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 353/152015-01-30 → 2015-02-09
    14 foot vessel capsized vicinity 22-14.2N 159-32.4W
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  2. HYDROPAC 352/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-08.5N 125-10.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 264/152015-01-30 → 2015-02-07
    55 foot S/V rainmaker, five persons on board, dismasted and adrift in 33-42.41N 071-57.40W at 301850Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 259/152015-01-30 → 2015-02-07
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-29N 018-22E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROPAC 349/152015-01-30 → 2015-03-12
    8.4 meter F/V hayrio, four persons on board, overdue vicinity 12-00S 046-00E
    Northern Mozambique Channel
  6. HYDROPAC 348/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 314/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROLANT 255/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-14N 018-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROLANT 254/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-04N 019-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. HYDROPAC 345/152015-01-30 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhong chang 68 in 24-52-37N 135-12-14E at 300116Z jan
    China · East China Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 253/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    Vessel, five persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 252/152015-01-30 → 2015-02-03
    Distress signal received from vessel ad infinitum in 03-04.3N 035-02.9W at 291113Z jan
    North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 344/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 343/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippines
  13. HYDROPAC 343/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    Distress signal received from M/V sea shallow in 10-16.8N 123-24.58E
    Philippines
  14. HYDROLANT 250/152015-01-29 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-15.7N 032-48.4W
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 246/152015-01-29 → 2015-01-30
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-00N 019-11E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROLANT 244/152015-01-29 → 2015-01-29
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 30-33N 019-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROPAC 320/152015-01-28 → 2015-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-28.7N 117-34.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 318/152015-01-28 → 2015-05-09
    Aircraft search and rescue operations in area between 02-21S 05-28S and 115-49E 119-39E
    Indonesia · Java Sea · Makassar Strait
  19. HYDROLANT 241/152015-01-28 → 2015-01-28
    Cancel HYDROLANT 222/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  20. HYDROPAC 314/152015-01-28 → 2015-01-30
    F/V qng 90304-TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 14-55N 110-02E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROLANT 238/152015-01-28 → 2015-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 14-42.2N 038-34.8W at 281117Z jan
    North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 236/152015-01-27 → 2015-02-07
    44 foot S/V wind minstrel, one person on board, unreported georgetown (23-30.3N 075-46.0W) to st petersburg…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas To Florida
  23. HYDROLANT 235/152015-01-27 → 2015-01-29
    F/V mariella, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 30-59N 019-32E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 300/152015-01-27 → 2015-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-19.3N 122-47.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROLANT 233/152015-01-27 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signal received in 34-58.2N 035-33.6E at 271537Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Syria
  26. HYDROPAC 299/152015-01-27 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 34-19.3N 122-47.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 298/152015-01-27 → 2015-01-27
    9600 ton M/V ocean seagull, 20 pob, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 46-12-30N 150-49-48E at…
    Western North Pacific · Sea of Okhotsk · Kuril Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 293/152015-01-27 → 2015-03-12
    46 foot F/V krishni DUWA-02, green, blue and yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 292/152015-01-27 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 270830Z jan in: a. 22-26N 131-31E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 222/152015-01-26 → 2015-01-28
    Kayak, green hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  31. HYDROPAC 283/152015-01-26 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-23.1N 108-04.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 281/152015-01-25 → 2015-01-25
    Distress flare reported vicinity 32-31S 152-48E at 250955Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 280/152015-01-25 → 2015-02-07
    M/V hai duong 1745, six persons on board, requesting assistance in 18-30N 106-44E at 250955Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 276/152015-01-24 → 2015-03-12
    F/V yasiet patricia, four persons on board, disabled in 04-25N 087-25W
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 272/152015-01-24 → 2015-01-28
    F/V kh 99948 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-25N 105-04E at 230100Z…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 204/152015-01-24 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signal received in 36-06N 018-52E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 268/152015-01-24 → 2015-01-28
    Aircraft search and rescue operations vicinity 03-22.15S 109-41.28E
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 267/152015-01-24 → 2015-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-41.9N 127-22.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 265/152015-01-23 → 2015-02-07
    Vessel, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-00N 106-29E at 230900Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin
  40. HYDROPAC 259/152015-01-23 → 2015-03-12
    Vessel pirogue, numerous persons on board, overdue mayotte island (12-50-35S 045-08-18E) to anjouan island…
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  41. HYDROPAC 256/152015-01-23 → 2015-01-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 255/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 255/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 39-24.2N 127-20.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 254/152015-01-22 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel marina vicinity 41-08S 171-43E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand · South Island-northwest Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 252/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-22
    25 ft vessel, white hull, unknown persons on board, capsized and adrift vicinity 12-04.79N 091-04.19W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 251/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-26.3S 117-47.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 241/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 177/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 240/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-22
    Search and rescue operations within 2.5 miles of 16-14S 147-19E at 220720Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 238/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-42.7N 142-16.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 183/152015-01-21 → 2015-02-07
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-00N 013-00E
    East Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 182/152015-01-21 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signal received from M/V sagar shakti in 01-24S 005-57W at 211525Z jan
    South Atlantic

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