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 1066/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-03
    Six meter vessel violetta, white hull, four persons on board, unreported vicinity 40-00N 019-00E
    Strait of Otranto
  2. HYDROLANT 1065/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROLANT 1064/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from 70 foot S/V sazisy, white hull with red trim, five persons on board, in 35-39N…
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 1063/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard from F/V rafik vicinity 31-10N 010-21W at 012145Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  5. HYDROLANT 1057/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, eight or nine persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 25-43.7N 079-27.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  6. HYDROPAC 1466/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-23
    47 foot F/V mahima duwa, yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 07-50N 070-50E on…
    Southern Arabian Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1465/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-32-09N 128-51-54E at 010434Z may
    East China Sea · Japan
  8. HYDROPAC 1464/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1444/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  9. HYDROLANT 1055/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-02E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROLANT 1053/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-16
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-20.23S 030-42.22W
    Western South Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 1459/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-41.8N 139-19.5W at 010029Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 1458/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-45.3N 125-20.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 1051/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-06.9N 057-03.0W at 301751Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 1456/152015-04-30 → 2015-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-49N 129-56E at 301921Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1050/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 9.25 meter F/V vague d'or in 16-04.56N 062-38.48W at 301905Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1453/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-01
    F/V mahima duwa, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 07-50N 070-50E on 30 apr
    Southern Arabian Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1452/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-05
    F/V madu kumari 1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-00N 077-43E at 290930Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 1450/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard from M/V aquarius ocean vicinity 13-49S 053-56E at 300755Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 1443/152015-04-30 → 2015-04-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1442/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 1442/152015-04-30 → 2015-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-09S 077-42E at 300008Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 1441/152015-04-29 → 2015-04-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1435/15 and this msg, persons located safe
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  22. HYDROLANT 1040/152015-04-29 → 2015-05-02
    Derelict F/V adrift and sinking vicinity 34-03N 011-14E at 291031Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1435/152015-04-29 → 2015-04-29
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, overdue kapai (07-49S 145-06E) to kerema (07-58S…
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  24. HYDROLANT 1039/152015-04-29 → 2015-06-17
    Eight meter S/V shearwater isle, red hull, one person on board, overdue las palmas (28-09N 015-25W) to bahamas
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Bahamas
  25. HYDROLANT 1038/152015-04-29 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 20-21N 072-36W at 282030Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti
  26. HYDROPAC 1426/152015-04-29 → 2015-04-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-11.5N 149-51.9E at 290316Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1425/152015-04-29 → 2015-04-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1424/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 1424/152015-04-28 → 2015-04-29
    F/V kh 91124-TS, ten persons on board, sinking in 16-40N 112-35E at 282000Z apr
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 1423/152015-04-28 → 2015-04-29
    M/V danai 6, unreported
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 1037/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard vicinity 51-42S 062-27W at 250030Z apr
    Western South Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 1422/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-09
    F/V jai vijay, brown hull, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 20-15.80N…
    India-west Coast · Gulf of Khambhat
  32. HYDROPAC 1420/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-09
    M/V danai 6 unreported to bengkulu (03-48.0S 102-15.0E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean · South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 1419/152015-04-28 → 2015-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-38-49N 160-11-09E at 281119Z apr
    North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 1025/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-02
    Man overboard vicinity 00-14S 047-19W at 271800Z apr
    Brazil-north Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 1024/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-02
    M/V caroline express, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 20-40N 071-39W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. NAVAREA IV 334/152015-04-27 → 2015-04-30
    Derelict 22 foot F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 26-25.5N 082-11.9W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1412/152015-04-27 → 2015-04-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1402/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 1020/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bana bana in 17-37.12N 061-19.44W at 271215Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 1018/152015-04-27 → 2015-06-17
    Guadaloupe to azores
    North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 1402/152015-04-27 → 2015-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-22N 149-47E at 270521Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1400/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-02
    F/V bd 97232-TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-59N 114-59E at 270300Z…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1013/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from M/V medi nagasaki in 28-26.8N 055-22.7W at 270221Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 1395/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1386/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1392/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-45N 133-04E at 261333Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1387/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-35.9N 121-06.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1386/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-49N 143-42E at 260841Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 1008/152015-04-26 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot vessel sea knight vicinity 26-00N 070-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 1383/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1382/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROLANT 1006/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-27
    Distress signal received in 03-30S 032-14W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1382/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-26
    F/V cm 99627 ts sank in 09-55N 106-46E at 251300Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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