Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2019

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 2019
1,453
still in force
0
vs 2018
-28%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,163
  • HYDROLANT223
  • NAVAREA IV46
  • NAVAREA XII16
  • HYDROARC5

Where · top seas

South China Sea33433%
North Pacific Ocean17618%
South Atlantic Ocean919%
South Pacific Ocean808%
North Atlantic Ocean768%
Arabian Sea626%
Coral Sea616%
Indian Ocean596%
Philippine Sea323%
Laccadive Sea293%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2019 · 1,453

  1. NAVAREA IV 1127/192019-12-31 → 2020-01-01
    Western north atlantic 50 foot S/V payaso, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported virginia beach…
  2. HYDROLANT 4022/192019-12-31 → 2020-01-17
    Seven meter S/V maximum overdue madeira (32-45.6N 016-57.7W) to tenerife (28-27.7N 16-15.0W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Madeira To Canary Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 4309/192019-12-31 → 2019-12-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4281/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 4308/192019-12-31 → 2020-01-02
    Man overboard from F/V madurani 03 in 02-37N 079-10E at 301130Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 4306/192019-12-31 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-22.5N 111-05.4E
    South China Sea · China
  6. HYDROPAC 4304/192019-12-31 → 2019-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-15.13S 143-57.33E at 310427Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. NAVAREA IV 1124/192019-12-30 → 2019-12-31
    87 foot F/V olivia catherine, four persons on board, sinking in vicinity 40-44N 067-04W at 302005Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 4014/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-03
    Life raft adrift in vicinity 36-53N 026-49W at 301930Z dec
    North Atlantic · Azores
  9. HYDROPAC 4293/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-01
    Vessel baruna jaya raya, white and blue hull, five persons on board, overdue kalukuang port (05-06.8S…
    Java Sea · Bali Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROLANT 3999/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-52.55S 048-19.57W on 29 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 4289/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-24
    F/V ryofuku maru 1 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-58.32S 123-30.59W
    Eastern South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 4287/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-02
    Man overboard from M/V norweigan jewel in 39-23.1S 177-45.0E at 291743Z dec
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  13. HYDROLANT 3996/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-17
    Distress signal received from vessel, white and red hull, three persons onboard, in vicinity 43-00N 004-00E…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  14. HYDROPAC 4283/192019-12-29 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-54.0N 110-39.1E at 292038Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  15. HYDROPAC 4282/192019-12-29 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-39.8N 117-44.4E at 291424Z dec
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 4281/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-31
    Five meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue coffs harbour to sawtell shoal (30-22.0S 153-07.8E)
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 4280/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-30
    Seven meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue wewak (03-34.68S 143-39.61E) to derimbat village manus…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 4279/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-30
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 94696 ts in 12-44N 116-28E at 290148Z dec
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 4274/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4273/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 4273/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V eve in vicinity 41-03.87S 149-16.67E at 231122Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 3983/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-29
    Vessel unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 4270/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 43-48S 173-09E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  23. HYDROPAC 4269/192019-12-28 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-55N 158-26E
    Western North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 4268/192019-12-27 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received from canoe, two persons on board, in vicinity 12-00S 044-00E
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros Islands
  25. HYDROPAC 4260/192019-12-27 → 2020-01-05
    Seven meter vessel, orange and white hull, 12 persons on board, overdue buka island (05-23.6S 154-41.8E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROLANT 3959/192019-12-26 → 2020-01-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 41-46.33S 022-22.33W on 25 dec
    South Atlantic
  27. HYDROPAC 4253/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-26
    Distress signal received from helicopter in 31-04S 153-04E
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 4252/192019-12-25 → 2020-01-10
    Two persons missing from F/V khwaja MADAD-6
    Arabian Sea · India
  29. HYDROLANT 3955/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-26
    Two persons missing from F/V comandante mateus
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 4250/192019-12-25 → 2020-01-09
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98135TS in 09-14N 108-44E at 240100Z dec
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 4246/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4244/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 4244/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V neva home in 34-09.20S 114-50.40E at 250147Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 3953/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-55.63S 043-48.50W on 24 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 4236/192019-12-24 → 2019-12-25
    F/V dna 90764TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-10N 108-35E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 4229/192019-12-23 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-36.3N 146-13.0E at 222242Z dec
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  36. NAVAREA XII 655/192019-12-20 → 2020-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-59.4N 098-07.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 3922/192019-12-20 → 2019-12-21
    Fishing vessel adrift three persons on board in vicinity 19-00S 39-00W at 20 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 4213/192019-12-20 → 2019-12-23
    F/V na 90153TS, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to broken propeller in 18-37N 106-58E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 4206/192019-12-19 → 2019-12-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-45.8N 167-42.4E
    North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 3897/192019-12-19 → 2019-12-20
    Vessel wrecked, four persons missing
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 3892/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-13S 048-43W on 18 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 4201/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4191/19 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 4196/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-20
    40 foot F/V suriki priya 01, yellow and green hull four persons on board, reported disabled and adrift in…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  44. HYDROPAC 4195/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-25
    Vessel sank in 08-09-23S 110-36-13E at 180900Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 4194/192019-12-18 → 2020-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-43.1S 135-26.8E at 180916Z dec
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 4192/192019-12-18 → 2020-01-03
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98367TS in vicinity 10-18N 108-48E at 171030Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 4191/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-18
    Vessel sea mark, 23 persons on board, on fire in 24-44-07N 144-40-53E at 180737Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 4189/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-24
    Vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 4187/192019-12-17 → 2019-12-20
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 13-16.8N 073-45.9E at 170350Z dec
    Arabian Sea · India
  50. HYDROLANT 3869/192019-12-17 → 2019-12-24
    F/V isan maru III, six persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast

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