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 918/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-23
    F/V john cisco reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-55N 071-21E at 071200Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 915/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-10
    Distress signal received from M/V maersk honam in 10-38N 065-49E
    Arabian Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 914/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-11
    Vessel, 34 persons on board, sinking in 07-02-11S 115-45-30E at 080700Z mar
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 907/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-12
    8.5 meter vessel conquistador, white hull, one person on board, overdue southport (27-58.0S 153-24.0E) to…
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 906/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-10
    F/V na 95069 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-56N 107-01E at 071800Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 900/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-23
    Man overboard from 77 foot F/V don ramon in 14-16S 093-24W
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 891/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-41-27N 121-31-37E at 070807Z mar
    East China Sea · China
  8. HYDROPAC 889/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-25-58N 148-41-20E at 070626Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 888/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-54N 150-55E at 070620Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 885/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-23
    F/V bd 97840 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-06N 113-58E at…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 884/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 880/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 880/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-07
    M/V berkat sejahtera, 17 persons on board, unreported
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROLANT 799/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-15N 052-45W at 061704Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 879/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-08
    Distress signal received from M/V maersk honam in 10-38N 065-49E
    Arabian Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 878/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-08
    M/V star 126, 16 person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-43N 106-11E at 060700Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 871/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 870/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea · Japan
  17. HYDROPAC 870/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-06
    Distress signal received from vessel zhe pu yu 68781 in 31-19-56N 139-24-49E at 060926Z mar
    Philippine Sea · Japan
  18. HYDROPAC 868/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Man overboard from F/V cm 99303TS in 08-01N 103-20E at 270300Z feb
    Gulf of Thailand
  19. HYDROPAC 867/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    65 foot S/V jasman, white hull, four persons on board, overdue long beach (33-46-06N 118-11-44W) to playa…
    Eastern North Pacific · California To Costa Rica
  20. HYDROLANT 790/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 22 foot S/V in 13-19N 052-33W at 060400Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 866/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-00.5N 167-58.1E at 060029Z mar
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 786/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-23
    M/V anis overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  23. NAVAREA XII 100/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-26.6S 113-10.8W at 051603Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 862/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-23
    F/V zhong shui 667 overdue
    Western South Pacific
  25. HYDROLANT 781/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received in 07-53.04S 014-26.33W on 04 mar
    South Atlantic · St · Helena
  26. HYDROPAC 854/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-08
    F/V john cisco reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-08N 066-20E at 042315Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 851/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 850/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea · China
  28. HYDROPAC 850/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-05
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 041929Z mar in: a. 26-30-46N 137-24-50E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea · China
  29. HYDROPAC 848/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received from M/V dockwise white marlin in 04-01N 106-45E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 846/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    F/V nirasha duwa reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 06-55N 064-21E at 032158Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 845/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    Man overboard from F/V cm 98992 ts in 08-07N 104-36E at 022000Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 844/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-58.9N 104-07.4E at 041149Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROLANT 772/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    42 foot S/V two oceans, two persons on board, overdue bonaire (12-09N 068-16W) to puerto rico (18-24N 66-04W)
    Caribbean Sea · Bonaire To Puerto Rico
  34. HYDROLANT 771/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 012-01E at 040157Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 768/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-25N 012-20E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 767/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E at 020200Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROLANT 765/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-04
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 839/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 830/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Tasman Sea · Tasman Bay · New Zealand
  39. HYDROLANT 761/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-23
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-37N 013-05E at 031430Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 835/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 821/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROLANT 758/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 014-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROLANT 757/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Cancel HYDROLANT 756/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla To Saint Martin
  43. HYDROPAC 831/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-51.0S 179-26.4E
    Western South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 830/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Eight meter S/V kahu, white hull, two persons on board, unreported wellington (41-17S 174-46E) to waiheke…
    Tasman Sea · Tasman Bay · New Zealand
  45. HYDROLANT 756/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    M/V stone out, white and orange hull, three persons on board, overdue sandy hill (18-13N 063-01W) to saint…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla To Saint Martin
  46. HYDROLANT 755/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-09
    Search and rescue operations: a. by vessels towing equipment in area bound by 45-55S 059-40W, 45-55S…
    Western South Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 824/182018-03-03 → 2018-04-06
    49 foot F/V nirasha duwa, blue and white hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 06-25N…
    Arabian Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 823/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-49.67S 179-28.27E
    Western South Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 753/182018-03-02 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-17.28N 022-47.58W at 022129Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 752/182018-03-02 → 2018-03-03
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 013-00E at 021700Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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