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 1256/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue santa cruz island (10-39.69S 165-54.52E) to…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  2. HYDROPAC 1255/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-02
    M/V perpetual succour reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-35.4S 168-21.8E
    Tasman Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1253/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 22-40-08N 156-57-39E at 020624Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 1081/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-20
    Ten meter S/V semental tercero, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue salou (41-44N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain To Balearic Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 1249/182018-04-01 → 2018-04-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1229/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  6. HYDROLANT 1068/182018-03-31 → 2018-04-20
    Vessel, one person on board, requesting assistance between valona (40-28N 019-29E) and 41-00N 018-00E at…
    Adriatic Sea · Italy · Albania
  7. HYDROPAC 1245/182018-03-31 → 2018-03-31
    Distress signal received from M/V yong xiang 3 in 18-52N 168-40W
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 1065/182018-03-31 → 2018-04-20
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 012-15E at 310806Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. HYDROPAC 1241/182018-03-31 → 2018-04-01
    Man overboard from F/V crystal 202 in vicinity 12-27S 149-42E
    Coral Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1240/182018-03-31 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signal received in 25-59N 123-05E at 302254Z mar
    East China Sea · Japan
  11. HYDROPAC 1238/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-45N 133-30E at 301649Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 1061/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1057/18 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 1231/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received from 3.7 meter vessel seajay in 19-06.3S 146-34.5E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1057/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 50-06.30N 022-43.02W at 301021Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 1055/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-23N 012-59E at 300945Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROLANT 1054/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-42N 011-48E at 300548Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 1053/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-43N 011-56E at 300510Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 1229/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-01
    Man overboard from M/V shahrastani in vicinity 21-32.6S 058-08.7E at 300300Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  19. HYDROPAC 1228/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-05
    F/V tuli elo, seven persons on board, sank in vicinity 01-00N 126-00E on 28 mar
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 1052/182018-03-30 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, 24 persons on board, requesting assistance between zuara (32-56N 012-05E) and 33-28N 011-48E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROLANT 1051/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, 24 persons on board, requesting assistance between zuara (32-56N 012-05E) and 33-00N 012-00E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROLANT 1050/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    F/V serigne abdou aziz sy, six persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  23. HYDROPAC 1219/182018-03-29 → 2018-03-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1213/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1215/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from M/V torm valborg in vicinity 05-32.0N 097-26.1E at 290500Z mar
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  25. NAVAREA IV 262/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-20
    F/V mi bella marleni, two persons on board, overdue baru island (10-10-09N 075-40-38W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  26. HYDROLANT 1044/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 012-57E at 290830Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROPAC 1213/182018-03-29 → 2018-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-39N 134-19E at 290645Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 1212/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from vessel torm valborg in 04-41N 098-40E at 290300Z mar
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1210/182018-03-29 → 2018-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-14.6N 121-15.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1208/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 52-04.5S 109-57.3W at 261300Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1201/182018-03-28 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from F/V bv 92656 ts in 06-50N 106-40E at 272000Z mar
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1195/182018-03-28 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 280548Z mar in: a. 46-12-21N 164-32-31E
    North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  33. HYDROPAC 1194/182018-03-28 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 22-19S 156-05W
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 1027/182018-03-27 → 2018-04-13
    Vessel, orange hull, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 32-56N 012-05E at 272140Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 1018/182018-03-27 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot F/V, three persons on board, in vicinity 31-06.1N 080-01.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  36. HYDROLANT 1014/182018-03-26 → 2018-04-13
    Western north atlantic DNC 15, DNC 16
  37. HYDROLANT 1013/182018-03-26 → 2018-03-27
    Search and rescue operations 271000Z to 271400Z mar in area bound by 36-21.4N 029-08.9E, 36-12.9N 029-59.6E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1180/182018-03-26 → 2018-03-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1176/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1178/182018-03-26 → 2018-03-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1161/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1176/182018-03-25 → 2018-03-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V princess hawaii in 22-00N 148-33W at 282232Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1175/182018-03-25 → 2018-04-11
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5124 ts in 10-24N 108-56E at 231600Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 1173/182018-03-25 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-39.9N 141-32.8E
    Philippine Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1008/182018-03-25 → 2018-03-27
    Man overboard from M/V philadelphia in vicinity 37-31.5S 002-43.7E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 1168/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from M/V philadelphia in 37-31.5S 025-43.7E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROLANT 1005/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    8.65 meter long S/V kurun, yellow hull, overdue madeira (32-39-04N 016-54-35W) to concarneau (47-52-34N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Madeira To France
  46. HYDROPAC 1165/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from F/V in 18-46N 105-46E at 240400Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 1004/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    11.6 meter S/V double twenty, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering gear…
    North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 1161/182018-03-24 → 2018-03-26
    F/V py 99979 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-13N 110-12E at 240800Z…
    South China Sea Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1160/182018-03-24 → 2018-03-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1149/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1158/182018-03-24 → 2018-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter vessel charlie in vicinity 16-20.4S 123-38.2E at 240443Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast

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