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 2663/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2651/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 2662/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board overdue namatanai 03-43.06S 152-22.00E to rabaul…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 2661/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signal received in 46-31N 124-45W
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  4. HYDROPAC 2660/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-23
    M/V maros indah sinking in 01-43S 131-14E
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 2659/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-22
    F/V na 90221 ts, nine persons on board, requesting assistance in 19-00N 106-50E on 21 jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2658/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-23
    DNC11
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. NAVAREA XII 291/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-43-30N 119-10-41W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 2653/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-27
    M/V maros indah, five persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 01-43S 131-14E
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 2651/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-22
    Five meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue buka island (05-00.0S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 2650/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2648/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2648/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-21
    11 meter vessel gunna go, four persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 18-39.00S 147-02.30E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2362/182018-07-21 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 26 foot vessel, green hull, two persons on board in 29-41.6N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  13. HYDROLANT 2361/182018-07-20 → 2018-08-03
    Windsurfer, one person on board, missing in vicinity vieux fort (15-56.8N 061-42.0W) on 17 jul
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  14. HYDROPAC 2640/182018-07-20 → 2018-07-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2580/18 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  15. HYDROLANT 2351/182018-07-20 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-45S 009-00W at 191950Z jul
    South Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 2634/182018-07-19 → 2018-07-24
    F/V py 92385 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-40N 114-00E at 190830Z jul
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2633/182018-07-19 → 2018-07-27
    Man overboard from F/V jin yuh long in vicinity 15-18N 136-53E at 190456Z jul
    Philippine Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2343/182018-07-19 → 2018-07-20
    F/V, four persons on board, adrift in vicinity 06-51.8S 034-41.9W on 19 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2630/182018-07-19 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-20.3N 135-33.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 2338/182018-07-18 → 2018-07-24
    Search and rescue operations in vicinity 35-52.95N 034-04.17E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Turkey
  21. HYDROLANT 2334/182018-07-18 → 2018-07-19
    Distress signal received from M/V robalo I in 22-45.72S 043-04.60W on 18 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  22. HYDROLANT 2331/182018-07-18 → 2018-07-18
    Man overboard from M/V robalo I in 22-45.72S 043-04.60W at 18 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  23. HYDROPAC 2626/182018-07-18 → 2018-07-18
    Seven meter vessel, white and yellow hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-13.8S 145-49.2E…
    Vitaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 2622/182018-07-18 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 180038Z jul in: a. 36-50-59N 122-35-20E
    Western North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  25. HYDROPAC 2620/182018-07-17 → 2018-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-42.07S 171-48.73W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  26. HYDROPAC 2613/182018-07-17 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received in 26-02.30N 123-29.89E at 170803Z jul
    East China Sea · Japan
  27. HYDROPAC 2612/182018-07-17 → 2018-07-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2465/18 and this msg, vessels located safe
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2610/182018-07-17 → 2018-08-03
    M/V binh duong 646, five persons on board, requesting assistance in 20-10.5N 106-34.7E at 170315Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2609/182018-07-17 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V universe reliance in 08-58.6N 108-52.9E at 170347Z jul
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2608/182018-07-17 → 2018-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-35.8N 134-14.7W at 170203Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 2603/182018-07-16 → 2018-07-16
    41 foot S/V slip away, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2602/182018-07-16 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received from M/V xin hai zhou 3 on 406 mhz in 09-09.9N 109-36.4E at 161251Z jul
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2599/182018-07-16 → 2018-08-03
    F/V kh 97878 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-22N 112-00E at…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2596/182018-07-15 → 2018-07-18
    F/V bv 5325 ts and F/V bv 3537 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 08-00N 107-20E at 151300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 2595/182018-07-15 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received in 26-36N 122-51E at 151309Z jul
    East China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2593/182018-07-15 → 2018-08-03
    F/V hp 90561 ts sank in 20-51N 107-39E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 2591/182018-07-15 → 2018-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-45S 118-36E at 150404Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  38. NAVAREA XII 279/182018-07-15 → 2018-07-15
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity manzanillo (19-06-11N 104-20-14W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  39. HYDROLANT 2305/182018-07-15 → 2018-07-17
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-20S 047-31W on 14 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 2302/182018-07-14 → 2018-07-14
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2301/18 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 2301/182018-07-14 → 2018-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 52-00N 022-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  42. HYDROARC 153/182018-07-14 → 2018-08-03
    S/V fredoya, six persons on board, unreported upernavik (072-47N 56-09W)
    Baffin Bay · Greenland
  43. HYDROPAC 2586/182018-07-14 → 2018-08-03
    F/V dna 90873 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-32N 108-08E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2584/182018-07-14 → 2018-08-03
    F/V bd 98129-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-32N 113-40E at 130100Z…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2583/182018-07-14 → 2018-07-17
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 43-24.0N 126-07.5W
    Eastern North Pacific · Oregon
  46. HYDROLANT 2298/182018-07-14 → 2018-07-14
    Eastern north atlantic DNC 08, DNC 19
  47. HYDROPAC 2582/182018-07-14 → 2018-08-03
    F/V sank in vicinity con dao (08-39-58N 106-40-03E) at 140230Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 2581/182018-07-14 → 2018-08-03
    Person missing in vicinity thuy van (10-20-34N 107-05-42E)
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2580/182018-07-14 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, two person on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  50. HYDROPAC 2574/182018-07-13 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 03-25.2N 090-03.0W
    Eastern North Pacific

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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