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 2363/182018-06-26 → 2018-06-30
    Distress signal received from vessel kenta maru in 16-23N 142-35E
    Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2361/182018-06-26 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received 25-44N 123-27E at 261157Z jun
    East China Sea · Taiwan
  3. HYDROLANT 2070/182018-06-25 → 2018-07-13
    S/V mlt msy blu blu, white and blue hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-41N 017-00E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 2353/182018-06-25 → 2018-07-13
    F/V piyarello hosana reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 08-05N 068-50E at 251400Z jun
    Arabian Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2352/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 05-15.1N 144-44.9W at 250605Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2351/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 01-31.0N 161-29.7W at 250605Z jun
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 2064/182018-06-25 → 2018-07-13
    40 foot S/V glim, blue hull, five persons on board, unreported bermuda to new york
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To New York
  8. HYDROPAC 2344/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-29
    F/V tg 91216 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-25N 109-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 2343/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2306/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2339/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-30
    Vessel, six persons on board, overdue pikelot atoll (08-05N 147-38E) to polowat atoll (07-21N 149-12E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  11. HYDROLANT 2062/182018-06-24 → 2018-06-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 27-43.80S 048-37.07W on 23 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2333/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-32.9N 141-45.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 2052/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 014-10E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROLANT 2051/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 014-11E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROLANT 2050/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessels requesting assistance, 200 persons on board, in 33-06N 014-07E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROLANT 2049/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 014-10E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 2048/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 014-18E at 240800Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROLANT 2047/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 014-09E at 240755Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 2046/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-16E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. NAVAREA IV 499/182018-06-23 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received from vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity maniitsoq (65-25-00N 052-53-59W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  21. HYDROLANT 2042/182018-06-23 → 2018-06-23
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-00.0N 013-05.2E at 231630Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROPAC 2325/182018-06-23 → 2018-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-51N 117-42W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 2041/182018-06-23 → 2018-07-13
    Vessel, black hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-03N 073-52W
    Windward Passage · Cuba · Haiti
  24. HYDROLANT 2037/182018-06-23 → 2018-06-24
    Man overboard from F/V rakely in 04-36.8S 037-07.7W on 22 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 2036/182018-06-23 → 2018-07-13
    61 foot vessel miss virginia, white hull, taking on water in 28-37.78N 086-19.98W at 230135Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico
  26. HYDROLANT 2029/182018-06-22 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, white hull, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-38N 014-08E at 221240Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 2024/182018-06-22 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-59N 013-51E at 220745Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 2307/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2268/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2306/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-25
    F/V qna 91379 ts, 44 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-03N 112-34E at…
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2305/182018-06-22 → 2018-07-06
    F/V dna 90355TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-47N 107-47E at 210400Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROLANT 2021/182018-06-22 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, blue hull, 20 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 013-54E at 220310Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROPAC 2304/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-25
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in 34-51.40S 158-49.33E at 220159Z jun
    Tasman Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 2020/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-23
    Man overboard from F/V rakely in 04-34.5S 037-17.0W on 21 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 2019/182018-06-22 → 2018-09-07
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-07N 013-41E at 212300Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 2301/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2225/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Pacific Ocean · Hawaii To Iles Marquises
  36. HYDROLANT 2014/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received in vicinity of 27-00N 075-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 2013/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-22
    15 meter vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-56N 013-56E at 211839Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 2005/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-34N 013-49E at 211130Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 2298/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-22
    F/V qna 91379 ts, 44 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-50N 112-30E
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 2002/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, blue hull, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-33N 011-50E at 210715Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROPAC 2294/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from F/V BT98888 ts in 08-30N 107-44E at 190430Z jun
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2293/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2260/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Vitiaz Strait · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROLANT 2000/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-50N 013-46E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 1999/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Vessel, blue hull, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-20N 011-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 1998/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance between tripoli (32-53-14N 013-11-29E) and 34-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROPAC 2292/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 21-32.9N 129-17.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 1997/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance between castelverde (32-45N 013-43E) and 34-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROPAC 2291/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-42.93S 175-24.20W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  49. HYDROLANT 1996/182018-06-20 → 2018-07-06
    Six meter S/V tin tin, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
    North Sea · Netherlands
  50. HYDROPAC 2290/182018-06-20 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V tavake in vicinity 20-39.3S 175-31.3W
    South Pacific · Tonga

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