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. HYDROPAC 1078/152015-03-29 → 2015-04-09
    Three men overboard from capsized F/V vicinity 14-23.00N 042-04.00E at 290930Z mar
    Red Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1077/152015-03-29 → 2015-04-09
    Man overboard from F/V al safina ismail in 25-03.4N 062-11.8E at 290300Z mar
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  3. HYDROPAC 1076/152015-03-29 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-46.4N 109-50.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 1075/152015-03-29 → 2015-03-29
    Three men overboard from capsized F/V vicinity 14-23N 042-04E at 290930Z mar
    Red Sea
  5. NAVAREA XII 112/152015-03-28 → 2015-03-31
    Derelict 60 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 39-58.65N 136-12.31W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 1066/152015-03-28 → 2015-04-09
    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
  7. HYDROPAC 1058/152015-03-27 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 270424Z mar in: a. 35-09-35N 129-03-35E
    Western North Pacific · Korea Strait
  8. HYDROPAC 1053/152015-03-27 → 2015-03-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-53.5N 124-00.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 729/152015-03-27 → 2015-03-30
    12.2 meter derelict vessel, grey hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 38-18.7N 010-57.1E at 261305Z mar 15
    Tyrrhenian Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 728/152015-03-26 → 2015-04-09
    Eight meter F/V adjia coumba dieng, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  11. HYDROLANT 721/152015-03-26 → 2015-04-09
    Man overboard from F/V serigne babacar sy vicinity 14-59.0N 017-11.5W at 250300Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  12. HYDROPAC 1040/152015-03-25 → 2015-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-32N 157-49E at 251722Z
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 717/152015-03-25 → 2015-04-09
    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
  14. HYDROPAC 1030/152015-03-25 → 2015-04-02
    Two persons missing, search and rescue operations in 14-56.2N 073-43.0E
    India · Arabian Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1029/152015-03-25 → 2015-03-30
    Man overboard from F/V safina al mansoor vicinity 24-05N 065-34E at 240700Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 712/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V passetout grain in 21-28.6N 047-38.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 711/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-09
    12 meter F/V, seven persons on board, unreported kelibia (36-51N 011-06E) to sicily
    Strait of Sicily · Tunisia To Sicily
  18. HYDROPAC 1019/152015-03-24 → 2015-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft at 241652Z
    India · Arabian Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 710/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-09
    Distress signal received in 28-03.1N 094-55.3W at 241403Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  20. HYDROPAC 1018/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-02
    Six meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grande comore (11-35S 043-20E)
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  21. HYDROLANT 709/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-09
    36 foot S/V heavens island, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-20N 083-59W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  22. HYDROLANT 708/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-09
    Man overboard from F/V cheikh ahmed tidiane in 12-20N 017-16W at 221500Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 706/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-08
    Distress signal received in 40-45.8N 005-04.1E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1000/152015-03-23 → 2015-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-42.5S 179-34.3W at 230315Z mar
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 999/152015-03-23 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-06-43.2N 105-11-06.0E at 230434Z mar
    South China Sea · Malaysia · Indonesia
  26. HYDROLANT 693/152015-03-22 → 2015-04-02
    Canoe, one person on board, unreported punta vagno (44-23.5N 008-57.2E) to punta chiappa (41-35.7N 009-22.0E)
    Ligurian Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 692/152015-03-22 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-45S 013-15E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  28. HYDROLANT 690/152015-03-22 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel, gray hull, 65 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-49N 012-23E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 989/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 988/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 988/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel una in 01-25.1N 106-07.5E at 220812Z mar
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 987/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-22
    Distress signal received from vessel el shaddai in 03-27N 105-27E at 220830Z mar
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  32. HYDROPAC 984/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 877/15 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  33. HYDROPAC 982/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 943/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  34. HYDROLANT 688/152015-03-22 → 2015-03-29
    Man overboard vicinity 03-13.50N 050-45.00W
    Brazil-north Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 980/152015-03-21 → 2015-03-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 976/15 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 687/152015-03-21 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft between bimini islands (25-44N 079-15W) and great harbour…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  37. HYDROLANT 684/152015-03-21 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 24-33.23S 042-59.10W at 091922Z mar
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 978/152015-03-21 → 2015-03-22
    F/V 37126 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-37N 109-00E at 210100Z mar
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 976/152015-03-21 → 2015-03-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-14.6N 173-22.3E at 210001Z mar
    North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 975/152015-03-21 → 2015-04-02
    M/V surya, 11 persons on board, unreported
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 681/152015-03-20 → 2015-03-20
    Spain to netherland antilles
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 967/152015-03-20 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter S/V bush, white hull, two persons on board, in 32-34.53S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 961/152015-03-19 → 2015-04-02
    F/V linode, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-50N 083-20E on 18 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROPAC 960/152015-03-19 → 2015-03-22
    Derelict five meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 20-29.66S 165-45.98E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  45. HYDROPAC 959/152015-03-19 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-34.7N 105-28.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROLANT 669/152015-03-19 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel, white hull, 90 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 013-35E at 190051Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 955/152015-03-19 → 2015-04-02
    F/V 90330 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-30N 110-16E at 182200Z mar
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 666/152015-03-18 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received from vessel, 80 persons on board, vicinity 34-00N 012-00E on 18 mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 954/152015-03-18 → 2015-04-09
    F/V qng 95431 ts, ten persons on board, aground in 16-33N 111-43E at 181400Z mar
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 665/152015-03-18 → 2014-03-18
    Distress signal received from vessel, 85 persons on board, vicinity 33-18N 012-09E at 181033Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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