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 1883/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-20
    Distress signal received from M/V teknogas in 07-36N 108-00E at 100223Z jun
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1881/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-12
    F/V kh 97679S-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-02N 110-50E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 1880/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-18
    Distress signal received in 27-06N 142-01E at 100023Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 1412/152015-06-09 → 2015-07-25
    Ten meter S/V whisper of weir, white hull, two persons on board, overdue falmouth (50-09.2N 005-04.0W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · England To Azores
  5. HYDROPAC 1879/152015-06-09 → 2015-06-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-28N 135-26W at 092057Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1405/152015-06-09 → 2015-06-24
    Man overboard from S/V thalamus vicinity of trackline between la rochelle (46-09.5N 001-09.0W) and…
    Bay of Biscay · France
  7. HYDROLANT 1402/152015-06-09 → 2015-06-17
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, unreported zuwara (32-56N 012-05E) to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya To Italy
  8. HYDROLANT 1399/152015-06-09 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya To Italy
  9. NAVAREA XII 203/152015-06-09 → 2015-06-12
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, yellow hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 24-11N 151-25W at 082337Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1869/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 31-51.0N 127-20.9W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  11. HYDROLANT 1395/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 35-00N 023-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Crete
  12. HYDROPAC 1867/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-10
    F/V qna 91207, 37 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-51N 111-11E on 08 jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROLANT 1394/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-28N 013-52E at 080908Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROLANT 1392/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea · Turkey To Italy
  15. HYDROLANT 1390/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Two vessels, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift between tasiilaq (65-36-27N 037-34-00W) and isortoq…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1856/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-08
    Distress signal received from vessel mei hang, 20 persons on board, in 17-07N 115-01E
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1854/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-57.7N 137-59.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1853/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1848/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  19. HYDROPAC 1851/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-08
    16 foot F/V, two persons on board, overdue from manihiki (10-24S 161-00W)
    South Pacific · Cook Islands
  20. HYDROPAC 1850/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-16
    Eight persons missing from M/V kasil karya due to collision in 03-41.806S 108-18.451E at 052200Z jun
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1848/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-07
    14 foot M/V, two persons on board, overdue between maiana (00-55N 173-00E) and tarawa (01-26N 173-00E)
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  22. HYDROPAC 1846/152015-06-07 → 2015-06-08
    Vessel QN3129, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 20-52.22N 107-17.03E at 061445Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 1382/152015-06-06 → 2015-06-06
    30 foot S/V prodical, one person on board, taking on water in 37-39.71N 063-59.81W at 061800Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1381/152015-06-06 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel on fire in 36-36N 013-58E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Sicily
  25. HYDROPAC 1841/152015-06-06 → 2015-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-27.8N 132-31.4E at 060605Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  26. HYDROLANT 1376/152015-06-06 → 2015-07-11
    Eight meter M/V l'inattendu, green hull with black stripe, four persons on board, fort de france (14-36N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  27. HYDROARC 102/152015-06-05 → 2015-08-11
    20 foot M/V, white or grey hull, one person on board, unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to bredebugt…
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 1840/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-08
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in 27-51.7S 063-01.6E on 05 jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROLANT 1374/152015-06-05 → 2015-07-18
    38 foot F/V shamrock, white hull, unreported dominican republic (19-00N 070-40W) to grenada (12-03N 061-45W)
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Grenada
  30. HYDROPAC 1837/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-08
    Derelict vessel dayi capsized and adrift vicinity 02-58.6N 091-19.7E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROLANT 1371/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-24
    35 foot vessel msy gullsway, two persons on board, overdue porto di teulada (38-55-40N 008-43-35E) to…
    Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Sardinia To Malta
  32. HYDROPAC 1834/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-59.0N 138-20.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 1828/152015-06-04 → 2015-06-18
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) to mayotte…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  34. HYDROLANT 1366/152015-06-04 → 2015-07-18
    31 foot S/V courlis-serflo 3, white hull with red stripe, three persons on board, overdue vivero (43-38.9N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Spain To France
  35. HYDROPAC 1826/152015-06-04 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-07N 157-29E at 041247Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 1360/152015-06-04 → 2015-06-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-46.51S 013-13.03E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  37. HYDROLANT 1356/152015-06-04 → 2015-07-18
    64 foot F/V generation overdue cancun (21-09-38N 086-50-51W) to destin (30-23-36N 086-28-31W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Yucatan Channel · Mexico To Florida
  38. HYDROPAC 1816/152015-06-04 → 2015-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-29N 160-31E at 040448Z jun
    North Pacific
  39. HYDROLANT 1348/152015-06-03 → 2015-06-03
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1344/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic · Connecticut To Bermuda
  40. HYDROLANT 1344/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-03
    31 foot S/V orion, one person on board, overdue noank (41-20N 072-00W) to bermuda (32-17N 064-47W)
    Western North Atlantic · Connecticut To Bermuda
  41. HYDROPAC 1805/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-07N 118-00E at 021419Z jun
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1343/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-06
    Four meter vessel, 13 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 37-00N 012-00E
    Strait of Sicily
  43. HYDROLANT 1341/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-06
    Three vessels, 100 persons on board each, requesting assistance in: a. 33-12N 013-43E at 020830Z
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 1800/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-09N 137-50E at 020126Z jun
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 1335/152015-06-01 → 2015-07-18
    10.5 meter S/V wig a vag, black hull, overdue porto (41-09N 008-37W) to douarnenez (48-05N 004-20W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Portugal To France
  46. HYDROPAC 1795/152015-06-01 → 2015-06-04
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 27-26.4S 064-30.0E on 22 may
    Western Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROLANT 1329/152015-06-01 → 2015-06-17
    Man overboard from M/V stolt basuto vicinity 38-56.6N 007-35.9E at 010715Z jun
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1790/152015-05-31 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-05.1N 132-15.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1789/152015-05-31 → 2015-06-01
    S/V raven reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-27.25N 149-30.26W at 311510Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 1323/152015-05-31 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-19.4N 064-48.7W at 310610Z may
    Western North Atlantic

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