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

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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 1257/202020-04-21 → 2020-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V PPK8 in vicinity 03-14.3S 106-27.5E at 211314Z apr
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1248/202020-04-20 → 2020-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shin ho chun 101 in 03-10N 150-48E at 201505Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1241/202020-04-20 → 2020-05-08
    Man overboard from vessel golar celsius in vicinity of trackline joining 24-10.2N 135-13.9E at 191100Z apr…
    Philippine Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1237/202020-04-19 → 2020-04-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1233/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  5. NAVAREA XII 171/202020-04-19 → 2020-04-25
    Seven meter vessel sebastin, six persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  6. HYDROLANT 1368/202020-04-18 → 2020-04-24
    Search and rescue exercises 240800Z to 241000Z apr in area bound by 42-07.5N 037-05.0E, 42-07.5N 037-50.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  7. HYDROPAC 1233/202020-04-18 → 2020-04-19
    F/V na 93065 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-34N 107-20E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 1229/202020-04-17 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mia in 15-29.6S 147-06.6E at 171915Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1223/202020-04-17 → 2020-05-01
    Ten meter S/V vicado, white hull, one person on board, overdue ecuador (02-11.4S 81-00.0W) to iles marquises…
    Easten South Pacific · Ecuador To Iles Marquises
  10. HYDROPAC 1213/202020-04-16 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-09.47S 174-11.00W at 161845Z apr
    South Pacific · Tonga
  11. HYDROPAC 1210/202020-04-16 → 2020-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-30S 111-00E at 160435Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1208/202020-04-16 → 2020-04-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1186/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1202/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-17
    F/V qb 98118 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 17-35N 106-59E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROLANT 1331/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-16
    Aircraft ditched in 04-10.73S 038-00.83W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1196/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-35.80S 150-31.50E at 150751Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1192/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-15
    Five meter F/V, white hull, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 00-37S 169-00E
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  17. HYDROPAC 1191/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-33.60S 118-47.60E at 150238Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1190/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-18
    F/V qb 92477TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 17-07N 107-43E at 141000Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 1186/202020-04-14 → 2020-04-16
    Man overboard from vessel western marine in 33-25.16S 152-02.22E at 141730Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. NAVAREA IV 323/202020-04-14 → 2020-04-16
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 150001Z apr
  21. HYDROPAC 1185/202020-04-14 → 2020-04-15
    Six meter vessel sea yokong, green hull, four persons on board, unreported in vicinity 02-30-27S 100-57-22E…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 1164/202020-04-13 → 2020-04-14
    Vessel putri kembar, four persons on board, unreported
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 1163/202020-04-13 → 2020-04-29
    Man overboard from F/V tg 92629TS in vicinity 08-06N 106-55E at 121900Z apr
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 1311/202020-04-12 → 2020-04-13
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 07-51.92S 034-41.85W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 1157/202020-04-12 → 2020-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-12.1N 154-18.0E
    Western North Pacific
  26. NAVAREA XII 154/202020-04-11 → 2020-04-11
    Distress signal received in vicinity 14-04N 160-49W on 08 apr
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1148/202020-04-11 → 2020-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-31.07S 150-41.07E at 110223Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1141/202020-04-09 → 2020-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-36S 151-35E at 092051Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 1135/202020-04-08 → 2020-04-10
    F/V tth 99996 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 16-28N 107-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 1127/202020-04-07 → 2020-04-24
    F/V kh 97524 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-12N 111-47E at 061800Z apr
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 1126/202020-04-07 → 2020-04-24
    F/V qb 98008 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-44N 109-02E at 062300Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROLANT 1246/202020-04-07 → 2020-04-09
    Search and rescue operations 090800Z to 091000Z apr in area bound by 42-07.5N 037-05.0E, 42-07.5N 037-50.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  33. HYDROPAC 1117/202020-04-07 → 2020-04-13
    F/V kh 97524 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-12N 111-47E at 061800Z apr
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1116/202020-04-07 → 2020-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-49.7N 160-25.8W at 060331Z apr
    North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1113/202020-04-06 → 2020-04-24
    Man overboard from F/V qiong san yu 72108 in vicinity 13-24N 113-43E at 060900Z apr
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 1112/202020-04-06 → 2022-03-18
    Man overboard from F/V quiong san yu 72108 in 13-24N 113-43E at 060900Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROPAC 1107/202020-04-06 → 2020-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-12.1S 074-02.8E at 060154Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 1106/202020-04-06 → 2020-04-06
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 1104/202020-04-05 → 2020-04-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-10N 141-39E
    Western North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1103/202020-04-05 → 2020-04-11
    F/V tth 99996 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-28N 108-53E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1102/202020-04-05 → 2020-04-13
    F/V bv 6699 ts sank in 09-50.5N 106-50.7E at 041900Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 1100/202020-04-05 → 2020-04-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1087/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  43. HYDROLANT 1229/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-24
    14 meter S/V errance, white hull, three persons on board, overdue horta (38-31-52N 028-37-31W) to france…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Azores
  44. HYDROPAC 1094/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1089/20 and this msg, person rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 1222/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    Distress signal received from M/V seaways 26 in 07-50.5S 012-07.2E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  46. HYDROPAC 1091/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 29-24.33S 114-49.60E at 040743Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1090/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1086/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1089/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    One person missing in vicinity phu quy island (10-32N 108-57E) at 031400Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1087/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-03.01S 057-12.5E at 040414Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  50. HYDROLANT 1220/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-24
    S/V friendship and S/V josie, six persons on board each vessel, overdue from roatan (16-22N 86-33W) to grand…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Honduras To Cayman Islands · Honduras To Jamaica

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