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 3283/202020-11-06 → 2020-11-10
    M/V thanh hung, 12 persons on board, sank in vicinity 15-29N 108-43E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 3271/202020-11-05 → 2020-11-20
    F/V bd 95900TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-17N 114-03E at 050929Z nov
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3268/202020-11-05 → 2020-11-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-48.67S 149-46.27E at 050735Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 3259/202020-11-04 → 2020-11-05
    F/V nt 90917TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-25.95N 109-13.13E at 041405Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3255/202020-11-04 → 2020-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel in vicinity 01-29.13N 171-15.33E at 020618Z nov
    North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 3390/202020-11-04 → 2020-11-05
    Vessel, four persons on board, adrift in 22-46.18S 043-05.80W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 3384/202020-11-04 → 2020-11-07
    Search and rescue exercise 071200Z to 071400Z nov in area bound by 41-42.3N 038-46.5E, 41-42.3N 039-39.0E,…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  8. HYDROPAC 3240/202020-11-03 → 2020-11-20
    Distress signal received from S/V les siamois in 07-13.9N 097-32.5E
    Andaman Sea · Thailand
  9. HYDROPAC 3239/202020-11-03 → 2020-11-03
    Distress signal received in 06-40.287N 082-51.423W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  10. HYDROPAC 3236/202020-11-03 → 2020-11-20
    F/V bd 96388, 12 persons on board, sank
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3229/202020-11-03 → 2020-11-20
    F/V bd 97469TS, 14 persons on board, sank in 12-00.0N 113-13.8E at 030015Z nov
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3226/202020-11-03 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received in 04-20N 141-32E
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3225/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 01-25.93N 171-26.86E at 020648Z nov
    North Pacific
  14. HYDROLANT 3369/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-15N 072-20W at 022020Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROPAC 3214/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-03
    F/V tg 94178TS, seven persons on board, flooding due to collision in 09-04N 106-52E at 020600Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3212/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-28.6N 171-16.8E at 020459Z nov
    North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3209/202020-11-01 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-23N 143-49E at 011520Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3205/202020-10-31 → 2020-11-20
    S/V jet france, four persons onboard, overdue new caledonia (21-21-55S 165-53-26E) to iles marquises…
    South Pacific · New Caledonia To Iles Marquises
  19. HYDROPAC 3202/202020-10-31 → 2020-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V triple dragon in position 24-52.2N 155-05.3W at 302357Z oct 20
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 3336/202020-10-30 → 2020-10-31
    Search and rescue exercises 310730Z to 310900Z oct in area bounded by 43-00N 035-45E, 43-00N 036-35E, 42-30N…
    Black Sea · Turkey
  21. HYDROPAC 3200/202020-10-30 → 2020-10-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3160/20 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3199/202020-10-30 → 2020-11-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-21N 109-01E at 290830Z
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3193/202020-10-30 → 2020-10-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3192/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3192/202020-10-30 → 2020-10-30
    Vessel viet nhat 08, six persons on board, disabled in 19-11.82N 105-45.35E at 282100Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 3191/202020-10-30 → 2020-11-06
    F/V bd 97469TS, 14 persons on board, sank
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 3186/202020-10-29 → 2020-10-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3184/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 3184/202020-10-29 → 2020-10-29
    Vessel zheshenghou 97386, six persons onboard, drifiting and disabled due to engine trouble last known…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROLANT 3304/202020-10-29 → 2020-11-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, adrift in 17-41N 018-37W at 281200Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 3303/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-29
    Vessel, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3171/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V chofuku maru no
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 3284/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-34.67S 037-08.02W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 3283/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-28
    Vessel, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 3164/202020-10-28 → 2020-11-13
    F/V bd 98658TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-03N 112-30E at 280130Z oct
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3162/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-28
    F/V bd 98658 ts, 14 persons on board, requesting assistance in 13-00N 112-21E at 272325Z oct
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3161/202020-10-28 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received from M/V bao lucky in vicinity 05-41-32N 107-39-31E at 27 oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  36. HYDROPAC 3160/202020-10-27 → 2020-10-30
    Man overboard from F/V jin chuan yi in 13-19.2N 174-27.6E at 271500Z oct
    North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 3159/202020-10-27 → 2020-10-30
    F/V bd 97469 ts sank in 12-17N 112-08E at 270930Z oct
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3156/202020-10-27 → 2020-10-27
    Man overboard from F/V jin chuan yi in 13-32N 174-46E at 271500Z oct
    North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 3155/202020-10-27 → 2020-11-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 13-32N 174-46E at 271100Z oct
    North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 3153/202020-10-27 → 2020-11-03
    F/V bd 96388, 12 persons on board, sank in 12-43N 111-27E at 270600Z oct
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3146/202020-10-27 → 2020-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, orange hull, three persons on board in 12-46.9S…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 3144/202020-10-27 → 2020-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel thanasis in 13-34.1N 114-45.4E at 270150Z oct
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3136/202020-10-26 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-05.6S 146-45.5E at 260617Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3132/202020-10-26 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received in 04-09N 112-09E at 260532Z oct
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  45. HYDROPAC 3129/202020-10-26 → 2020-10-26
    Distress signal received from M/V cape veni in vicinity 04-04.8N 092-30.0E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  46. NAVAREA IV 1032/202020-10-25 → 2020-11-13
    M/V, two persons on board, adrift in vicinity 12-36.3N 070-20.6W
    Caribbean Sea · Aruba · Venezuela
  47. HYDROLANT 3240/202020-10-24 → 2020-10-24
    S/V caze reports sick crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-09.36S 045-30.33W at 24 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 3119/202020-10-24 → 2020-11-13
    Vessel, four persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros (mayotte)
  49. HYDROPAC 3118/202020-10-24 → 2020-11-09
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98613 ts in vicinity 09-16.2N 108-53.3E at 221630Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 3100/202020-10-23 → 2020-11-06
    F/V bd 97126 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-52N 114-43E at…
    South China Sea

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