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 1151/152015-05-12 → 2015-05-16
    Vessel, 400 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 1142/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-14
    Man overboard vicinity 00-53.2S 048-20.6W at 110540Z may
    Brazil-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1139/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-16
    46 foot S/V la matilda, blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering in…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  4. HYDROPAC 1555/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1554/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1554/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-48-41N 154-54-44E at 110424Z may
    Western North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 1553/152015-05-10 → 2015-05-11
    40 meter M/V sika, green and white hull, 59 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-49S 044-40E at…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  7. HYDROPAC 1552/152015-05-10 → 2015-05-11
    40 meter M/V sika, green and white hull, 59 persons on board, overdue mahajanga (15-43S 046-19E) to…
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar To Comoros
  8. HYDROPAC 1546/152015-05-10 → 2015-05-13
    F/V qng 98389-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 17-11N 110-14E at 092330Z…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1544/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received from vessel express 69 vicinity 03-42.00S 112-30.03E at 091702Z may
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1542/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-10
    Distress signal received from M/V four winds in 06-58N 158-12E
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands · Pohnpei
  11. HYDROPAC 1541/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel saint jude in 20-44.8S 149-28.5E at 091615Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1540/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-12
    F/V sank vicinity 20-00N 107-00E at 081830Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin
  13. HYDROLANT 1134/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-16
    M/V stephania, blue and white hull, two persons on board, with engine failure, overdue saint lucia to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  14. HYDROPAC 1534/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-16
    Aircraft unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  15. HYDROPAC 1533/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-20-24N 137-23-09E at 082113Z may
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 1128/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-09
    M/V stephania, blue and white hull, two persons on board, with engine failure, overdue saint lucia to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  17. HYDROPAC 1531/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-24N 132-33E at 081337Z may
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1529/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received from M/V zhedai in 36-10-19N 149-13-04E and 30-50-49N 122-43-22E at 081205Z may
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1528/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-02N 146-24E at 080841Z may
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 1124/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-16
    Vessel, 250 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 012-26E at 080617Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 1523/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1521/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 1521/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-08.34S 145-07.20E at 080304Z may
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROLANT 1122/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 27-50N 083-46W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1520/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-20.5N 135-36.5E at 072205Z may
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1516/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-14.5S 092-35.2W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 1515/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-08.8N 119-29.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 1115/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-16
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, unreported sabratah (32-47.53N 12-29.05E) to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya To Italy
  28. HYDROLANT 1111/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, in need of assistance 33-22N 013-50E at 070723Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 1512/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-21-32N 146-17-41E at 070503Z may
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1508/152015-05-07 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-03.4N 119-11.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 1108/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    Western north atlantic DNC 01, DNC 16
  32. HYDROLANT 1103/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-22.9N 056-33.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1101/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    S/V monaco, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering damage in 27-57.88N 043-53.29W
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1100/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 1095/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-08
    Derelict F/V sinking vicinity 33-33.1N 011-47.0E at 041628Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1496/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-08
    F/V madu kumari 1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 00-06N 079-54E on 03 may
    Northern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROLANT 1093/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 013-35E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 1092/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-48N 018-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 1090/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-31N 012-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 1490/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-22.8N 148-47.7W at 042000Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1489/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-34.4N 094-27.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 1081/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-04
    Distress signal received in 31-34.4N 057-49.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 1488/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-09
    Possible man overboard from M/V super challenge vicinity of trackline between 08-57.2N 093-36.4E and…
    Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  44. HYDROLANT 1079/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-05
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-33N 013-40E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 1078/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-04
    Distress signal received from vessels, numerous persons on board, vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 1077/152015-05-03 → 2015-05-05
    Distress signal received in 33-53N 012-36E at 031305Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROLANT 1076/152015-05-03 → 2015-05-05
    Distress signal received in 33-09N 012-46E at 030933Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 1075/152015-05-03 → 2015-05-05
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-22N 012-22E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 1074/152015-05-03 → 2015-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, taking on water in 33-15N 012-22E on 03 may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROPAC 1471/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-01N 157-57E at 020619Z may
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands · Pohnpei

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