Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2021

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 2021
1,209
still in force
0
vs 2020
-6%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,006
  • HYDROLANT146
  • NAVAREA IV28
  • NAVAREA XII26
  • HYDROARC3

Where · top seas

South China Sea25130%
North Pacific Ocean14918%
South Pacific Ocean729%
Indian Ocean698%
Arabian Sea627%
Laccadive Sea617%
South Atlantic Ocean567%
North Atlantic Ocean516%
Coral Sea395%
Philippine Sea324%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2021 · 1,209

  1. HYDROLANT 3208/212021-12-31 → 2022-01-14
    Vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-45.33N 071-53.84W
    Caribbean Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 3790/212021-12-31 → 2021-12-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3775/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3787/212021-12-31 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received in vicinity 21-49.67S 175-55.60W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  4. HYDROPAC 3782/212021-12-31 → 2022-01-02
    F/V th 91666 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-45N 107-12E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3775/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-31
    F/V 90299 ts, two persons onboard, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 3772/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3766/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 3771/212021-12-30 → 2022-01-02
    40 foot F/V pavindu, yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-23S…
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 3767/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3583/21, 3654/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  9. HYDROPAC 3766/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Vessel 85 pk, seven persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 3765/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, in 35-02.0S 150-50.5E at 300057Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  11. NAVAREA IV 1169/212021-12-29 → 2022-01-14
    Possible vessel on fire in 32-45N 066-40W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 3761/212021-12-29 → 2022-01-14
    Man overboard from F/V na 90855 ts in vicinity 20-29N 107-59E at 171945Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROLANT 3185/212021-12-29 → 2021-12-29
    Distress signal received in vicinity 34-27.9N 072-39.1W at 280015Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 3184/212021-12-29 → 2022-01-14
    24 foot F/V big bro, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue castries harbour (14-01-07N 061-00-30W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  15. HYDROPAC 3758/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    F/V oneli duwa 03, six persons onboard disabled and adrift last known position in 06-50N 076-40E at 271700Z…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROLANT 3174/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Eight meter S/V dream catcher, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported la linea de la concepcion…
    Strait of Gibraltar · Spain
  17. HYDROPAC 3756/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Man overboard from F/V cm 98806 ts in 08-13N 105-11E at 252330Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3755/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Vessel 317DAERYONG, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-40.99N 117-12.57E…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 3752/212021-12-28 → 2021-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-57.12S 152-01.90E at 280101Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3751/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-32.9N 113-12.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 3749/212021-12-27 → 2021-12-28
    F/V bd 96891TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-53N 108-12E at 270600Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. NAVAREA IV 1154/212021-12-27 → 2021-12-27
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 1152/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia · Martinique
  23. HYDROPAC 3740/212021-12-27 → 2021-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from kayak in 43-35.20S 145-59.87E at 270457Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Tasmania
  24. NAVAREA IV 1152/212021-12-26 → 2021-12-27
    Nine meter F/V corona vessel, white with blue hull trim four person on board,overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia · Martinique
  25. HYDROPAC 3734/212021-12-26 → 2021-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel 317DAREYONG in 18-54.0N 118-54.8E at 260444Z dec
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 3161/212021-12-26 → 2022-01-14
    Vessel requesting assistance, white hull, 30 persons on board in 33-44N 018-11E at 260440Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 3160/212021-12-25 → 2022-01-14
    Vessel, grey and green hull, 27 persons onboard requesting assistance in 36-17N 017-33E at 241915Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 3152/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-24
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3151/21 and this msg, vessel located safely
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 3151/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-01.7N 056-50.0W at 241753Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 3150/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-25
    Vessel, grey and green hull, 27 persons onboard requesting assistance in 36-11N 017-32E at 241552Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3718/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-27
    Derelict 24 meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 29-56.2N 151-55.9E at 240410Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  32. HYDROLANT 3141/212021-12-24 → 2022-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in area within 15 miles of nassau (25-03-36N 077-20-42W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  33. HYDROPAC 3712/212021-12-23 → 2021-12-24
    F/V qng 90847 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft trouble in 10-41N 114-21E at…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 3126/212021-12-22 → 2022-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-15N 076-15W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  35. HYDROPAC 3701/212021-12-22 → 2021-12-23
    Man overboard from F/V na 93686TS in 18-50N 106-19E at 210945Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3700/212021-12-22 → 2021-12-27
    F/V priscila y fredy unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  37. HYDROPAC 3698/212021-12-22 → 2021-12-24
    Derelict vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 30-25.8N 151-34.4E at 210620Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 3116/212021-12-21 → 2022-01-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-00N 085-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  39. HYDROLANT 3114/212021-12-20 → 2022-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-04N 074-32W at 201926Z dec
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  40. NAVAREA IV 1137/212021-12-20 → 2022-01-07
    Saint martin to florida
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 3107/212021-12-20 → 2021-12-25
    Vessel blueberry, one person on board, adrift in vicinity 00-55.07N 028-45.12W on 20 dec
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 3667/212021-12-18 → 2021-12-21
    Capsized and partially submerged object adrift in 12-02.07N 085-19.28E at 181030Z dec 21
    Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 3656/212021-12-17 → 2021-12-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3619/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 3655/212021-12-17 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received from F/V yes lord in 20-34N 071-51E at 170443Z dec
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  45. HYDROLANT 3087/212021-12-17 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 meter vessel oceans carisma in 13-21-00N 049-47-50W at 162315Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 3654/212021-12-17 → 2021-12-30
    23 foot vessel, two persons on board, and 19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue weno (07-27-00N…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  47. HYDROLANT 3075/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 47-47.2N 010-32.0W at 161021Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 3648/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-21.67S 142-12.93E at 161127Z dec
    Torres Strait · Australia
  49. HYDROPAC 3646/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-31
    37 foot F/V loku ayya 02, white and blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  50. HYDROPAC 3645/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-19
    Derelict vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 30-43.7N 150-11.1E at 160718Z dec
    Western North Pacific

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