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 1387/182018-04-11 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-54-39N 133-37-04E at 110211Z apr
    Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1383/182018-04-11 → 2018-04-11
    S/V carthago unreported in vicinity 36-35S 175-55E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  3. HYDROLANT 1159/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received in 24-01S 009-40W
    South Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 1154/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-11.33S 043-33.67W on 08 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1374/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-26
    F/V bv 95204 ts sank in 10-10N 107-50E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 1373/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from F/V tenn ming yang 888 in 34-36S 041-35E at 100700Z apr
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1372/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-12
    9.45 meter long vessel yumekoukai, white hull, one person on board, overdue taniyama (31-31N 130-31E) to…
    East China Sea · Philippine Sea · Japan
  8. HYDROPAC 1371/182018-04-10 → 2018-04-26
    Man overboard from F/V kh 99299 ts in vicinity 12-59N 112-21E at 100200Z apr
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1365/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1350/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1364/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-14
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93691 ts in 08-20N 103-36E at 061500Z apr
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  11. HYDROLANT 1145/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-24.5N 066-48.3W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 1361/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-10
    F/V th 90513 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-08N 107-09E at 090600Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROLANT 1143/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-27
    S/V maurablia, one person on board, sank between saint lucia (13-53N 060-58W) and martinique (14-40N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  14. HYDROPAC 1359/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-10.1N 157-17.7E at 090652Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 1354/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-27
    Man overboard from F/V bt 95947 ts in 09-43N 107-02E at 022100Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 1350/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-09
    S/V capsized and adrift in 06-06N 083-10W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 1347/182018-04-08 → 2018-04-10
    F/V bv 95209 ts, 08 persons on board, sank in 10-10N 107-50E at 071300Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 1344/182018-04-08 → 2018-04-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1308/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 1336/182018-04-07 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-52.6N 139-28.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1335/182018-04-07 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-03.2N 126-00.4W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  21. HYDROPAC 1332/182018-04-07 → 2018-04-08
    F/V na 95093 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-54N 106-44E at 070600Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin
  22. HYDROPAC 1330/182018-04-07 → 2018-04-09
    F/V bv 5225 ts, 23 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1328/182018-04-07 → 2018-04-09
    F/V dna 90532 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-50N 112-10E at 070001Z apr
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 1120/182018-04-06 → 2018-04-20
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. 90 persons on board, in vicinity 33-18.7N 012-08.5E at 060730Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 1316/182018-04-06 → 2018-04-07
    F/V qng 94635 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-20N 110-44E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROLANT 1119/182018-04-06 → 2018-04-09
    Derelict 15 foot vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 15-49N 070-32W
    Caribbean Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 1117/182018-04-06 → 2018-04-06
    Vessel, white and blue hull, one person on board, unreported from narsaq (60-54-44N 046-02-55W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  28. HYDROLANT 1115/182018-04-06 → 2018-04-09
    12 meter S/V maurablia, red hull with white stripe, one persons on board, sinking between saint lucia…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  29. HYDROPAC 1312/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1303/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 1308/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-08
    Man overboard in vicinity 04-30S 148-18E at 040300Z apr vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 1306/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1305/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1305/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-05
    Distress signal received from M/V hailong 18 on 406 mhz in 47-17-49N 163-16-40E at 050839Z apr
    North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 1304/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-20
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96369TS in vicinity 10-26N 108-08E at 040500Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1303/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-05
    M/V dewi bulan 88, 15 persons on board, sinking in vicinity 02-00S 105-00E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 1302/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-30N 131-30W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1299/182018-04-05 → 2018-04-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1228/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 1298/182018-04-04 → 2018-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-02.8N 141-40.5E at 042017Z apr 17
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 1296/182018-04-04 → 2018-04-20
    Distress signal received on VHF ch 16 in 26-38N 122-56E at 041316Z apr
    East China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 1289/182018-04-04 → 2018-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-00.3N 130-13.7E
    Philippine Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1285/182018-04-04 → 2018-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-23.30S 150-31.00E
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 1101/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-20
    F/V younes 2, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 37-22N 011-17E at 030032Z apr
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Tunisia
  42. HYDROPAC 1283/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-20
    Man overboard from F/V bl 93318 ts in 08-05N 103-06E at 311800Z mar
    Gulf of Thailand
  43. HYDROPAC 1282/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-08.6S 175-02.6W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  44. HYDROPAC 1280/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-20
    Man overboard from M/V luminous sky in 27-27S 141-50W at 030311Z apr
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1270/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 030925Z in: a. 25-25-42N 119-48-55E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · China
  46. HYDROPAC 1269/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-04
    F/V ht 1638 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 20-20N 106-48E at 021800Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 1268/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-35.8N 095-43.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 1266/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-03
    China DNC 12, DNC 23
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1265/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 022320Z apr in: a. 26-38-13N 138-45-46E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea · China
  50. HYDROPAC 1263/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-05
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 10-25.9N 071-04.8E at 020405Z apr
    Arabian Sea

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