Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2020

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 2020
1,283
still in force
0
vs 2019
-12%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,030
  • HYDROLANT185
  • NAVAREA IV38
  • NAVAREA XII30

Where · top seas

South China Sea31837%
North Pacific Ocean16719%
South Pacific Ocean657%
North Atlantic Ocean647%
South Atlantic Ocean627%
Indian Ocean627%
Coral Sea486%
Arabian Sea303%
Bismarck Sea283%
Black Sea233%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2020 · 1,283

  1. HYDROPAC 3903/202020-12-31 → 2020-12-31
    Six meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity of 13-58.73S 128-16.25E on 31 dec
    Timor Sea · Australia-northwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 3895/202020-12-31 → 2021-01-03
    Man overboard from F/V cm 95156 in 09-12N 104-10E at 302100Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3891/202020-12-31 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-49.9S 118-06.5E at 310742Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 3887/202020-12-31 → 2021-01-15
    18 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, unreported gabo island (37-33.78S 149-54.66E) to deal…
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3886/202020-12-31 → 2021-01-15
    F/V bv 98868TS, three persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3883/202020-12-31 → 2021-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-22N 162-50E
    North Pacific · Micronesia
  7. HYDROPAC 3882/202020-12-31 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received in 03-44N 136-08E
    Western North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3876/202020-12-30 → 2021-01-21
    Search and rescue operations in progress until 20 jan 21 in area bound by 16-58.0S 178-26.0E, 17-00.0S…
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  9. HYDROPAC 3875/202020-12-30 → 2020-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-56.4S 122-31.9E at 300036Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3874/202020-12-30 → 2020-12-31
    F/V qb 98210TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 16-06N 108-50E at 292315Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3870/202020-12-29 → 2020-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V in vicinity 24-32.7S 152-48.3E at 292232Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. NAVAREA IV 1236/202020-12-29 → 2020-12-30
    Vessel possibly in distress, smoke reported in vicinity 40-54N 050-28W at 291400Z dec
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 3869/202020-12-29 → 2021-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz by M/V senipah in vicinity 08-40.4S 113-48.0E at 290828Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROLANT 3991/202020-12-28 → 2021-01-07
    Man overboard from vessel september in 26-51.90S 048-33.36W on 26 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3862/202020-12-28 → 2020-12-28
    Distress signal received from F/V py 90477 ts, six persons on board, in 12-26.57N 115-25.35E at 281113Z dec
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 3857/202020-12-28 → 2020-12-31
    Vessel kharazm capsized and adrift in 26-39.18N 056-46.77E
    Strait of Hormuz · Iran
  17. HYDROPAC 3853/202020-12-28 → 2021-01-15
    Fisherman missing from F/V kg 90400TS in 08-55.50N 104-14.50E at 271000Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3851/202020-12-27 → 2020-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, in vicinity…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  19. HYDROPAC 3849/202020-12-27 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-07.67N 141-18.40E
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 3845/202020-12-26 → 2020-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-41.0N 165-10.9E at 261800Z dec
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 3844/202020-12-26 → 2020-12-28
    F/V qng 94451TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-45N 110-02E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROLANT 3979/202020-12-26 → 2020-12-29
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 48-10.5N 005-47.8W at 261130Z dec
    Celtic Sea · France
  23. HYDROPAC 3835/202020-12-25 → 2021-01-08
    Man overboard from F/V na 90099TS in vicinity 18-47N 106-28E at 240530Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3827/202020-12-24 → 2021-01-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V zhen yuan yu 806 in 29-48-28N 152-28-33E at 241442Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3819/202020-12-24 → 2021-01-08
    Vessel, 11 persons on board, unreported
    Banda Sea · Flores Sea · Indonesia · Selayar Island
  26. HYDROPAC 3815/202020-12-23 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug inthye 2 in vicinity 04-08.3N 099-30.0E at 231446Z dec
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 3814/202020-12-23 → 2020-12-25
    F/V qng 98455 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 13-22N 110-13E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3813/202020-12-23 → 2021-01-08
    F/V futre reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-39.2S 066-14.6E
    Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 3809/202020-12-23 → 2020-12-29
    F/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-27.3S 129-30.1E
    Timor Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 3806/202020-12-23 → 2021-01-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-17.31N 109-35.57E at 230316Z dec
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3804/202020-12-23 → 2021-01-08
    Distress signal received from F/V lu rong yuan yu 505 in 09-08.80N 109-23.30E at 230313Z dec
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 3801/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    F/V bd 96599 ts, four persons on board, flooding and engine trouble, adrift in 13-33N 109-37E at 222130Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 3800/202020-12-22 → 2021-01-03
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-46.5S 146-13.0E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROLANT 3945/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    Search and rescue exercises 230730Z to 230900Z dec in area bound by 42-40N 034-53E, 42-40N 035-15E, 42-30N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  35. HYDROPAC 3797/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    F/V qng 98455 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 13-49N 110-09E at 220001Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3795/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    Distress signal received in vicinity 57-48S 100-00E at 220831Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 3794/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3777/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3793/202020-12-22 → 2021-01-08
    Life raft, numerous persons on board in 07-13.4N 110-10.2E
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 3792/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    F/V, blue hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 09-05.7S 129-10.5E at 220353Z dec
    Timor Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 3790/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-31
    20 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  41. HYDROPAC 3786/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-29
    Man overboard from vessel egret oasis in vicinity of trackline joining 25-44S 048-26E, 25-50S 048-14E
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  42. HYDROPAC 3785/202020-12-21 → 2021-01-08
    Distress signal received from vessel in 13-45N 085-30E at 211655Z dec
    Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 3781/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-12.27N 160-42.20E
    North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 3777/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-22
    Vessel dong yang sinking in 08-08-24N 110-04-48E
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3775/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel secret formula in 20-51.70S 149-37.47E at 210523Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3770/202020-12-21 → 2021-01-08
    Two persons overboard and missing from vessel in 09-58.26N 109-05.04E at 202300Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3769/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-23
    F/V bd 98089 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-50N 110-32E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 3767/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-21
    F/V bd 98089 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-18N 110-34E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 3766/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-21
    Vessel dong yang, ten persons on board, flooding in 09-05N 110-03E at 202232Z dec
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3765/202020-12-20 → 2021-01-08
    F/V hp 90515 ts, 16 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 20-20.0N 107-28.6E at 202100Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam

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