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 2104/182018-06-04 → 2018-06-05
    48 foot S/V sangvind, white hull, seven persons on board, unreported opua (35-19S 174-07E) to tonga (21-08S…
    South Pacific · New Zealand To Tonga
  2. HYDROLANT 1751/182018-06-04 → 2018-06-04
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 22-46.13S 043-06.17W on 03 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2095/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received from F/V martina marie in vicinity 00-24N 146-12E at 032156Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2093/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2064/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Island · Solomon Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2092/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-19
    F/V, red, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue arugam bay (06-51N 081-50E) on 02 jun
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  6. HYDROPAC 2091/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    Northern indian ocean sri lanka DNC 03
  7. HYDROPAC 2088/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    California to tahiti
    Pacific Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2087/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-08
    Search and rescue operations 0001Z to 1400Z daily 04 thru 08 jun in area between 18-15N 18-22N and 071-18E…
    Arabian Sea · India
  9. HYDROLANT 1745/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    Vessel black betty reports person requiring medical assistance in vicinity of 26-00N 078-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  10. HYDROPAC 2080/182018-06-02 → 2018-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from FV coimbra in vicinity 15-35.2S 145-38E at 020216Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 2078/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-31.6N 102-52.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2077/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-14.9N 159-14.3E
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2073/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received from vessel sealink 161 in 05-24.6N 105-26.1E at 011232Z jun
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2068/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Man overboard from M/V innovation way in vicinity 08-15.74N 108-22.50E at 010715Z jun
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 1719/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-31.1N 059-36.9W at 010128Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 2064/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-03
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull, five persons on board, overdue mane island (09-01S 158-45E) to mary island…
    Solomon Island · Solomon Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2063/182018-05-31 → 2018-06-15
    29 foot S/V windweaver, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue hilo (19-42N 155-05W) to hiva oa (09-45S…
    Pacific Ocean · Hawaii To Iles Marquises
  18. HYDROPAC 2058/182018-05-31 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-03.1N 125-15.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 1709/182018-05-31 → 2018-06-01
    Search and rescue operations 011000Z to 011400Z jun in area bound by 36-21.4N 029-08.9E, 36-12.9N 029-59.6E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 1704/182018-05-30 → 2018-06-15
    Vessel, 55 persons on board, requesting assistance between khoms (32-38-59N 014-15-52E) and 33-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 2051/182018-05-30 → 2018-05-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2021/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2042/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-15
    F/V ANGEL-1 capsized in 14-12N 074-16E on 29 may
    Arabian Sea · India
  23. HYDROLANT 1691/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-29.28S 045-03.65W on 28 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  24. NAVAREA IV 429/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-15
    S/V tortuga 1, two persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2036/182018-05-29 → 2018-06-03
    F/V bv 0872TS, three persons on board, disabled and anchored in 06-58N 108-05E at 270300Z may
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 1680/182018-05-28 → 2018-07-27
    Possible man overboard from vessel in position 39-24.9N 072-29.7W
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  27. HYDROPAC 2027/182018-05-28 → 2018-05-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 19-03.82S 169-51.70W
    South Pacific · Niue
  28. HYDROPAC 2026/182018-05-28 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-06N 158-02E at 280535Z may
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2025/182018-05-28 → 2018-06-15
    F/V fu-kuo no 101 reports crewman with stab wound
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2021/182018-05-27 → 2018-05-30
    F/V bakti 58, white hull, nine persons on board, unreported
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROLANT 1676/182018-05-27 → 2018-06-15
    45 foot S/V moondancer, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-57N 065-57W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  32. HYDROPAC 2020/182018-05-27 → 2018-05-28
    F/V fu-kuo no 101 reports crewman with stab wound
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 2011/182018-05-27 → 2018-05-27
    F/V fu-kuo no 101 reports crewman with stab wound
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROLANT 1671/182018-05-27 → 2018-06-15
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-33N 014-19E at 271014Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 1670/182018-05-27 → 2018-05-27
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-20N 014-23E at 270758Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 2005/182018-05-27 → 2018-05-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1991/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Pacific · Moorea To Cook Island
  37. HYDROPAC 2004/182018-05-26 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-39.6N 091-54.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 2002/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-40.4N 166-55.4E at 261836Z may
    North Pacific
  39. HYDROLANT 1669/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-30
    Vessel stellar samba, 25 persons on board, on fire
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2001/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-27
    F/V fu-kuo no 101 reports crewman with stab wound
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 1995/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-26
    Distress signal received from vessel feng kuo 667 in 26-34N 122-58E at 261027Z may
    East China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1994/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-26
    Five meter vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-05S 129-31E at 261120Z may
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1664/182018-05-26 → 2018-06-15
    Man overboard from F/V cap rouge in 15-17.7N 016-58.9W at 260001 may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  44. HYDROLANT 1663/182018-05-26 → 2018-06-15
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-09N 012-49E at 260829Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROPAC 1991/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-27
    14.5 meter S/V white lotus, blue hull, one person on board, overdue moorea (17-32S 149-50W) to aitutaki…
    South Pacific · Moorea To Cook Island
  46. HYDROPAC 1990/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-28
    F/V qt 91019-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-53N 109-35E at 252200Z may
    South China Sea · China
  47. HYDROPAC 1988/182018-05-25 → 2018-05-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1975/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROLANT 1656/182018-05-25 → 2018-06-08
    17 foot M/V, blue hull with a white super structure, nine persons on board, on fire in 33-02N 043-59W
    North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 1982/182018-05-25 → 2018-05-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1919/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 1981/182018-05-25 → 2018-05-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1916/18 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Indonesia

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