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 582/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-21
    Fisherman missing from F/V qb 92153 ts in vicinity 17-41.5N 106-30.1E at 180320Z feb 20
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROLANT 591/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-23
    Man overboard in 22-59.27S 043-12.33W on 17 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 577/202020-02-17 → 2020-03-06
    Distress signal received from vessel tw hamburg in 47-10.1N 159-10.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 568/202020-02-17 → 2020-02-21
    Man overboard from vessel km kirana IX in vicinity 05-46-26S 113-22-36E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 567/202020-02-17 → 2020-02-19
    Liferaft, two persons on board, adrift in 20-43N 065-20E
    Arabian Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 563/202020-02-16 → 2020-03-06
    Vessel, blue hull, 16 persons on board, unreported pantelleria (36-48N 12-02E) to sicily (37-34N 12-40E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria To Sicily
  7. HYDROLANT 562/202020-02-16 → 2020-02-19
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 12-48.78S 038-29.44W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  8. HYDROPAC 564/202020-02-16 → 2020-02-18
    F/V qb 98768 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-55N 107-44E at 160300Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 556/202020-02-15 → 2020-03-06
    Aircraft, one person on board, ditched in vicinity 43-46N 125-30W
    Eastern North Pacific · Oregon
  10. HYDROPAC 551/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-05N 156-44E at 142055Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 546/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-19
    F/V qb 92537 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 18-28N 107-18E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 538/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-28
    Seven meter vessel, 22 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 03-48.2S 144-32.0E at 132200Z feb
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 537/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 517/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 536/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-35N 153-18E at 140809Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 535/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 16-14.78N 072-53.00E 140440Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROPAC 521/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-24
    Man overboard from F/V methusell 02 in 02-35N 078-00E at 110200Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 520/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-14
    F/V qb 92711 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-39N 106-55E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 517/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-14
    Distress signal received in vicinity 10-41.80S 152-06.80E at 130935Z feb
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 511/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 15-33.7S 167-15.8E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  20. HYDROLANT 513/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-19
    Four persons missing from wreck vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 497/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 461/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 496/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 478/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 495/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-28
    12 meter S/V orenoque, dismasted and taking on water in 09-58.57S 143-59.18W at 111906Z feb
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 493/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-28
    Man overboard from M/V rissing wind in vicinity 08-14N 149-24E at 120344Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROLANT 494/202020-02-11 → 2020-02-15
    Search and rescue operations 150700Z to 150900Z feb in area bound by 42-54N 033-20E, 42-54N 034-01E, 42-39N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  26. HYDROPAC 480/202020-02-11 → 2020-02-12
    Man overboard from F/V nethuse 02 in vicinity 02-35N 078-00E at 110315Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 478/202020-02-11 → 2020-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue panabwal (10-46.53S 151-46.88E) to…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 471/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V pingtairong in 16-30.79S 123-17.21W
    Eastern South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 462/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-14
    F/V BV3422TS sank in 10-15N 107-20E at 100145Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 461/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, unreported namatanai (03-40S 152-27E) to lihir island (03-10S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 460/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-02S 134-00E at 100720Z feb
    Arafura Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 465/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 25-43.77S 048-21.83W on 09 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 464/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 25-43.77S 048-21.83W on 09 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 452/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, reported disabled and adrift in 06-25.9S 148-20.1E at 091930Z feb
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 447/202020-02-09 → 2021-01-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 2707 ts, in vicinity of 10-02N 107-56E at 090500Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 445/202020-02-09 → 2020-02-09
    M/V tual sea, 12 persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 05-26.357S 132-59.374E at…
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 442/202020-02-09 → 2020-02-09
    28 foot F/V vigger chen, overdue kerema bay (07-57S 145-45E) to port moresby (09-26S 147-10E)
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROLANT 450/202020-02-09 → 2020-02-11
    Man overboard from itaparica beach (20-21-49S 40-18-11W)
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 446/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel sank in vicinity of ponta do dino (16-35-08N 22-55-24W) on 08 feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  40. HYDROPAC 434/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-10
    40 foot F/V lorenzo putha 01, dark blue and light blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due…
    Arabian Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 433/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-10
    F/V kh 97524 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-48N 111-30E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 431/202020-02-08 → 2020-02-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-40.5S 139-24.7E at 080923Z feb
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 427/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-10
    Search and rescue operations 101001Z to 101300Z feb in area bound by 36-05.00N 028-44.00E, 36-02.40N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 422/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-21
    42 foot S/V toucan, five persons on board, overdue canary islands to cabo verde
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Cabo Verde
  45. HYDROPAC 409/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-21
    F/V qna 90037 ts, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-50N 112-40E at…
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 408/202020-02-07 → 2020-02-08
    F/V nd 92299 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 18-44N 106-35E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 421/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-21
    F/V ahmet ocak balikcilik 55 sinking and crew abandoning ship in 24-53N 015-55W at 062245Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  48. HYDROPAC 402/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 395/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 401/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-07
    F/V nd 92299 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-38N 106-42E on 04 feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 395/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-06
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, unreported
    Banda Sea · Indonesia

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