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 2998/192019-10-02 → 2019-10-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-17S 043-29W on 01 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 3253/192019-10-02 → 2019-10-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3158/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROLANT 2996/192019-10-02 → 2019-10-18
    164 foot M/V bourbon rhode, 14 persons on board, sunk in 16-05N 040-02W at 261200Z sep
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 3248/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3247/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 3247/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from M/V tian sheng you 7 at 010931Z in: a. 30-30-10N 122-04-15E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3244/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-18
    Distress signal received in 25-59N 121-49E at 010759Z oct
    East China Sea · Taiwan
  7. HYDROPAC 3243/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-03
    Derelict 19 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 42-24.4N 156-46.0E at 010236ZZ oct
    Western North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3241/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-14.96S 135-06.24W at 302229Z sep
    Eastern South Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 2987/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 55-42S 032-36W
    Scotia Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3234/192019-09-30 → 2019-10-18
    F/V na 93010 ts sank in 17-42.16N 106-39.13E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3233/192019-09-30 → 2019-10-18
    Distress signal received from vessel in 22-54N 119-03E at 300737Z
    Taiwan Strait · Taiwan
  12. HYDROPAC 3229/192019-09-30 → 2019-10-03
    Derelict 15 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 36-14.1S 150-20.2E at 300415Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3226/192019-09-29 → 2019-10-18
    Distress signal received from M/V trinity glory in 03-24.8N 109-47.4E at 291154Z sep
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 3222/192019-09-29 → 2019-10-18
    F/V ambika prasad sank in 20-22N 071-11E at 282230Z sep
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Khambhat · India
  15. HYDROPAC 3220/192019-09-29 → 2019-09-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3142/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 3217/192019-09-29 → 2019-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.7 meter vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 26-49.27S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3216/192019-09-28 → 2019-10-18
    38 foot F/V lakshi duwa 01, blue and white hull, six persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea · India
  18. HYDROPAC 3215/192019-09-28 → 2019-10-02
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, overdue kubugam (04-49.1S 145-46.6E) to karkar island (04-43.7S 145-53.2E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 3212/192019-09-28 → 2019-09-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3209/19 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 3211/192019-09-28 → 2019-09-28
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, overdue kubugam (09-49.1S 145-46.6E) to karkar island (04-43.7S 145-53.2E)
    Bismarck Sea · Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 3209/192019-09-28 → 2019-09-28
    F/V on fire in 19-35S 104-55E at 270040Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROLANT 2970/192019-09-28 → 2019-09-30
    Search and rescue operations 300900Z to 301630Z sep in area bound by 35-50.0N 030-00.0E, 35-45.0N 030-10.0E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 2968/192019-09-28 → 2019-10-01
    Search and rescue exercises 0900Z to 1600Z daily 29 sep and 01 oct in area bound by 35-59.45N 028-58.16E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 2961/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-30
    Search and rescue operations 300900Z to 301600Z in area bound by 36-06.00N 029-26.00E, 35-50.00N 030-00.00E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3198/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-28
    Six meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, unreported badu island (10-09S 142-06E) to thursday…
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3189/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-30
    F/V bd 91379 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-37N 111-34E
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3184/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter vessel, white and blue hull, seven persons onboard, in…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3171/192019-09-26 → 2019-09-28
    F/V bv 95459 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 09-42N 108-10E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3169/192019-09-26 → 2019-09-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-36N 167-44W at 260603Z sep
    North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3168/192019-09-26 → 2019-09-27
    F/V py 90505TS, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-38N 111-11E at…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3166/192019-09-26 → 2019-10-03
    F/V qna 90569 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-36N 111-52E at 251400Z sep
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3165/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-02
    F/V dna 90929 ts, nine persons on board, sinking in 16-03N 111-49E at 252200Z sep
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3161/192019-09-25 → 2019-09-30
    Derelict F/V capsized and anchored in 26-36.34N 050-54.10E
    Persian Gulf · Bahrain
  34. HYDROPAC 3159/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-11
    F/V, green and white hull, three persons on board, overdue, last known position 10-00N 065-00E at 191800Z sep
    Arabian Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3158/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-02
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 3156/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-11
    F/V qb 92443 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-32N 107-34E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 3155/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-11
    20 meter F/V nia millah, white and blue hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  38. HYDROPAC 3153/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-11
    Distress signal received from F/V mahathayi in 16-06N 073-15E at 251047Z sep
    Arabian Sea · India
  39. HYDROLANT 2923/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-01
    Search and rescue operations 0900Z to 1600Z daily 29 sep thru 01 oct in area bound by 35-59.45N 028-58.16E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 3150/192019-09-25 → 2019-09-27
    F/V bd 97062TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-43N 108-03E at 250100Z…
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3148/192019-09-25 → 2019-10-11
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 04-45.9N 105-30.3E
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 3131/192019-09-24 → 2019-09-27
    Derelict 19 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 42-17-39N 155-32-12E at 231712Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 3129/192019-09-24 → 2019-09-26
    F/V na 98998TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 19-20N 107-20E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  44. HYDROPAC 3128/192019-09-24 → 2019-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-43N 149-46W at 231945Z sep
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 2901/192019-09-23 → 2019-09-23
    Search and rescue exercise in progress until 231400Z sep in area bound by 34-55N 031-29E, 34-55N 031-31E,…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 3116/192019-09-22 → 2019-09-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3107/19 and this msg, persons and vessel arrived safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 3114/192019-09-22 → 2019-09-25
    F/V qb 92049 ts six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-20N 109-30E at 220530Z…
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3111/192019-09-22 → 2019-09-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3105/19 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 3109/192019-09-22 → 2019-09-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3068/19 and this msg, search suspended
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 3107/192019-09-21 → 2019-09-22
    S/V, blue canopy, three persons on board, overdue
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea

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