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. NAVAREA IV 973/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-14
    Vessel mistica unreported in vicinity punta canoas (10-33.69N 075-30.92W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  2. HYDROLANT 3519/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-59.7N 075-12.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  3. HYDROLANT 3518/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Seven meter S/V coco, white hull, two persons on board, unreported in vicinity 36-00N 014-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 3517/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Nine meter S/V alisandre, one person on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROPAC 4095/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3993/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Western Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 4089/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4088/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4088/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-12
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 121918Z nov in: a. 27-47-31N 123-00-03E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 4087/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V frontier spirit in 56-34.7N 172-40.1W
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  9. HYDROPAC 4086/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-19
    F/V aqua mas 05, red hull, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 07-36-27S 106-50-59E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 4083/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3918/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 4082/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-30
    F/V luminous, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 13-12N 071-18E
    Arabian Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 4079/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-19
    Tug fortunsius sinking in 03-43.13N 108-00.15E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 4077/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4074/18 and this msg
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 4076/182018-11-12 → 2018-11-19
    F/V aqua mas 05, red hull, four persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 07-36-27S 106-50-59E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 4074/182018-11-11 → 2018-11-12
    Distress signal received from M/V ophelia in vicinity 33-50S 125-43E at 112133Z nov
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 4073/182018-11-11 → 2018-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-36N 153-57E at 111931Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 3501/182018-11-11 → 2018-11-11
    Distress signal received from vessel les calanques in 50-55N 011-20W
    Celtic Sea · Ireland
  18. HYDROPAC 4067/182018-11-11 → 2018-11-13
    F/V dna 90198 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-10N 109-45E at…
    South China Sea · China
  19. HYDROPAC 4062/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-43.9N 121-10.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 4061/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    Man overboard from M/V bahmanshir 110 in 26-12N 051-11E at 100730Z nov
    Persian Gulf · Qatar
  21. HYDROLANT 3496/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    F/V loun, 12PERSONS on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  22. HYDROLANT 3495/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    Liferaft sighted, in vicinity 47-44.7N 006-05.4W at 101254Z nov
    Celtic Sea · France
  23. HYDROPAC 4060/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-13
    F/V capsized and adrift, white and blue hull, in 08-40.1N 075-48.9E at 100518Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India
  24. HYDROPAC 4057/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 100852Z nov in 24-36-35N 118-10-29E at 100852Z nov
    Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · China
  25. HYDROLANT 3493/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-23
    F/V yu feng 202, five persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 12-34N 017-34W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  26. HYDROPAC 4055/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4050/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROLANT 3490/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-23
    M/V marie elena reports person requiring medical assistance in 33-14N 070-47W at 091700Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 4050/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-10
    Vessel bc 255 ts, bamboo hull, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROLANT 3487/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-23
    42 foot S/V molto bene, white hull, two persons on board, unreported to bermuda (32-20N 064-45W)
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia To Bermuda
  30. HYDROLANT 3478/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-12
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 40-27.43N 017-47.31W at 090457Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 4037/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-59N 138-14E
    Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 4036/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-10
    F/V qb 91727 ts, 19 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to rudder failure in 18-06.01N 108-08.01E at…
    South China Sea · China
  33. HYDROLANT 3474/182018-11-08 → 2018-11-16
    28 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 27-54.5N 094-00.1W at 081715Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  34. HYDROPAC 4034/182018-11-08 → 2018-11-23
    Japan DNC 23
    East Chine Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 4025/182018-11-07 → 2018-11-10
    Derelict 22 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 24-38.3N 144-00.6E at 072048Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 3465/182018-11-07 → 2018-11-23
    Nine meter S/V voyage II, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tangier (35-46N 005-48W) to canary…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco To Canary Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 4024/182018-11-07 → 2018-11-23
    Distress signal received in 26-07N 123-36E at 071812Z nov
    East China Sea
  38. HYDROLANT 3456/182018-11-07 → 2018-11-09
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 40-46.59N 018-16.55W at 070539Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 3453/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-15.0S 013-11.3E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  40. HYDROPAC 4013/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-23
    Vessel, two persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity ascold island (42-45N 132-20E) at 060945Z nov
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  41. HYDROPAC 4012/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-06
    Distress signal received from M/V bavand in 08-22.8N 109-35.0E at 061331Z nov
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 3450/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-23
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-41N 014-20E at 061212Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 4008/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-07
    Six meter vessel, white and orange hull, six persons on board, overdue lae (06-44.0S 146-59.0E) to umboi…
    Solomon Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROLANT 3442/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-08
    F/V novo horizonte III, numerous persons on board, adrift in vicinity 23-55.14S 044-08.20W on 05 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  45. NAVAREA XII 479/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-50.1N 124-12.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROLANT 3440/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-08
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 46-44N 007-46W at 051100Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 3996/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-23
    F/V laksiri 04, white and green hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-20N 084-05E at…
    Bay of Bengal
  48. HYDROPAC 3995/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-07
    Man overboard from F/V bt 98135TS in vicinity 08-53N 104-21E at 030700Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 3993/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-13
    Man overboard from M/V kmarin azur in vicinity 16-24.1S 060-38.2E at 041830Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 3992/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-21
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93986TS in vicinity 08-04N 107-05E at 031140Z nov
    South China Sea

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