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 4054/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-57.3N 152-10.1W at 121818Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 4053/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-39N 136-58E at 121828Z dec
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 3081/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-30N 063-30W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Kitts and Nevis
  4. HYDROPAC 4050/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-20
    Man overboard from vessel zambia in 06-36N 108-15E at 120850Z dec
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 4046/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-01.00N 150-23.24E at 120550Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 4037/152015-12-11 → 2015-12-18
    M/V sumber, two persons on board, sinking in 03-17-46S 107-14-24E
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 3074/152015-12-11 → 2015-12-27
    26 foot vessel unreported chincoteague (37-56-05N 075-22-04W) to norfolk canyon (37-05-55N 074-37-24W)
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  8. HYDROPAC 4031/152015-12-11 → 2015-12-15
    Nine meter S/V colombo 7, white hull, one person on board, overdue inskip point (25-49.9S 153-04.1E) to…
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 4019/152015-12-10 → 2015-12-21
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97042 ts in 10-27N 113-35E at 090400Z dec
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 3065/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-20
    Distress signal received from vessel daisy may vicinity 44-55.0N 003-59.7W at 092155Z dec
    Bay of Biscay
  11. HYDROLANT 3053/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-26.1N 062-23.4W at 090636Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  12. HYDROLANT 3052/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-10
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 3051/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-13
    Vessel, 92 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-39N 014-36E at 090420Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROLANT 3050/152015-12-09 → 2016-01-31
    75 foot F/V ocean one, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 3049/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-11N 012-19E at 090330Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROPAC 4003/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-20
    Eight meter F/V coruscan, white hull, four persons on board, overdue cap malheureux (19-59.2S 057-36.7E) to…
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  17. HYDROLANT 3034/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-13
    Possible distress signal received from vessel it's amazing in 20-10.96N 053-45.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROPAC 3998/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-00N 156-00E at 070846Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 3031/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-26N 012-16E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROLANT 3030/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 013-41E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 3995/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-20
    Man overboard from vessel win far 888 vicinity 08-16N 055-53E at 051929Z dec
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 3994/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-27
    F/V th 91567TS, nine persons on board, capsized and adrift in 19-43.7N 106-24.0E at 042100Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3993/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-15
    Man overboard from F/V kg 90850TS vicinity 08-32N 103-44E at 042100Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  24. HYDROLANT 3029/152015-12-06 → 2015-12-06
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3021/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  25. HYDROPAC 3990/152015-12-06 → 2015-12-12
    Panama to isle marquises
    Eastern Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3988/152015-12-06 → 2015-12-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3939/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 3023/152015-12-06 → 2015-12-13
    Vessel, 54 persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-58N 012-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 3021/152015-12-05 → 2015-12-06
    Seven meter M/V armani, white hull, four persons on board, overdue fort de france (14-36N 061-05W) to rodney…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  29. HYDROLANT 3016/152015-12-05 → 2015-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel quokka 8 in 17-58.8N 053-11.2W at 050200Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 3006/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.3N 072-09.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos
  31. HYDROLANT 3004/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-06
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 012-25E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROLANT 3003/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-06
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-21N 013-35E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROLANT 3002/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-04
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2996/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain To England
  34. HYDROLANT 3000/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-13
    S/V magritte sinking in 16-42.9N 027-24.1W at 040400Z dec
    North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2999/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-05
    Vessel monte maul sank in 02-32.17S 042-50.26W on 03 dec
    Brazil-north Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2996/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-04
    12 meter S/V idlewild, white hull, three persons on board, overdue la coruna (43-22.0N 008-25.0W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain To England
  37. HYDROLANT 2993/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-06
    50 foot F/V solo, blue and white hull, three persons on board, taking on water in 28-32N 085-38W at 031205Z…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  38. HYDROPAC 3963/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-07
    F/V coruscan, white hull, overdue vicinity round island (20-17S 057-37E)
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  39. HYDROLANT 2990/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-59N 062-27W at 030455Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 2989/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-06
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-06N 012-41E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROPAC 3957/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-34.6N 161-00.2W at 021458Z dec
    North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 3954/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, one person on board, vicinity 13-14S 129-54E at…
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3950/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-20
    8.6 meter F/V mathali nouri, white and blue hull, four persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-50.6S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel
  44. HYDROPAC 3947/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-06
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97311 ts vicinity 11-00N 116-50E at 221400Z nov
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3945/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3942/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3942/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-02.3N 153-51.0E at 012032Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 2970/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-04
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 34-09.4N 014-30.2W at 011150Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2966/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-31.13S 037-07.33W on 30 nov
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 3939/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-06
    F/V bd 91039 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-41N 111-36E at 010900Z dec
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3937/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-06
    Man overboard from F/V moneron vicinity 36-20N 130-20E at 301820Z nov
    Sea of Japan · South Korea-east Coast

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