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 397/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-11S 150-55E
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 396/182018-01-29 → 2018-01-30
    F/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-08N 105-59E at 281700Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 395/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    140 foot F/V lilli ann, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 55-14.52N 164-05.32W
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  4. HYDROPAC 390/182018-01-28 → 2018-01-29
    42 foot S/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 23-26.34N 123-49.26W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 386/182018-01-28 → 2018-02-02
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue bagbag (04-48.0S 146-13.5E) to madang…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 385/182018-01-28 → 2018-02-04
    M/V km pinang jaya, sinking in 05-44S 107-33E at 280530Z jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 384/182018-01-28 → 2018-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hui feng in 21-22-30N 113-40-24E at 280709Z jan
    South China Sea · China
  8. HYDROPAC 383/182018-01-28 → 2018-01-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 280701Z jan in: a. 21-21-57N 113-39-14E
    Philippine Sea · South China Sea · China
  9. HYDROPAC 381/182018-01-28 → 2018-01-28
    Distress signal received from M/V gas enchanted in 08-39N 109-50E at 280400Z jan
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 376/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 281/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 375/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-29
    South china sea DNC 11, DNC 23
  12. HYDROPAC 373/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-28
    Vessel shinas, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-33.05N 107-26.08E at…
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 370/182018-01-27 → 2018-02-01
    Man overboard from 35 foot F/V upul 01, yellow, light blue and white hull, in vicinity of trackline between…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  14. HYDROPAC 369/182018-01-27 → 2018-02-16
    Five meter F/V, black and white hull, two persons on board, unreported mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) to anjouan…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  15. HYDROLANT 303/182018-01-27 → 2018-02-16
    Vessel, 300 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 32-50N 014-44E at 270830Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  16. HYDROLANT 302/182018-01-27 → 2018-02-16
    Libya DNC 08, DNC 09
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 368/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-28
    Seven meter vessel capsized in 05-27.82S 148-05.20E at 260600Z jan
    Solomon Sea · Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROLANT 297/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-27
    Vessel, white hull, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-00E at 270050 jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROPAC 351/182018-01-26 → 2018-01-28
    17.4 meter vessel, dark blue hull, unreported nonouti island (00-40S 174-20E) to betio island (01-21N 172-56E)
    Western South Pacific · North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 349/182018-01-26 → 2018-02-09
    F/V qna 91478TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-40N 109-35E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 347/182018-01-26 → 2018-01-26
    F/V qna 91478TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-40N 109-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 344/182018-01-25 → 2018-01-31
    Man overboard from F/V mega 802 in 01-50.97N 130-17.26E at 251619Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Indonesia
  23. HYDROLANT 280/182018-01-25 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V lucky duong in 28-54.3N 086-07.6W at 251417Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  24. HYDROPAC 337/182018-01-25 → 2018-01-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 336/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    East China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 336/182018-01-25 → 2018-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhe pu yu 72381 in 30-37-22N 127-17-34E at 250650Z jan
    East China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 332/182018-01-25 → 2018-02-09
    F/V dna 46182-TS sank in 16-16N 108-10E at at 180900Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 330/182018-01-25 → 2018-01-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V vostok in 41-49.0N 131-36.3E at 250045Z jan
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  28. HYDROPAC 328/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-25
    Distress signal received from F/V vostok in 41-53.6N 131-02.5E at 241832Z jan
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  29. HYDROPAC 326/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-26
    45 foot S/V sea change, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 19-52.08N 123-13.61W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 322/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-31
    M/V itanini sinking in 06-25-09S 119-59-55E at 211030Z jan
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  31. NAVAREA IV 77/182018-01-24 → 2018-02-09
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  32. HYDROPAC 319/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 292/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 317/182018-01-24 → 2018-01-26
    F/V bd 99119 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and anchored in 08-32N 106-41E at 232100Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 305/182018-01-23 → 2018-01-23
    Vessel vm itanini sinking in 06-25-09S 119-59-55E at 211030Z jan
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 304/182018-01-23 → 2018-02-09
    Man overboard from F/V bt 96632TS in 10-12N 107-10E at 220715Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 302/182018-01-23 → 2018-01-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC HYDROPAC 298/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 301/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-24
    43 foot S/V sea change, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 19-58.5N 122-18.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 300/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-17.7N 099-41.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 299/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    Six meter canoe, white hull, three persons on board, overdue betio tarawa atoll (01-21N 172-55E) to buariki…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  40. HYDROPAC 298/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-23
    Seven meter M/V, 12 persons on board, unreported to madang (05-12.18S 145-48.58E)
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 292/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-24
    F/V astro sari, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-00S 111-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROLANT 240/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    F/V alboniga reports crewman requiring medical evacuation in 03-06S 006-11W at 220720Z jan
    South Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 288/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-22
    F/V astro sari, 35 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-00S 110-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 287/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-22
    F/V astro sari, 25 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-00S 110-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 286/182018-01-22 → 2018-01-23
    F/V qb 91386 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-24N 109-37E at 212300Z jan
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 285/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 220104Z jan in: a. 27-21-10N 140-33-00E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 283/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhefengyu in 26-40-35N 123-24-39E at 212308Z jan
    East China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 234/182018-01-21 → 2018-01-22
    F/V alboniga reports crewman requiring medical evacuation in 05-39S 006-50W at 211600Z jan
    South Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 281/182018-01-21 → 2018-01-27
    Vessel km 007 gt 17, three persons on board, unreported
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 274/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-18.8N 123-41.7W
    Eastern North Pacific

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