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. HYDROLANT 3636/192019-11-27 → 2019-11-29
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 3899/192019-11-27 → 2019-12-02
    F/V th 90705TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-31N 107-23E at 261500Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3897/192019-11-27 → 2019-11-29
    23 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue tatau island (02-43.34S 151-58.44E) to simberi…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 3893/192019-11-26 → 2019-12-04
    Four persons overboard from capsized vessel adrift between namatanai (03-37.60S 152-24.67E) and lihir island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 3892/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-27
    F/V bv 99727 ts, two persons on board, disabled, flooding and anchored in 08-40N 108-15E at 260800Z nov
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3891/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-29
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue kerema (07-57S 145-48E) to kiwai islands (08-34S 143-28E)
    Gulf of Papua · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 3885/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3852/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  8. HYDROPAC 3881/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3796/19 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3880/192019-11-26 → 2019-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 63 foot F/V anthony g in 31-46.2N 124-15.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3863/192019-11-25 → 2019-11-29
    Vessel grand knight reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-15.59S 113-01.00W at 242100Z nov
    Eastern South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 3858/192019-11-25 → 2019-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-14.9N 155-06.4W at 242310Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  12. NAVAREA XII 597/192019-11-25 → 2019-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-14.9N 155-06.4W at 242310Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  13. HYDROLANT 3600/192019-11-24 → 2019-11-26
    F/V capt james, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-50.77N 036-12.65W on 24 nov 19
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 3853/192019-11-24 → 2019-12-13
    Man overboard from M/V costa fortuna in 09-12.28N 076-04.77E at 241225Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India
  15. HYDROPAC 3852/192019-11-24 → 2019-11-26
    Man overboard from M/V thalassa patris in vicinity 06-04.0N 079-01.4E at 2145Z on 22 nov
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  16. NAVAREA IV 1024/192019-11-24 → 2019-12-13
    35 foot M/V HMS me two, blue and white hull, one person on board, reported in distress in vicinity 36-13.2N…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  17. HYDROPAC 3851/192019-11-23 → 2019-11-25
    Vessel, six persons on board, disable and adrift, namatanai (03-37.60S 152-24.67E) to lihir island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 3849/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-48.0N 105-34.36E at 230511Z nov
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 3591/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-40S 037-49W on 22 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3847/192019-11-23 → 2019-11-24
    Man overboard from M/V thalassa patris in vicinity 06-44N 079-01.4E on 23 nov
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  21. HYDROPAC 3846/192019-11-23 → 2019-11-23
    Indonesia to thailand
    Banda Sea · Java Sea · Strait of Malacca
  22. HYDROPAC 3843/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-13
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Papau New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 3842/192019-11-23 → 2019-11-23
    Indonesia to thailand
    Banda Sea · Java Sea · Strait of Malacca
  24. HYDROPAC 3827/192019-11-22 → 2019-11-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift between manam island (04-04.63S 145-03.17E), karkar…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 3826/192019-11-22 → 2019-11-25
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue kavapi (05-26.35S 150-30.56E) and return on 210800Z nov
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 3825/192019-11-22 → 2019-12-02
    F/V cm 92129TS, six persons on board, sank in 08-07N 106-14E at 131830Z nov
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3817/192019-11-21 → 2019-11-23
    Distress signal received from F/V na 97201 ts, 16 persons on board, in vicinity 19-11N 106-17E at 210800Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3812/192019-11-21 → 2019-11-24
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 07-20N 140-20E at 200046Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3809/192019-11-20 → 2019-12-06
    13 meter M/V thetis, four persons on board, flooding in 30-13S 152-06W
    Eastern South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3806/192019-11-20 → 2019-12-06
    F/V dishantha putha 01, red and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble…
    Arabian Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3805/192019-11-20 → 2019-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 18 meter M/V satisfaction, five persons on board, in 27-03.33S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3804/192019-11-20 → 2019-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity 27-04.47S 113-22.87E at 201601Z nov 19
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 3802/192019-11-20 → 2019-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-16.93N 170-59.66E at 200645Z nov
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  34. HYDROPAC 3796/192019-11-20 → 2019-11-26
    F/V bd 91386 ts, 13 persons on board, aground in 10-32N 115-43E at 191700Z nov
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 3541/192019-11-19 → 2019-12-06
    Distress received from 44 foot S/V lady lana in vicinity 29-00N 076-00W at 190238Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 3786/192019-11-19 → 2019-11-19
    F/V, five persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-49.35S 124-50.12E
    Timor Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3780/192019-11-18 → 2019-11-21
    Two meter vessel, blue hull, one person on board, unreported
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 3769/192019-11-17 → 2019-11-18
    15 meter M/V lady german, orange hull, 13 persons on board, sunk off finschafen coast (06-38S 148-00E) at…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  39. NAVAREA IV 1002/192019-11-16 → 2019-11-21
    40 foot S/V sailing dove, two persons on board, reported possibly in distress
    Western North Atlantic · Maine
  40. HYDROPAC 3763/192019-11-16 → 2019-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from four meter vessel stinger in vicinity 21-00.7S 149-35.8E at 160133Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3748/192019-11-15 → 2019-11-29
    F/V kg 61093TS, five persons on board, sinking in vicinity 09-46N 103-22E at 142200Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3747/192019-11-15 → 2019-11-15
    F/V kg 61093TS, five persons on board, sinking in vicinity 09-46N 103-22E at 142200Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 3746/192019-11-15 → 2019-11-21
    Search and rescue exercise 202300Z to 210200Z nov in area within 100 miles of 28-00N 134-00E
    Philippine Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3743/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-29
    F/V qng 98056 ts reports crewman with head injury requiring medical assistance in 18-00N 107-16E at 141030Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 3741/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-29
    17 meter F/V lord of the ocean, 11 persons on board, green hull, disabled and adrift in 19-01N 070-10E
    Arabian Sea · India
  46. HYDROPAC 3739/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-15
    F/V, six persons on board, sunk in 10-22N 108-21E at 140740Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3738/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-15
    Vessel yong shun, 18 persons on board, on fire in 10-15.07N 107-04.34E at 140715Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROLANT 3492/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-18
    Search and rescue operations 181200Z to 181600Z nov in area bound by 42-31N 036-01E, 42-19N 035-43E, 42-38N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  49. HYDROPAC 3736/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-14
    Distress signal received from vessel gom 5 in vicinity of 20-21.8S 150-35.9E at 140245Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 3733/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3730/19 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands

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