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 1832/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-21
    Distress signal received from F/V krevin baba in 06-10S 077-39E at 210915Z jun
    Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 1830/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-21
    Man overboard from S/V drakkar in vicinity of trackline joining 31-16.04S 153-17.02E at 201030Z jun and…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1828/202020-06-20 → 2020-06-20
    Vessel muara tanjung 01, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 09-20-04S 117-19-22E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1826/202020-06-20 → 2020-06-24
    Man overboard from vessel jin jinn yi 26 in vicinity 26-38S 173-13W at 201321Z jun
    South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1825/202020-06-20 → 2020-07-10
    Distress signal from M/V sahan 8 in 05-22.56N 104-50.70E at 201207Z jun
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  6. HYDROPAC 1821/202020-06-20 → 2020-06-26
    Vessel puspita jaya sank in 06-20-42S 105-20-43E at 181030Z jun
    Selat Sunda · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1815/202020-06-19 → 2020-06-20
    Distress signal received 46-38N 135-35W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1809/202020-06-18 → 2020-06-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1779/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 1805/202020-06-18 → 2020-07-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-01.33N 094-41.07W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1798/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Man overboard from M/V serengeti at 161430Z jun in vicinity 17-06.56N 117-57.19E
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1797/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Liferaft adrift in 09-47N 110-05E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 1795/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93967 ts in 09-15N 103-00E at 160445Z jun
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1794/202020-06-17 → 2020-07-03
    Seven meter F/V kwassa, nine persons on board, overdue comoros(anjouan) (12-14S 44-19E) to comoros(moheli)…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros(anjouan) To Comoros(moheli)
  14. HYDROPAC 1790/202020-06-17 → 2020-06-26
    M/V wahyudi, green, white, black and yellow hull, with red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 1785/202020-06-16 → 2020-07-03
    Search and rescue operations in progress centered in 03-35.5S 81-38.8W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  16. HYDROPAC 1784/202020-06-16 → 2020-06-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-32.53S 171-29.93W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  17. HYDROPAC 1783/202020-06-16 → 2020-06-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1764/20 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 1779/202020-06-16 → 2020-06-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, three persons on board, overdue caution bay (09-18.23S…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 1765/202020-06-15 → 2020-07-03
    Distress signal received from vessel glory in 01-21.4N 104-21.2E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  20. HYDROPAC 1764/202020-06-15 → 2020-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug sumber marine 5 in vicinity 00-36-12S 106-31-58E at 150250Z
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 1763/202020-06-15 → 2020-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug sumber marine 5 in vicinity 00-39.5S 106-33.1E at 150250Z
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 1762/202020-06-14 → 2020-06-16
    F/V 96999 ts and F/V bv 3132 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-54N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 1759/202020-06-14 → 2020-07-01
    Man overboard from F/V tg 93683 ts in 09-01.75N 108-22.93E at 131700Z jun
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1753/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1752/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 1752/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-13
    Two persons overboard from vessel, capsized in vicinity 16-41.9S 145-59.1E.VESSELS in vicinity requested to…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1751/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-14
    Man overboard from F/V mutiara anugerah indah in 18-52S 099-24E at 122200Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 1748/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-14
    F/V na 97175 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-53N 106-53E on 13 jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 1737/202020-06-11 → 2020-06-12
    15 meter vessel, two persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in vicinity 28-57.53S 15-33.67E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-eastern Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 1736/202020-06-11 → 2020-06-26
    19 foot vessel, blue and white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  30. HYDROPAC 1735/202020-06-11 → 2020-06-26
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar
  31. HYDROPAC 1732/202020-06-11 → 2020-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 28-00-50N 133-04-07E at 110223Z jun
    Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1726/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-26
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 11-00.00N 075-46.55E at 100800Z jun
    Arabian Sea · India
  33. HYDROPAC 1723/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-14
    F/V th 90282 ts sank in 19-55.48N 107-03.15E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1721/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-26
    F/V qng 96416 ts, 16 persons on board, taking on water due to collision in 16-26N 112-39E at 100330Z jun
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 1713/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1574/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 1908/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-22N 047-22W on 09 jun
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1712/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-26
    40 foot F/V lakshi duwa 06, green and white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1711/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-26
    Man overboard from M/V barokah in vicinity 05-34.55S 113-43.55E on 07 jun
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 1710/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1626/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 1709/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1647/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 1705/202020-06-09 → 2020-06-10
    F/V th 90282 ts, seven persons on board, in collision with vessel annie gas 09 in 19-55.48N 107-03.15E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  42. NAVAREA IV 483/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-06
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 481/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic
  43. NAVAREA IV 481/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-00N 064-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 1687/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-07
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift between madang (05-12.6S 145-47.2E) and saidor (05-37.7S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 1682/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-06
    F/V yuang tai 216, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1681/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1679/20 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1679/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received in 43-54N 165-07W at 050554Z jun
    North Pacific
  48. HYDROLANT 1872/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-19
    46 foot S/V long reach, white hull, towing 20 foot vessel, unreported, last known position in 28-55.1N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  49. HYDROPAC 1665/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1620/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1664/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1542/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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