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 1303/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard from canoe in 16-10N 016-32W at 161830Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  2. HYDROLANT 926/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-20
    Derelict 20 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 27-19.70N 090-44.25W
    Gulf of Mexico
  3. HYDROLANT 916/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-17.8N 076-38.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  4. HYDROPAC 1289/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-00.54S 169-56.94W
    South Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 912/152015-04-16 → 2015-05-01
    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
  6. HYDROPAC 1285/152015-04-16 → 2015-04-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1284/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1284/152015-04-16 → 2015-04-16
    F/V bd 96427 ts, 11 persons on board, suffered a collision in 06-49N 106-00E at 150400Z apr
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1282/152015-04-16 → 2015-04-16
    36 foot S/V, two persons on board, aground in 03-59.2S 154-53.6W on 15 apr
    South Pacific · Kiribati
  9. HYDROPAC 1277/152015-04-16 → 2015-04-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1233/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1273/152015-04-16 → 2015-04-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1249/15 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1272/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-16
    M/V dai loc 36, ten persons on board, listing and in danger of capsizing in 19-56-00N 106-24-54E at 152037Z…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 1271/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-39.9N 135-44.2W at 151948Z apr
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 1269/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-26
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-00S 148-37E at 150800Z apr
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 1260/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1250/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1257/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard from F/V TH91666-TS vicinity 20-20N 107-20E at 061230Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 1250/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-15
    Possible man overboard from M/V sea amity vicinity 25-24.3S 153-43.3E at 141220Z apr
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  17. NAVAREA IV 287/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-16
    150001Z apr iceberg limit along trackline joining 46-37N 053-32W, 44-30N 047-45W, 44-30N 046-00W, 46-00N…
    North American Ice Service (nais) Iceberg Bulletin
  18. HYDROPAC 1249/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-37.9N 169-39.5E at 141750Z apr
    North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1247/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 15-30N 153-58E at 141242Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1246/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-17
    Man overboard from F/V bv 9109 ts in vicinity 10-13N 107-20E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROLANT 891/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-26
    Vessels sinking in: a. 33-16N 012-10E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROLANT 888/152015-04-14 → 2015-06-04
    8.4 meter S/V kousto pe gousto, white hull, overdue audierne (48-01N 004-32W)
    Bay of Biscay · France
  23. HYDROLANT 879/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-26
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROLANT 877/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-26
    38 foot S/V trident 3, two persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 874/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 21-13N 059-57W
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 1242/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-15
    F/V qna 91468-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-45N 114-44E at 130930Z apr
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 866/152015-04-13 → 2015-05-16
    10.5 meter S/V oceane, one person on board, white hull, overdue kerguelen island (49-15S 069-10E) to cape…
    South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 1240/152015-04-13 → 2015-05-16
    10.5 meter S/V oceane, one person on board, white hull, overdue kerguelen island (49-15S 069-10E) to cape…
    South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROLANT 865/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-26
    F/V, numerous persons on board, capsized and adrift in 34-05.0N 012-24.8E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1239/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 156.525 mhz from M/V mino in 21-43N 064-16E at 120442Z apr
    Arabian Sea
  31. HYDROLANT 864/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-26
    Two vessels, 1000 persons on board, one disabled and taking on water, in need of assistance in 33-16N 012-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROPAC 1235/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-56.0N 136-53.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 1234/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-12
    26 foot vessel, white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-53S 150-44E at 110145Z apr
    Solomon Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1233/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-16
    F/V 90746-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-19N 112-00E at 120001Z apr
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 860/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-13
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 21-13N 059-57W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 859/152015-04-11 → 2015-06-04
    34 foot S/V anemone, cream hull, one person on board, overdue maryland (39-16-37N 076-10-02W) to bahamas…
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland To Bahamas
  37. HYDROPAC 1227/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1223/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  38. HYDROLANT 858/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-26
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 1223/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-11
    M/V, white and blue hull, five persons on board, overdue apra harbor (13-27-12.0N 144-39-12.6E) and return
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  40. HYDROPAC 1217/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-48.0N 168-12.4E at 110050Z apr
    North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1216/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-11
    F/V bd 1071 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-07N 108-48E at 100200Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 1213/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1204/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Bismarck Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1212/152015-04-10 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-51.7N 126-27.9W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  44. HYDROPAC 1206/152015-04-10 → 2015-04-12
    35 foot vessel dinah might, white hull, three persons on board, unreported fort bragg (39-26.45N 123-48.19W)…
    Eastern North Pacific · California To Hawaii
  45. HYDROPAC 1205/152015-04-10 → 2015-04-11
    Distress signal received from S/V pathfinder in 08-13.9N 121-43.6W at 100031Z apr
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1204/152015-04-10 → 2015-04-11
    Canoe, four persons on board, capsized and adrift in 04-41.56S 146-06.76E at 091500Z apr
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Bismarck Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 1203/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-20
    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
  48. HYDROPAC 1201/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-13
    F/V shalika 2, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-53N 080-47E on 08 apr
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  49. HYDROLANT 831/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-11
    34 foot S/V anemone, white hull with brown stripe, one person on board, overdue maryland to bahamas on 08 apr
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 828/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 400 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 35-00N 020-00E at 090600Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea

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