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 3313/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel superior glory in 01-47.5N 106-39.3E at 080037Z oct
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 3311/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-18
    F/V natasha, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-12N 082-54E
    Bay of Bengal
  3. NAVAREA XII 341/152015-10-07 → 2015-10-10
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 31-32-10N 144-32-02W at 062348Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3302/152015-10-07 → 2015-10-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, five persons on board, in 18-15.2N 116-38.9E
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 3300/152015-10-07 → 2015-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, five persons on board, in 18-16.0N 116-40.4E
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3292/152015-10-06 → 2015-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, five persons on board, in 18-17.1N 116-48.8E
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3291/152015-10-06 → 2015-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-19.9N 116-48.4E
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 3288/152015-10-05 → 2015-10-18
    F/V ranga PUTHA-04, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 07-30N 073-48E
    Southeastern Arabian Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3283/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-13
    22 meter F/V beo hingis, green hull, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3282/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-18
    Possible distress signal reported in 16-07.8N 068-09.7E at 041510Z oct
    Arabian Sea
  11. HYDROARC 349/152015-10-04 → 2015-11-01
    23 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue to arctic bay (73-02-11N 085-09-09W)
    Arctic · Canada-northeast Coast · Lancaster Sound
  12. HYDROPAC 3280/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-07
    F/V bd 97153 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-08N 110-22E at 040500Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 3279/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-42.9N 128-18.3W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  14. HYDROPAC 3277/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-05
    F/V bth 96747 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-46N 110-22E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3276/152015-10-04 → 2015-10-18
    F/V kh 93168 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-15N 110-49E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 2476/152015-10-03 → 2015-10-07
    Two persons missing from vessel vicinity 21-07.07S 040-25.88W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3272/152015-10-03 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-30N 175-15W at 030708Z oct
    North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3269/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-35-00N 114-55-26E at 021207Z oct
    Northern South China Sea · China
  19. HYDROPAC 3268/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-02
    Distress signals received on 406MHZ at 021207Z oct in: a. 31-18-54N 156-41-24E
    Western North Pacific · Northern South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3265/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-35.6N 135-58.9E at 020933Z oct
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3262/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-09
    Seven meter vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06S 152-39E) to tanga island (03-25S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 3259/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue fissoa village (02-55S 151-26E) to simberi…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 3258/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-04N 103-16W
    Eastern North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 3257/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V princess karlinna in 12-09S 170-33W
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROLANT 2461/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 013-37E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 3256/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-18
    Man overboard from M/V jin lang vicinity 22-04.5N 132-12.6E at 012130Z oct
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 2460/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-02
    212 foot M/V minouche, black hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and preparing to abandon ship in 20-17N…
    Western North Atlantic · Windward Passage
  28. HYDROPAC 3242/152015-09-30 → 2015-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-13.6N 106-55.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 2445/152015-09-30 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel clipper ventures, four persons on board, aground in 23-03.80S 043-46.89W
    Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3234/152015-09-30 → 2015-09-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3233/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  31. HYDROPAC 3233/152015-09-30 → 2015-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-35.60S 143-59.73E at 292342Z sep
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  32. HYDROPAC 3232/152015-09-29 → 2015-09-30
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 291715Z sep in: a. 22-32-31N 150-32-02E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 2438/152015-09-29 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, blue hull, possible persons on board, capsized and adrift in 23-33N 081-19W at 291510Z sep
    Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 3230/152015-09-29 → 2015-09-30
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported vicinity nukunonu atol (09-10.1S 171-48.6W)
    South Pacific · Tokelau
  35. HYDROLANT 2431/152015-09-29 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 125 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 013-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 3227/152015-09-28 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-50.00S 176-59.73W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  37. HYDROPAC 3223/152015-09-28 → 2015-10-18
    Seven meter vessel, white and blue hull, capsized
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  38. HYDROLANT 2427/152015-09-28 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROLANT 2426/152015-09-28 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 012-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 3217/152015-09-28 → 2015-09-28
    Seven meter vessel, white and blue hull, 24 persons on board, capsized
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  41. HYDROLANT 2417/152015-09-27 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROPAC 3213/152015-09-26 → 2015-10-05
    Man overboard from M/V campbell bay vicinity 15-23.51N 086-25.45E at 260500Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROLANT 2412/152015-09-26 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, 140 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-37N 012-05E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 3205/152015-09-26 → 2015-09-29
    16 foot life raft adrift in 32-59.3N 176-36.0E
    North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3204/152015-09-26 → 2015-09-27
    15 meter S/V valhalla II, three persons on board, overdue umboi (05-32S 147-52E) to cairns (16-55S 145-56E)
    Solomon Sea · Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea To Australia
  46. HYDROPAC 3203/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel ajang safa in 05-57.7N 107-53.5E at 252158Z sep
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROARC 314/152015-09-25 → 2015-09-25
    Cancel HYDROARC 311/15 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Canada-northeast Coast · Foxe Basin
  48. HYDROPAC 3200/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V boryeong in 10-00.8N 089-44.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 3196/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel maribella II, four persons on board, sinking in 19-49.9S 072-54.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 2404/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received from 40 meter F/V txori urdin, 24 to 25 persons on board, in 01-05N 001-08W at…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Guinea

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