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 616/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    Tug resco I, nine persons on board, flooding in 19-57N 071-50E at 141930Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  2. HYDROLANT 542/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 70 foot S/V triple crown in 29-23.9N 086-00.7W at 141123Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  3. HYDROPAC 613/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    F/V bv 98791 ts sank in 08-52N 106-19E at 130700Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROLANT 535/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V miss quynh chi II, four persons on board, in vicinity 28-58.8N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  5. HYDROLANT 528/182018-02-13 → 2018-03-03
    23 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  6. HYDROPAC 605/182018-02-13 → 2018-03-03
    F/V, ten persons on board, taking on water in 15-39.50N 158-56.92E at 131257Z
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 600/182018-02-13 → 2018-02-16
    Man overboard from M/V vishva pretti in 04-53.64N 126-13.18E
    Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 594/182018-02-12 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-01.4N 125-10.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 591/182018-02-12 → 2018-04-06
    Man overboard from M/V vishva pretti in 04-53.64N 126-13.18E
    Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 590/182018-02-12 → 2018-02-15
    Seven meter vessel disabled and adrift, 13 persons on board, carterets island (05-23.44S 159-21.54E) to buka…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 587/182018-02-12 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-28N 152-31E at 121024Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 586/182018-02-12 → 2018-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 397/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 582/182018-02-12 → 2018-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 502/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 580/182018-02-12 → 2018-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel shandong hai sheng in 05-54.2N 107-30.5E at 111600Z feb
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 579/182018-02-12 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-30N 147-45E at 120244Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 577/182018-02-11 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-42.73N 148-06.86E at 111856Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 575/182018-02-11 → 2018-02-17
    Vessel tb jaya pratama abadi and F/V tarawani baru, six persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity…
    Makassar Strait · Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 573/182018-02-11 → 2018-03-03
    Man overboard from platform heera in 18-34N 072-14E
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROPAC 572/182018-02-11 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in 40-07-46N 157-18-43E at 110603Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 495/182018-02-11 → 2018-03-03
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-06.30N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 493/182018-02-10 → 2018-03-03
    F/V, three persons on board, overdue saint vincent (13-10N 061-14W) to dominica (15-25N 061-20W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Vincent To Dominica
  22. HYDROLANT 491/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-11
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-10.80N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 485/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-10
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-20.6N 007-48.7W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 566/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-15
    Seven meter vessel, yellow hull, six persons on board, overdue soi island (02-24.72S 150-25.26E) to rambutyo…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 562/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 02-17.51S 145-50.56E at 100353Z feb
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 561/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-26.38S 035-18.61E
    Western Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 559/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-11
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue tingwon island (02-36.13S 149-40.93E) to hawei…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 558/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-17S 146-26E at 100217Z feb
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROLANT 481/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-10
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-35.5N 007-58.5W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 556/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 555/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    East China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 555/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhexiangyuyun 02086 in 29-13-30N 123-57-03E at 092033Z feb
    East China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 554/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-26.68S 035-16.95E at 091924Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 553/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 28-25.56S 035-22.32E at 091616Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 552/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-23
    Two fishing vessels overdue from foumbouni (11-52S 043-30E)
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  35. HYDROLANT 476/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-09
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-45.2N 007-48.4W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 474/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-26
    Search and rescue operations in area between 45-45S 46-05S and 060-17W 059-48W
    Western South Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 466/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 9.5 meter S/V adaya, white hull, three persons on board, in…
    North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 453/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-09
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 46-01.8N 007-40.8W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROPAC 536/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-46N 097-24W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 448/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-08
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 45-57.5N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 533/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-44.0N 097-00.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 528/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-47.6S 115-37.7E at 080818Z feb
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 527/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-10-19N 152-17-20E at 080636Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROLANT 441/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    34 foot F/V jessie k, three persons on board, overdue from mayport (30-24N 081-25W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  45. HYDROPAC 523/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received in 45-03N 135-52W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. NAVAREA XII 64/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    Seven meter vessel joker, red and gray hull, four persons on board, unreported to punta solano (06-18N…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  47. HYDROLANT 439/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    36 foot vessel about time two overdue
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  48. HYDROPAC 517/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 516/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan
  49. HYDROLANT 429/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-00N 049-15W at 070713Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROPAC 516/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-07
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 070646Z feb in: a. 27-03-57N 140-50-56E
    Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · Taiwan

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