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

By month

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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. HYDROPAC 2506/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-23
    Three persons overboard from vessel capsized and adrift in 10-40.44N 122-35.00E on 03 aug
    Sulu Sea · Philippines
  2. HYDROPAC 2503/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-10
    19 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  3. HYDROPAC 2502/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-08
    12 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 33-26.2S 153-40.9E at 050500Z aug
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2501/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2490/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 2496/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-07
    Two persons missing from capsized vessel between madang (04-51S 145-49E) and karkar island (04-40S 145-52E)
    Vitiaz Strait · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 2494/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2457/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 2390/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-06
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-45.20S 048-20.80W at 04 aug 19
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  8. NAVAREA IV 682/192019-08-04 → 2019-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-45N 093-15W at 031314Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico
  9. HYDROPAC 2492/192019-08-04 → 2019-08-08
    Vessel melstesye, seven person on board, disabled and adrift in 02-23-56N 125-46-18E at 030500Z aug
    Molucca Sesa · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 2490/192019-08-04 → 2019-08-05
    F/V qng 94589 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-20N 110-30E at…
    South China Sea Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2488/192019-08-03 → 2019-08-23
    Distress signal received from M/V sc eternity ylvii in 05-58N 105-58E at 031647Z aug
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2487/192019-08-03 → 2019-08-19
    F/V cm 91548 ts sank in 08-19N 103-38E at 021200Z aug
    Gulf of Thailand
  13. HYDROPAC 2483/192019-08-03 → 2019-08-04
    F/V qng 94589 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-20N 110-25E at 020001Z aug
    South China Sea Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 2476/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-10.7N 105-26.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2475/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-16
    F/V bd 97999 tso, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-30N 112-40E at 312300Z…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2464/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-16
    F/V qng 96318 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-34N 113-16E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2463/192019-08-02 → 2019-08-10
    F/V bd 96022 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to a broken rudder in 15-11N 110-48E at…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2462/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-04
    F/V qna 91108 ts, 12 persons on board, flooded and adrift in 15-56N 111-46E at 012000Z aug
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 2360/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-16
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 2457/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-05
    F/V bd 95238 ts, five persons on board disabled and adrift in 11-35N 113-58E at 010100Z aug
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2455/192019-08-01 → 2019-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-30.3N 145-50.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. NAVAREA XII 337/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-16
    Vessel dulc maria, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-15N 077-47W
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  23. HYDROLANT 2353/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-01
    Vessel caculinha, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2453/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-01
    Seven meter M/V panaboy, white and green hull, five persons on board, overdue badu island (10-06.91S…
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2451/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-16
    Vessel kwassa, numerous persons on board, overdue and disabled due to engine failure in vicinity of mayotte…
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar
  26. HYDROPAC 2450/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-03
    Vessel km pieces unreported
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2446/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-16
    Vessel kn sinar harapan, aground and taking on water in vicinity 01-52N 107-55E at 302100Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROARC 150/192019-07-31 → 2019-07-31
    Vessel, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  29. HYDROPAC 2434/192019-07-30 → 2019-08-16
    F/V th 90068 ts, nine persons on board, overdue lach quen (19-11N 105-44E) to fishing grounds and return at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 2433/192019-07-30 → 2019-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-15.0N 096-45.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 2325/192019-07-30 → 2019-07-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-19.37S 048-30.37W on 29 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2429/192019-07-30 → 2019-07-31
    F/V na 93979TS, 19 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-10N 107-50E at 272300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROLANT 2322/192019-07-30 → 2019-07-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 30-00.07S 051-15.90W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  34. HYDROLANT 2321/192019-07-30 → 2019-08-16
    Man overboard from vessel in 06-37.0S 034-48.6W
    Western South Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 2427/192019-07-29 → 2019-07-30
    F/V kh 99658TS and F/V kh 91558TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-20N 109-52E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 2426/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter vessel ki in vicinity 19-04S 169-43W
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  37. HYDROLANT 2310/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    32 foot M/V still rumming, white hull, four persons on board, overdue orange beach (29-53.08N 089-56.73W) at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  38. HYDROPAC 2425/192019-07-29 → 2019-07-30
    F/V na 95058 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-54N 106-47E at 270600Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2417/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-16.3N 115-14.1E at 290836Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  40. NAVAREA IV 663/192019-07-28 → 2019-08-16
    Derelict orange life raft reported in vicinity 28-26.14N 092-02.94W at 281936Z jul 19
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  41. HYDROLANT 2304/192019-07-28 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received from M/V paramaconi in 07-24.8N 044-40.7W on 27 jul
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2303/192019-07-28 → 2019-08-15
    Man overboard reported in 05-14.43S 035-20.27W on 27 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 2300/192019-07-27 → 2019-08-16
    Helicopter, one person on board, missing
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Corsica
  44. HYDROPAC 2405/192019-07-27 → 2019-07-27
    S/V danica reports crew member with possible heart attack in 17-50S 160-28E at 271135Z jul
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  45. HYDROLANT 2297/192019-07-27 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from S/V attitudes in vicinity 44-23.4N 008-52.1E
    Ligurian Sea · Italy
  46. HYDROPAC 2403/192019-07-27 → 2019-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-51-50N 159-00-10E at 170719Z jul
    North Pacific Ocean
  47. HYDROLANT 2290/192019-07-26 → 2019-08-09
    16 meter S/V mahe 3, two persons onboard, unreported canary islands (28-11.00N 16-51.21W) to caribbean sea
    Atlantic Ocean · Spain
  48. HYDROPAC 2387/192019-07-25 → 2019-08-09
    F/V NA-HM0087TS, one person onboard disabled and possibly adrift
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2386/192019-07-25 → 2019-07-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2381/19 and this msg vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROLANT 2262/192019-07-25 → 2019-07-27
    Helicopter, one person on board, missing in vicinity 43-00N 009-00E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Corsica

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