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 1871/182018-05-16 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-48N 133-44E at 152327Z may
    Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 1525/182018-05-15 → 2018-06-01
    F/V ramses dous reports crewman with stroke in 12-12S 004-18W at 151730Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  3. HYDROPAC 1865/182018-05-15 → 2018-06-01
    Man overboard from M/V tu cuong 88 in 18-14N 107-13E
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 1858/182018-05-15 → 2018-05-15
    S/V dusty diamond, two persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 05-53.73S 126-11.57E
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1853/182018-05-15 → 2018-05-21
    F/V qna 90749TS, 49 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-00N 115-00E at 150000Z…
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1852/182018-05-15 → 2018-06-01
    M/V blue ocean, taking on water and adrift in 08-12S 108-12E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1841/182018-05-14 → 2018-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-00.2N 174-47.9E at 132204Z may
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 1501/182018-05-14 → 2018-06-01
    Aircraft unreported sabaudia (41-18N 13-01E) to nicotera (38-33N 15-56E) at 131245Z may
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  9. HYDROPAC 1834/182018-05-14 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-31.5N 168-39.7E at 140257Z may
    North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1831/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received in 01-15.7N 103-45.7E at 131931Z may
    Singapore Strait · Singapore
  11. HYDROPAC 1829/182018-05-13 → 2018-05-13
    Distress signal received in 01-14.9N 103-46.7E at 131908Z may
    Singapore Strait · Singapore
  12. HYDROPAC 1826/182018-05-13 → 2018-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-30N 124-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 1494/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-33.0N 013-54.5E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROLANT 1493/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, 42 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22.9N 013-54.5E 130610Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 1820/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible
    Savu Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 1819/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 94999TS in 07-15N 104-25E at 112330Z may
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1489/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, seven persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-43N 014-55E at 130230Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 1818/182018-05-13 → 2018-05-18
    F/V bth 96837 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 08-06N 109-46E at…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 1488/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    S/V slew, taking on water in 27-32.4N 089-32.0W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  20. HYDROPAC 1817/182018-05-12 → 2018-06-01
    Costa rica to california
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1816/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-18
    44 foot S/V helen margaret, white hull with a blue stripe, one person on board, overdue from panama city,…
    Eastern North Pacific · Gulf of Panama
  22. NAVAREA XII 210/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 108-45W
    Eastern North Pacific · Clipperton Island
  23. HYDROLANT 1482/182018-05-12 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-34N 013-05E at 120950Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROLANT 1481/182018-05-12 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-27N 011-36E at 120534Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 1807/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-00N 139-30E at 120220Z may
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  26. HYDROPAC 1806/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1782/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROLANT 1480/182018-05-12 → 2018-06-01
    Vessel, blue hull, 19 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 011-44E at 120120Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 1479/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-12
    Vessel, blue hull, 19 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 011-43E at 120120Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROLANT 1478/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-12
    Vessel, blue hull, 19 persons on board, requesting assistance between zuwara (32-56N 012-05E) and 33-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROPAC 1802/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-54-09N 137-21-07E at 111958Z may
    Philippine Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 1786/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shen lian cheng in 06-33N 167-21E at 110600Z may
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  32. HYDROLANT 1469/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-11
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance between sabratha (32-47.5N 012-29.0E) and 33-00.0N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROPAC 1784/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-25
    F/V, white and blue hull, capsized and adrift in 14-10-05N 136-42-00E at 110210Z may
    Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1783/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-25
    F/V qna 91468TS, 49 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-10N 114-38E at 090900Z…
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 1782/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-12
    F/V bd 94047TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-40N 110-03E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 1777/182018-05-10 → 2018-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 32-39.47S 137-13.87W
    Eastern South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1771/182018-05-10 → 2018-05-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1761/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 1770/182018-05-10 → 2018-05-25
    Possible man overboard from M/V thien phu 28 in vicinity 11-34-27N 109-10-57E at 100755Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. NAVAREA XII 195/182018-05-09 → 2018-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-00N 116-45.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1761/182018-05-09 → 2018-05-10
    26 meter M/V harapan bersama, seven persons on board, unreported from mentawai to port of muara padang…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 1757/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-25
    27 foot S/V calypso, white hull, one person on board, overdue from san francisco (37-47N 122-25W0 to hawaii…
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1756/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-10
    F/V bd 99135TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-08N 109-00E
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1445/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from F/V c-venture in position 28-56.0N 093-45.5W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  44. HYDROLANT 1438/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-15
    Search and rescue operations 0001Z to 1700Z 11, 14 and 15 may: a. in area between 38-44N 39-04N and 025-43E…
    Aegean Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 1436/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-25
    25 foot F/V star knight, white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia · Martinique
  46. HYDROPAC 1753/182018-05-08 → 2018-06-01
    14.5 meter S/V glaz, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity 02-00S 093-00E
    Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 1752/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1749/18 and this msg, three persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 1749/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-07
    F/V bc 292, three persons on board, sinking in 10-25N 107-38E at 071420Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. NAVAREA XII 191/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-09
    Derelict 40 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 26-57N 144-09W at 060500Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 1425/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-25
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-21N 012-17E at 070739Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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