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 272/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 270/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 270/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel in vicinity 23-35.99S 151-56.35E at 201619Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 268/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 265/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Arabian Sea · Persian Gulf · Pakistan To Kuwait
  4. HYDROLANT 226/182018-01-20 → 2018-02-09
    Man overboard from F/V motion granted in 29-26.66N 087-42.04W at 191300Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  5. HYDROPAC 265/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-20
    Vessel al khaleej, 11 persons on board, unreported karachi (24-51N 067-00E) to kuwait (28-57N 048-15E)
    Arabian Sea · Persian Gulf · Pakistan To Kuwait
  6. HYDROPAC 264/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-29
    F/V py 96077-TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-51N 115-56E at…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 263/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-31
    One person missing from F/V bd 97924 ts in 11-24N 115-57E at 191530Z jan
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 220/182018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
    Derelict raft adrift in 28-57.5N 088-06.5W at 191745Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  9. HYDROPAC 258/182018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
    Five meter F/V, black and white hull, two persons on board, overdue mayotte (12-50S 045-08E) to anjouan…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  10. HYDROPAC 252/182018-01-19 → 2018-01-22
    F/V py 98589 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-57N 113-38E at 181300Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 251/182018-01-19 → 2018-02-02
    Distress signal received in 10-22.13N 121-12.22W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 250/182018-01-19 → 2018-01-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 241/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 248/182018-01-19 → 2018-01-25
    F/V dna 46182-TS sank in 16-16N 108-10E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROLANT 213/182018-01-18 → 2018-02-02
    S/V saudade reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-28.46N 047-08.85W at 181200Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROPAC 241/182018-01-18 → 2018-01-19
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue bogia (04-16.44S 144-58.12E) to watam (03-55.05S 144-32.13E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 240/182018-01-18 → 2018-01-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 238/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 239/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-15.9N 119-25.1E
    South China Sea · Philippines
  18. HYDROPAC 238/182018-01-17 → 2018-01-18
    5.2 meter vessel tasman savage, white hull, one person on board, sinking in 35-45.18S 138-27.34E at 172300Z…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 204/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Aircraft debris in 25-00N 077-50W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  20. HYDROLANT 199/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 012-20E at 170830Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 225/182018-01-17 → 2018-01-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 113/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  22. HYDROLANT 198/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-21N 012-00E at 170448Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROLANT 196/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-20N 012-12E at 170027Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROLANT 195/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, 65 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 33-18N 011-54E at 170049Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 220/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel ojalab, 17 meters, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 23-00.12S 166-35.50E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  26. HYDROLANT 194/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, 157 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 34-05N 014-05E at 161818Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 193/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    M/V pan energen reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 35-39.1S 007-26.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 190/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel possibly on fire in 43-03N 048-58.32W
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 189/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-01N 014-35E at 161159Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROPAC 215/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-22-40N 153-11-59E at 160945Z jan vessels in vicinity requested to…
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 214/182018-01-16 → 2018-01-18
    F/V na 93018TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-37N 107-28E at 160800Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin
  32. HYDROLANT 187/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Four vessels requesting assistance: a. 120 persons on board, in vicinity 33-21N 012-17E at 160653Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROPAC 212/182018-01-16 → 2018-01-19
    F/V bv 72457 ts sank in 10-23N 107-43E at 151220Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROLANT 186/182018-01-16 → 2018-01-16
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. 120 persons on board, in vicinity 33-21N 012-17E at 160653Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 211/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Five meter F/V barakuda, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from mayotte island (12-51S 45-05E)
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  36. HYDROPAC 210/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    F/V dna 90372-TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-45N 110-30E at 141100Z jan
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 185/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, blue hull, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-13N 011-55E at 160615Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 184/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 011-54E at 160237Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROLANT 183/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Two liferafts reported in 28-21.67N 091-20.62W at 152038Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · New Orleans
  40. HYDROPAC 202/182018-01-15 → 2018-01-16
    F/V bv 72457 ts, four persons on board, sinking in 10-23N 107-43E at 151220Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROLANT 171/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Eastern north atlantic spain to canary islands
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Alboran Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 170/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-16N 011-59E at 150744Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. NAVAREA XII 21/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, two persons on board, in need of assistance in 08-15N 079-25W
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  44. HYDROPAC 189/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-12.9N 106-23.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 184/182018-01-14 → 2018-02-02
    F/V bth 97811TS, five persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROLANT 156/182018-01-14 → 2018-02-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 155/182018-01-13 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between sabratha (32-47.5N 012-29.0E) and 33-00.0N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROPAC 178/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-19
    F/V dna 46182-TS, two persons on board, unreported da nang (16-04.00N 108-14.00E) to thua thien hue…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 177/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V hollywood boulevard in vicinity 39-42.27S 149-48.27E at 132152Z…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  50. HYDROPAC 176/182018-01-13 → 2018-02-02
    Indonesia
    South China Sea

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