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. HYDROLANT 2845/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-22
    Vessel, 115 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-38E at 190450Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROPAC 3786/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3745/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands · Solomon Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3785/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-53.5N 142-23.6E at 182056Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 2841/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-21
    12 meter S/V sweetblue, white hull, two persons on board, unreported santa marta (11-14.5N 074-12.3W) to…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia To Panama
  5. HYDROLANT 2840/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-19
    S/V ekaterina reports crewman with leg injury requesting medical assistance in 35-32N 064-08W at 181945Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROPAC 3772/152015-11-17 → 2015-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 05-00N 144-00E at 171826Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 3771/152015-11-17 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-59.9N 118-51.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3763/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received in 01-17.3N 104-20.6E at 162006Z nov
    Singapore Strait
  9. HYDROPAC 3762/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-22
    Six meter M/V, white and red hull, three persons on board, overdue to mayotte (12-50-35S 045-08-18E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  10. HYDROLANT 2816/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V life is good, two persons on board, in 23-14.3N 075-04.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  11. HYDROPAC 3755/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-01.9N 099-56.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3754/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3739/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 3752/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-21
    F/V, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble between bitung (01-26.8N 125-11.8E)…
    Indonesia · Molucca Sea · North Sulawesi To North Maluku
  14. HYDROPAC 3750/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-15
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 26-13.7N 130-21.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROLANT 2812/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-15
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2783/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-west Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3749/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 11-04N 109-44W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3745/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-18
    Seven meter vessel avasa, orange hull, seven persons on board, overdue vella lavella (07-44.0S 156-38.0E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands · Solomon Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2807/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-24.8N 093-05.0W at 132338Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  19. HYDROPAC 3741/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-49S 136-42E at 141732Z nov
    Australia-north Coast · Gulf of Carpentaria
  20. HYDROPAC 3740/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-04N 092-36W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  21. HYDROLANT 2803/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 250 miles of 26-00N 050-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 3739/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-16
    M/V thien anh 07, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-00N 109-05E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3733/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-15
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue north malaita (08-23.2S 160-42.2E) to ramos…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 3731/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-03.8N 105-44.6E at 140205Z nov
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3728/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-14
    Man overboard from M/V hoa binh vicinity 20-00N 106-00E at 131730Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3721/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-24.8N 122-19.7W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  27. HYDROLANT 2785/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-22
    Seven meter S/V eva luna, white hull, one person on board, overdue to pointe a pitre (16-14.47N 061-31.99W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 2783/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-15
    Man overboard from cableship norwegian pearl in 22-37.8N 084-32.8W at 122317Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-west Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3704/152015-11-12 → 2015-12-27
    21 foot S/V fleur d'ajonc, blue hull, one person on board, unreported roscoff (48-43.6N 003-59.1W) to tahiti…
    France To French Polynesia
  30. HYDROLANT 2776/152015-11-12 → 2015-12-27
    21 foot S/V fleur d'ajonc, blue hull, one person on board, unreported roscoff (48-43.6N 003-59.1W) to tahiti…
    France To French Polynesia
  31. HYDROPAC 3702/152015-11-12 → 2015-11-22
    74 foot F/V ocean pride, white and yellow hull, 18 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 14-16.7N…
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 2774/152015-11-12 → 2015-11-13
    Seven meter S/V eva luna, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROPAC 3693/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-03.2N 141-03.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 3691/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-11
    14 meter vessel xanthippe, four persons on board, aground in 11-36S 131-27E
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3690/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V lautan 5 in 01-18.54N 104-14.40E at 111320Z nov
    Singapore Strait
  36. HYDROPAC 3689/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-14
    F/V, three persons on board, unreported vicinity 01-00N 131-00E
    Western North Pacific · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 3686/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-56-56N 153-55-01E at 110842Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 2762/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-22
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-56E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 3681/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3678/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 3679/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-08.5N 136-21.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3678/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-56N 151-33E at 101748Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 3677/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-20N 131-37E at 101334Z nov
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3676/152015-11-10 → 2015-12-13
    14 meter S/V caramba, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to iles…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  44. HYDROLANT 2759/152015-11-10 → 2015-12-06
    38 foot S/V carpe noctem, overdue biloxi (30-25.2N 088-56.2W) to corpus christi (27-44.6N 097-24.1W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Mississippi To Texas
  45. HYDROLANT 2757/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-12
    Man overboard vicinity 01-27.52S 048-30.63W on 08 nov
    Brazil-north Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3671/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-45.36N 146-13.42E at 100047Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 3669/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3654/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 3668/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-10
    14 meter S/V caramba, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to fakarava…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  49. HYDROPAC 3667/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-11
    F/V bd 95906 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-54N 107-58E at…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3666/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-22
    F/V ishan putha, persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 10-56N 086-02E
    Bay of Bengal

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