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 1535/202020-05-23 → 2020-06-05
    Vessel km selgbadan sank in 06-30-21S 135-06-27E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1531/202020-05-22 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received from vessel in 12-26N 113-26E at 221810Z may
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1528/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-25
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97570 ts in vicinity 08-20N 104-50E at 211300Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 1522/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-30S 163-15W
    South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1521/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-20S 165-12W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1724/202020-05-22 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-02.93N 018-15.67W at 212318Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 1512/202020-05-21 → 2020-05-22
    M/V hoang thinh 268, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-56N 109-23E at 211045Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 1511/202020-05-21 → 2020-05-21
    M/V hoang thinh 268, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-43N 109-16E at 210520Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 1505/202020-05-20 → 2020-05-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1500/20 and this msg, person rescued
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 1504/202020-05-20 → 2020-05-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1405/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Celebes Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1500/202020-05-20 → 2020-05-20
    F/V km
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 1499/202020-05-20 → 2020-06-05
    Man overboard from M/V gravity in 10-16.2N 069-45.2E at 151000Z may
    Arabian Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 1497/202020-05-20 → 2020-05-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-33.07S 130-00.67E at 200833Z
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1494/202020-05-20 → 2020-05-28
    S/V almanar, brown hull, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-44N 053-06E at…
    Arabian Sea · Suqutra
  15. HYDROPAC 1489/202020-05-19 → 2020-06-05
    25 meter F/V ggm, 20 persons on board, disabled due to engine trouble in 01-00S 121-00E at 182300Z may
    Gulf of Tomini · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 1487/202020-05-19 → 2020-05-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1486/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1486/202020-05-19 → 2020-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shidai 20 in 15-43.90S 115-32.80E at 190855Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1484/202020-05-19 → 2020-05-21
    Man overboard from M/V bth 99148TS in vicinity 10-31N 108-21E at 161700Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 1481/202020-05-19 → 2020-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel MICRONESIA101 in 05-23N 157-49E at 051005Z may
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  20. HYDROPAC 1474/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1472/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1472/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-40.9N 127-54.4E at 181125Z may
    Philippine Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 1468/202020-05-18 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 21-13N 119-50E at 180617Z may
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1467/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1464/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1465/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel queen isabella 88 in 03-17.4N 176-57.1W at 172352Z may
    North Pacific
  25. NAVAREA IV 408/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-21
    16 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and anchored in 28-23.3N 082-57.9W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  26. HYDROPAC 1464/202020-05-17 → 2020-05-18
    Man overboard from F/V k. vern in 26-30.39S 153-34.58E at 171730Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 1681/202020-05-17 → 2020-05-18
    Man overboard from vessel in 14-12.80S 038-59.43W on 15 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  28. NAVAREA IV 404/202020-05-17 → 2020-06-05
    Vessel don diego, three persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Columbia
  29. HYDROPAC 1459/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-16.9N 095-05.4E at 160929Z may
    Andaman Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROLANT 1668/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1667/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Celtic Sea
  31. HYDROLANT 1667/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Distress signal received from F/V brisas pixuetini in 48-16N 009-19W at 160831Z may
    Celtic Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1455/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1454/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 1454/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-16
    Man overboard from M/V vega kappa in 10-56.06N 108-48.03E at 151820Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 1453/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1366/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1450/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-20
    Man overboard from M/V gravity in 10-16.2N 069-45.2E at 151000Z may
    Arabian Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 1647/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-16
    Vessel, sank, one person missing in 00-31S 047-18W on 14 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1443/202020-05-15 → 2020-06-01
    F/V don guillermo three, capsized, partially submerged in 11-59.3S 077-08.8W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  38. HYDROPAC 1442/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1391/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 1441/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-16
    F/V qng 94326TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-19N 109-20E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1433/202020-05-14 → 2020-06-05
    F/V qng 95036TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-34N 111-05E at 130700Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROLANT 1637/202020-05-14 → 2020-05-14
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1635/20 and this msg, person rescued
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 1432/202020-05-14 → 2020-05-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1396/20 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  43. HYDROPAC 1428/202020-05-14 → 2020-05-29
    Distress signals received in vicinity 25-43N 123-30E at 132246Z may
    East China Sea · Japan
  44. HYDROPAC 1427/202020-05-13 → 2020-05-29
    Distress signals received in vicinity 25-59N 123-27E at 131602Z may
    East China Sea · Japan
  45. HYDROPAC 1421/202020-05-12 → 2020-05-29
    Distress received on 406 mhz from S/V danzig in 30-40.7S 045-26.6E at 121423Z may
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  46. HYDROPAC 1418/202020-05-12 → 2020-05-29
    One person missing from F/V kg 94069 ts in vicinity 08-27N 104-59E at 101600Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. NAVAREA IV 390/202020-05-12 → 2020-10-23
    Derelict vessel adrift, three persons on board, last known position in 13-29-09N 072-38-16W
    Caribbean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 1604/202020-05-12 → 2020-05-29
    Derelict vessel adrift, three persons on board, last known position in 13-29-09N 072-38-16W
    Caribbean Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1405/202020-05-10 → 2020-05-20
    Man overboard from M/V wu xing 6 in 03-21.16N 119-14.76E at 101830Z may
    Celebes Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1402/202020-05-10 → 2020-05-29
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from M/V zhedaiyu 10308 at 100031Z may in: a. 26-36-03N 133-24-32E
    Philippine Sea · East China Sea · China

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