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 54/152015-01-06 → 2015-01-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-55.6N 144-34.3E at 060543Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 53/152015-01-06 → 2015-01-06
    Seven meter vessel, 11 persons on board, overdue manus (02-05.6S 146-58.3E) to madang (05-13.0S 145-48.0E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 39/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    Cancel HYDROLANT 32/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  4. NAVAREA XII 6/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-08
    Derelict 23 meter F/V, red hull, capsized and adrift in 07-27N 084-36W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 35/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-06
    13 meter S/V high flight, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-25N 053-46W…
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROPAC 49/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 8/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western South Pacific · New Ireland-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 48/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 47/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 47/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V jeroba in 19-30.24S 152-38.22E at 050405Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 45/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-02.3N 089-46.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 32/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    39 foot vessel kalalu, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 31/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-08
    Man overboard vicinity ponta do jurujuba (22-55.2S 043-07.2W) at 041730Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 44/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-07
    Derelict 23 meter F/V, red hull, capsized and adrift in 07-27N 084-36W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 43/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 42/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 42/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-04
    Five persons from S/V deduction abandoned ship in liferaft in 40-26.22S 148-29.88E at 041800Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 29/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-16
    Distress signal received from 45 foot S/V in 18-20.41N 082-19.59W at 041450Z jan
    Western Caribbean Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 41/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-10
    M/V bulk jupiter, 19 persons on board, sank in 09-00N 109-15E at 012248Z jan
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 25/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-10
    Distress signal received in 38-59N 072-45W at 031927Z jan
    Western North Pacific · New Jersey
  18. HYDROPAC 37/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-38-34N 148-59-20E at 032107Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 23/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-04
    Derelict 78 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 58-40.2N 002-32.8W at 031600Z jan
    Scotland-northeast Coast · Orkney Islands
  20. HYDROPAC 34/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-04
    M/V bulk jupiter, 19 persons on board, sank in 09-00N 109-15E at 012248Z jan
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 33/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 46 foot S/V, white hull, in 17-06.8N 140-01.2W at 031207Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 32/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-03
    M/V bulk jupiter, 19 persons on board, sank in 09-00.0N 109-15.0E at 020145Z jan
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 20/152015-01-03 → 2015-02-07
    F/V madiop fall, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity 16-04N 016-38W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania · Senegal
  24. HYDROPAC 29/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-08
    Aircraft search and rescue operations in area bound by 03-10S 110-00E, 03-30S 113-30E, 04-40S 113-30E,…
    Indonesia · Java Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 28/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-06
    Derelict M/V capsized and adrift vicinity 28-39N 050-22E
    Persian Gulf
  26. HYDROPAC 26/152015-01-03 → 2015-01-03
    M/V bulk jupiter, 19 persons on board, sank in 09-00N 109-15E
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 22/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-32.2N 103-38.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROLANT 14/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-15
    48 foot M/V circe, overdue jupiter (26-55.6N 080-06.3W) to marsh harbor (26-24.0N 077-10.0W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  29. HYDROPAC 18/152015-01-02 → 2015-02-07
    19 persons from M/V better trans abandoned ship in four lifeboats in 19-24.57N 127-40.05E at 020118Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 15/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-03
    Distress signal received from M/V bulk jupiter in 09-00N 109-15E at 012248Z jan
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 14/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-02
    Distress signal received from M/V better trans in 19-25.06N 127-45.34E at 011916Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 13/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3869/14 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific · Wake Island
  33. HYDROPAC 12/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-04
    F/V bp 97153 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-45N 111-17E AT010300Z jan
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 8/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-05
    Six meter vessel px grace, six persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (03-08.1S…
    Western South Pacific · New Ireland-east Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 2/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3184/14 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 4/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-01
    F/V kh 90099TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-19N 110-04E at 312100Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-02
    F/V kh 99171TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-20N 109-49E at 312100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 1/152015-01-01 → 2015-01-01
    F/V kh 90099TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-12N 110-05E at 312100Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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