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 2188/182018-06-13 → 2018-06-29
    F/V kh 99342 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-30N 110-30E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2184/182018-06-12 → 2018-07-06
    Search and rescue operations in vicinity 13-18-35S 076-53-53W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  3. HYDROLANT 1883/182018-06-12 → 2018-06-12
    19 meter F/V intrepide, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-20N 052-18W…
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  4. HYDROLANT 1880/182018-06-12 → 2018-06-29
    S/V lou overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 1875/182018-06-12 → 2018-06-12
    Six meter S/V minnie, white hull with green bow and stern, one person on board, overdue from la rochelle…
    Bay of Biscay · France
  6. HYDROLANT 1873/182018-06-12 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 52-00.19N 019-59.18W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 2164/182018-06-11 → 2018-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-33.9S 107-05.0E at 110340Z jun
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 2162/182018-06-11 → 2018-06-12
    F/V py 92368 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-40N 111-20E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2161/182018-06-11 → 2018-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-28.8N 146-26.3W at 102349Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 1860/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-57.08S 034-58.03W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2158/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-12
    F/V na 90439 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-42N 107-08E at 080900Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  12. HYDROLANT 1854/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-34N 014-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 2156/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-12
    Man overboard from F/V bth 87252 ts in 10-30.42N 107-43.0E at 090230Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROLANT 1853/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    F/V, blue and white, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-55N 014-01E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROLANT 1852/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Vessels requesting assistance: a. one vessel, 150 persons on board, in vicinity 33-03N 014-07E b. one…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROPAC 2153/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-38.8N 132-37.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2152/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.6N 125-01.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2151/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received in 10-45.6N 134-21.2E
    Philippine Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 1847/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, sinking in 33-40N 013-56E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 2148/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received from M/V avocet in 00-06.6N 105-37.0E at 091119Z jun
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 2147/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-19.8N 162-18.9E at 091100Z jun
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 1840/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-09
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-26N 013-47E at 090945Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROLANT 1839/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-20N 012-04E at 090801Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 2144/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Aircraft overdue within 200 miles of st lucia (28-22-49S 032-24-22E) to richards bay (28-49-23S 031-59-31E)
    Western Indian Ocean · Mozambique Channel · South Africa · Mozambique
  25. HYDROLANT 1838/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-00N 012-42E at 090749Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROLANT 1836/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-29N 012-01E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 1835/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-29
    Vessel, 104 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-24N 011-59E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 2143/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-59-45N 138-21-31E at 081927Z jun
    Philippine Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2142/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    Ten meter S/V tidoudou, white hull, two persons on board, overdue, last known position 18-00S 178-00W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  30. HYDROPAC 2141/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2127/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Arabian Sea
  31. NAVAREA IV 463/182018-06-08 → 2018-07-18
    Kitts and nevis
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  32. HYDROLANT 1817/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    23 foot F/V maise, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue st
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  33. HYDROPAC 2129/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-32.4N 117-25.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 1809/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    20 foot F/V, green hull, three persons on board, disabled in 16-45.1N 066-45.5W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  35. HYDROPAC 2127/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-08
    F/V muslim sinking in 23-34N 065-18E at 080410Z jun
    Arabian Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2126/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    F/V kh 97517TS sank in 11-14N 110-18E at 080400Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROLANT 1806/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    F/V sabrina m wrecked in 26-46.00S 048-33.00W on 07 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 1802/182018-06-07 → 2018-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-06.25S 000-57.32E at 071531Z jun
    Eastern South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1799/182018-06-07 → 2018-06-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-03.9S 000-54.0E at 071328Z jun
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1792/182018-06-07 → 2018-06-22
    12 meter S/V amalia, blue hull, one person on board, overdue saint martin (18-04N 063-03W) to azores (37-44N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · North Atlantic · Saint Martin To Azores
  41. HYDROPAC 2120/182018-06-06 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-06-10N 152-39-53E at 062141Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 1780/182018-06-06 → 2018-06-22
    27 foot vessel alba, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 38-20.74N 066-45.52W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1778/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 2114/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-55-58N 132-42-53E at 052003Z jun
    Philippine Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 1775/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    23 foot F/V maise, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue bassaterre (17-18N 062-44W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  46. HYDROPAC 2113/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 47-07.1N 132-59.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 1770/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between khoms (32-38-59N 014-15-52E) and 33-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 1769/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel
  49. HYDROLANT 1767/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Vessel, white hull, 140 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-18.4N 012-07.4E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROPAC 2107/182018-06-04 → 2018-06-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-58.6N 133-54.5E at 042243Z jun
    Philippine Sea

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