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 4197/182018-11-23 → 2018-11-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4195/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 3638/182018-11-23 → 2018-12-07
    Dinghy of S/V guiding light, wood hull, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  3. HYDROPAC 4195/182018-11-23 → 2018-11-23
    Distress signal received from M/V geraldine manx on 406 mhz in 34-49-55N 160-41-20E at 222344Z nov
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 4194/182018-11-22 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-04-48N 129-00-03E at 221900Z nov
    Korea Strait · South Korea
  5. HYDROLANT 3635/182018-11-22 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel yoyo in 12-54N 051-39W at 222004Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 3627/182018-11-22 → 2018-11-25
    Derelict nine meter vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 32-55.70N 033-50.08E at 211450Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4183/182018-11-21 → 2018-11-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4182/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 4182/182018-11-21 → 2018-11-21
    19 meter S/V dakini, four persons on board, overdue tonga
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 4181/182018-11-21 → 2018-11-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4180/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 4180/182018-11-21 → 2018-11-21
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 210913Z nov in: a. 33-13-12N 121-55-08E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 3612/182018-11-21 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received from vessel chient tsao in 18-45.28S 020-20.25W on 20 nov
    South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 3597/182018-11-20 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 12-23N 044-50W at 200345Z nov
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 3596/182018-11-20 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 27-00N 083-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  14. HYDROPAC 4171/182018-11-20 → 2018-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5 meter vessel in vicinity 16-13.5S 137-32.8E at 200020Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 3588/182018-11-19 → 2018-11-24
    Man overboard from vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 3582/182018-11-19 → 2018-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-40.98N 009-10.20W at 182042Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 4162/182018-11-19 → 2018-11-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-37.4S 070-41.4E at 171653Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 4160/182018-11-19 → 2018-12-07
    19 foot vessel, one person on board, overdue pohnpei (06-52.0N 158-14.0E) to ant atoll (06-46.5N 157-57.6E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  19. HYDROPAC 4159/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4158/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 3581/182018-11-18 → 2018-12-07
    20 foot vessel, capsized and adrift in 23-21.1N 079-24.2W
    Old Bahama Channel · Western North Atlantic Bahamas
  21. HYDROPAC 4158/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received 32-58.0S 151-53.1E at 181938Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 4156/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 32-57.8S 151-52.8E at 181754Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 4154/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-30
    Man overboard from F/V suba pathum 04 in 04-19N 077-44E at 171530Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 4153/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-25
    Man overboard from F/V shen hui 04 in 11-00S 059-20E at 172000Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROLANT 3577/182018-11-18 → 2018-12-07
    21 foot S/V coco, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 3575/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3574/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  27. HYDROLANT 3574/182018-11-17 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V carolina odyssea in 35-31.6N 074-20.2W
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  28. HYDROPAC 4150/182018-11-17 → 2018-11-25
    Man overboard from M/V noni in 11-37S 070-41E
    Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROLANT 3571/182018-11-17 → 2018-12-07
    Vessel unreported el kala (36-56-47N 008-14-12E) to italy at 080200Z nov
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria To Italy
  30. HYDROPAC 4149/182018-11-17 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received from M/V maran gas sparta in position 35-46N 168-29E
    North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 4147/182018-11-17 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V zhedaiyu in 26-57N 123-58E at 170220Z nov
    East China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 4146/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-18
    F/V sato maru, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 36-02N 148-58E at 162300Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  33. HYDROLANT 3562/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-16
    Man overboard from vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 4137/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-17
    F/V tg 92468TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 07-16.8N 104-50.6E at 252300Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROLANT 3553/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-19
    Man overboard from vessel in 31-20.68S 051-52.92W on 16 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 4132/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-19
    F/V sato maru, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 35-44N 148-52E at…
    Western North Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 3552/182018-11-16 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 61-45S 000-15W at 160306Z nov
    Eastern South Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 3549/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    M/V centennial harmony, requesting assistance in 45-55.3N 047-01.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 3546/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-15
    Distress signal received from M/V centennial harmony in 45-56.8N 047-04.2W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 4126/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    F/V qb 92701 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-28N 107-36E at 110800Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  41. HYDROPAC 4125/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    M/V kuong ying disabled and adrift in 03-01N 086-01E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 4120/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-16
    F/V na 95889TS, ten persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-04N 107-14E at…
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 4117/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    F/V kuang ying, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-01.6S 086-01.4E at 150100Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROLANT 3533/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    42 foot S/V paradox, white hull, taking on water in vicinity 16-00N 087-00W
    Gulf of Honduras · Honduras
  45. NAVAREA IV 977/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-14
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 973/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  46. HYDROLANT 3529/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received from S/V noir desir in 19-35N 044-57W
    North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 3526/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-30
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, unreported
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  48. HYDROPAC 4107/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-30
    Vessel ND2485, six persons on board, sank due to collision in 20-34.85N 106-44.57E at 132230Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 4103/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4102/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 4102/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-38.40S 147-03.53E at 131846Z nov
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea

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