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 236/202020-01-21 → 2020-01-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 158/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Vitiaz Straight · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROLANT 210/202020-01-21 → 2020-02-07
    Man overboard from M/V green italia in 01-38N 013-07W at 212133Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 206/202020-01-21 → 2020-01-24
    Turkey DNC 10
    Black Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 234/202020-01-21 → 2020-02-07
    Distress signal received from F/V ronak in 13-30.15N 073-55.13E at 211245Z jan
    Arabian Sea · India
  5. HYDROPAC 229/202020-01-21 → 2020-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-04N 135-35E at 210940Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 226/202020-01-21 → 2020-01-21
    Vessel km risfin pratama sinking in 01-45-42S 123-37-58E at 210535Z jan
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 220/202020-01-20 → 2020-01-23
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, capsized and adrift umbukul (02-30.41S 149-59.41E) to tingwon…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 215/202020-01-20 → 2020-01-24
    Seven meter vessel, three persons onboard, overdue bagabag island (04-48S 146-12E) to manus island (02-00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROLANT 186/202020-01-19 → 2020-02-07
    Man overboard from F/V GHALIA-6 in vicinity 24-44.0N 015-52.9W at 190200Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  10. HYDROPAC 209/202020-01-19 → 2020-01-22
    25 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 29-45.9N 168-37.7E at 190500Z jan
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 208/202020-01-18 → 2020-02-07
    Man overboard from M/V swissco supporter in 19-28N 071-46E at 181218Z jan
    Arabian Sea · India
  12. HYDROPAC 207/202020-01-18 → 2020-01-27
    Ten meter M/V panji saputra, blue hull, overdue ambon (03-40S 128-12E) to saumlaki (07-59S 131-17E)
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 201/202020-01-17 → 2020-07-10
    Derelict M/V sg 6990, five persons on board, flooding in 10-27N 107-36E on 17 jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 187/202020-01-17 → 2020-01-31
    16 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 185/202020-01-17 → 2020-01-17
    F/V sunburst, five persons on board, aground in vicinity 20-46.0S 151-01.6E at 170527Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 163/202020-01-17 → 2020-01-26
    Distress received in vicinity 23-08.0S 044-09.5W at 162100Z jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 179/202020-01-16 → 2020-01-17
    16 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 178/202020-01-16 → 2020-01-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 161/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 150/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-31
    Distress signal received from vessel, white hull, one person on board, in vicinity 40-00N 019-00E at 151500Z…
    Strait of Ontario · Italy
  20. HYDROPAC 173/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-31
    Aircraft unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 172/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-31
    F/V mohamadiukmto reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-59N 060-36.8E at 151615Z
    Arabian Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 171/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in 04-41.96S 146-21.09E at 151350Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 168/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    F/V qb 98732 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-48N 106-51E at 150820Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 167/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    Distress signal received in vicinity 04-35.70S 146-16.70E at 150911Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 165/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 159/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROLANT 138/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-57.07S 042-06.92W on 14 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 163/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 162/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 162/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-12N 133-24E at 150309Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 161/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    Man overboard from vessel between mourilyan harbour (17-36S 146-08E) and ellison reef (17-44S 146-24E) at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 159/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    F/V bt 97720 ts, two persons on board, sinking in 09-32N 106-41E at 141913Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 158/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-21
    Vessel, seven persons on board, adrift between madang (05-14.0S 145-47.3E) and kepler point (05-34.3S…
    Vitiaz Straight · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 156/202020-01-14 → 2020-01-17
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity of 17-31.90S 146-22.23E at 131900Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  33. HYDROPAC 153/202020-01-14 → 2020-01-18
    Fisherman missing from F/V bt 97017TS in vicinity 08-49N 104-22E at 140100Z jan
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 150/202020-01-14 → 2020-01-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 135/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 149/202020-01-13 → 2020-01-14
    Man overboard from M/V at last in 23-02.06S 150-52.65W at 131700Z jan
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  36. HYDROPAC 145/202020-01-13 → 2020-01-31
    Man overboard from M/V front clipper in vicinity of 26-55.11S 045-09.51E
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  37. HYDROPAC 141/202020-01-12 → 2020-01-13
    Vessel betlehem, one person on board, adrift and requesting assistance in 01-32-16N 123-50-37E at 300100Z…
    Celebes Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 138/202020-01-12 → 2020-01-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 136/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 136/202020-01-11 → 2020-01-12
    72 meter, M/V el 02, blue and red hull, 14 persons onboard, unreported in vicinity of belitung (02-47.92S…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 135/202020-01-11 → 2020-01-14
    Seven meter vessel, white hull orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue bogia (04-16.31S 144-58.29E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 129/202020-01-11 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-52.3N 141-49.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 117/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-16
    M/V halma jaya sank, six persons on board
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 116/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 114/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 115/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hong jin 707 in vicinity 72-03.4S 175-27.7W
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 114/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-10
    Distress signal received from M/V michelle 219 03 at 100141Z jan in vicinity 01-03N 103-22E
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 113/202020-01-10 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-52.3N 141-49.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 68/202020-01-09 → 2020-01-24
    M/V ablaye seck, four persons on board, overdue saint louis (15-57.7N 016-30.8W) to nouhadibou (18-09.0N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal To Mauritania
  48. HYDROPAC 103/202020-01-09 → 2020-01-24
    Man overboard from F/V qiong dan yu 04289 in vicinity 18-26.4N 107-15.3E at 081600Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 96/202020-01-08 → 2020-01-10
    F/V kh 96552 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-26N 109-23E at 080300Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROLANT 58/202020-01-08 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bonito dos in 41-59.5N 020-54.2W
    Eastern Northern Atlantic

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