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 3611/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-06
    F/V dna 90760 ts reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-44N 108-15E at 061425Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3610/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-08
    F/V kh 97643 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-50.75N 110-03.55E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3608/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-09
    F/V py 90024 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 11-27N 114-23E
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3607/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-16
    M/V km bahari indo sank in 04-42-05S 108-23-00E on 28 nov
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3605/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V daehwa NO.302 in 12-11.9S 123-44.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 3604/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V clansmen 30, one person on board, in vicinity 41-11.87S…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  7. HYDROPAC 3600/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-59.6N 177-23.7W
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3599/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 40-27.4N 178-12.0W
    North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 3597/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-15
    F/V luis yorvi II unreported
    Eastern South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3595/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-06
    F/V kh 97643 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-34N 110-25E at…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3594/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-50N 160-40W at 050115Z dec
    North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3593/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-50N 160-40W at 050115Z dec
    North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3584/202020-12-04 → 2020-12-18
    F/V kh 97643 ts, six persons on board, flooding and adrift in 11-26N 110-35E at 040830 dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3580/202020-12-04 → 2020-12-04
    F/V tg 92254TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-12.26N 109-40.57E at…
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3577/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3576/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3576/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-03
    Vessel hooka sank in 35-45.38S 138-14.96E at 032131Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3575/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-03
    Australia-south coast DNC 05
    Great Australian Bight
  18. HYDROLANT 3770/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-04
    Man overboard from vessel matues in vicinity 04-15.23S 037-46.77W on 02 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3571/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-18
    20 meter F/V gift of jesus, green hull, 13 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3566/202020-12-02 → 2020-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3565/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3564/202020-12-02 → 2020-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-06.5S 116-38.7W at 021341Z dec
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3563/202020-12-02 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-26N 160-35E at 012332Z dec
    North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3556/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-04
    Seven meter vessel capsized and adrift in 12-28.0S 044-41.4E
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  24. HYDROPAC 3552/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hny 766 in 08-40N 157-52E at 011117Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3548/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-01
    F/V qb 92197TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 17-32N 107-08E at 301500Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3547/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.7 meter vessel, black hull in 12-06.40S 131-11.73E at 010801Z dec
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 3738/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3736/20 and this msg, person rescued
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 3545/202020-12-01 → 2020-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in position 35-52.93N 128-24.40W at 302349Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 3736/202020-11-30 → 2020-12-01
    Life raft, one person on board, adrift in vicinity 40-55.8S 009-16.7E at 301507Z
    Eastern South Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 3536/202020-11-30 → 2020-11-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3524/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 3532/202020-11-30 → 2020-11-30
    Vessel, two persons on board, capsized in 19-29.37S 147-33.62E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3529/202020-11-29 → 2020-12-17
    Aircraft, one person on board, ditched in area bound by 15-15N 073-15E, 15-15N 073-45E, 14-50N 073-45E,…
    Arabian Sea · India
  33. HYDROPAC 3527/202020-11-29 → 2020-12-18
    22 meter F/V ifb lokmanya, white hull, 11 persons onboard, adrift due to engine failure in 20-06-29N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  34. HYDROPAC 3526/202020-11-29 → 2020-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter S/V lilly in vicinity 10-09.73S 142-03.47E at 291420Z nov
    Torres Strait · Australia-north Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 3524/202020-11-29 → 2020-11-30
    F/V cm 98961 ts sank in 08-36N 105-26E at 282130Z nov two persons rescued one remains missing
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3523/202020-11-28 → 2020-12-18
    F/V bd 96388 ts, 12 persons on board, sank at 300312Z oct
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3520/202020-11-28 → 2020-11-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3518/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Eastern Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 3519/202020-11-28 → 2020-12-18
    Distress signal received from M/V maran hermes in 08-14N 116-15E on 28 nov
    South China Sea · Philippines
  39. HYDROPAC 3518/202020-11-28 → 2020-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter M/V stinger in vicinity 12-39.60S 130-31.87E at 280734Z nov
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3513/202020-11-28 → 2020-12-18
    Seven meter F/V ifb agnimata, green hull, five persons onboard, adrift due to engine failure in 19-46.43N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  41. HYDROPAC 3511/202020-11-28 → 2021-01-23
    Platform corvina este (Z1A-34-CX-13) sinking in 03-48-52S 080-54-17W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  42. HYDROPAC 3510/202020-11-28 → 2020-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from nine meter vessel madam in vicinity 23-18S 151-29E at 280141Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3496/202020-11-27 → 2020-12-11
    21 foot vessel sea swirl, white hull, two persons on board, adrift in vicinity 15-00N 144-00E
    Philippine Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3495/202020-11-27 → 2020-11-27
    Vessel, capsized and adrift in 13-06.75S 175-54.21W at 270035Z nov
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  45. HYDROPAC 3494/202020-11-27 → 2020-11-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3491/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3493/202020-11-27 → 2020-11-27
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, capsized and adrift in 12-32.4S 175-24.0W
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  47. HYDROPAC 3491/202020-11-26 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V fortuna in 37-53S 149-27E at 262219Z nov
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 3662/202020-11-25 → 2020-11-28
    Derelict S/V and liferaft adrift in vicinity 27-22N 024-06W at 251000Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 3485/202020-11-25 → 2020-12-11
    F/V kg 61920TS, six persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 08-55N 103-21E at 242000Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 3482/202020-11-24 → 2020-12-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-37.2N 120-59.5W
    Eastern North Pacific

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