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 1663/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1659/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. NAVAREA XII 232/202020-06-04 → 2020-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-35.2N 141-38.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1659/202020-06-04 → 2020-06-05
    F/V dna 90935 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-36N 107-58E at 030900Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 1655/202020-06-03 → 2020-06-05
    M/V km odyssey, black hull, 21 persons on board, unreported semarang (06-56S 110-25E) to bima (08-27S 118-43E)
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1650/202020-06-03 → 2020-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-28-40N 133-30-14E at 030034Z jun
    Philippine Sea
  6. NAVAREA IV 470/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-13
    Vessel, white and red hull, taking on water in 28-50.23N 046-51.96W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. NAVAREA IV 469/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-13
    Vessel, black hull, capsized in 27-15.06N 046-42.65W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 1648/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-19
    M/V 2 putri, seven persons on board, sinking in vicinity 05-00S 124-00E
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1647/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-09
    Vessel unreported, ten persons on board last known position in 05-22.01S 131-47.66E
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  10. NAVAREA IV 467/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-04
    Search and rescue exercises 041030Z to 041200Z jun in area within one mile of 04-52.75N 052-12.47W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  11. HYDROPAC 1639/202020-06-01 → 2020-06-02
    F/V lasindu putha 02, yellow and green hull, six persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 1638/202020-06-01 → 2020-06-26
    Man overboard from vessel 8-20-15S 111-51-13E on 25 may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 1827/202020-06-01 → 2020-06-19
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-20N 044-45W on 26 may
    North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1822/202020-05-30 → 2020-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V j sea at 302152Z may in vicinity 55-04.2N 001-20.5E
    North Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1630/202020-05-30 → 2020-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-21.6N 172-23.8E at 302024Z may
    North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 1627/202020-05-30 → 2020-05-30
    Man overboard from F/V kh 91612 ts in 08-48N 112-15E at 300858Z may
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1626/202020-05-30 → 2020-06-09
    Man overboard from M/V cape keystone in 09-47.5S 115-55.1E at 300400Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 1625/202020-05-30 → 2020-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V han rong 356 in 12-59N 067-18E at 300330Z may
    Arabian Sea
  19. NAVAREA IV 458/202020-05-30 → 2020-06-02
    Search and rescue exercises 040600Z to 040730Z jun in area within one mile of 04-52.75N 052-12.47W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  20. HYDROPAC 1620/202020-05-29 → 2020-06-05
    F/V bd 96355 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-47N 114-43E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1616/202020-05-29 → 2020-05-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1576/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1613/202020-05-29 → 2020-06-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 12-15.00N 064-20.13E at 281619Z may
    Arabian Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1610/202020-05-29 → 2020-05-29
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96785 in vicinity 10-56N 108-19E at 271400Z may
    South China Sea · China
  24. HYDROPAC 1605/202020-05-28 → 2020-05-29
    F/V bd 96355 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-37N 114-51E at…
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1599/202020-05-28 → 2020-06-12
    F/V qt 95645TS, one person on board, unreported
    South China Sea · China
  26. HYDROPAC 1592/202020-05-28 → 2020-05-29
    Man overboard from vessel sing man yi in 37-24S 173-55W at 272250Z may
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1591/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-45.53S 130-17.27E at 272247Z may
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1589/202020-05-27 → 2020-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-39-28N 158-15-57E at 272044Z may
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1586/202020-05-27 → 2020-06-12
    Vessel gia vu 09, six persons on board, unreported in vicinity 18-00.46N 107-42.12E at 271154Z may
    South China Sea · China
  30. HYDROPAC 1576/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-29
    5.4 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1574/202020-05-27 → 2020-06-10
    Man overboard from F/V tg 90395TS in vicinity 09-55N 106-54E at 261300Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 1573/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-28
    F/V bd 96355TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-37N 114-55E at…
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 1572/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-27
    F/V dna 90346TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-09N 109-21E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROLANT 1774/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-27
    Search and rescue exercises 270900Z to 271100Z may in area bound by 41-45N 031-00E, 41-45N 031-32E, 41-27N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  35. HYDROPAC 1567/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-27
    Man overboard from vessel sing man yi in 37-24S 173-55W at 260430Z may
    South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1565/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1481/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  37. HYDROPAC 1560/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 252233Z may in: a. 29-45-36N 122-04-51E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  38. HYDROPAC 1559/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-26
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from vessel zhe dai yu 02227 at 252233Z may in: a. 29-21-53N 122-29-27E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  39. HYDROPAC 1557/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-29
    F/V na 93223 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 18-50N 107-28E
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  40. HYDROLANT 1760/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-34.1N 040-34.2W
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 1554/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-28
    F/V na 91818TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-50N 107-33E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  42. NAVAREA IV 434/202020-05-24 → 2020-05-24
    Distress received from 41 foot S/V ismini, one person on board, in vicinity 40-06N 069-09W at 241730Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 1547/202020-05-24 → 2020-06-12
    Nine meter S/V, blue hull, nine persons on board, overdue nosy be (13-16S 048-09E) to mayotte island (12-58S…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros (mayotte) To Madagascar
  44. HYDROPAC 1542/202020-05-24 → 2020-06-05
    F/V bd 96006 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-21N 110-36E at 240001Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 1541/202020-05-24 → 2020-06-12
    Distress signal received in 26-12.7N 123-36.4E at 232121Z may
    East China Sea · Japan
  46. HYDROLANT 1748/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-24
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-51.18S 045-43.00W on 23 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1539/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-39.9S 059-37.4E at 231004Z may
    Western Indian Ocean
  48. NAVAREA XII 220/202020-05-23 → 2020-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-31.1N 126-54.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1538/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-25
    F/V qb 93982 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 16-00N 110-12E at…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1536/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-26
    Derelict 20 meter vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 34-56.4N 153-42.3E at 222145Z may
    Western North Pacific

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