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

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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 3438/152015-10-19 → 2015-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-00.4S 094-48.1E at 190757Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 3436/152015-10-19 → 2015-11-01
    F/V qng 95090 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-24N 111-46E at…
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3434/152015-10-18 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter S/V lama lo, white hull, two persons on board, in 33-17.0S…
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  4. HYDROPAC 3429/152015-10-18 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter S/V lama lo, white hull, two persons on board, in 32-56.8S…
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  5. HYDROPAC 3426/152015-10-17 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V lama lo vicinity 32-00S 030-00E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  6. HYDROLANT 2591/152015-10-17 → 2015-11-08
    15 foot M/V, one person on board, unreported nuuk (64-10-30N 051-44-20W) to hundeo (64-08-12N 051-46-51W)…
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  7. HYDROARC 364/152015-10-17 → 2015-11-01
    15 foot M/V, one person on board, unreported nuuk (64-10-30N 051-44-20W) to hundeo (64-08-12N 051-46-51W)…
    Greenland-west Coast · Davis Strait
  8. HYDROPAC 3425/152015-10-17 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received in 39-50N 162-57W
    North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 3421/152015-10-17 → 2015-10-17
    101 meter M/V foxhound taking on water in 05-29S 147-34E at 170730Z oct
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  10. HYDROPAC 3420/152015-10-17 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-53.2N 139-39.5E
    Western North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 3419/152015-10-17 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-58.1N 132-34.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3413/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-15.2N 122-47.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 2586/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-16
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2579/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  14. NAVAREA IV 864/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, grey hull with yellow and red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2584/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-19
    Derelict vessel sinking vicinity 37-33N 010-12E at 161004Z oct
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3398/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-20
    F/V kh 97689 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-03N 109-20E at 152300Z…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2582/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-31
    14 foot F/V, red and white hull, two persons on board, overdue from santa cruz (23-09N 081-55W) and return
    Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3396/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-15N 154-11E at 151740Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 2580/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 30 foot vessel undertaker in 28-15N 093-15W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  20. HYDROLANT 2579/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, grey hull with yellow and red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2576/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-21.30S 044-22.97W at 141250Z oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3390/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhong jiao tong yun 1 in 09-33.6N 112-52.6E at 150503Z oct
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3389/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3070/15 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3385/152015-10-14 → 2015-11-28
    32 meter F/V guru krupa, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue malvan (16-03-24N 073-28-08E)…
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 2565/152015-10-14 → 2015-10-17
    Derelict vessel sinking vicinity 37-40N 009-02E at 140840Z oct
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-north Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 2557/152015-10-13 → 2015-11-28
    20 foot S/V nymue, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue kristiansand (58-09N 008-00E)…
    Norway To Greece
  27. HYDROLANT 2556/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-13N 056-05W at 131357Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2550/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-05N 012-14E at 130647Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 3365/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-38.4N 146-17.6W at 122245Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3364/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-39.7N 109-52.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 2549/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-40.5N 058-50.9W at 122226Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROPAC 3361/152015-10-12 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 22-18-14N 122-50-31E at 121434Z oct
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3357/152015-10-12 → 2015-10-17
    F/V bd 91018 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-30N 111-23E at 120900Z…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3356/152015-10-12 → 2015-10-18
    F/V yg SONS02, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 05-50N 081-16E on 09 oct
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 3351/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3350/15 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 2540/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-10.97N 088-10.60W at 111644Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  37. HYDROPAC 3350/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-11
    F/V qng 94967 ts, two persons on board, taking on water in 16-11N 108-52E at 111430Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 3349/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-12
    F/V dna 90435-TS, ten persons on board, flooding, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-15N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 3346/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-11
    F/V qb 98902-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to propeller damage in 16-57N 107-39E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROLANT 2531/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-18
    Vessel, 250 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-11N 012-31E at 110240Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROPAC 3344/152015-10-10 → 2015-10-11
    M/V an phu khang 079, ten persons on board, flooding in engine room in 17-08N 117-20E at 101855Z oct
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 3339/152015-10-10 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-06.8N 114-19.1E at 100133Z oct
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3338/152015-10-10 → 2015-10-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-33.6N 149-46.1W at 100119Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROLANT 2522/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-09
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2521/15 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania · Western Sahara
  45. HYDROLANT 2521/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter F/V antonio gomez in 20-47.8N 017-14.4W at 091456Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania · Western Sahara
  46. HYDROPAC 3324/152015-10-09 → 2015-11-01
    23 foot vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06S 152-39E) to the tanga islands (03-25S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROLANT 2517/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-18
    41 foot F/V, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-11.3N 094-54.2W at 082257Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  48. HYDROLANT 2515/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-11
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-25N 023-32E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 2512/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-11
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-01N 013-28E at 080735Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROPAC 3314/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, five persons on board, in 18-19N 116-27E
    South China Sea

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2015 — page 8 · seahazards