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. HYDROLANT 3915/182018-12-15 → 2018-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 86 foot F/V apollo in 39-43.5N 072-40.4W at 1519740Z dec
    Western North Atlantic · New York
  2. HYDROPAC 4474/182018-12-15 → 2019-01-04
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from M/V ZHEENGYU18092 in 26-39.3N 123-04.0E at 151738Z dec
    East China Sea · Japan
  3. HYDROLANT 3912/182018-12-15 → 2019-01-04
    Portugal to martinique
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 4459/182018-12-14 → 2018-12-16
    F/V bv 97279 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-14N 107-21E at 141300Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROLANT 3890/182018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
    S/V, one person on board, requesting assistance in 15-54N 078-18W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 4453/182018-12-14 → 2018-12-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4424/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 4450/182018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
    F/V bv 9496 ts adrift in vicinity 09-53.2N 107-17E at 131100Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 4449/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 24 meter F/V striker in vicinity 18-06S 118-00E at 132251UTC
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 4445/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-18.22S 173-21.23W at 131647Z dec
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 4440/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    Man overboard from M/V world dream in 14-04N 110-05E at 122120Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 4439/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-27.1N 110-48.5E at 131310Z dec
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 4438/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-09-05N 152-08-02E
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 4433/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-39.0N 155-02.5W at 130500Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 4432/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    46 foot F/V chuti imaya, blue, white and brown hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 3880/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V svt today in 27-38.87N 089-22.93W at 130035Z dec
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  16. HYDROPAC 4427/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-14
    F/V bv 9496 ts sank in vicinity 09-57.2N 107-20.0E on 13 dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROLANT 3878/182018-12-12 → 2018-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-26.4N 063-03.5W at 122128Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROPAC 4424/182018-12-12 → 2018-12-14
    F/V qb 98151TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-26N 107-24E at 110300Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 4421/182018-12-12 → 2018-12-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4412/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 4417/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4416/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 4416/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-13.2N 107-27.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 4413/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-24
    Man overboard from F/V bth 89719TS in vicinity 10-34.5N 107-56.5E at 090001Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 4412/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-12
    F/V qng 97017TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-26N 110-26E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROLANT 3858/182018-12-11 → 2019-01-04
    Distress signal received from vessel friend in 25-52.53N 018-04.07W at 110815Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 3857/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V maersk karachi in 42-19.60N 045-57.53W at 100751Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 4406/182018-12-11 → 2018-12-13
    46 foot F/V chuti imaya, blue, white and brown hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 3853/182018-12-10 → 2018-12-10
    M/V neptulus reports crewman with diabetic condition requiring medical assistance in 16-01S 009-04E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 3833/182018-12-10 → 2018-12-28
    Man overboard from M/V preziosa in vicinity 14-34N 061-03W at 080400Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  29. HYDROPAC 4395/182018-12-09 → 2018-12-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4297/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 4394/182018-12-09 → 2018-12-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4249/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 4393/182018-12-09 → 2018-12-10
    Seven meter S/V felix, one person on board, taking on water in 14-39.52S 145-15.21E at 092200Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 4383/182018-12-08 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in 39-36-43N 147-25-33E at 080651Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  33. HYDROLANT 3820/182018-12-08 → 2018-12-28
    One person missing from kayak in vicinity 44-15N 012-43E at 071045Z dec
    Adriatic Sea · Italy
  34. HYDROLANT 3819/182018-12-08 → 2018-12-21
    Vessel, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 16-55N 081-30W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 4372/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received from M/V DDU2, one person onboard, in 40-40S 148-02E
    Bass Straits · Tasmania
  36. HYDROPAC 4370/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 62-33.18S 140-25.92W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 4368/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-21
    Distress signal received from M/V astro perseus on 406 mhz in 09-46.5N 111-54.7E at 071225Z dec
    South China Sea
  38. NAVAREA XII 551/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-07
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 548/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  39. HYDROLANT 3810/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 34 foot S/V in vicinity 40-55.07N 064-34.80W at 070530Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 4359/182018-12-07 → 2018-12-08
    F/V dna 90502TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 16-50N 108-07E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 4355/182018-12-06 → 2018-12-21
    Man overboard from F/V qng 98041 ts in 19-40N 107-19E at 040145Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  42. HYDROLANT 3805/182018-12-06 → 2018-12-21
    F/V vema reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 29-52S 002-32E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  43. NAVAREA XII 548/182018-12-06 → 2018-12-07
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  44. HYDROPAC 4339/182018-12-06 → 2018-12-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4338/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 4338/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shanne b in vicinity 23-17.20S 151-41.73E at 052250Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 4337/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    Vessel, one person on board, on fire in 39-31.0S 149-37.2E at 052210Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 4334/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-08.5N 172-22.7E at 051119 dec
    North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 4332/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-07
    F/V dna 90917 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-25N 108-18E at 050500 dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 4330/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    F/V na 93173 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-47N 107-02E at 050500 dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 4329/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4328/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea

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