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 1033/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1021/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1028/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 979/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 1026/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-30-32N 163-39-36E at 152255Z mar 18
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 906/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity of 37-00N 012-00E at 152118Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  5. HYDROLANT 904/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    S/V maid of crete overdue ponce (17-59N 066-37W) on 02 mar to martinique (14-40N 061-00W) or curacao (12-11N…
    Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  6. HYDROLANT 901/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-18
    Liferaft adrift in vicinity 35-16N 007-04W at 151320Z mar 18
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  7. HYDROPAC 1022/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-16
    F/V qng 94936 ts, five persons on board, aground and reports one crewman requiring medical assistance in…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1021/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-16
    Helicopter, two persons on board, ditched in 19-59.50S 118-26.54E at 141547Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1016/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1013/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Boni · Indonesia
  10. HYDROLANT 899/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-45N 013-49E at 150840Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 897/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    37 foot F/V juma, white hull, four persons on board, taking on water in 26-08.4N 083-00.7W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  12. HYDROLANT 896/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-27N 013-44E at 150635Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 1013/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-15
    F/V, three persons on board, sinking in 04-07-30S 121-11-14E
    Gulf of Boni · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 1011/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    F/V, grey hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-58-29S 136-52-38E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROLANT 895/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 013-59E at 150345Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROPAC 1005/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-21
    Vessel, five persons on board, capsized and adrift in 10-47.70S 148-50.52E at 140800Z mar
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 1001/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-30S 026-15E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 1000/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-15
    Helicopter, two persons on board, ditching in 19-59.50S 118-26.54E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 892/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 011-55E at 140820Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 993/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-14N 133-24E at 140405Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 992/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-30
    Man overboard from M/V in vicinity 06-26.2S 118-31.4E at 131139Z mar
    Java Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 988/182018-03-14 → 2018-03-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 961/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 885/182018-03-13 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-23N 011-49E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 980/182018-03-13 → 2018-03-30
    Man overboard from M/V galloway express in vicinity 07-40.8S 123-11.4E
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROLANT 884/182018-03-13 → 2018-03-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-34N 011-58E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 979/182018-03-13 → 2018-03-16
    F/V dna 90105 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-10N 109-27E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 974/182018-03-12 → 2018-03-30
    Ten meter S/V morphee, white hull, three person on board, overdue, last known position in 10-59N 089-12W at…
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 971/182018-03-12 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 67 foot S/V hight spirits, blue hull, one person on board in…
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 873/182018-03-12 → 2018-03-30
    Nine meter S/V soleil levant, white hull, three persons onboard, overdue in vicinity 12-20N 061-49W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada
  30. HYDROPAC 964/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 962/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 963/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-16
    F/V bd 96796 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to lost propeller in 07-20N 105-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 962/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-11
    Vessel sank in 07-02.2S 115-45.5E at 080700Z mar
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 961/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-14
    F/V na 90909 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-37N 107-19E at 101000Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. HYDROLANT 865/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 013-49E at 110300Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 957/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-30
    Man overboard from F/V bd 30324 ts in 08-08.98N 106-42.91E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 863/182018-03-11 → 2018-03-11
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 954/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-19.2N 126-07.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 949/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-13
    Derelict M/V maersk honam adrift in 09-29N 065-44E at 100900Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 854/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 946/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 943/18 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  41. HYDROLANT 853/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between zawiya (32-45-08N 012-43-40E) and 34-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROLANT 852/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between zawiya (32-45-08N 012-43-40E) and 33-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 943/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-23.47N 166-20.14E
    North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 941/182018-03-10 → 2018-03-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 922/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 931/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 28-11.4N 121-22.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 930/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-28.3N 126-31.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 924/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-10
    F/V kh 99036 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken propeller in 09-40N 109-29E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 923/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-10
    F/V dna 90305 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-01N 109-32E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 922/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-10
    F/V bd 97203 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-20N 109-28E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 919/182018-03-09 → 2018-03-09
    F/V kg 95120 ts, seven persons on board, sinking in 08-34N 105-54E at 082300Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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