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 3090/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-24
    F/V bd 97865 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-12.12N 110-52.00E…
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 3211/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-22
    Derelict 12 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 49-35.3N 005-20.9W at 221102Z oct
    English Channel · England
  3. HYDROPAC 3087/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-22
    Man overboard from MV es pluto in vicinity of trackline joining mackay (09-26S 151-31.05E) at 212300Z oct…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 3079/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3074/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 3077/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-22
    Vessel ciella, one person entering liferaft in 21-01.07S 112-49.40E at 220123Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 3075/202020-10-21 → 2020-10-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yuan yu 212 in 01-19.8N 166-35.2W
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 3074/202020-10-21 → 2020-10-22
    Distress signal received from F/V bd 97585 ts in 11-29.33N 112-39.88E
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 3193/202020-10-21 → 2020-10-21
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3176/20 and this msg, search suspended
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 3070/202020-10-21 → 2020-10-22
    Distress signal received from F/V bd 97480 ts, three persons on board, in 13-14N 110-25E at 210730Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 3063/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-21
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 90854 ts in 08-36.45N 114-41.65E at 200947Z oct
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 3177/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 50-30N 002-23W at 200743Z oct
    English Channel · England
  12. HYDROLANT 3176/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-50.0N 040-14.2W at 200326Z oct
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 3175/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-49.6N 040-12.2W at 200326Z oct
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 3054/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-52.2S 114-03.53E at 192358Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3047/202020-10-19 → 2020-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-56.7S 145-43.9E at 191027Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  16. NAVAREA XII 471/202020-10-19 → 2020-11-06
    Vessel, one person on board, disabled and adrift in area bound by 01-45.3N 078-57.5W, 01-45.3N 078-53.3W,…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  17. HYDROLANT 3167/202020-10-19 → 2020-10-20
    Vessel deus e fiel, two persons on board, wrecked in 23-04.17S 043-11.98W on 19 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3043/202020-10-19 → 2020-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-26.1N 096-29.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3038/202020-10-18 → 2020-10-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2996/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROLANT 3158/202020-10-17 → 2020-11-06
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, unreported from annaba (36-54.2N 007-46.4E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  21. HYDROPAC 3033/202020-10-17 → 2020-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-40N 109-36W
    Eastern North Pacific · Clipperton Island
  22. HYDROPAC 3031/202020-10-17 → 2020-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-41.9N 107-55.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3029/202020-10-16 → 2020-10-18
    Distress signal received from F/V bd 97092 ts in 12-21.67N 115-23.15E at 161810Z oct
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3010/202020-10-16 → 2020-10-16
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-40.6N 159-44.4E
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3007/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2995/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 3006/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-38.3N 111-20.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 3002/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-08.9N 123-56.5W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  28. HYDROLANT 3130/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-30
    M/V geo searcher 62 persons on board sinking and crew abandoning ship in 40-14.52S 009-58.12W at 151041Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Gough Island
  29. HYDROPAC 3000/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-30
    F/V bd 97153 ts three persons on board disabled due to propeller fouling in 10-09N 114-16E on 13 oct
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2998/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-30
    F/V bd 97131 ts, four persons onboard, flooding in 11-52N 115-08E at 150730Z oct
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2997/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-22
    Man overboard from F/V bth 97972TS in 08-38N 106-31E at 142000Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2996/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-18
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, overdue ramu river (04-04.0S 144-40.1E) to manus island (02-05.1S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 2995/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-15
    Seven meter vessel napsme, ten persons on board, capsized in 05-27.5S 145-59.0E at 140500Z oct
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 2988/202020-10-14 → 2020-10-22
    Distress signal received from M/V vsg pride in vicinity 00-18-05S 124-35-50E at 141009Z oct
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 2981/202020-10-14 → 2020-10-30
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-00S 131-00E at 110530Z oct
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  36. HYDROPAC 2978/202020-10-13 → 2020-10-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2967/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2977/202020-10-13 → 2020-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-46.7N 104-25.3E at 130552Z oct
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  38. HYDROPAC 2976/202020-10-13 → 2020-10-16
    F/V qna 90668TS, one person on board, requesting assistance in 13-40N 116-40E at 130340Z oct
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2968/202020-10-12 → 2020-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V fuji in 04-33.5N 093-01.9W at 121426Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2967/202020-10-12 → 2020-10-13
    Distress signal received from F/V qng 95868 ts in 12-18.98N 114-44.03E at 121013Z oct
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2961/202020-10-12 → 2020-10-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2960/20 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2960/202020-10-12 → 2020-10-12
    F/V qng 90741TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-25N 108-50E at 101900Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2958/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-30
    Distress signal received in 01-03N 103-18E at 111909Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. NAVAREA IV 979/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-30
    32 foot vessel, blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-32.13N 080-19.62W
    Western Caribbean Sea. · Panama
  45. HYDROPAC 2957/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-15
    F/V qng 96317, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-59N 112-12E at 102330Z…
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 3089/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-30
    Vessel, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 36-48N 003-09E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  47. HYDROPAC 2953/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-29
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported in 00-20-40S 131-49-33E
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2950/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-11
    Distress signal received from F/V bd 99996 ts in 10-18.72N 112-04.88E at 110454Z oct
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2949/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-11
    F/V qng 96317 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-03N 109-01E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2948/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-11
    F/V hai ha 268, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored in 15-16.32N 108-54.40E at 110315Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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