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

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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. HYDROPAC 3089/182018-08-23 → 2018-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5260 ts in 09-13.00N 107-51.00E at 222000Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3086/182018-08-23 → 2018-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V bd 30526TS in vicinity 10-08N 107-05E at 032030Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3085/182018-08-23 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-49N 107-10E at 230420Z aug
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 2684/182018-08-22 → 2018-09-07
    Man overboard from M/V daniel e gabriel in 04-024.60N 050-025.84W at 181900Z aug
    North Sea · Shetland Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 3075/182018-08-22 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received from vessel teras centurion in 12-19N 115-12E at 220715Z aug
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3072/182018-08-22 → 2018-08-23
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift between east cape (10-13.5S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 3063/182018-08-21 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-00-21N 144-30-39E at 210742Z aug
    Philippine Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 2669/182018-08-21 → 2018-09-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-24.60N 050-25.84W on 18 aug
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3059/182018-08-21 → 2018-08-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2930/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 2666/182018-08-21 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-15.1N 064-14.0W at 202319Z
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 2660/182018-08-20 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-12N 061-52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  12. NAVAREA IV 672/182018-08-20 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-08.0N 062-00.8W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad · Venezuela
  13. HYDROARC 194/182018-08-20 → 2018-09-07
    16 foot vessel, red and silver hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Canada
  14. HYDROLANT 2649/182018-08-19 → 2018-09-07
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, sinking in 34-17N 013-37E at 191105Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 3044/182018-08-19 → 2018-08-21
    F/V qng 98793 ts, ten persons on board, flooding due to hole in stern and suffering engine failure in 12-48N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3041/182018-08-19 → 2018-08-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel in vicinity 12-30.5S 143-20.8E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3039/182018-08-19 → 2018-08-19
    F/V qng 98793 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-45N 109-29E at 181100Z
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3033/182018-08-18 → 2018-08-19
    F/V qng 98033 ts, 13 persons on board, aground in 11-33.87N 109-07.45E at 180600Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3032/182018-08-18 → 2018-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, three persons on board, in vicinity of 29-09.4S…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 3030/182018-08-18 → 2018-09-07
    F/V qng 98793 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-55N 109-29E at 180300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. NAVAREA IV 665/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-31
    Vessel, white hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 70-13N 054-13W at 172045 aug
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  22. HYDROPAC 3027/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 08-36N 146-02E at 171933Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3023/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-36N 143-30E at 171313Z aug
    Philippine Sea · Guam
  24. HYDROPAC 3022/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-19
    F/V qng 98793 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-00N 110-24E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 3019/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-31
    F/V bth 96769 ts, five persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3018/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-20
    F/V bd 99016 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-34N 110-37E at 170500Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3012/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-28
    F/V qna 90839TS, 52 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 11-28N 114-24E at 152300Z aug
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3010/182018-08-17 → 2018-08-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2990/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 3009/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-45N 140-21E at 161936Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  30. HYDROPAC 3007/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-20
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (03-08S 152-38E) and…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 3006/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-31
    F/V bd 96151 ts, three persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3001/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-31
    F/V anugraha sank in 09-40.35N 076-14.19E
    Arabian Sea · India
  33. HYDROPAC 3000/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-31
    40 foot F/V prasanth, maroon and orange hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · India
  34. HYDROPAC 2996/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-43.0N 116-21.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2995/182018-08-15 → 2018-08-31
    Distress signal received in 47-30N 178-00W at 151030Z aug
    North Pacific
  36. HYDROARC 186/182018-08-15 → 2018-09-07
    18 foot vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue tuktoyaktuk (69-26.56N 133-02.86W) to 69-34.17N…
    Beaufort Sea · Canada
  37. HYDROPAC 2992/182018-08-15 → 2018-08-24
    M/V ferry bandeng, 45 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 02-16.98N 127-31.68E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2989/182018-08-15 → 2018-08-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2932/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2988/182018-08-15 → 2018-08-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2855/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  40. NAVAREA XII 338/182018-08-15 → 2018-08-31
    M/V kevin, two person on board, unreported cabo marzo (06-52-28N 077-42-13W)
    Eastern North Pacific Colombia
  41. HYDROLANT 2598/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-27
    M/V pantelena, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  42. HYDROARC 184/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-14
    Distress signal received from vessel in 69-21.1N 094-16.3W
    Canada
  43. HYDROPAC 2979/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-31
    F/V qb 92345 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-50N 111-00E at…
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2978/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-31
    Six meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  45. HYDROPAC 2972/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-01.6N 171-30.1W at 140704Z aug
    North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2970/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2966/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 2969/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-20.3N 145-58.0W at 131433Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2967/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-15
    M/V aris on fire and crew abandoning ship in 04-01.2N 098-47.8E
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 2966/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-14
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, adrift
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 2964/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-31N 156-35E at 142243Z aug
    Western North Pacific

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