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 2827/202020-09-29 → 2020-10-16
    Man overboard from M/V msc maeva in vicinity 10-06.05N 071-53.3E
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  2. HYDROPAC 2826/202020-09-29 → 2020-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-09.4N 105-40.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. NAVAREA IV 923/202020-09-27 → 2020-09-30
    Derelict liferaft in 60-31.1N 054-31.5W at 250015Z sep
    Davis Strait
  4. HYDROPAC 2790/202020-09-25 → 2020-10-09
    Distress signal received in vicinity 12-24.2S 130-47.1E at 250853Z sep
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2787/202020-09-25 → 2020-09-26
    F/V kg 92855TS, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 07-02N 104-26E on 21 sep
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2783/202020-09-25 → 2020-09-28
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue bipi island (02-06.6S 146-23.7E) to sabben island reef…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. NAVAREA XII 431/202020-09-23 → 2020-09-23
    Distress signal received from F/V american eagle on 406 mhz in 17-16.7N 128-11.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 2884/202020-09-22 → 2020-10-09
    Man overboard from M/V moby wonder in vicinity 41-00N 011-00E
    Tyrrhenian Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2757/202020-09-22 → 2020-10-09
    30 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-01-24N 158-00-42E at 212135Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 2755/202020-09-21 → 2020-10-09
    Distress signal received from vessel, in vicinity 51-00N 175-00E
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2754/202020-09-21 → 2020-09-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 04-28.9S 108-50.2E at 211256Z sep
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROLANT 2881/202020-09-21 → 2020-10-09
    Vessel, blue hull, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-00N 15-00E at 211140Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 2751/202020-09-21 → 2020-10-09
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-52.8N 089-20.6E at 211221Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  14. HYDROPAC 2740/202020-09-20 → 2020-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 43-19.07S 147-04.73E at 200023Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  15. NAVAREA XII 425/202020-09-19 → 2020-09-21
    Panama to iles marquises
    Eastern Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2739/202020-09-19 → 2020-09-21
    S/V mara amu, two persons on board, overdue panama (07-22N 080-15W) to iles marquises (09-27S 139-23W)
    Eastern Pacific · Panama To Iles Marquises
  17. HYDROLANT 2873/202020-09-19 → 2020-10-09
    Rubber vessel sank, 21 persons rescued 33 persons remain missing in vicinity 32-49N 013-43E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 2735/202020-09-19 → 2020-10-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-27N 153-56E at 191109Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2731/202020-09-19 → 2020-09-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2709/20 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  20. HYDROPAC 2714/202020-09-18 → 2020-09-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter vessel in vicinity 23-16.80S 151-32.27E at 172356Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2712/202020-09-17 → 2020-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-45.7N 171-50.5E
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 2844/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    S/V granny knot, one person on board, unreported reggio calabria italy (38-03N 015-39E) to corinth greece…
    Ionian Sea · Strait of Messina · Italy To Greece
  23. HYDROLANT 2842/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    F/V mouhsinat 1 sinking in 24-46.3N 015-25.5W at 171723Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  24. HYDROLANT 2838/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    S/V chiara taking on water in vicinity 42-22-36N 010-18-12E
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  25. HYDROPAC 2709/202020-09-17 → 2020-09-19
    Man overboard from F/V thenu 01 in vicinity 05-39N 078-42E at 162100Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  26. HYDROPAC 2702/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    Distress signal received in vicinity 09-28.47N 088-46.67E at 170348Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  27. HYDROPAC 2698/202020-09-16 → 2020-10-02
    Distress received in vicinity 10-36.9N 148-43.3E
    Western North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2695/202020-09-16 → 2020-09-17
    Distress received from S/V westwind II, one person on board, in vicinity 38-32N 132-05W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2694/202020-09-16 → 2020-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-01.5N 124-45.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2692/202020-09-16 → 2020-10-02
    19 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from pohnpei (06-47.2N 157-58.1E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  31. NAVAREA XII 414/202020-09-16 → 2020-10-02
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  32. HYDROPAC 2684/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-17.07S 143-11.53E at 151217Z sep
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2680/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-15
    M/V teou reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-22S 154-29E at 141630Z sep
    Coral Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2679/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, seven persons on board, overdue kubukam village (05-06S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 2676/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-16
    White vessel, orange stripes, six persons on board, overdue ferguson island (09-20S 150-30E) to kiriwina…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 2663/202020-09-14 → 2020-09-14
    M/V teou reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-24.00S 155-28.00E at 140830Z sep
    Coral Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2661/202020-09-14 → 2020-09-25
    Man overboard from M/V new horizon in 13-24.5S 065-14.8E at 131145Z sep
    Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 2660/202020-09-14 → 2020-10-02
    23 meter S/V jet france, white hull, four persons on board, unreported noumea (22-16-33S 166-27-29E) to iles…
    South Pacific · New Caledonia To Iles Marquises
  39. HYDROPAC 2658/202020-09-14 → 2020-10-02
    Man overboard from F/V na 98668TS in 18-40N 106-47E at 142100Z sep
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2656/202020-09-13 → 2020-09-14
    F/V na 98866 ts, disabled and adrift, reports crewman with head trauma bleeding excessively on 131100Z sep,…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2654/202020-09-13 → 2020-09-13
    Distress signal received from F/V eltorito in vicinity 13-17.07S 143-37.93E at 130742Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. NAVAREA IV 864/202020-09-12 → 2020-10-02
    50 foot S/V hard act unreported
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  43. HYDROPAC 2653/202020-09-12 → 2020-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lori in 13-03.9N 100-54.2E at 121039Z sep
    Gulf of Thailand · Thailand
  44. HYDROLANT 2789/202020-09-12 → 2020-10-02
    Distress signal received from 35 meter M/V fortuna, white hull, in 40-26N 010-57E at 120009Z sep
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Sardinia
  45. HYDROPAC 2649/202020-09-12 → 2020-09-25
    Man overboard from M/V kota lazim in vicinity of trackline joining 44-32N 152-42E at 112000Z sep and 44-35N…
    Western North Pacific
  46. NAVAREA XII 411/202020-09-11 → 2020-09-25
    M/V onward 2, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 42-25.25N 126-39.77W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. NAVAREA XII 406/202020-09-10 → 2020-09-25
    M/V belky and nainthinguer, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-51.2N 079-16.1W
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  48. HYDROPAC 2633/202020-09-10 → 2020-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-07.0S 129-59.4E at 100734Z sep
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2630/202020-09-09 → 2020-09-13
    Man overboard from F/V saint marianne in vicinity 21-02.7N 151-33.4W at 091400Z sep
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2628/202020-09-09 → 2020-09-25
    F/V qng 95618 sank due to collision in 10-40N 110-20E at 081900Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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