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

By month

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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 2465/202020-08-23 → 2020-09-11
    20 foot vessel, white hull with orange trim, three persons on board, overdue in vicinity 07-19.9N 151-37.39E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  2. HYDROPAC 2464/202020-08-23 → 2020-08-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2462/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2463/202020-08-23 → 2020-09-11
    Man overboard from M/V king loong in vicinity 03-00N 101-00E at 201724Z aug
    Strait of Malacca · Malaysia
  4. HYDROPAC 2462/202020-08-23 → 2020-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-40.7S 153-32.5E at 230436Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2460/202020-08-23 → 2020-09-11
    F/V sidarahayu sinking in 04-16.45S 108-36.58E at 181400Z aug
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 2459/202020-08-22 → 2020-08-24
    F/V dna 91123 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 15-57N 111-04E
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2444/202020-08-21 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-31.2S 114-49.4E at 210221Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 2565/202020-08-19 → 2020-08-22
    Derelict F/V sinking in vicinity 33-36N 011-12E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  9. HYDROLANT 2563/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-03.48S 047-09.40W on 18 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 2430/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    One person missing from F/V tg 92706 ts in 08-34.0N 107-03.3E at 181700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2429/202020-08-19 → 2020-08-21
    M/V faneromeni reports fire and person requiring medical assistance in 11-02-01N 060-43-59E
    Arabian Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2427/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    F/V tg 91297 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-45N 107-00E at 182300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 2426/202020-08-18 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received from F/V on 406 mhz in 11-54.1S 125-32.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2424/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-22
    F/V py 92889 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 08-43N 112-44E…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 2552/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-21
    Derelict lifeboat capsized and adrift in vicinity 25-59.1S 006-32.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  16. NAVAREA IV 764/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-18
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 763/20 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 2420/202020-08-18 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-57-07N 152-12-03E at 180852Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2416/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter vessel in 20-26.20S 115-49.53E at 180652Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  19. NAVAREA IV 763/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-18
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 36-13.5N 046-56.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  20. NAVAREA XII 373/202020-08-17 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 03-36N 082-44W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2410/202020-08-17 → 2020-08-17
    Kayak, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 33-46.06S 151-45.58E at 170045Z aug
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2407/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.6 meter vessel whiskey sauer, white hull, in vicinity 22-53.40S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2406/202020-08-16 → 2020-09-04
    7 meter S/V manutea 5, green hull, one person on board, overdue hiva oa island (09-45S 139-00W) to anaho bay…
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  24. HYDROPAC 2405/202020-08-16 → 2020-09-04
    Vessel, two persons on board, overdue weno chuuk (07-26-00N 151-53-00E) to losap atoll (06-53-00N 152-40-00E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  25. HYDROPAC 2402/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V constellation, five persons on board, in vicinity…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2401/202020-08-16 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-54.4N 103-20.3E at 160603Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  27. HYDROPAC 2400/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2398/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2399/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from fishing vessel GUIBEIYU86866, in vicinity 12-06N 111-06E at 160123Z…
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2398/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 8.5 meter vessel afterall, in vicinity 18-49.40S 147-37.47E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 2535/202020-08-15 → 2020-09-04
    Vessel, 83 persons on board, taking on water and adrift in vicinity 33-24N 012-11E at 151619Z
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 2397/202020-08-15 → 2020-09-04
    Man overboard from F/V na 98668 ts in 18-40N 106-47E at 142100Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2393/202020-08-14 → 2020-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V dorena in 03-05.6N 104-41.5E at 141309Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  33. NAVAREA IV 751/202020-08-14 → 2020-08-28
    Vessel, blue, black, and gray hull, five persons on board
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  34. HYDROPAC 2388/202020-08-14 → 2020-08-28
    F/V, four persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · India
  35. HYDROPAC 2384/202020-08-13 → 2020-08-28
    Ten meter F/V, sheng man tsang, white hull, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2383/202020-08-13 → 2020-08-14
    F/V bd 96986 ts, 12 persons on board, aground in 08-56.0N 113-38.0E at 122100Z aug
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2375/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-28
    F/V bth 96823 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 09-30.47N 107-29.52E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2374/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ping tai rong 39 in 16-53.9S 162-01.0W
    South Pacific
  39. NAVAREA IV 742/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-15
    Six meter vessel, black and white hull, partially submerged and capsized in the vicinity of 35-35.76N…
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2489/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Vessel, white and red hull, one person on board, unreported merlera island 39-52.5N 019-34.6E to otranto…
    Strait of Otranto · Greece To Italy
  41. HYDROPAC 2372/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Man overboard from F/V leelopher in 07-00N 077-00E
    Northern Indian Ocean · India
  42. HYDROPAC 2368/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Man overboard from M/V chin you wen-bzme in 10-25.51S 145-51.93W at 110001Z aug
    South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2367/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue karakar island (04-37.12S 146-03.18E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 2365/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-12
    F/V py 96184TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-30N 110-23E at 101900Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 2364/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    F/V TH92299TS, nine persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-40N 106-54E at 101700Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. NAVAREA XII 364/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-11
    S/V l'orenock, white hull, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. NAVAREA IV 737/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-13
    25 foot derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized adrift in 27-05N 082-43W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  48. HYDROPAC 2360/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-28
    Tug imanauel, 12 persons onboard, unreported gresik (07-16S 112-39E) to larantuka maumere (08-51S 112-03E)
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  49. NAVAREA IV 735/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-10
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 734/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic
  50. NAVAREA IV 734/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-10
    33 foot vessel blue runner, two persons on board, overdue from hydrographer canyon (40-12N 69-00W)
    Western North Atlantic

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