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

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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 826/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-30.0N 024-02.5E at 090400Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Crete-south Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1193/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-10.7N 103-38.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1189/152015-04-08 → 2015-04-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1143/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 822/152015-04-08 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received between brownsville (25-57.1N 097-24.0W) and lake charles (30-13.5N 093-14.0W) at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas To Louisiana
  5. HYDROLANT 818/152015-04-08 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 27-38.68N 076-14.08W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  6. HYDROPAC 1179/152015-04-08 → 2015-04-11
    Man overboard from F/V tv 3220 ts vicinity 09-01N 104-30E at 071000Z apr
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 1172/152015-04-07 → 2015-04-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-52.7N 135-12.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1168/152015-04-07 → 2015-04-13
    Distress signal received from 42 foot S/V nirvana now, two persons on board in 08-09.4S 119-00.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 1167/152015-04-07 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 070035Z apr in: a. 34-45-14N 131-35-56E
    Sea of Japan · Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1165/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-33.1N 116-20.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1163/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-14
    Man overboard from tugboat 950 vicinity 10-42N 108-21E at 060535Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROLANT 802/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-31N 013-24E at 040640Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 1161/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-09
    Derelict M/V ayman and M/V dv abdullah capsized and adrift in 20-59.0N 071-41.2E
    India-west Coast · Gulf of Khambhat
  14. HYDROLANT 800/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-15
    S/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1156/152015-04-04 → 2015-04-26
    F/V qna 95959 ts, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-10N 113-05E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 792/152015-04-04 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-30N 012-28E at 041018Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 791/152015-04-04 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 650 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-31N 012-10E at 040927Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROLANT 790/152015-04-04 → 2015-04-06
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-31N 013-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 789/152015-04-03 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 400 persons on board, taking on water in 33-13N 012-03E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROLANT 784/152015-04-03 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received in 29-21N 084-20W at 031317Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  21. HYDROLANT 780/152015-04-03 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 250 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 33-30N 012-10E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 1150/152015-04-03 → 2015-04-04
    F/V qn 95959-TS, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-26N 114-52E at 020900Z…
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1144/152015-04-02 → 2015-05-09
    S/V tuatha de danann, one person on board, aground in 19-30S 163-14E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1143/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-26N 145-56E at 020836Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 1137/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel dannan tuatha, taking on water due to collision in 19-30S 163-14E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia-northwest Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 772/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance between 34-00N 013-00E and lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya To Pelagie Islands
  27. HYDROPAC 1136/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-35N 150-07E at 020451Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 1135/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft vicinity 35-00N 120-00W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  29. HYDROPAC 1134/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, unreported yap island (09-32N 138-07E)
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1133/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-54.4N 134-17.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1132/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-56.8N 122-34.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1130/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-07N 100-47E at 011354Z apr
    Gulf of Thailand
  33. HYDROPAC 1129/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 011307Z apr in: a. 22-52-30N 145-40-11E
    Western North Pacific · Gulf of Thailand
  34. HYDROPAC 1122/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-07
    F/V kasun putha, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 04-39N 079-15E…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROPAC 1121/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Six meter vessel, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-44S 045-08E) and…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  36. HYDROLANT 765/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received in 27-00N 095-00W at 010442Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  37. HYDROLANT 764/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 012-43E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 1115/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-03.1N 112-58.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROLANT 762/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 1113/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 010101Z apr in: a. 30-52-33N 121-54-02E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 1109/152015-03-31 → 2015-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-04.6N 143-13.5E at 311751Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1108/152015-03-31 → 2015-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-02.42S 172-36.98E
    Western South Pacific
  43. HYDROLANT 754/152015-03-31 → 2015-04-26
    M/V, five persons on board, unreported napasoq (65-02-50N 052-22-50W) to maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  44. HYDROPAC 1093/152015-03-30 → 2015-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 04-46.5N 128-00.8W at 301842Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 749/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard from M/V josephine prima vicinity of trackline between 36-46N 013-46E and 37-08N 012-02E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  46. HYDROPAC 1091/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-02
    Derelict eight meter vessel, yellow hull with red and green stripes, capsized and adrift in 00-14.2S…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 1087/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-09
    Nine meter S/V flottante, white hull, one person on board, overdue gran canaria (27-58-00N 015-36-00W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Eastern North Pacific · Canary Islands To Mexico
  48. HYDROLANT 746/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-09
    Nine meter S/V flottante, white hull, one person on board, overdue gran canaria (27-58-00N 015-36-00W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Eastern North Pacific · Canary Islands To Mexico
  49. HYDROPAC 1085/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in 28-07-47N 136-34-22E at 300528Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1079/152015-03-30 → 2015-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-10.5N 152-56.0W at 291433Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific

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