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 XII 288/202020-07-03 → 2020-07-03
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 287/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  2. HYDROLANT 2117/202020-07-02 → 2020-07-17
    44 foot S/V breeze, navy blue hull, one person on board, unreported monserrat (16-41.94N 062-18.06W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  3. NAVAREA XII 287/202020-07-02 → 2020-07-03
    Vessel artisan, one person on board, last know position in vicinity 02-02-53N 078-40-08W
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  4. HYDROLANT 2115/202020-07-02 → 2020-07-17
    Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-45N 015-37W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROPAC 1961/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-53N 165-59E at 012051Z jul
    North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 2114/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-02
    Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-48N 014-56W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 1959/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-52S 173-03W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  8. HYDROPAC 1955/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-09N 139-27E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1952/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-57.2N 117-01.4E at 010243Z jul
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 2107/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-36.8N 041-31.6W at 010037Z jul
    North Atlantic
  11. NAVAREA IV 576/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-03
    S/V, blue hull, capsized reported in 35-09.35N 060-20.52W at 301321Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 1947/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-01
    F/V bd 96167 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-59N 110-11E at 292200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROLANT 2096/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-02
    Search and rescue operations 021300Z to 021500Z jul in area bound by 41-45.0N 030-30.0E, 41-45.0N 031-30.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  14. HYDROPAC 1944/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-16
    Man overboard from F/V tg 94389 ts in 09-01N 104-40E at 232300Z jun
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1940/202020-06-30 → 2020-06-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1853/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 1938/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 292252Z jun in: a. 26-34-08N 137-40-51E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2094/202020-06-29 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 35-40.32N 006-46.01W at 292100Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  18. HYDROPAC 1934/202020-06-29 → 2020-07-04
    F/V, seven persons on board, engine trouble in vicinity 06-00S 120-00E at 290800Z jun
    Flores Sea · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 1933/202020-06-29 → 2020-06-30
    F/V, three persons on board, engine trouble in vicinity 02-00N 108-00E at 291030Z jun
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 1926/202020-06-29 → 2020-06-29
    Vessel km semangat jaya, 11 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  21. HYDROPAC 1918/202020-06-28 → 2020-06-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1912/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROLANT 2075/202020-06-28 → 2020-07-17
    32 foot S/V jayes 11, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROPAC 1912/202020-06-27 → 2020-06-28
    Distress signal received from M/V maran hermes in 00-20N 084-41E at 271133Z jun
    Northern Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 1909/202020-06-27 → 2020-06-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1905/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  25. NAVAREA XII 283/202020-06-27 → 2020-07-17
    Vessel, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  26. HYDROPAC 1905/202020-06-27 → 2020-06-27
    Man overboard from 30 foot S/V solitaire, white hull, in 24-02.4S 152-06.4E at 262330Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 2063/202020-06-26 → 2020-07-10
    Vessel, 40 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-56N 016-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 1892/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-26
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, ten persons on board, overdue manus island (02-01S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 1891/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-29
    Man overboard from F/V na 90075 ts in 10-36.10N 107-49.20E at 251930Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 1887/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1821/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Selat Sunda · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 1886/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1711/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 1885/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1790/20 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 1882/202020-06-25 → 2020-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ruach in 07-19.09S 131-45.7E at 250945Z jun
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 1876/202020-06-25 → 2020-06-25
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue from simberi island (02-37.7S 152-01.7E) to konos village…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 1871/202020-06-25 → 2020-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-05.5N 179-03.7E at 242135Z jun
    North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 2031/202020-06-24 → 2020-06-27
    Search and rescue exercises 270700Z to 270900Z jun in area bound by 42-07.5N 037-05.0E, 42-07.5N 037-50.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  37. HYDROPAC 1870/202020-06-24 → 2020-07-10
    Man overboard from M/V jain hsuan in vicinity 36-10S 029-50E at 231000Z jun
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  38. NAVAREA XII 277/202020-06-23 → 2020-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-10.3N 125-13.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. NAVAREA IV 547/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-24
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-14.10N 072-36.14W at 221257Z jun
    Caribbean Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1853/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-30
    Vessel km harapan kita, nine persons on board, sank in 00-25-58N 097-47-41E at 220230Z jun
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 1851/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-22
    Vessel km harapan kita, nine persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 00-25-58N 097-47-41E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 1850/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-23
    20 foot rowboat row of life, blue and red hull, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1846/202020-06-22 → 2020-07-10
    Fisherman missing from vessel in vicinity 08-00N 111-00E at 170459Z jun
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1842/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-22
    Distress signal received from seven meter M/V ellen, white hull, in 28-32.1S 113-48.2E at 220450Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1839/202020-06-22 → 2020-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-52.4N 098-56.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1838/202020-06-22 → 2020-06-27
    F/V, 13 persons on board, sank in vicinity 01-00S 100-00E at 211145Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 1836/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-27
    Vessel putra luragung sank in 04-29-12S 107-29-15E on 15 jun
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 1835/202020-06-21 → 2020-07-10
    42 foot F/V subapathum 02, yellow, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  49. HYDROPAC 1834/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1832/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 1833/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1830/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast

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