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 703/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-13
    Vessel carmen, one person on board, unreported valdivia (39-48.5S 073-14.5W) to arica (18-29.0S 070-20.0W)
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  2. HYDROPAC 700/152015-03-01 → 2015-03-04
    Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 19-02S 148-27E at 010426Z mar 15
    Coral Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 697/152015-03-01 → 2015-04-02
    M/V partagas reported a crew missing in vicinity 12-02N 112-33E
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 696/152015-03-01 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from F/V kg 92872 ts vicinity 07-42N 114-32E at 010337Z mar
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 694/152015-03-01 → 2015-03-04
    Man overboard from F/V bd 95118-TS vicinity 14-35N 111-01E at 281230Z feb
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 505/152015-02-28 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-07.6N 076-20.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  7. HYDROLANT 504/152015-02-28 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-59.2N 046-42.6W at 281802Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 689/152015-02-28 → 2015-02-28
    Distress signal received in 24-15N 115-13W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  9. HYDROPAC 684/152015-02-28 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 280425Z feb in 34-43.6N 168-45.1E vessels in vicinity requested to…
    North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 492/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-05.0N 061-11.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 486/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-06
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-24.2S 030-32.6W
    Western South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 480/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-03
    Man overboard vicinity 01-44.25S 049-28.50W at 260700Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 476/152015-02-26 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 17-00N 071-00W
    Caribbean Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 656/152015-02-26 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-11.6N 139-43.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROLANT 474/152015-02-25 → 2015-03-11
    32 foot S/V tara, two persons on board, overdue salt cay (21-19-30N 071-12-30W) to luperon (19-54N 070-57W)
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Cacios To Dominican Republic
  16. HYDROPAC 654/152015-02-25 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-08N 144-26E at 252102Z
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 652/152015-02-25 → 2015-04-02
    Barge sea pearl sank in 23-09N 068-28E at 242230Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  18. HYDROPAC 650/152015-02-25 → 2015-02-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 638/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 648/152015-02-25 → 2015-03-04
    13 meter S/V moorings A5130, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  20. HYDROPAC 645/152015-02-25 → 2015-02-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 588/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 644/152015-02-25 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received in 07-59N 104-36E at 250931Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 639/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 630/15 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 462/152015-02-24 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-40.7N 084-14.5W
    Gulf of Mexico
  24. HYDROPAC 638/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-07.0N 127-42.2W at 241154Z feb
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 637/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-27
    Derelict vessel sirocco of oz capsized and adrift in 23-25.9S 054-48.4E
    Western Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROLANT 460/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-24
    Distress signal received from M/V ravnanger in 39-37N 065-26W at 241130Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROPAC 633/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-27
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift vicinity 18-13.05S 148-16.32E at 240102Z feb
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 630/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-24
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from aircraft between 14-48.0N 167-00.6W and 16-18.6N 160-11.9W at…
    North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 628/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 619/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 627/152015-02-24 → 2015-03-12
    28 foot S/V princess, blue hull, one person on board, overdue san diego (32-40N 117-14W) and return
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  31. HYDROLANT 452/152015-02-23 → 2015-03-11
    14 meter S/V callisto, white and red hull, overdue cancun (21-09N 086-50W) to cuba
    Yucatan Channel · Mexico To Cuba
  32. HYDROLANT 450/152015-02-23 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-42.7N 068-33.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROPAC 626/152015-02-23 → 2015-02-24
    28 foot S/V princess, blue hull, one person on board, overdue san diego (32-40N 117-14W)
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  34. HYDROLANT 447/152015-02-23 → 2015-03-11
    14 meter S/V essentiel, white hull, one person on board, unreported gulf of lion (43-03N 004-36E) to…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Spain
  35. HYDROLANT 445/152015-02-23 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received from M/V mt ns champion in 28-25.18N 093-30.60W at 230141Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  36. HYDROPAC 619/152015-02-23 → 2015-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot S/V kijro, three persons on board, vicinity 08-02N 157-21E…
    Western North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 617/152015-02-22 → 2015-04-09
    Man overboard from F/V rakney vicinity 13-50N 072-13E on 21 feb
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 616/152015-02-22 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft vicinity palau (07-21N 134-28E) at 221459Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Palau
  39. HYDROPAC 615/152015-02-22 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel tg 90476TS sank in 06-10N 104-30E at 210700Z feb
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 614/152015-02-22 → 2015-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-18.3N 108-30.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 610/152015-02-22 → 2015-02-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 607/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 608/152015-02-21 → 2015-02-22
    Vessel tg 90476TS sank in 06-10N 104-30E at 210700Z feb
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 607/152015-02-21 → 2015-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-29N 142-32E at 211039Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROLANT 435/152015-02-21 → 2015-03-11
    35 foot vessel, four persons on board, overdue from great exuma island (23-32N 075-50W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  45. HYDROPAC 602/152015-02-21 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-06.3N 121-45.6W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  46. HYDROPAC 597/152015-02-20 → 2015-02-23
    45 foot F/V vishwa hiru, blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 596/152015-02-20 → 2015-02-20
    F/V bv 9325 ts, ten persons on board, disabled in 09-10N 107-05E at 200001Z feb
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 595/152015-02-20 → 2015-02-25
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  49. HYDROPAC 593/152015-02-20 → 2015-02-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 580/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 429/152015-02-19 → 2015-03-11
    Three meter F/V khair, white hull, three persons on board, overdue dakhla (23-35N 016-00W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara

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