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 3480/202020-11-24 → 2020-12-11
    F/V shenaya duwa, 42 feet long, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-30N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  2. NAVAREA IV 1145/202020-11-24 → 2020-12-11
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice in 12-29.2N 071-44.4W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  3. HYDROLANT 3645/202020-11-24 → 2020-12-11
    90 foot F/V harmony, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering in 42-09.2N 068-45.2W…
    Western North Atlantic · Massachusetts
  4. NAVAREA XII 533/202020-11-23 → 2020-12-11
    Man overboard from M/V altair leader in 28-55N 166-44W at 230410Z nov
    North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 3455/202020-11-23 → 2020-12-11
    Distress signal received from M/V diamond express in vicinity 08-34.1N 106-44.3E at 231157Z nov 20
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 3454/202020-11-23 → 2020-11-26
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 13-45.8N 113-55.9E at 230620Z nov
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3452/202020-11-23 → 2020-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-44.2N 168-03.1E at 220826Z nov
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3451/202020-11-23 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-51.2N 130-46.7E
    Philippine Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3450/202020-11-23 → 2020-11-24
    F/V kh 99207TS, 13 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 10-10N 110-15E at 230100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROLANT 3626/202020-11-22 → 2020-11-23
    Search and rescue exercises 231000Z to 231400Z nov in area bound by 43-05N 035-42E, 43-05N 036-02E, 42-50N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  11. HYDROPAC 3445/202020-11-22 → 2020-12-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 13-10.3N 101-56.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3434/202020-11-22 → 2020-11-22
    Distress signal received from 6.1 meter vessel, blue hull, on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-19.9S 121-44.7E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3432/202020-11-21 → 2020-11-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3431/20 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3431/202020-11-21 → 2020-11-21
    Distress signal received from liferaft from sunken 17 meter F/V shane, two persons on board, in 24-21.9S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3430/202020-11-21 → 2020-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-25.1N 100-11.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3429/202020-11-21 → 2020-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-34.8N 095-51.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3399/202020-11-20 → 2020-11-21
    F/V qna 94967TS, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-03N 108-01E at 200800Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3397/202020-11-20 → 2020-11-20
    Nine meter vessel bonne idee, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 38-23.19S 149-25.17E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  19. NAVAREA XII 522/202020-11-19 → 2020-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-55.8N 096-15.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 3392/202020-11-19 → 2020-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-33-12N 131-59-12E at 190911Z nov
    Sea of Japan
  21. HYDROPAC 3388/202020-11-19 → 2020-11-22
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 14-05.2N 113-45.3E at 190605Z nov
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 3384/202020-11-18 → 2020-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel ZHELINGYU23110 at 182149Z nov in vicinity of tracklines…
    East China Sea · Philippine Sea · China To Japan
  23. HYDROLANT 3587/202020-11-18 → 2020-11-21
    Search and rescue exercises 201000Z to 201400Z and 210600Z to 211000Z nov in area bound by 43-05N 035-42E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  24. HYDROPAC 3379/202020-11-17 → 2020-12-04
    Eight meter F/V padma pani, ten persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-28.5N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  25. HYDROPAC 3376/202020-11-17 → 2020-12-04
    F/V bl 93633 ts, four persons onboard, flooded and sinking in 08-24N 105-11E at 170650Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3375/202020-11-17 → 2020-11-18
    F/V qng 95046TS, 16 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 11-02N 108-52E at 160400Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3363/202020-11-15 → 2020-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-35N 097-47W
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROLANT 3544/202020-11-15 → 2020-11-17
    Search and rescue exercises 171100Z to 171300Z nov in area bound by 41-32N 030-00E, 41-25N 030-08E, 41-33N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  29. HYDROPAC 3359/202020-11-15 → 2020-11-17
    F/V caroline 1 reports person requiring medevac assistance in 02-25S 171-56W at 150520Z nov
    South Pacific · Kiribati
  30. HYDROPAC 3357/202020-11-14 → 2020-11-14
    Distress signal received in 28-57S 169-28E
    Western South Pacific · Norfolk Island
  31. HYDROLANT 3537/202020-11-14 → 2020-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 34-46.3N 067-57.9W at 140402Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROPAC 3352/202020-11-14 → 2020-11-14
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 90854 ts in 11-38.90N 115-33.77E at 140202Z
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3335/202020-11-12 → 2020-11-12
    Distress signal received from M/V golden lion in 12-17.5N 109-55.6E at 121038Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 3333/202020-11-12 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-24.6N 149-39.0E at 120851Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 3328/202020-11-12 → 2020-11-27
    F/V donode mariya reports crewman with bone fracture in vicinity 15-50N 069-30E at 120230Z nov
    Arabian Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 3323/202020-11-11 → 2020-11-12
    F/V donode mariya reports crewman with bone fracture in vicinity 15-50N 068-00E at 111130Z nov
    Arabian Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 3475/202020-11-10 → 2020-11-27
    Vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, capsized and adrift in vicinity 33-03N 012-34E at 100810Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 3317/202020-11-10 → 2020-11-27
    Man overboard from vessel aranui 5 in 11-41.5S 140-48.8W at 092120Z nov
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROLANT 3468/202020-11-09 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received from vessel veni vedi VIXI, seven persons on board, in 35-24N 006-32W at 090930Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  40. HYDROPAC 3315/202020-11-09 → 2020-11-11
    F/V donode mariya reports crewman with bone fracture in 16-00.00N 065-07.12E
    Arabian Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3306/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-27
    Man overboard from M/V ifb el-shadai in 10-22N 075-40E
    Arabian Sea · India
  42. HYDROPAC 3305/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-09
    F/V bd 91388, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-15.42N 111-31.45E at 081414Z nov
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3303/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel in 12-48.93S 130-16.47E at 080850Z nov
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3302/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-25.33S 145-20.80E at 080720Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 3299/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-37.6N 109-11.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3297/202020-11-07 → 2020-11-20
    Man overboard in vicinity of 03-33.69N 100-06.14E
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 3294/202020-11-07 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V yusei maru no
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROLANT 3440/202020-11-07 → 2020-11-12
    Search and rescue operations 120900Z to 121100Z nov in area bound by 42-54N 033-20E, 42-54N 034-01E, 42-39N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  49. HYDROPAC 3290/202020-11-07 → 2020-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-36.1N 139-38.6W at 062342Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 3285/202020-11-06 → 2020-11-20
    India DNC 03
    Arabian Sea

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