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 515/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    F/V sinking in 09-05.6N 107-07.5E at 070450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 507/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-59.2N 108-24.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 503/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 404/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  4. HYDROPAC 502/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-12
    F/V bd 95125 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-20N 113-30E at…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 499/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-06
    F/V bv 97677 ts, 12 persons on board, sinking in 10-14.36N 107-00.00E at 060338Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 418/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-06
    Cancel HYDROLANT 373/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  7. HYDROPAC 497/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received in 26-00.51N 123-17.40E at 052320Z feb
    East China Sea · Japan
  8. HYDROPAC 488/182018-02-05 → 2018-02-05
    Vessel sinking in 17-03-07N 115-25-10E
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 487/182018-02-05 → 2018-02-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 452/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 483/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 meter F/V conquistador in vicinity 23-52.27S 113-07.67E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 482/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-23
    F/V mariam, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-24N 071-04E
    Arabian Sea · India
  12. HYDROLANT 403/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-06
    S/V moflete reports crewman requiring medical evacuation in 16-17N 046-43W at 041630Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 399/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received from 51 foot F/V racheal nicole, four persons on board, in 27-09.56N 084-01.69W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  14. HYDROPAC 479/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-23
    One person missing from F/V in 19-07N 105-55E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 478/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 385/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROLANT 394/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-04
    F/V mouna, F/V bouglimi and F/V asaad, three persons on board each, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  17. HYDROPAC 471/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 470/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 470/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-03
    F/V bth 97525 ts sank in 10-06N 108-35E at 030530Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 469/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-23.5S 150-45.1E at 030912Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 468/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-06
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue bagbag (04-48.0S 146-13.5E) to madang…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 453/182018-02-02 → 2018-02-08
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue madang (05-13-00S 145-48-00E) to manus…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 452/182018-02-02 → 2018-02-05
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-20S 146-00E at 020100Z feb
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROLANT 379/182018-02-02 → 2018-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-26.5N 094-17.6W at 020105Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  24. NAVAREA IV 107/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-06
    Vessel galleon adventurer capsized and adrift in 11-27.50N 061-53.04W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  25. NAVAREA IV 106/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-01
    Vessel galleon adventurer capsized and adrift in 11-29.5N 061-49.3W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  26. HYDROLANT 373/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-06
    M/V marine express unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  27. HYDROPAC 443/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-58-33N 145-03-43E at 011252Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Mariana Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 441/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-04
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 08-13.1N 068-48.3E at 311415Z jan
    Arabian Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 363/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, 24 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-12N 012-39E at 010237Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROPAC 438/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-16
    F/V nd 92577 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-25N 106-48E at 010001Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 437/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 370/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  32. HYDROLANT 362/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, blue hull, 131 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 011-53E at 010150Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROPAC 431/182018-01-31 → 2018-01-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 322/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 430/182018-01-31 → 2018-01-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 344/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Indonesia
  35. HYDROLANT 344/182018-01-31 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between zuara (32-56-04N 012-04-45E) and 34-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 343/182018-01-31 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between tripoli (32-53-14N 013-11-29E) and…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROLANT 340/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-03N 007-58E at 301800Z jan
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  38. HYDROLANT 338/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-00N 008-00E at 300100Z jan
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  39. HYDROPAC 411/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    F/V dna 90339 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-41N 113-59E at…
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 410/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    Man overboard from M/V nave synergy in 06-55.5N 108-11.1E at 300729Z jan
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 334/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, seven persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROPAC 408/182018-01-30 → 2018-01-31
    21 foot vessel, three persons on board, blue hull, overdue three sisters island (10-52.50S 161-58.00E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  43. HYDROPAC 405/182018-01-30 → 2018-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V vostok in 40-34.6N 132-05.6E at 272339Z jan
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  44. HYDROPAC 404/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-06
    Distress signal received in 16-51.8S 039-45.7E at 292029Z jan
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  45. HYDROLANT 329/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-36.6N 012-13.2E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lampedusa
  46. HYDROLANT 318/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-31N 013-48E at 290810Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 400/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    Barge sg 7878, eleven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-39N 109-12E at 290700Z jan
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 399/182018-01-29 → 2018-01-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 264/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 398/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    Distress signal received from M/V ever apex in 11-25.9N 116-54.1E at 290204Z jan
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 316/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    25 foot F/V its a fond blanc, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue st lucia (13-53N 060-58W) to 13-01N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St Lucia

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