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. NAVAREA IV 733/202020-08-09 → 2020-08-11
    25 foot derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized adrift in 27-05.85N 082-37.89W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  2. HYDROPAC 2355/202020-08-09 → 2020-08-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2353/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2353/202020-08-09 → 2020-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from vessel min shi yu in 30-24-21N 144-38-09E at 090856Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2349/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-28
    Vessel vikas sai, ten persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · India
  5. HYDROPAC 2348/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2347/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 2347/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange hull with white stripe, four persons on board, overdue tabar island (02-36S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 2346/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel uniexpress 13 in 04-53-02N 110-52-12E at 080231Z aug
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2341/202020-08-07 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-24N 118-48E
    South China Sea · Philippines
  9. HYDROPAC 2331/202020-08-07 → 2020-08-18
    Distress signal received in vicinity 08-21N 151-50E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  10. HYDROPAC 2330/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from vessel star 02-BLC in 19-12.43N 106-06.70E at 062100Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2328/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2320/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2321/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-21
    Tug boat imanuel, 12 persons on board, unreported
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 2320/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-50N 108-20W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2319/202020-08-06 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-48.3N 123-26.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. NAVAREA XII 349/202020-08-05 → 2020-08-05
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 334/20 and this msg, person rescued
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2313/202020-08-05 → 2020-08-21
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  17. HYDROPAC 2309/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-04
    Vessel, yellow hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-57.89S 154-27.02E at 041112Z aug
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 2308/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-06
    19 meter F/V dev sandesh, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-24N 072-05E
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROPAC 2306/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-21
    F/V lucky star capsized and adrift in 19-26.65N 072-31.56E at 041200Z aug
    Arabian Sea · India
  20. HYDROPAC 2300/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2290/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 2299/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-00N 109-00E at 040300Z aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2293/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-21
    Vessel sinar kencana unreported in 01-30S 109-36E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 2292/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-04
    4 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  24. HYDROPAC 2291/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from F/V jenn ming yang 20 in 31-10S 058-50E at 022300Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 2290/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-04
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue m'buke island (02-23S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 2289/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 04-24-20N 126-07-20E
    Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2287/202020-08-02 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from tug and barge highline 66 in 08-44.29N 106-42.05E at 010950Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2285/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in 07-55-22N 108-54-46E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 2414/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-04
    Derelict lifeboat, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 030-07.32S 009-30.96E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 2283/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-21
    Vessel km wandi jaya 1 unreported in vicinity 02-56-25S 131-51-58E at 301600Z jul
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 2282/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-01
    Distress signal received in 08-00-32N 108-47-46E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2279/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-01
    Distress signal received in 07-58N 108-48E at 011000Z aug
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2277/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-10.7N 126-33.4E at 010244Z aug
    Philippine Sea · Philippines
  34. HYDROPAC 2272/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received in 09-44.7N 114-14.2E at 010334Z aug
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2268/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-14
    F/V dna 50484 ts, two persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in vicinity 16-02N 108-25E at 310130Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 2399/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-05
    Search and rescue exercise 050800Z to 051000Z aug in area bound by 42-07.5N 037-05.0E, 42-07.5N 037-50.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  37. HYDROPAC 2265/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-14
    Person missing from vessel in vicinity 10-36N 107-51E at 292100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2261/202020-07-31 → 2020-08-04
    20 foot vessel overdue in vicinity 07-21.4N 149-12.0E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  39. HYDROPAC 2252/202020-07-31 → 2020-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-40.9S 144-57.9E at 310400Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 2388/202020-07-30 → 2020-07-31
    F/V petrel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 21-12.39S 039-57.00W on 30 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2242/202020-07-30 → 2020-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V aurilia in 20-39.7N 112-15.4E at 200250Z jul
    South China Sea · China
  42. HYDROPAC 2241/202020-07-30 → 2020-07-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2213/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. NAVAREA XII 334/202020-07-29 → 2020-08-05
    Man overboard from M/V maersk eureka in vicinity 39-08N 130-53W at 291856Z jul 20
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2240/202020-07-29 → 2020-08-14
    Six meter vessel, white and yellow hull, seven persons on board, unreported merauke (08-30S 140-19E) to…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROLANT 2366/202020-07-29 → 2020-07-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-34S 018-18W on 28 jul
    South Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 2235/202020-07-29 → 2020-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V manenchisauraus in 35-15N 142-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2232/202020-07-29 → 2020-07-29
    Distress signal received in vicinity 25-46S 158-59E
    Coral Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 2360/202020-07-28 → 2020-07-30
    Search and rescue exercises 300700Z to 300900Z jul in area bound by 42-07.5N 037-05.0E, 42-07.5N 037-50.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  49. HYDROPAC 2231/202020-07-28 → 2020-08-14
    Man overboard from F/V banda nelayan 16 in 30-42.5S 096-30.7E at 281009Z jul 20
    Southern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 2227/202020-07-28 → 2020-07-29
    F/V BD96370 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-15N 110-14E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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