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 1611/192019-05-13 → 2019-05-31
    Two fishermen missing from F/V bt 97975TS in vicinity 07-01N 105-04E at 071600Z may
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1610/192019-05-13 → 2019-05-14
    Nine meter vessel, blue hull, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 1609/192019-05-13 → 2019-05-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1604/19 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1607/192019-05-12 → 2019-05-31
    11 meter S/V sal darago, green hull, two persons on board, overdue nuku hiva (08-59.64S 140-05.22W) to…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1606/192019-05-12 → 2019-05-13
    F/V py 95345 ts, six persons on board, disabled and drifting due to engine failure in 12-35N 112-56E at…
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1604/192019-05-12 → 2019-05-13
    Three persons missing from sinking m/v. last known position in 1-00N 105-00E at 051000Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  7. NAVAREA XII 172/192019-05-12 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received from M/V mol prestige in 48-31N 142-03W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1601/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-51.40S 124-07.93E at 001727Z may
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1600/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    F/V py 95345 ts, 06 persons on board, disabled and drifting due to engine failure in 12-48N 113-05E at…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1599/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-31
    F/V qb 93473 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-41N 108-41E at 111110Z may
    South China Sea · China
  11. HYDROPAC 1598/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-31
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-36.13S 143-42.93E at 111305Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1597/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-12
    F/V na 93173 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-37N 106-37E at 111100Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1590/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-11
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 102218Z may in: a. 00-31.98S 166-57.48E
    Western South Pacific · South Pacific · Nauru
  14. HYDROPAC 1583/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-24
    Seven meter vessel, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (3-07S 152-38E) and tanga…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 1581/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-24
    Distress signal received in 25-46N 123-50E at 101449Z may
    East China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1579/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-10
    14 meter S/V witch doctor, white hull, unreported gulf harbour marina (36-28.62S 175-04.56E) to nelson…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Bay · New Zealand
  17. HYDROPAC 1578/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-12
    F/V py 95345TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-55N 113-11E at 100145Z…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1576/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-17
    F/V shuenn ching NO1, one person on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 1574/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1471/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Selat Sunda · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 1572/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1565/19 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papau New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 1571/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-13
    46 foot S/V amelia, white hull, two person on board, unreported
    Southern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 1566/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1562/19 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 1565/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Two vessels, seven meters and one vessel, eight meters, 24 persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-42S…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papau New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 1562/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Vessel phuong nam 09 sank in 20-13N 106-50E at 082345Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 1561/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-10
    F/V py 95345TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-07N 113-11E at 081215Z…
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1553/192019-05-08 → 2019-05-09
    F/V py 95345TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-08N 113-10E at 071400Z…
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 1552/192019-05-08 → 2019-05-24
    Two vessels overdue: a. six meter wooden vessel, three persons on board
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  28. HYDROPAC 1539/192019-05-07 → 2019-05-07
    Distress signal received from vessel tenn mihg yang 268 in vicinity 34-53.5S 041-48.4E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 1534/192019-05-07 → 2019-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-06.4S 115-37.4E at 070154Z may
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1533/192019-05-06 → 2019-05-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1505/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1528/192019-05-06 → 2019-05-07
    F/V qna 90315TS and F/V qna 90378TS, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1525/192019-05-06 → 2019-05-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1444/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 1524/192019-05-06 → 2019-05-06
    F/V qna 90315TS and F/V qna 90378TS, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1523/192019-05-05 → 2019-05-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1490/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 1521/192019-05-05 → 2019-05-08
    Two vessels overdue: a. six meter wooden vessel, three persons on board
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  36. HYDROPAC 1514/192019-05-04 → 2019-05-04
    15 meter S/V brenda j grounded and two persons entering liferaft in 41-00S 148-21.3E at 041220Z may
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  37. HYDROPAC 1513/192019-05-04 → 2019-05-24
    Distress signal received in 19-09.00N 072-34.25E at 041609Z may
    Arabian Sea · India
  38. HYDROPAC 1505/192019-05-04 → 2019-05-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in position 23-23.2N 127-50.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1496/192019-05-03 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 36-00N 123-00.0W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  40. HYDROPAC 1495/192019-05-03 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 38-30N 124-30.0W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  41. HYDROLANT 1374/192019-05-03 → 2019-05-17
    Vessel salmo XII, six persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 1484/192019-05-03 → 2019-05-06
    Derelict 40 meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 00-35.7N 173-34.5E at 030500Z may
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  43. HYDROPAC 1483/192019-05-03 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-40.5N 116-33.7E
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1480/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received in 02-16.27N 108-19.92E at 021421Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 1474/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-17
    Distress signal received from F/V supun PUTHA2 in 13-10N 085-21E at 302130Z apr
    Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 1473/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-02
    Distress signal received in 02-18N 107-44.4E at 020830Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 1471/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-09
    M/V pusaka raya 07 sinking in vicinity 05-57-21S 105-51-18E
    Selat Sunda · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 1469/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-17
    Fisherman missing from F/V bth 80541TS in vicinity 10-36N 107-53E at 011930Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1468/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-05
    F/V dna 57016TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-39N 107-19E at 011000Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1465/192019-05-02 → 2019-05-17
    F/V mr wind unreported
    Eastern North Pacific

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