07-24 → 2015-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-57.3N 171-57.7W at 240655Z jul
    North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 2416/152015-07-24 → 2015-07-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2415/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2415/152015-07-24 → 2015-07-24
    12 meter S/V, blue hull, unknown persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-55S 162-10E at 230249Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 1818/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-31
    Vessel ivanildo, two persons on board, unreported vicinity 04-40S 036-25W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 1816/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received from vessel, numerous persons on board, in 33-32N 013-38E at 231136Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  6. HYDROLANT 1812/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-21-57N 012-14-06E at 230712Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROLANT 1811/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-15-18N 012-26-52E at 230725Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2407/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 15-56S 172-04W
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1810/152015-07-23 → 2015-08-01
    M/V after you, three persons on board, taking on water vicinity 26-07.75N 094-53.88W at 230230Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  10. HYDROLANT 1808/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-37N 012-09E at 221645Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 1807/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-23
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1800/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 2402/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-11.0N 083-47.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2401/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-30.8N 134-08.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROLANT 1806/152015-07-23 → 2015-09-07
    S/V yuu, white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1805/152015-07-22 → 2015-09-07
    11 meter S/V pollen, white hull with yellow stripe, one person on board, overdue saint barthelemy (17-54.0N…
    North Atlantic · West Indies To France
  16. HYDROLANT 1804/152015-07-22 → 2015-08-09
    M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to sisimiut (66-56-20N 053-40-20W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  17. HYDROARC 203/152015-07-22 → 2015-08-11
    M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to sisimiut (66-56-20N 053-40-20W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  18. HYDROLANT 1803/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, in 33-10N 012-13E at 220612Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 1802/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received from multiple vessels within 80 miles of 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 1800/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-23
    Man overboard from F/V faro picamillo vicinity of trackline between 47-07N 010-17WW at 220001Z jul and…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1798/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-22
    Man overboard from F/V faro picamillo vicinity of trackline between 47-40N 010-23W at 220416Z jul and 46-53N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 2390/152015-07-21 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard from M/V rang dong vicinity 20-39.14N 106-53.52E at 210600Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 1793/152015-07-21 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, 94 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-20N 012-02E at 210630Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 2384/152015-07-21 → 2015-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 14-21.12S 170-45.84W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  25. HYDROLANT 1790/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V scotia provider, three persons on board, abandoning ship in…
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1786/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 1785/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 1784/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, white hull, 130 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 2371/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-15-03N 136-17-52E at 192302Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 1782/152015-07-19 → 2015-08-30
    12 meter F/V galaxy, black, blue and yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue le guilvinec (47-47.8N…
    France · Bay of Biscay
  31. HYDROPAC 2368/152015-07-19 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 191946Z jul in: a. 35-17-09N 129-19-08E
    North Pacific · Korea Strait
  32. HYDROLANT 1779/152015-07-19 → 2015-07-25
    Vessel, blue and gray hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 17-02-08N 073-04-09W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  33. HYDROLANT 1774/152015-07-18 → 2015-07-25
    S/V ghzal, white hull with blue stripes, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Egypt
  34. HYDROLANT 1772/152015-07-18 → 2015-07-18
    M/V, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller trouble vicinity maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  35. HYDROARC 197/152015-07-18 → 2015-07-18
    M/V, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller trouble vicinity maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  36. HYDROPAC 2361/152015-07-18 → 2015-07-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-29.6N 087-57.8W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  37. HYDROLANT 1765/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received from 29 foot vessel in 27-00N 077-30W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  38. HYDROLANT 1763/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received vicinity 34-00N 033-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 1758/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22N 013-53E at 170632Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 2350/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V cape rose in 20-59.76S 151-22.74E at 170757Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 1756/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-23
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-58N 013-50E at 170654Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2347/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2345/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2346/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-57-35N 137-34-40E at 161754Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2345/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-16.8N 122-03.0W at 161717Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2344/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-10.6S 093-27.2W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  46. HYDROPAC 2342/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-19
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 07-44N 076-46E at 150245Z jul
    Southeastern Arabian Sea · India-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1750/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-18
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 013-48E at 160910Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROPAC 2337/152015-07-16 → 2015-07-16
    9.14 meter vessel emmanuvel, white and blue hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Southeastern Arabian Sea · India-southwest Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 1746/152015-07-15 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-39.5N 076-24.4W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Jamaica
  50. HYDROLANT 1739/152015-07-15 → 2015-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V american heritage in 42-49.4N 068-45.2W at 150904Z jul
    Western North Atlantic · Maine

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