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 3935/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-11.8N 137-48.6E at 010615Z dec
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 2956/152015-11-30 → 2015-12-13
    S/V lottus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 21-09N 038-46W
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2955/152015-11-30 → 2015-11-30
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2913/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico-north Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 2951/152015-11-30 → 2016-01-10
    36 foot S/V wildeman, two persons on board, overdue bonaire (12-11N 068-15W) to puerto rico (18-12N 066-30W)
    Caribbean Sea · Bonaire To Puerto Rico
  5. HYDROPAC 3919/152015-11-29 → 2015-12-13
    M/V fortune life sank in 17-14.0N 118-01.0E on 27 nov
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 2948/152015-11-29 → 2015-12-12
    Vessel minas gerais sank in 23-13.65S 044-21.12W on 29 nov
    Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2947/152015-11-29 → 2016-01-10
    60 foot S/V stergann II, white hull, five persons on board, overdue canary islands (28-06N 015-24W) to…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Antigua
  8. HYDROPAC 3915/152015-11-29 → 2015-11-30
    F/V qng 90161 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-20N 109-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROLANT 2944/152015-11-28 → 2015-12-27
    50 foot S/V rumba, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue saint martin (18-04N 063-03W) to tortola…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin To Tortola
  10. HYDROPAC 3911/152015-11-28 → 2015-11-29
    M/V fortune life sank in 17-14N 118-01E
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3908/152015-11-28 → 2015-12-29
    F/V bt 96149 ts sunk in 08-53N 102-53E at 280630Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 3900/152015-11-27 → 2015-12-13
    Man overboard from M/V osv TAG-16 vicinity 18-49.5N 072-39.7E at 261445Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3898/152015-11-27 → 2015-11-28
    M/V fortune life sinking in 17-14N 118-01E
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 2927/152015-11-27 → 2015-11-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 20-59S 040-45W on 27 nov
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2913/152015-11-26 → 2015-11-30
    Man overboard from M/V bercay-n between 19-09.7N 066-15.1W at 260100Z nov and 18-51.5N 066-55.0W at 260800Z…
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico-north Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 2912/152015-11-26 → 2015-11-29
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 34-48N 013-28W at 261005Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 2910/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sophia in 31-32.0N 014-03.2W at 251750Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2909/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received from vessel hawaii FIVE-1 in 23-44N 086-28W
    Gulf of Mexico
  19. HYDROLANT 2901/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 55 foot S/V mulungu vicinity 21-21.1N 051-58.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 3867/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-00.5N 136-00.5W at 241632Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 3866/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 00-37.7N 109-14.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3862/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-27
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 08-35.2N 089-16.6E
    Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 3856/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 240420Z nov in: a. 43-13-12N 164-24-57E
    North Pacific · Yellow Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 2885/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, in 32-54N 012-33E at 231910Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROLANT 2884/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, in 32-48N 012-32E at 231910Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 3850/152015-11-23 → 2015-12-06
    Man overboard from F/V sea rose vicinity 11-13.24N 072-56.54E at 231530Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3844/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-26
    Two derelict liferafts adrift in 24-53N 119-44E
    Taiwan Strait
  28. HYDROLANT 2876/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 180 foot F/V gregory poole, gray hull, in 07-28N 056-39W at 221810Z…
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2875/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-28
    Vessel, 88 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-49N 014-14E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROLANT 2872/152015-11-22 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received from 8.7 meter S/V menfin, one person on board, in 30-57N 012-30W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 3839/152015-11-22 → 2015-11-22
    Philippines
    Philippines · Indonesia · Celebes Sea · Sulu Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3836/152015-11-22 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received from 80 foot S/V asia, blue hull, four persons on board, in 03-49N 119-28E at…
    Indonesia · Celebes Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3829/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-24N 149-02E at 211725Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  34. NAVAREA IV 981/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-24
    Colombia to panama
    Western Caribbean Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3828/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3827/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 3827/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-12.07S 130-44.00E at 211454Z nov
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3823/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3794/15, ports reopened
    Western North Pacific · Mariana Islands
  38. HYDROLANT 2861/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-28
    Aircraft, two persons on board, possible difficulties vicinity 37-01N 011-58E at 210618Z nov
    Strait of Sicily
  39. HYDROPAC 3822/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-21
    M/V samudera, four persons on board, disabled due to engine trouble, unreported
    Indonesia · Gulf of Tomini
  40. HYDROLANT 2860/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-23
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 36-24.95N 013-05.28W at 201710Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 3818/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-34.0N 131-47.8W at 202213Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 3814/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-30N 084-23W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 3812/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-26.1N 123-22.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 3811/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-13N 146-06E at 201251Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3802/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-16.1N 130-11.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. NAVAREA IV 976/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-21
    Colombia to panama
    Western Caribbean Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 3799/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-28
    Seven meter vessel overdue anjouan (12-13S 044-26E) to mayotte (12-49S 045-09E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  48. HYDROPAC 3796/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-28
    Six meter F/V, green hull, capsized and adrift in 42-44.17N 132-55.81E
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  49. HYDROPAC 3790/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-19
    Derelict vessel, green hull, capsized and adrift in 42-44.17N 132-55.81E
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  50. HYDROPAC 3789/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-19
    Six meter F/V, three persons on board, unreported
    Sea of Japan · Russia

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