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 3764/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-21
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 96317 ts in 11-38.58N 110-06.65E at 201720Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3758/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-21
    F/V bd 98089 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-22N 110-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3757/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-23
    F/V qng 96739TS, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-32N 114-45E at 200115Z…
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3756/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-20
    F/V bd 98089 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-28N 110-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3755/202020-12-20 → 2021-01-08
    M/V bien dong trader, 21 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-55N 109-21E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 3754/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-20
    F/V qng 96739TS, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-42N 115-05E at 191025Z…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3752/202020-12-19 → 2021-01-08
    Fisherman missing from vessel in vicinity 02-00N 124-00E
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 3748/202020-12-19 → 2021-01-01
    F/V qng 96739TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-51N 115-13E at 182335Z…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3747/202020-12-19 → 2020-12-20
    F/V bd 98089TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-28N 110-53E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 3746/202020-12-18 → 2020-12-21
    F/V qng 96739TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-01N 115-13E at 180925Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3736/202020-12-18 → 2021-01-01
    F/V bd 98089TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-21N 110-53E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 3734/202020-12-18 → 2020-12-21
    Derelict F/V isabella capsized and adrift in 07-41-20S 079-26-29W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  13. HYDROPAC 3733/202020-12-18 → 2021-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-35.8N 108-48.6E at 180533Z dec
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3732/202020-12-18 → 2021-01-01
    F/V qng 96739TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure at 180240Z dec in vicinity…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3731/202020-12-18 → 2021-01-01
    M/V xin hong, 15 persons on board, sank in 10-31.31N 108-56.27E at 170900Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3730/202020-12-18 → 2020-12-22
    15 foot vessel, three person on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  17. HYDROPAC 3729/202020-12-17 → 2021-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 20-28.9N 111-33.2E at 172133Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  18. HYDROPAC 3724/202020-12-17 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-14.80S 145-47.80E at 170448Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3723/202020-12-17 → 2021-01-01
    F/V mother teressa, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-31N 073-19E
    Arabian Sea · India
  20. HYDROPAC 3721/202020-12-17 → 2021-01-01
    F/V bd 98089TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-11N 110-56E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 3714/202020-12-16 → 2020-12-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3707/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Halmahera Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 3712/202020-12-16 → 2020-12-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3694/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3710/202020-12-16 → 2020-12-31
    Man overboard from F/V py 90379 ts in 10-35N 115-25E at 151930Z dec
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3709/202020-12-16 → 2020-12-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3661/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 3708/202020-12-16 → 2020-12-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3607/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 3707/202020-12-15 → 2020-12-16
    Vessel najwa unreported tobelo (01-44.1N 128-00.9E) to daruba (02-03.0N 128-17.4E)
    Halmahera Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 3698/202020-12-15 → 2021-01-01
    F/V kg 94573 ts sank in 20-06N 107-42E at 150740Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · China · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3694/202020-12-15 → 2020-12-16
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 39-44.6N 133-33.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3691/202020-12-14 → 2021-01-01
    F/V, two persons on board, one person missing in 02-01.46N 124-18.85E
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 3681/202020-12-13 → 2020-12-13
    Distress signal received in 01-39.2N 174-31.8W at 130650Z dec
    North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3679/202020-12-13 → 2020-12-16
    Derelict 15 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 32-59.72N 160-01.24E at 120150Z dec
    North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3674/202020-12-12 → 2020-12-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3663/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 3672/202020-12-12 → 2020-12-15
    Derelict 60 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-05.8N 159-54.9E at 110359Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 3665/202020-12-11 → 2020-12-21
    Fisherman missing from F/V cm 91289TS in 09-10N 104-06E at 100340Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 3663/202020-12-11 → 2020-12-12
    Man overboard from vessel hwa hung in 10-04S 081-35E at 110025Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 3661/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-16
    M/V kerapu lodi, blue hull, 13 persons onboard requesting assistance due to engine trouble in 6-03S 108-14E…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 3660/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-11
    Man overboard in vicinity 43-08S 148-04E at 091751Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  38. HYDROPAC 3656/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3654/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  39. HYDROPAC 3654/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-10
    Diver missing from vessel
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  40. HYDROPAC 3650/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-17
    Man overboard from F/V sea goddess along trackline between 16-52N 154-49W, 17-15N 154-08W at 092000Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3647/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-09
    7 meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue broadhurst reef (18-55.2S 147-42.5E) to townsville (19-14.4S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3646/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-25
    F/V bd 97875TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-42N 110-42E at 072300Z…
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3639/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3630/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Java Sea · South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 3638/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-09
    F/V bd 97875TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-42N 110-42E at 072300Z…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3631/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-25
    Man overboard from F/V jeho in vicinity 10-10.4N 075-51.6E
    Arabian Sea · India
  46. HYDROPAC 3630/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-09
    67 meter M/V VIDI-01, 17 persons on board, blue and red brown hull, unreported sunda kelapa (06-07S 106-49E)…
    Java Sea · South China Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 3625/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-10
    F/V na 96588 ts, 15 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine flooding
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 3622/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-37N 160-23E at 072309Z dec
    North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 3617/202020-12-07 → 2020-12-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3613/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 3613/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-41.4S 107-51.3E at 061821Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean

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