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 2806/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V miss barbara in 29-15.50N 088-41.12W at 031227Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  2. HYDROPAC 3236/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-19
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97139 ts in 07-30N 103-40E at 311800Z aug
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3233/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-24.4S 035-27.9E
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  4. HYDROPAC 3231/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3229/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3229/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-03
    Vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in area within five miles of…
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 3227/182018-09-02 → 2018-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-20.0N 102-55.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 2798/182018-09-02 → 2018-09-21
    30 foot S/V nihuim, white hull, one person on board, overdue st martin (18-04N 063-03W) to st lucia (13-53N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin To Saint Lucia
  8. HYDROPAC 3216/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rowboat simpsons donkey in vicinity 38-23.1S 152-10.1E at 012120Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3214/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-02
    F/V tth 97779 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 18-05N 108-07E
    South China Sea · China
  10. HYDROPAC 3212/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tara in 13-46.4N 114-13.2E at 312145Z aug
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3210/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-34.6N 114-58.3E at 010151Z sep
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3205/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-07-58N 133-17-50E at 312229Z aug
    Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3204/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 312000 aug in: a. 25-48-25N 122-35-23E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan
  14. HYDROPAC 3202/182018-08-31 → 2018-08-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3186/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 3199/182018-08-31 → 2018-09-02
    M/V wahyu ilahi, white and red hull, 13 persons on board, overdue marapoko (08-32S 121-19E) to jeneponto…
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 3189/182018-08-31 → 2018-09-04
    F/V na 97568 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 18-28N 107-26E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3183/182018-08-31 → 2018-08-31
    F/V bv 99579 ts, nine persons on board, taking on water in 09-35.4N 108-06.0E at 310045Z aug
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 3182/182018-08-31 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 300950Z aug in: a. 30-55-37N 141-57-46E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3178/182018-08-30 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 37 foot S/V esprit de mer in 05-14.3N 103-58.0E at 301206Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  20. HYDROLANT 2765/182018-08-30 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-30N 055-15W at 301143Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 3177/182018-08-30 → 2018-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-14.3N 103-58.0E at 301206Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  22. NAVAREA IV 708/182018-08-30 → 2018-09-14
    Nine meter F/V samara yireth, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 2757/182018-08-29 → 2018-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-22.7N 053-09.1W at 292225Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2751/182018-08-29 → 2018-08-29
    Derelict 25 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 35-20N 074-08W at 291223Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROPAC 3157/182018-08-28 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-11-47N 127-41-46E at 282019Z aug
    East China Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 2743/182018-08-28 → 2018-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-44.7N 042-26.9W at 282012Z aug
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROPAC 3156/182018-08-28 → 2018-09-14
    F/V dna 90105 ts, six persons on board, disabled in 14-06N 110-41E at 281100Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3149/182018-08-28 → 2018-09-14
    Man overboard from vessel prema one in 14-00N 119-50E at 280637Z aug
    South China Sea · Philippines
  29. HYDROPAC 3148/182018-08-28 → 2018-08-28
    Distress signal received from vessel prema one in 13-52N 119-49E at 280637Z aug
    South China Sea · Philippines
  30. HYDROPAC 3142/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 18-16-34S 176-57-00W at 272030Z aug
    South Pacific · Fiji
  31. HYDROPAC 3141/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3140/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3140/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-32.7N 104-03.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3138/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 18-16.1S 176-12.0W at 271209Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  34. HYDROLANT 2726/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2598/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  35. HYDROPAC 3131/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 15-49.15S 175-38.60W at 270625Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  36. HYDROPAC 3127/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 15-40.5S 175-23.2W at 270430Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  37. HYDROPAC 3125/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3124/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3124/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-51-32N 145-03-43E at 262328Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 3123/182018-08-26 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received on 6215 khz from vessel exodus in 17-19.84S 172-43.79W at 262225Z aug
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 3122/182018-08-26 → 2018-08-29
    Scuba diver missing from vessel
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  41. NAVAREA IV 696/182018-08-25 → 2018-08-25
    Aircraft down in 31-06.96N 070-00.60W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROARC 208/182018-08-25 → 2018-08-25
    117 meter vessel akademik ioffe, white hull, 162 persons on board, aground and taking on water in 69-40.14N…
    Gulf of Boothia · Canada
  43. HYDROPAC 3117/182018-08-25 → 2018-09-01
    F/V bd 96918 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-33N 115-30E
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3116/182018-08-25 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhe cang YU08488 in 32-56-45N 145-05-06E at 250700Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3112/182018-08-25 → 2018-09-14
    F/V in distress, four persons on board, in 42-16N 132-39E
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  46. HYDROARC 207/182018-08-24 → 2018-08-25
    117 meter M/V akademik ioffe, white hull, 162 persons on board, aground and taking on water in 69-40.14N…
    Gulf of Boothia · Canada
  47. HYDROPAC 3101/182018-08-24 → 2018-09-07
    F/V bv 97579 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-09N 113-42E at 240700Z aug
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3097/182018-08-24 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-43.9N 168-19.7W at 231556Z aug
    North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 2696/182018-08-23 → 2018-09-07
    29 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue stuart, fl (27-12.0N 080-15.0W) to west end,…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  50. HYDROPAC 3091/182018-08-23 → 2018-08-25
    F/V nd 92662 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 20-20N 108-00E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam

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