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 2480/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-09
    Tug uj 007 and barge, nine persons on board, unreported
    Jawa Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROLANT 2196/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-08
    S/V gypsy II, three persons on board, unreported imbituba (28-09.4S 048-40.2W) to mar del plata (38-02.4S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil To Argentina
  3. HYDROPAC 2478/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-10
    F/V bl 93681 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored in 06-40N 106-27E
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2473/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2463/18 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 2188/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-20
    Guadeloupe to france
    North Atlantic
  6. NAVAREA IV 531/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-20
    16 foot vessel draco, blue hull, one person onboard unreported from kangerluarsuk (67-00N 050-41W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  7. HYDROPAC 2467/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2466/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2466/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-05
    M/V an phu 868, nine persons on board, sank in 10-29.0N 107-49.6E at 050331Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 2465/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-17
    Vessels hung long 14 and hung long 15, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2463/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from M/V ocean joy in vicinity 38-58N 175-51E at 041700Z jul
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2459/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-07
    F/V bd 98271 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-20N 110-10E at 040600Z jul
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2169/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-05
    Man overboard in vicinity 26-44.09S 048-34.36W on 04 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 2168/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel requesting assistance, 71 persons on board, in vicinity 33-40N 012-15E at 041300Z jul 18
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 2457/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-05
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 10-00N 107-00E at 032300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 2455/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-08
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue kitava island (08-38.70S 151-21.06E) to iwa…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROLANT 2167/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, black hull, 71 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-32N 012-14E at 040810Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROPAC 2450/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-17.9N 109-57.4E at 031945Z jul
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2448/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lu qing yuan yu 023 in 07-48S 147-00W
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 2159/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received from aircraft in vicinity 54-19N 014-50W at 031200Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 2441/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-04
    23 foot vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue madang (05-13S 145-48E) to rai…
    Vitaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 2440/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received from vessel grace river in 06-08.6N 107-04.5E at 030857Z jul
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROLANT 2156/182018-07-03 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, 136 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01N 013-57E at 030407Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 2432/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-47.7N 149-59.9E
    Western North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2430/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signal received in 13-43.4S 171-10.1W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  25. HYDROPAC 2429/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signal received in 13-38.8S 170-53.6W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  26. HYDROPAC 2427/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2426/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2426/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 021135Z jul in 23-15.23N 143-30.23E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2421/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    M/V iris bliss reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-47.65S 100-02.24E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 2419/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V BT99326 ts in 10-09N 107-49E at 010130Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. NAVAREA IV 525/182018-07-01 → 2018-07-20
    12 meter S/V aluminati unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Labrador Sea
  31. HYDROLANT 2140/182018-07-01 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 013-41E at 010728Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROLANT 2139/182018-07-01 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 013-46E at 010717Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. NAVAREA IV 522/182018-07-01 → 2018-07-01
    M/V togo, 14 persons on board, requesting assistance in 68-23.50N 053-45.17W
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  34. HYDROLANT 2132/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-20
    Man overboard from M/V norwegian getaway in 22-39.2N 084-42.1W at 300935Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  35. HYDROLANT 2131/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, white hull, 104 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-25N 014-10E at 301514Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 2409/182018-06-30 → 2018-06-30
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from F/V xin shi ji in vicinity 33-56S 082-48E at 301251Z jun
    Southern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROLANT 2130/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-25N 011-52E at 300945Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 2128/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-20
    Vessel requesting assistance, 65 persons on board, in vicinity 33-37N 012-11E at 300855Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 2406/182018-06-30 → 2018-06-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2339/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  40. HYDROLANT 2127/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-44.6S 048-01.7W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2403/182018-06-30 → 2018-06-30
    F/V bd 96557 ts, three persons on board, flooding in 15-18N 109-10E at 300000Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2399/182018-06-29 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-52.2N 138-33.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROLANT 2119/182018-06-29 → 2018-06-30
    M/V guimar, seven persons on board, taking on water in 23-04S 043-04W on 29 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 2110/182018-06-29 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 013-49E at 290702Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROPAC 2391/182018-06-29 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received in vicinity 39-36.5N 134-00.2E at 290145Z jun
    Sea of Japan
  46. HYDROLANT 2092/182018-06-27 → 2018-07-13
    Man overboard from M/V sparing in 33-50N 033-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  47. NAVAREA IV 507/182018-06-27 → 2018-06-29
    Uscg sector miami communication services unavailable
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  48. HYDROPAC 2369/182018-06-27 → 2018-06-28
    S/V alvei unreported brisbane (27-28S 153-02E) to new zealand
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia To New Zealand
  49. HYDROLANT 2087/182018-06-27 → 2018-07-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 33-44N 029-40E on 27 jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 2368/182018-06-27 → 2018-07-11
    Man overboard from F/V bt 92107 ts in 07-20N 103-50E at 221300Z jun
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam

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