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. HYDROLANT 1488/152015-06-18 → 2015-08-01
    S/V boupa, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Corsica-west Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1987/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1926/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Pacific · Iles de la Societe To Iles Marquises
  3. HYDROPAC 1984/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-00S 151-30E at 150329Z jun
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 1475/152015-06-17 → 2015-08-01
    13 meter S/V harmonie, two persons on board, overdue boca chica (18-27-14N 069-36-23W) to martinique…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Martinique
  5. HYDROPAC 1981/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1914/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Makassar Strait
  6. HYDROPAC 1980/152015-06-17 → 2015-07-06
    Man overboard from F/V antraeg vicinity 21-50.895S 175-49.725W at 170300Z jun
    South Pacific · Tonga
  7. HYDROPAC 1969/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-23
    F/V qng 95429TS sank in 08-39N 114-03E at 161800Z jun
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1967/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-06.7N 100-44.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 1966/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-19
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 11-51.4N 043-54.9E
    Gulf of Aden
  10. HYDROPAC 1965/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-19
    Distress signal received in 17-33N 110-39E at 161713
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1960/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel yalta runabout vicinity 21-23.9S 149-33.3E at…
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 1472/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V theresa law in 27-11.53N 091-01.46W
    Gulf of Mexico
  13. HYDROPAC 1957/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-26
    11 meter F/V marie laure, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Western Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 1956/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1850/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1953/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-25.6N 170-42.0E at 151946Z jun
    North Pacific
  16. HYDROLANT 1469/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-24
    Man overboard from M/V bourboun argos vicinity 33-17.5N 013-33.5E at 150925Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 1468/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-15
    Man overboard from M/V bourboun argos vicinity 33-17.5N 013-33.5E at 150925Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 1951/152015-06-15 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-01.55N 163-42.53E at 151659Z jun
    North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1950/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1936/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROLANT 1464/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-02N 012-14E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROLANT 1463/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-24
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between mona island (18-05-12N 67-53-22W) and isla saona (18-09-20N…
    Puerto Rico To Dominican Republic
  22. HYDROLANT 1462/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-17E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 1949/152015-06-15 → 2015-07-25
    43 meter vessel simacom, 50 pob, disabled and adrift vicinity 12-52.06S 044-50.39E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  24. HYDROPAC 1942/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-56-41N 155-13-40E at 150432Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 1941/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-16
    Five meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue saibai (09-42-00S 142-41-00E) to moa islands (10-10-59S…
    Torres Strait
  26. HYDROLANT 1457/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-17
    Two vessels, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-18N 012-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 1455/152015-06-15 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 65 foot F/V gloria cruz, white, orange and black hull in 21-46.3N…
    Cuba-northeast Coast · Old Bahama Channel
  28. HYDROPAC 1940/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 46 foot S/V sailfisher, two persons on board, in 06-04.27S 101-43.60W
    Eastern South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1939/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-15
    Distress signal received from 25 meter M/V simacon 1, five persons on board, vicinity 12-57S 044-48E at…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  30. HYDROPAC 1938/152015-06-14 → 2015-06-19
    M/V berlian collided at sea with unknown vessel vicinity 07-00S 114-00E
    Indonesia · Madura Strait
  31. HYDROPAC 1936/152015-06-14 → 2015-06-15
    Man overboard from M/V promise vicinity 11-39.9S 076-25.0E at 140500Z jun
    Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 1935/152015-06-14 → 2015-06-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1903/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indonesia · Ceram Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 1929/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-22.1N 147-55.0W at 131627Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1928/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-12.8N 134-18.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROLANT 1443/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 1926/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-17
    16 meter S/V ruamatai, white hull, three persons on board, overdue raiatea (16-49S 151-27W) to ua pou…
    South Pacific · Iles de la Societe To Iles Marquises
  37. HYDROLANT 1442/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-24
    53 foot M/V, eight persons on board, taking on water in 39-29.3N 073-15.2W at 130001Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  38. HYDROLANT 1441/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 65 foot vessel gloria cruz in 22-13.5N 077-35.5W
    Cuba-northeast Coast · Old Bahama Channel
  39. HYDROPAC 1922/152015-06-12 → 2015-06-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1911/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Banda Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1921/152015-06-12 → 2015-06-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1881/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1920/152015-06-12 → 2015-06-13
    F/V hatsuei maru 6 adrift and reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-40N 132-48E at 120600Z jun
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1914/152015-06-12 → 2015-06-17
    M/V titian muhibah sinking vicinity 01-00S 119-00E at 101700Z jun
    Indonesia · Makassar Strait
  43. HYDROLANT 1425/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-24
    Distress signal received from M/V rakan m in 34-05.32N 030-05.16E at 111025Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1910/152015-06-11 → 2015-07-25
    F/V tissa, four persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 1909/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1907/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Indonesia · Arafura Sea · Banda Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1907/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-11
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between kai besar (05-58.0S…
    Indonesia · Arafura Sea · Banda Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 1422/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-24
    Ten foot kayak, yellow hull, one person on board, unreported vicinity 16-09-29N 086-21-47W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Honduras
  48. HYDROPAC 1903/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-14
    Vessel mpg 01, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 01-44.63S 131-33.60E
    Indonesia · Ceram Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1888/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-52.6N 109-46.2E at 100801Z jun
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1884/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-10.1N 103-27.3W
    Eastern North Pacific

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