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 2781/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-01
    21 meter F/V ulang ulie VI, green hull, six persons on board, overdue benoa (08-45S 115-14E) to ambon…
    Bali Sea · Flores Sea · Banda Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROLANT 2453/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
    12 meter S/V matador, white hull, overdue tenerife (28-16N 016-36W) to huelva (37-15N 006-57W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Cadiz · Canary Islands To Spain
  3. HYDROLANT 2452/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-01
    Maryland to portugal
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 2776/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dory 3 to the island breeze in 18-31.40S 147-07.07E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2773/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-42-00N 129-56-44E at 310113Z jul
    Philippine Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 2450/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 37-00N 016-00E
    Ionian Sea · Sicily
  7. HYDROPAC 2772/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 25-51N 123-11E at 310048Z jul
    East China Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 2446/182018-07-30 → 2018-07-31
    34 foot S/V, white hull, overdue from maryland to portugal
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 2771/182018-07-30 → 2018-07-31
    F/V siempra edith sinking in 08-34N 093-31W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 2445/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-59.77S 048-11.73W on 29 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2768/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-36N 140-32E at 301255Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Micronesia
  12. HYDROPAC 2767/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-33N 147-56E at 301122Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Rota
  13. HYDROPAC 2765/182018-07-30 → 2018-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-05.3S 143-00.3E at 300911Z jul
    Coral Sea · Torres Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2434/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-17
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 012-45E at 300854Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 2764/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-05
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99712TS in 10-52N 108-26E at 292000Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2763/182018-07-30 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 25-44.30N 123-12.42E at 300629Z jul
    East China Sea
  17. NAVAREA IV 602/182018-07-29 → 2018-07-29
    Vessel, grey and white hull, three persons onboard, unreported
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  18. HYDROPAC 2759/182018-07-29 → 2018-08-17
    Distress signal received in 26-08N 123-40E at 291209Z jul
    East China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2756/182018-07-29 → 2018-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-10.6S 096-49.6E at 290223Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Cocos (keeling) Islands
  20. NAVAREA IV 600/182018-07-28 → 2018-08-17
    M/V, white hull, one person on board, overdue qaqortoq (60-43-20N 046-02-25W) to narsaq (60-54-44N 046-02-55W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  21. HYDROLANT 2421/182018-07-27 → 2018-07-30
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-52.01S 048-35.26W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2744/182018-07-27 → 2018-07-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2661/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  23. HYDROPAC 2743/182018-07-27 → 2018-07-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2633/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2733/182018-07-27 → 2018-07-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2723/18 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 2723/182018-07-26 → 2018-07-27
    Two seven meter vessels, white hull, 21 persons on board, overdue rambutyo island (02-17S 147-49E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROLANT 2405/182018-07-26 → 2018-08-10
    Eight meter S/V baloo, white and green hull, one person on board, overdue gruissan (43-06-28N 003-05-20E) to…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  27. HYDROPAC 2720/182018-07-26 → 2018-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-33.5N 174-19.9E at 252332Z jul
    North Pacific
  28. NAVAREA XII 298/182018-07-26 → 2018-08-10
    Eight meter F/V orca m, black and gray hull, four persons on board, unreported in vicinity 06-21N 077-26W
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  29. HYDROPAC 2718/182018-07-25 → 2018-08-10
    F/V NO.101 kumyang sank in 40-38-52N 150-04-55E
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2717/182018-07-25 → 2018-07-25
    Distress signal received from vessel NO101 kumyang in 40-38-52N 150-04-55E at 252112Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 2400/182018-07-25 → 2018-08-10
    30 foot S/V olive oyl unreported southwest pass (28-56N 089-23W) to port st joe (29-49N 085-18W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana To Florida
  32. HYDROLANT 2399/182018-07-25 → 2018-08-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity catanzaro (38-49N 016-39E)
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  33. HYDROPAC 2713/182018-07-25 → 2018-07-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2696/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2702/182018-07-24 → 2018-07-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2671/18 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 2697/182018-07-24 → 2018-08-10
    F/V py 92557 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-14N 113-34E at…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2696/182018-07-24 → 2018-07-25
    Possible man overboard from M/V navios tempo in vicinity 31-00N 125-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 2695/182018-07-24 → 2018-08-10
    F/V bv 95223 ts sank in 10-38N 109-03E at 230100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROLANT 2382/182018-07-24 → 2018-08-10
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  39. NAVAREA IV 587/182018-07-23 → 2018-07-24
    Vessel darya I unreported barranquilla (10-58-00N 074-48-00W) to san andres (12-35-00N 081-42-00W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  40. HYDROPAC 2692/182018-07-23 → 2018-08-10
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 37-28.7N 124-40.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2688/182018-07-23 → 2018-07-24
    F/V bv 95223 ts sank in vicinity of 10-32N 108-57E at 230100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2684/182018-07-23 → 2018-07-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2658/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 2376/182018-07-23 → 2018-08-10
    11 meter S/V do, white hull, four persons on board, overdue porquerolles (43-00-00N 006-13-00E) to port…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  44. HYDROPAC 2680/182018-07-22 → 2018-08-06
    Eight meter S/V speed well of hong kong, yellow and green hull, one person on board, overdue panama to…
    Pacific Ocean · Panama To French Polynesia
  45. HYDROPAC 2672/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-22
    M/V jepeda IV, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-48.3S 132-10.6E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2671/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-24
    Two vessels, 5.8 meter and 7.3 meter, white hulls, two persons on board each, overdue wewak 03-33.0S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 2669/182018-07-22 → 2018-08-10
    22 foot F/V farhana, black hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  48. HYDROLANT 2369/182018-07-22 → 2018-08-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 014-00E at 220613Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 2668/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2662/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 2666/182018-07-22 → 2018-08-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel saga discovery in 28-15-50N 136-44-13E at 212345Z jul
    Philippine Sea

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