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 1157/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-20.8N 162-57.2E at 232345Z mar
    North Pacific · Micronesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1156/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-56.9N 146-56.5E at 232345Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1155/182018-03-24 → 2018-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-20.8N 162-57.2E at 232345Z mar
    North Pacific · Micronesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1153/182018-03-23 → 2018-03-26
    F/V harapan dobo jaya, white and blue hull, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1149/182018-03-23 → 2018-03-24
    F/V py 99999 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-59N 109-35E at 230600Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 990/182018-03-23 → 2018-03-24
    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
  7. HYDROLANT 986/182018-03-23 → 2018-04-06
    F/V fish hunter, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 03-02.52N 009-39.52E
    Gulf of Guinea · Cameroon
  8. HYDROPAC 1139/182018-03-23 → 2018-03-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1098/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1137/182018-03-23 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-30N 150-30E at 230350Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1136/182018-03-23 → 2018-03-23
    Ten meter M/V, white hull, 11 persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-34-00S 150-48-00E) to lorengau…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROLANT 981/182018-03-22 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-03N 063-03W at 221400Z mar
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin
  12. HYDROLANT 980/182018-03-22 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel mamolino in 07-34.30S 012-06.09E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  13. HYDROPAC 1126/182018-03-22 → 2018-03-25
    Derelict 12 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 20-58.41S 055-03.68E on 21 mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  14. HYDROPAC 1125/182018-03-22 → 2018-04-06
    M/V cahaya papua sinking in 04-50-56S 136-35-05E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 1124/182018-03-22 → 2018-03-23
    F/V kh 97786 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-09N 108-55E at 212200Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROLANT 960/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-10.2N 000-50.5W
    English Channel · England
  17. HYDROPAC 1117/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-23
    F/V na 93209 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-10N 106-51E at 201700Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 1111/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-23
    F/V na 90666 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-28N 107-10E at 210001Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  19. HYDROLANT 953/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-11.2N 000-35.1W
    English Channel · England
  20. HYDROLANT 951/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-13.3N 000-28W
    English Channel · England
  21. HYDROPAC 1104/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-21
    Vessel, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 00-43S 171-40E
    Western South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1102/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-20
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-43S 171-40E
    Western South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 1101/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1083/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1099/182018-03-20 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-51.9N 113-53.1E at 200131Z mar
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1098/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-23
    Seven meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 1097/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1084/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 1096/182018-03-20 → 2018-04-06
    Two persons missing from F/V bd 97936 ts in 10-05N 114-26E at 180800Z mar
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 1094/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-44.3N 172-59.3E at 191816Z mar
    North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1090/182018-03-19 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-07.33N 127-49.87W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1089/182018-03-19 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-07.33N 123-34.87W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 934/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-23
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 20-36.72S 040-22.71W on 17 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1085/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-55.40S 145-25.47E at 190222Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1084/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-20
    F/V py 95345-TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-24N 109-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1083/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-20
    F/V qna 91207 ts, 47 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-00N 110-30E at…
    South China Sea
  35. NAVAREA IV 230/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V captain joe in 42-06.5N 067-27.1W at 182042Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 1077/182018-03-18 → 2018-03-18
    Distress signal received in vicinity 05-44.07S 168-40.93W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1076/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  38. HYDROPAC 1072/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    Man overboard from M/V torm valborg in 23-02.8N 062-47.2E at 180130Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 1070/182018-03-18 → 2018-03-19
    F/V qna 91207 ts, 47 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-51N 111-25E at…
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 930/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    21 foot F/V emmanuel, white hull, two persons onboard, overdue saint lucia (13-53N 060-58W) to saint vincent…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  41. HYDROPAC 1069/182018-03-18 → 2018-03-18
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  42. HYDROPAC 1066/182018-03-17 → 2018-03-18
    F/V qna 91207 ts, 47 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-50N 111-50E at 17100Z…
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1060/182018-03-17 → 2018-04-03
    Person missing in vicinity 09-38N 138-09E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Micronesia
  44. HYDROLANT 924/182018-03-17 → 2018-03-21
    Search and rescue operations in area between 37-19N 37-26N and 026-54E 027-13E caution advised
    Aegean Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1056/182018-03-17 → 2018-03-21
    9 meter vessel, orange and white hull, four persons on board, unreported namatanai (03-40.50S 152-26.46E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 1042/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received in 50-30N 161-00W
    North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1039/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-18
    F/V qng 98366 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-30N 109-00E at…
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 913/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    S/V maid of crete, two persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 910/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-19
    Three derelict liferafts adrift in vicinity 34-56.6N 035-32.7E at 150700Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1034/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-35-45N 162-10-26E at 160840Z mar
    North Pacific

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