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 740/202020-03-04 → 2020-03-07
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-20.70N 149-11.56E
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 734/202020-03-03 → 2020-03-18
    Man overboard from F/V cm 95117 ts in vicinity 08-40N 104-40E at 020500Z mar
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 726/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-05
    F/V bd 98336 ts, four persons on board, flooding in 14-40N 115-31E at 021415Z mar
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 787/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-20
    Distress signal received from S/V deneb in 11-10.9N 019-25.8W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 785/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-03S 040-38W on 01 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 717/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-03
    F/V qna 95567 ts, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-28N 110-38E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 714/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-20
    Distress signal received from vessel alliance in 01-31N 104-35E on 02 mar
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  8. HYDROPAC 713/202020-03-01 → 2020-03-15
    12 meter F/V, three persons on board, white hull with blue and red stripes, unreported in 03-00S 109-00E at…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 711/202020-03-01 → 2020-03-02
    F/V py 96345 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-46N 110-35E at 010100Z mar
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 707/202020-03-01 → 2020-03-02
    F/V qna 95567 ts, 40 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-06N 112-04E at 292300Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 706/202020-02-29 → 2020-03-20
    Micronesia DNC 12
    Western North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 696/202020-02-28 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-39.3N 166-57.0E at 281816Z feb
    North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 694/202020-02-28 → 2020-03-13
    F/V dna 91180 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-19N 110-31E at 272300Z feb
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 680/202020-02-26 → 2020-02-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 664/20 and this msg, person rescued
    South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 676/202020-02-26 → 2020-03-13
    F/V qna 91568 ts, 29 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-40N 111-25E at 250600Z feb
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 674/202020-02-26 → 2020-02-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 671/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 671/202020-02-26 → 2020-02-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 18-25.6N 118-50.8E at 261047Z feb
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 668/202020-02-26 → 2020-03-13
    Man overboard from F/V ramdarshan in 18-03.00N 071-59.25E at 260405Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROLANT 701/202020-02-25 → 2020-02-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-20.77S 044-42.74W on 25 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 667/202020-02-25 → 2020-02-28
    Man overboard from F/V bth 86677 in 11-04N 108-42E at 241600Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 664/202020-02-25 → 2020-02-26
    Distress signal received from S/V no comment in 53-16.6S 163-26.9W
    South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 661/202020-02-25 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 53-23.5S 163-25.5W at 250503Z feb
    South Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 690/202020-02-24 → 2020-02-26
    Distress received from S/V alexandria forever in 20-04S 039-00W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 656/202020-02-24 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel gulf castle in 05-44.0N 106-02.7E at 241500Z feb
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 655/202020-02-24 → 2020-03-13
    Distress received from F/V veera maruthi, in 14-18.55N 073-31.14E
    Arabian Sea · India
  26. HYDROPAC 654/202020-02-24 → 2020-03-13
    19 meter F/V jefnamol, green hull, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Arabian Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 676/202020-02-24 → 2020-02-25
    S/V boa sorte, two persons on board, adrift in 23-09.72S 043-46.48W on 24 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 647/202020-02-24 → 2020-02-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 603/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 645/202020-02-24 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-14.0N 119-16.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROLANT 672/202020-02-23 → 2020-02-23
    Cancel HYDROLANT 669/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  31. HYDROPAC 642/202020-02-23 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-03.0N 113-48.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 641/202020-02-23 → 2020-02-24
    Derelict 12 meter vessel showtime, white hull, capsized and adrift in 38-14.5S 148-24.8E at 230100Z feb
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 640/202020-02-22 → 2020-03-13
    F/V, eight persons on board, orange hull, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · India
  34. HYDROPAC 636/202020-02-22 → 2020-03-13
    Two meter vessel, one person on board, adrift in vicinity 09-09N 092-42E on 21 feb
    Bay of Bengal · Nicobar Islands
  35. NAVAREA IV 177/202020-02-22 → 2020-03-13
    52 foot F/V rome, yellow and green hull, two persons on board, overdue panama city (30-10N 085-40W) to vero…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  36. HYDROPAC 630/202020-02-21 → 2020-02-22
    S/V lady veda, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 01-49N 102-16E
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 626/202020-02-21 → 2020-03-06
    Vessel surgamu, white and yellow hull, nine persons on board, unreported sapuka island (07-05-08S 118-10-04E)
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 616/202020-02-21 → 2020-02-25
    F/V na 90098 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-50N 107-16E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 615/202020-02-21 → 2020-02-21
    F/V kh 96543 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-30N 114-17E at 202200Z feb
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 603/202020-02-20 → 2020-02-24
    F/V na 90438 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-41N 107-14E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 600/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-30.0N 141-00.00E
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 593/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    F/V tg 90846 ts sank in 08-41N 107-27E at 181600Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 592/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    F/V bth 96449 ts sank in 08-45N 105-22E at 180450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROLANT 607/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    Fisherman missing from F/V resplendent in vicinity 21-41.0S 012-48.6E at 182117Z feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  45. HYDROLANT 600/202020-02-18 → 2020-03-06
    F/V jose netto reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-43.68N 038-39.55W
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 590/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-22
    F/V cm 2548 ts sank in vicinity 09-01.4N 104-42.9E on 18 feb
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 589/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-19
    F/V bth 96449 ts sank in 08-45N 105-22E at 180450Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 588/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-18
    F/V bth 96449 ts, five persons on board, flooding
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 584/202020-02-18 → 2020-03-06
    Five meter vessel capsized and adrift in 29-59N 149-36E at 180618Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 593/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-20
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 35-53N 006-20W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco

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