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. HYDROPAC 2864/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-08
    Distress signal received in 09-13.9N 111-14.6E at 071942Z aug
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2863/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-17
    Man overboard from F/V tg 94646 ts in 08-33.0N 107-01.9E at 021200Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 2860/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-11
    F/V sri rejeki, three persons on board, unreported
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 2859/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-45N 156-01E at 070700Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2856/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-56.7S 178-28.6W at 070545Z aug
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2855/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-15
    F/V bd 96475TS, two persons on board, sinking in 12-59N 112-21E at 070200Z aug
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2854/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-09
    Vessel amanda indah, ten persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 2853/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-09
    F/V qng 90868TS, three persons on board, sinking in 15-41N 110-20E at 062200Z aug
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2852/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2842/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  10. HYDROPAC 2851/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-19-40N 153-08-16E at 070026Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2850/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-07
    F/V bv 5631 ts, 22 persons on board, sinking in 09-49.5N 107-22.5E at 062200Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 2849/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-09
    S/V, two persons on board, overdue california to hawaii
    North Pacific · California To Hawaii
  13. HYDROPAC 2848/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from F/V lu qing yan yu 026 in 10-28.30S 146-35.80W
    South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2847/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2680/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Pacific Ocean · Panama To French Polynesia
  15. HYDROLANT 2530/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-24
    Vessel, 54 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity of augusta (37-15N 15-18E)
    Ionian Sea · Sicily
  16. HYDROPAC 2843/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-09
    M/V muda rejeki, ten persons on board, taking on water in 07-46-15S 122-16-14E at 051700Z aug
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 2842/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-07
    Seven meter M/V, blue hull, eight persons on board overdue louna island (09-07.3S 159-15.3E) to komibo…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  18. HYDROPAC 2838/182018-08-05 → 2018-08-24
    Six meter M/V fassayakifika, white and blue hull, two persons on obard, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  19. HYDROPAC 2837/182018-08-05 → 2018-08-11
    Vessel mama muda, nine persons on board, requesting assistance in 02-46.50S 100-38.03E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2836/182018-08-05 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-50.07S 143-28.07E at 050811Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2835/182018-08-05 → 2018-08-05
    F/V, 23 persons on board, flooding in 24-55N 064-41E at 051050Z aug
    Arabian Sea · Pakistan
  22. HYDROLANT 2519/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-24
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, overdue linosa (35-52-12N 012-52-12E) to lampedusa (35-30-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Linosa To Lampedusa
  23. HYDROLANT 2517/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 14-24N 017-01W at 030800Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  24. HYDROPAC 2829/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-10
    Man overboard from F/V bth 85446 ts in 10-56.25N 108-29.90E at 040030Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 2828/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-24
    Man overboard from F/V bt 94383 ts in 09-17N 108-06E at 031200Z aug
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2827/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-24
    M/V satya kencana IX, 250 persons on board, on fire in vicinity 04-00N 113-00E at 032135Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  27. NAVAREA XII 312/182018-08-03 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-29.60S 099-11.87W
    Eastern South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2816/182018-08-03 → 2018-08-03
    Vessel km alisa, 21 persons on board, taking on water in 02-01-54S 100-10-10E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2814/182018-08-03 → 2018-08-17
    F/V buah hati 2, grey and yellow hull, 13 persons on board, sinking in 05-35-50S 108-31-00E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 2813/182018-08-03 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-22.4N 129-44.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 2505/182018-08-02 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received from five meter M/V zaragata primer, white hull, in vicinity 44-00N 003-00W
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  32. HYDROPAC 2812/182018-08-02 → 2018-08-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2809/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2811/182018-08-02 → 2018-08-17
    Man overboard from M/V na 93212 in 19-04N 106-16E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2809/182018-08-02 → 2018-08-02
    F/V bv 4856 ts, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-15N 107-12E at 021040Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 2804/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-04
    Derelict F/V cheng jin capsized and adrift in vicinity 41-51N 135-33E
    Sea of Japan
  36. HYDROPAC 2802/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2799/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROLANT 2491/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-17
    M/V cbo alianca, one person on board, adrift in 24-30S 043-36W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2490/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-17
    Vessel, unknown persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-39.0N 014-16.3E at 011643Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  39. HYDROLANT 2486/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Maryland to portugal
    North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 2799/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    23 foot vessel, four persons on board, taking on water in vicinity of trackline between manus island (02-05S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 2797/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-48N 117-40W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 2478/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rowboat lucille, one person on board, in vicinity 50-00N 009-45W at…
    Celtic Sea · Ireland
  43. HYDROPAC 2796/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-17
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-12.3N 050-41.9E
    Persian Gulf · Bahrain
  44. HYDROPAC 2793/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Derelict F/V cheng jin capsized and adrift in vicinity 41-45N 135-36E
    Sea of Japan
  45. HYDROPAC 2792/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2781/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bali Sea · Flores Sea · Banda Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2791/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-17
    Man overboard from F/V bt 99270TS in vicinity 09-18N 107-41E at 300330Z jul
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 2789/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-01
    F/V na 99179 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-28N 107-13E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 2788/182018-08-01 → 2018-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-53.5N 165-02.3E at 312318Z jul
    North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 2472/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Bahamas to nova scotia
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 2471/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Bahamas to nova scotia
    Western North Atlantic

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.

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