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 1381/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1380/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1380/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-25
    Six meter vessel, four persons on board, sinking in 19-03.26S 146-43.68E at 251809Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 998/152015-04-25 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal recieved in 33-07N 012-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  4. HYDROPAC 1377/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-27
    F/V bth 96774-TS sank in 10-21.5N 108-24.0E at 241000Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROLANT 994/152015-04-25 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-00N 080-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  6. HYDROLANT 993/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-00N 080-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  7. HYDROLANT 992/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard vicinity 01-15S 048-49W
    Brazil-north Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1374/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-16N 132-05W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. NAVAREA IV 324/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-27
    Derelict 18 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 28-03.87N 082-56.53W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1372/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1369/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 988/152015-04-24 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received from vessel, 150 persons on board, in 33-13.4N 013-27.8E at 241045Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 987/152015-04-24 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal recieved from vessel, 150 persons on board, in 34-25N 012-13E at 241045Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 983/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, white hull, 110 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-32N 013-20E at 240700Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 1369/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-24
    Distress signal received from M/V quang mihn 5 in 01-57N 104-52E at 240604Z apr
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1368/152015-04-24 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from F/V baluch in 03-26S 061-24E
    Western Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROLANT 981/152015-04-23 → 2015-05-02
    M/V stella belinda adrift in 26-12N 089-17W, persons on board
    Gulf of Mexico
  17. HYDROPAC 1364/152015-04-23 → 2015-05-02
    60 foot F/V dwarka mai, violet hull, nine persons on board, adrift due to engine failure in 19-04N 070-20E…
    Arabian Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1363/152015-04-23 → 2015-05-02
    Man overboard from M/V polonia vicinity 17-46.7S 040-50.3E at 221900Z apr
    Mozambique Channel
  19. HYDROPAC 1359/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-07-26N 146-09-10E at 230818Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 976/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-12.5N 013-39.0E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 1355/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1354/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1354/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-20.5S 148-33.1E at 230413Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1349/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.2 meter vessel vicinity 23-52.92S 152-23.34E at 221715Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  24. NAVAREA IV 319/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-24
    Derelict 40 foot S/V on fire and sinking vicinity 18-18.48N 064-49.52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  25. HYDROLANT 968/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received from vessel, numerous persons on board, in 33-31N 013-14E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 1337/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1327/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 963/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-22
    Derelict 40 foot S/V on fire and sinking vicinity 18-18.48N 064-49.52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  28. HYDROLANT 956/152015-04-21 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16.4 meter S/V bulix II in 16-01.6N 067-04.1W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 1333/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-26
    Search and rescue operations vicinity 14-00S 178-36W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  30. HYDROPAC 1332/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-00-50N 158-33-35E at 210444Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1327/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-22
    12 meter vessel tamerlane, one person on board, unreported
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1326/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-24
    Debris from capsized vessel adrift vicinity 17-00S 179-20W at 191630Z apr
    South Pacific · Fiji Islands
  33. HYDROLANT 955/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received from S/V shell bell in 31-54.3N 065-05.4W at 202132Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 954/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-23
    Man overboard vicinity 23-54.60N 045-27.85W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 1322/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-46.3N 99-36.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 950/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-26
    25 foot vessel, unknown persons on board, adrift vicinity 28-04.8N 091-49.0W at 201300Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  37. HYDROLANT 945/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-33N 013-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 1320/152015-04-20 → 2015-05-16
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, three persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  39. HYDROPAC 1319/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-38-59N 152-21-36E at 200747Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1318/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-26
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue manu manu village (09-06S 146-52E) and return
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. NAVAREA XII 143/152015-04-19 → 2015-04-22
    Derelict 14 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 21-43.36N 157-59.7W
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  42. NAVAREA IV 305/152015-04-19 → 2015-04-30
    Derelict 19 foot vessel, white hull, anchored and capsized in 28-14.7N 082-49.3W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  43. HYDROLANT 938/152015-04-19 → 2015-06-04
    21 meter S/V k VIII, blue hull, 12 persons on board, overdue la rochelle (46-10N 001-09W) to new york…
    France To New York
  44. HYDROPAC 1314/152015-04-19 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 190042Z apr in: a. 23-16-15N 150-00-18E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1312/152015-04-19 → 2015-04-26
    F/V sea gem reports two crewmen requiring medical assistance following a helicopter crash vicinity 05-34N…
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROLANT 935/152015-04-19 → 2015-06-04
    45 foot S/V daby, blue hull, one person on board, unreported gran canaria (27-58N 015-36W) to curacao…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Curacao
  47. HYDROLANT 934/152015-04-18 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 700 persons on board, capsized in 33-57N 014-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 933/152015-04-18 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-52N 014-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 1309/152015-04-18 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel vanda in 01-18.2N 104-13.1E at 181018Z apr
    Singapore Strait
  50. HYDROLANT 930/152015-04-18 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-18N 018-56E
    Ionian Sea

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