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 815/152015-03-09 → 2015-04-02
    F/V, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 11-20N 071-04E at 090430Z mar
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 569/152015-03-09 → 2015-03-13
    Possible distress signal received from drill rig in 29-06.55N 087-56.70W
    Gulf of Mexico
  3. HYDROPAC 812/152015-03-09 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-15.9N 088-42.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 568/152015-03-09 → 2015-03-13
    S/V pherousa, unreported strait of bonifacio (41-18.7N 009-12.8E) to piraeus (37-57.0N 023-38.0E) via strait…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Ionian Sea · Sardinia To Greece
  5. HYDROPAC 809/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-03.7N 097-15.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 565/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-10
    Man overboard from M/V carnival glory in 25-46.6N 077-17.3W at 080710Z mar
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  7. HYDROPAC 808/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-13
    Man overboard from M/V jaran cleo vicinity 18-33.7N 065-31.3E at 080820Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 563/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 32 foot F/V marsh rabbit, teal hull, vicinity 26-00N 078-00W on 07…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  9. HYDROLANT 561/152015-03-08 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel sank in 26-42.50S 048-36.08W at 080131Z mar
    Brazil-south Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 560/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-08
    Man overboard from M/V carnival glory in 25-46.6N 077-17.3W at 080710Z
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  11. HYDROPAC 806/152015-03-08 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from M/V mt maran cleo vicinity 18-27.33N 065-24.44E at 080700Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 803/152015-03-08 → 2015-03-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 779/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 802/152015-03-07 → 2015-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shen gang fa 716 vicinity 14-05.04S 158-31.62E at 072148Z mar
    Coral Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 800/152015-03-07 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from F/V bv 93394 ts vicinity 08-30.5N 107-00.3E at 071200Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 794/152015-03-07 → 2015-03-07
    55 meter F/V chun fa, 30 persons on board, on fire in 02-56.8N 149-59.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 788/152015-03-07 → 2015-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V chun fa in 02-56.8N 149-59.5W at 070248Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 549/152015-03-07 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel laye niang in 15-30N 016-48W at 060400Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  18. HYDROPAC 783/152015-03-06 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard on 06 mar from vessel vini vini nine, along trackline between 14-21.3S 141-38.0W and 14-19.0S…
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 545/152015-03-06 → 2015-03-20
    Spain to netherland antilles
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 780/152015-03-06 → 2015-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V long xing in 11-13.6N 169-51.8W
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 779/152015-03-06 → 2015-03-08
    23 foot vessel dolam, nine persons on board, adrift in 03-23.45S 152-33.12E at 052200Z mar
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROLANT 533/152015-03-06 → 2015-04-02
    M/V ft odin, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 35-56.4N 022-53.0E at 060515Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 531/152015-03-06 → 2015-03-18
    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
  24. HYDROPAC 764/152015-03-05 → 2015-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-57.7N 134-34.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 763/152015-03-05 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-46.0N 114-59.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 761/152015-03-05 → 2015-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-17.7N 128-28.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 530/152015-03-05 → 2015-04-09
    Person requiring medical assistance on st helena island (15-56S 005-43W)
    South Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 747/152015-03-05 → 2015-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-13.8N 130-15.5W at 041925Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 746/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 736/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 743/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-40.4N 092-28.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 741/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-07
    Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 18-53.0S 147-54.5E at 040020Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 529/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-13
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-28.5N 013-27.3E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 737/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received from vessel billions 88 in 02-05.7N 083-31.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 736/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-04
    Distress signal received from nine foot vessel maria in 08-10N 093-11W
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 730/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 704/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 527/152015-03-04 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel, unknown persons on board, capsized and adrift in 33-27N 012-24E at 031445Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 726/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-27.4N 141-52.1E at 040046Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 524/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-13
    Vessels requesting assistance in: a. 33-23N 012-19E, 250 persons on board
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 723/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V karam allah in 01-59.6S 119-33.9W at 021701Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 722/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-06
    Seven meter vessel, one person on board, overdue pam island (02-34S 147-17E) to lou island (02-23S 147-21E)…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROLANT 517/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-13
    Vessel, 91 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-33N 011-55E at 030215Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROPAC 721/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-40.4S 101-51.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 718/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-13
    11.7 meter S/V moorings ZR6016, three persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  44. HYDROPAC 710/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 707/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 709/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-04
    Vessel selerek, 17 persons on board, possibly disabled and taking on water in 07-40-21.72S 113-36-41.50E at…
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 708/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-02
    F/V BV92325TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in 09-55.4N 106-52.0E at 010600Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 707/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-50N 149-27E at 020532Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 706/152015-03-02 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel albatros vicinity 29-55.22S 057-43.11E at 011830Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean.
  49. HYDROLANT 509/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-37.1N 062-45.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROPAC 704/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-04
    F/V qng 98984-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-00N 111-35E at…
    South China Sea

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