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. HYDROLANT 153/182018-01-13 → 2018-02-02
    Aircraft down in vicinity 28-28.36N 091-08.78W at 132049Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  2. HYDROPAC 170/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-26
    F/V sank in vicinity 02-00N 104-46E at 12 jan
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  3. HYDROPAC 169/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-26
    F/V bv 98078 ts, four persons on board, flooding and sinking in 08-31N 108-35E
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 168/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-26
    One person missing from F/V bd 25428 ts in 12-50N 114-20E at 111800Z jan
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 164/182018-01-12 → 2018-01-26
    F/V th 90605 ts sank in 20-05N 107-41E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 150/182018-01-12 → 2018-01-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-00N 104-46E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  7. HYDROPAC 149/182018-01-12 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-56.8N 121-02.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 148/182018-01-12 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-00N 156-15E at 120332Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 145/182018-01-12 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received from vessel in 03-23.9N 105-34.3E at 120027Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROLANT 124/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 42-03.9N 010-50.8W at 101917Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 135/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel marclotin, three persons on board, overdue seychelles (04-35-00S 055-40-00E) to phuket (07-53-24N…
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Indian Ocean · Seychelles To Thailand
  12. HYDROPAC 134/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-26
    F/V th 3202 ts sank in 19-46.3N 105-56.7E at 101000Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 131/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-38.3N 121-52.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 128/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-46.37S 138-15.67E at 102158Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-shouth Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 120/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-51N 018-25E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  16. HYDROPAC 127/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-29.9N 138-57.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 126/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-14.6N 115-47.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROLANT 118/182018-01-10 → 2018-02-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-38N 018-46E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  19. HYDROLANT 117/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-10
    Cancel HYDROLANT 112/18 and this msg, search suspended
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 115/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    38 foot S/V aju IV, white hull, five persons on board, unreported cadiz (36-32N 006-17W) to canary islands
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Cadiz · Spain To Canary Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 120/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-13
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 05-37S 071-49E at 091440Z jan 18
    Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROLANT 112/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 43-00N 045-00W at 100641Z jan
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROPAC 117/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-14
    Vessel, seven persons on board, capsized and adrift between muschu island (03-25.0S 143-35.0E) and raboin…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 115/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-23
    Vessel km mega TOP3, green hull, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 114/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-11
    F/V qng 92370 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-33N 108-59E at 100320Z jan
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 113/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-17
    36 foot F/V nadeesha 02, white and red hull, seven persons on board, disabled due to collision in 05-44N…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  27. HYDROPAC 112/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Man overboard from F/V PY90468 ts in vicinity 14-10N 116-20E at 081700Z jan
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 111/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-11
    F/V na 90123 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-48.1N 106-42.3E at 100100Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 110/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Six meter F/V suiha, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Mayotte
  30. HYDROPAC 109/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-32.0N 135-44.4W at 092255Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 106/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    F/V th 1288 ts, three persons missing, sank in 19-41N 106-59E at 081400Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 103/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-42.2N 127-33.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 101/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 12-12N 056-18E at 091300Z jan
    Arabian Sea · Suqutra
  34. HYDROLANT 104/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel on fire in 25-50N 091-58W at 091030Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico
  35. HYDROLANT 102/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, white and blue hull, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 012-15E at 090518Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 91/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-10
    F/V qng 92370 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-36N 109-15E at 090200Z jan
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 90/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-09
    F/V th 1188 ts, five persons on board, three persons missing, sunk in 19-41N 106-59E at 081400Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  38. HYDROLANT 100/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-09
    Vessel, white and blue hull, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-58N 012-14E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROLANT 98/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-46N 014-07E at 082302Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 89/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-10.3N 143-46.4E
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 88/182018-01-09 → 2018-01-26
    F/V 91552 ts, sank in 19-33N 106-57E, five persons remain missing
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 87/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-26
    23 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue pakin atoll (07-03.6N 157-48.2E) to pohnpei…
    Western North Pacific
  43. HYDROLANT 94/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, dark grey hull, requesting assistance in vicinity of 33-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 86/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-09
    Vessel, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 19-45N 105-55E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 92/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-08
    Cancel HYDROLANT 65/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  46. HYDROPAC 81/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-12
    F/V th 90605 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 20-05N 107-41E at 080700Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 81/182018-01-08 → 2018-01-26
    Man overboard from F/V sh in yeou number 16 in vicinity 03-52S 020-10W on 07 jan
    South Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 75/182018-01-07 → 2018-01-26
    Distress signal received from vessel in 00-56.0N 104-27.9E at 071543Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROLANT 76/182018-01-07 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, white hull, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-00E at 070500Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROPAC 73/182018-01-07 → 2018-01-08
    White hull vessel with orange and yellow stripes, 21 persons on board, overdue oro bay (08-53.61S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea

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