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. HYDROLANT 428/152015-02-19 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 26-20N 078-34W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  2. HYDROPAC 588/152015-02-19 → 2015-02-25
    F/V km surya indah, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity buru island…
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROLANT 424/152015-02-18 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel wrecked in 00-34.6S 047-54.6W at 181930Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 583/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-18.0N 090-30.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 582/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-59.1N 125-18.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 580/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-20
    Liferaft, one person on board, adrift vicinity 23-39.50S 151-33.60E at 180845Z feb
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 572/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-18
    Liferaft, one person on board, adrift vicinity 23-39.50S 151-37.60E at 180845Z feb
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 570/152015-02-18 → 2015-04-02
    F/V qng 98789-TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-00N 115-20E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 415/152015-02-17 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-58.7N 055-57.3W at 171820Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 414/152015-02-17 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signals received vicinity 25-00N 080-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida
  11. HYDROPAC 565/152015-02-17 → 2015-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-44.0N 094-21.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 564/152015-02-17 → 2015-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-03.5N 093-18.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 409/152015-02-17 → 2015-03-11
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-54N 013-31E at 170520Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 560/152015-02-17 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-31.8N 110-09.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 555/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-12
    Two vessels, two persons on board each, overdue anjouan (12-15-00S 044-25-00E) to mayotte (12-50-35S…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  16. HYDROPAC 554/152015-02-16 → 2015-02-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 424/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    New Zealand · North Island-north Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 403/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-02
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket (07-53-17N 098-23-51E)
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  18. HYDROPAC 552/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-02
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket (07-53-17N 098-23-51E)
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  19. HYDROPAC 550/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-29.9N 109-47.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 398/152015-02-15 → 2015-03-11
    19 foot M/V, white and blue hull, one person on board, unreported key west (24-33N 081-47W) to havana…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Florida To Cuba
  21. HYDROPAC 543/152015-02-15 → 2015-03-12
    Three persons missing from capsized vessel
    Southern Arabian Sea
  22. HYDROLANT 392/152015-02-15 → 2015-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 44 foot S/V sedona, white hull, four persons on board, in 38-44.4N…
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 391/152015-02-15 → 2015-03-13
    Vessels in distress in: a. 34-00N 012-21E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 390/152015-02-15 → 2015-03-11
    Vessel, 44 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-48N 012-22E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 388/152015-02-15 → 2015-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot S/V trio, white hull, four persons on board, in 33-31.53N…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  26. HYDROPAC 540/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-12
    Man overboard from F/V gauri narmda vicinity 20-19.92N 070-36.04E at 121715Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 386/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-11
    Vessel, white hull, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-36N 013-57E at 141025Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 385/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-11
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-34N 013-57E at 141025Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 535/152015-02-14 → 2015-02-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 534/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 534/152015-02-14 → 2015-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-44S 153-00E at 140608Z feb
    Australia-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 532/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received in 04-25N 105-06E at 130704Z feb
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  32. HYDROLANT 380/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-11
    35 foot S/V angel, black hull, one person on board, unreported, possibly disabled and adrift vicinity 24-00N…
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 379/152015-02-14 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 38 foot S/V rrdream, three persons on board in 24-00N 072-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 371/152015-02-13 → 2015-02-14
    Distress signal received from on 406 mhz from 38 foot S/V dream, three persons on board in 25-00N 079-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  35. HYDROPAC 512/152015-02-12 → 2015-04-02
    F/V bt 0115 ts, three persons on board, flooding, disabled and adrift in 10-02N 104-14E at 121730Z feb
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 366/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-12
    Spain to netherlands
    Eastern North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 362/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-12
    Spain to netherlands
    Eastern North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 359/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-26
    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
  39. HYDROPAC 507/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-20
    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
  40. HYDROLANT 356/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-24
    Vessel fpso cidade sao mateus, six persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 495/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-15
    Three persons missing from vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 04-47N 072-30E at 111112Z feb
    Southern Arabian Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 494/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-12
    M/V saldanha reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 10-29S 078-32E at 111315Z
    Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROLANT 349/152015-02-11 → 2015-03-11
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 490/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-36N 137-06E at 110918Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 485/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-31N 143-24E at 110551Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 482/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 09-16.53S 171-12.80W
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 347/152015-02-11 → 2015-03-11
    F/V kristi c, taking on water in 28-31.932N 084-00.252W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  48. HYDROPAC 480/152015-02-10 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-53.8S 043-51.5E at 101937Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean · Mozambique Channel
  49. HYDROPAC 479/152015-02-10 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.2N 106-43.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 341/152015-02-10 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 24-00N 079-50W
    Western North Pacific · Strait of Florida

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