Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2018

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 2018
2,031
still in force
0
vs 2017
-7%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,367
  • HYDROLANT591
  • NAVAREA IV41
  • NAVAREA XII22
  • HYDROARC10

Where · top seas

South China Sea38628%
North Pacific Ocean27119%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin19514%
North Atlantic Ocean16112%
South Pacific Ocean755%
South Atlantic Ocean745%
Caribbean Sea624%
Indian Ocean624%
Philippine Sea604%
Coral Sea483%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2018 · 2,031

  1. HYDROLANT 3008/182018-09-23 → 2018-10-12
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 014-12E at 231015Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROPAC 3478/182018-09-23 → 2018-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V setia hijrah in 05-01.9N 114-00.0E
    South China Sea · Brunei
  3. HYDROPAC 3475/182018-09-23 → 2018-09-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-14.5N 172-01.3W at 230528Z sep
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3474/182018-09-23 → 2018-09-28
    Man overboard from M/V jolor in vicinity 12-01.5S 134-52.6E at 221030Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3472/182018-09-22 → 2018-09-24
    F/V sato maru, eight person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 35-54N 151-06E at 221900Z…
    Western North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 3470/182018-09-22 → 2018-09-24
    Man overboard from F/V bt 92600 ts in 06-45.00N 105-55.00E
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3466/182018-09-22 → 2018-09-22
    F/V sato maru, eight person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 36-05.91N 150-36.92E at…
    Western North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3465/182018-09-22 → 2018-10-12
    Distress signal received from M/V tanjung biru in 04-07.3N 103-58.8E at 220114Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  9. HYDROLANT 2997/182018-09-22 → 2018-09-22
    Rowboat sleipnir, one person on board, requesting assistance in 48-04.48N 025-01.10W
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROPAC 3456/182018-09-21 → 2018-09-24
    S/V thuriya, one person on board, dismasted and crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-28.10S 077-28.84E…
    Southern Indian Ocean · French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  11. HYDROPAC 3453/182018-09-21 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received from M/V johan pioneer in 04-09.2N 104-30.3E at 212016Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  12. HYDROPAC 3452/182018-09-21 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-29.6N 157-36.1E at 211929Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3450/182018-09-21 → 2018-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-39.1N 099-16.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 3449/182018-09-21 → 2018-09-21
    S/V thuriya, one person on board, dismasted and crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-38.4S 077-22.5E…
    Southern Indian Ocean · French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  15. HYDROLANT 2989/182018-09-21 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in of 36-36.7N 059-23.9W at 211157Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 3434/182018-09-20 → 2018-09-24
    23 foot vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue bagabag island (04-48S 146-16E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 3432/182018-09-20 → 2018-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-31.3N 138-18.8E
    Philippine Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 3431/182018-09-20 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-05.3N 105-08.3E at 211244Z sep
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3429/182018-09-20 → 2018-09-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3428/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3428/182018-09-20 → 2018-09-20
    Vessel, one person on board, overdue cape flattery (14-57.6S 145-20.4E) to barrow point (14-20.8S 144-39.2E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3420/182018-09-20 → 2018-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V kg 93689 ts in 08-39N 104-32E at 191030Z sep
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3416/182018-09-19 → 2018-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-03N 149-10E at 192056Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3415/182018-09-19 → 2018-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-21N 148-26E at 191946Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  24. NAVAREA IV 788/182018-09-19 → 2018-09-19
    Vessel, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 65-41N 053-16W
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  25. HYDROLANT 2956/182018-09-19 → 2018-09-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 06-19.6S 034-56.1W on 18 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3399/182018-09-19 → 2018-10-01
    Man overboard from F/V bt 99172TS in vicinity 08-36N 106-03E at 160900Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3394/182018-09-18 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received from M/V chang jing hai in 16-11.5N 116-47.5E
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3393/182018-09-18 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz 182138Z sep in: a. 26-33-14N 127-55-15E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · Japan
  29. HYDROLANT 2950/182018-09-18 → 2018-09-19
    Search and rescue operations 191200Z to 191400Z sep in area bound by 36-21.44N 029-08.88E, 36-12.92N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 3388/182018-09-18 → 2018-10-05
    F/V nusantara sinking in 06-19-38S 111-15-57E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROLANT 2942/182018-09-18 → 2018-09-25
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 39-14N 024-51E, 38-59N…
    Aegean Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3383/182018-09-17 → 2018-09-20
    Derelict F/V malidu putha, partially submerged, capsized and adrift in 05-20.5N 079-36E at 171100Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  33. HYDROLANT 2939/182018-09-17 → 2018-10-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 34-46.6N 066-55.8W at 171724Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 3379/182018-09-17 → 2018-10-05
    Two vessels, two persons on board, unreported in 01-37.24N 126-04.90E on 14 sep
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 3377/182018-09-17 → 2018-09-27
    Man overboard from F/V bd 96115 ts in 06-53N 107-05E at 110430Z sep
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 2934/182018-09-17 → 2018-09-18
    Man overboard in 23-07.08S 044-07.55W on 17 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 2933/182018-09-17 → 2018-10-05
    Three canoes, diev suel maitre, ann VIV and unknown name, 21 persons on board, unreported les irios…
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  38. HYDROPAC 3375/182018-09-17 → 2018-10-05
    M/V fungka permata V, 100 persons on board, on fire in vicinity 02-00S 123-00E at 141000Z sep
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 3374/182018-09-16 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-14.4N 103-26.6E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  40. HYDROLANT 2923/182018-09-15 → 2018-09-17
    Search and rescue operations in progress until 16 sep in area bound by 35-50.49N 032-10.68E, 35-49.40N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Cyprus-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3366/182018-09-15 → 2018-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-40.33S 178-12.53E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  42. HYDROPAC 3362/182018-09-15 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 00-59.2N 103-22.1E at 151201Z sep
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 3361/182018-09-15 → 2018-09-22
    F/V bd 98179 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine in 11-50N 115-30E at 150500Z sep
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3359/182018-09-15 → 2018-09-16
    Five meter M/V keitre neweick, three persons on board, overdue lifou (20-51-58S 167-08-52E) to ouvea…
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  45. NAVAREA IV 775/182018-09-15 → 2018-10-05
    Vessel possibly on fire in 14-25N 080-25W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 2913/182018-09-14 → 2018-09-17
    Vessel, persons on board
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Cyprus-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2912/182018-09-14 → 2018-09-17
    Search and rescue operations in progress until 16 sep in area bound by 35-50.49N 032-10.68E, 35-49.40N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Cyprus-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 2905/182018-09-14 → 2018-09-28
    131 foot vessel, 20 persons on board, on fire in 15-27N 080-26W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 3337/182018-09-14 → 2018-09-16
    F/V bd 97953TS, 12 persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-01N 111-23E at 132100Z sep
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3336/182018-09-14 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-08.2N 172-01.4W at 140311Z sep
    North Pacific

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