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 3306/182018-10-21 → 2018-11-09
    S/V debejour, white hull, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  2. HYDROPAC 3831/182018-10-21 → 2018-10-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3828/18 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 3830/182018-10-21 → 2018-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in: a. 40-01-58N 154-14-54E b. 35-02-34N 128-58-55E at 210850Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3828/182018-10-21 → 2018-10-21
    Man overboard from vessel capsized and adrift in 02-07-05S 106-17-30E at 201500Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3826/182018-10-21 → 2018-10-21
    S/V laaland, one person on board, dismasted and taking on water in 38-55.40S 104-12.93E at 210042Z oct
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 3823/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3820/18 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 3303/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3300/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Egypt
  8. HYDROPAC 3822/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-21
    S/V laaland, one person on board, dismasted and taking on water in 39-01.6S 104-06.8E at 201900Z oct
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 3821/182018-10-20 → 2018-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-51.36S 159-53.34W
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 3300/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    Distress signal received from vessel luban in 32-47.9N 031-42.7E at 201530Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Egypt
  11. HYDROPAC 3820/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    30 foot vessel, four persons on board, taking on water in 18-33.53S 147-13.73E at 201313Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3819/182018-10-20 → 2018-11-09
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97247 ts in 16-30N 113-50E
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3816/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3814/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3814/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-21S 130-46E at 200730Z oct
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3811/182018-10-20 → 2018-11-09
    Man overboard from F/V py 94506 ts in vicinity 13-36.3N 109-30.9E at 182300Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3808/182018-10-20 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-34N 155-31E at 192305Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3807/182018-10-19 → 2018-11-02
    India
    Arabian Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 3800/182018-10-19 → 2018-10-22
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 44-12S 075-15W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  19. HYDROPAC 3795/182018-10-18 → 2018-10-19
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-26.51S 172-11.23W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  20. HYDROPAC 3794/182018-10-18 → 2018-10-19
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-25.3S 172-13.1W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  21. HYDROPAC 3793/182018-10-18 → 2018-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-01.87N 151-53.66E
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3787/182018-10-18 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received in 26-06N 123-17E at 180721Z oct
    East China Sea · Japan
  23. HYDROPAC 3786/182018-10-18 → 2018-10-19
    F/V qn 90184 ts, five persons on board, disabled due and adrift to engine failure in 17-52.93N 106-59.68E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROLANT 3255/182018-10-17 → 2018-10-17
    Aircraft falcon 2, unreported last know position in 37-54.3N 009-59.1E at 171045Z oct
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  25. HYDROLANT 3254/182018-10-17 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received from M/V norient saturn in 33-57.1N 041-58.9W at 170050Z oct
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 3253/182018-10-17 → 2018-11-02
    25 foot vessel, blue and white hull, one person on board, overdue haulover inlet (25-53-59N 080-07-26W) to…
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  27. HYDROPAC 3777/182018-10-17 → 2018-10-18
    F/V bd 99399 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-20N 109-51E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3776/182018-10-17 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V yu hua in 08-10.7N 115-33.6E at 162349Z oct
    South China Sea · Philippines
  29. HYDROPAC 3775/182018-10-16 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-30-46N 153-00-25E at 161930Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROLANT 3248/182018-10-16 → 2018-11-02
    40 foot S/V annataisia, white with blue trim, one person on board, unreported cape canaveral (28-23N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To North Carolina
  31. HYDROPAC 3772/182018-10-16 → 2018-10-17
    F/V bd 99399 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-49N 109-56E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 3767/182018-10-16 → 2018-10-20
    F/V qng 96354TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-34N 114-20E at 160200Z…
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3766/182018-10-16 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 151940Z oct in: a. 31-13-58N 125-03-10E
    Western North Pacific · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. NAVAREA XII 432/182018-10-16 → 2018-10-16
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 431/18 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 3765/182018-10-15 → 2018-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-02N 146-43E at 152203Z oct
    Western North Pacific · Mariana Islands
  36. NAVAREA XII 431/182018-10-15 → 2018-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-02.1N 133-00.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 3762/182018-10-15 → 2018-10-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-20N 149-30.7E
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 3757/182018-10-15 → 2018-11-02
    34.5 feet F/V danuja puthareg, white hull, five persons on board, unreported
    By of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 3756/182018-10-15 → 2018-10-19
    F/V qna 90398 ts, 13 persons on board, flooding due to collision in 18-32N 113-20E at 150610Z oct
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 3753/182018-10-15 → 2018-10-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-30N 158-45E at 150007Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3747/182018-10-14 → 2018-10-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3745/18 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  42. HYDROPAC 3745/182018-10-14 → 2018-10-14
    40 foot F/V dinel 02, blue hull, six persons on board, overdue kudawella (05-59N 080-44E) to fishing grounds…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  43. HYDROPAC 3742/182018-10-14 → 2018-10-24
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93691 ts in 07-20N 103-40E at 092200Z oct
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 3225/182018-10-14 → 2018-11-02
    27 foot F/V defender, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  45. HYDROPAC 3741/182018-10-13 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received in 00-49.39N 089-21.05W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  46. HYDROLANT 3223/182018-10-13 → 2018-10-17
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 26-24.71N 090-53.16W at 131412Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  47. HYDROLANT 3220/182018-10-13 → 2018-11-02
    Vessel, four persons on board, on fire in 29-36N 093-18W at 131305Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  48. HYDROPAC 3740/182018-10-13 → 2018-10-15
    F/V na 90988 ts, 18 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 19-02N 106-59E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROLANT 3218/182018-10-13 → 2018-11-02
    Vessel sinking in 43-31N 032-23E
    Black Sea · Ukraine
  50. HYDROPAC 3737/182018-10-13 → 2018-11-02
    Man overboard from F/V in 09-20N 075-48E at 121630Z oct
    Arabian Sea · India

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