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

By month

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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. HYDROPAC 2409/212021-08-23 → 2021-08-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2402/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  2. HYDROPAC 2404/212021-08-23 → 2021-08-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2354/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 2402/212021-08-23 → 2021-08-23
    F/V sajee 02 sinking due to collision in 06-35N 078-52E at 240001Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  4. HYDROPAC 2398/212021-08-22 → 2021-08-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2374/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · China
  5. HYDROPAC 2396/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-24
    F/V capsized and adrift in 06-02.7N 089-20.1E at 210135Z aug
    Bay of Bengal · Nicobar Islands
  6. HYDROPAC 2395/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2394/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2394/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-54.6S 136-35.8E at 211532Z aug 21
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2389/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-22
    Man overboard from M/V nicholas in vicinity 06-57.4N 079-39.9E at 201900Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  9. HYDROPAC 2388/212021-08-21 → 2021-09-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 19-59.73S 174-44.73W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  10. HYDROPAC 2384/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-21
    6.3 meter vessel headhunter, three persons on board, taking on water in 16-21.00S 145-44.40E at 202153Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-north Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2134/212021-08-19 → 2021-09-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-43.33S 046-52.20W on 18 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2374/212021-08-19 → 2021-08-22
    F/V yu you no 3 unreported
    South China Sea · China
  13. HYDROPAC 2373/212021-08-19 → 2021-08-19
    Distress signal received from M/V dewi sarswati in 02-57-00N 108-03-43E at 190630Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 2365/212021-08-18 → 2021-09-03
    Three persons in water in vicinity 06-30N 084-20W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2361/212021-08-18 → 2021-08-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2353/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  16. HYDROPAC 2358/212021-08-17 → 2021-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-21.58N 128-54.18W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2354/212021-08-17 → 2021-08-23
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue honiara (09-25.5S 159-57.0E) to mborokua island…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  18. HYDROPAC 2353/212021-08-17 → 2021-08-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue duff island (09-51S 157-10E) to reef island…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  19. HYDROPAC 2351/212021-08-16 → 2021-08-21
    Vessel jerusalem unreported in 38-40S 75-30W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  20. HYDROPAC 2346/212021-08-16 → 2021-09-03
    Man overboard from F/V mysea vailankanni in vicinity 14-34N 074-11E on 16 aug
    Arabian Sea · India
  21. HYDROPAC 2341/212021-08-16 → 2021-08-16
    Distress signal received from 111 meter M/V bj queen, black and red hull, in 02-42.6S 108-50.8E at 160456Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2338/212021-08-15 → 2021-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-01.5N 116-15.9E at 151143Z aug
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2335/212021-08-14 → 2021-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2331/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2333/212021-08-14 → 2021-09-03
    F/V tth 92206 ts, nine persons on board, sank in 17-21N 107-51E at 132300Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 2331/212021-08-14 → 2021-08-14
    42 foot S/V linda ellen, two persons on board, taking on water due to damaged hull in 06-43.5N 175-08.7W at…
    North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 2324/212021-08-13 → 2021-08-13
    20 meter F/V southern lady II unreported
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southwest Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2321/212021-08-13 → 2021-08-27
    Man overboard from F/V udhayam in 10-36.10N 080-48.42E at 122230Z aug
    Bay of Bengal · India
  28. HYDROPAC 2316/212021-08-12 → 2021-08-27
    Man overboard from vessel km kim meng in 08-28.91S 136-32.80E at 101030Z aug
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2315/212021-08-12 → 2021-08-15
    Derelict vessel raya capsized and adrift in 03-45N 073-17E at 110948Z aug
    Arabian Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2305/212021-08-11 → 2021-08-12
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue from kiribati (02-02.4N 157-29.7W) to the northwest in…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  31. NAVAREA IV 687/212021-08-11 → 2021-08-13
    Search and rescue exercises 121205Z to 130005Z aug in: a. 62-35N 066-25W b. 62-23N 066-04W 2. cancel this…
    Davis Strait · Canada
  32. HYDROPAC 2301/212021-08-11 → 2021-08-13
    Man overboard from F/V cm 98952TS in 08-23.66N 104-47.00E at 101500Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2299/212021-08-11 → 2021-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-36.7N 125-58.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2296/212021-08-10 → 2021-08-12
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, one person on board, overdue matlik (04-47.82S…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 2290/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-11
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue from christmas island (10-26S 105-42E) to kiribati (01-51N…
    Pacific Ocean · Eastern Indian Ocean
  36. NAVAREA XII 395/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-27
    F/V el senor es mi pastor III, white and yellow hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  37. HYDROPAC 2280/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-09
    Vessel, blue hull, 13 persons on board, unreported primapun (06-17-36S 138-25-44E) to agats (05-32-08S…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2279/212021-08-08 → 2021-08-09
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue from christmas island, kiribati (01-51N 157-24W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Kiribati
  39. HYDROPAC 2272/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-27
    F/V lourdhu matha 2, green hull, ten persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-49N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  40. HYDROLANT 2060/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-08
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2059/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 32-34.47S 052-16.13W on 06 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2266/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-27
    Distress signal received from M/V km meratus malino in 05-23.4S 113-17.4E at 070337Z aug
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 2265/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-07
    M/V minh khang cr 59, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-29N 108-57E at 070001Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2264/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-10
    Seven meter vessel, white and orange hull, seven persons on board, unreported konos, new IRELAND(03-10.03S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 2262/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-20
    Man overboard from M/V kyowa falcon in vicinity of trackline joining 13-12.4N 144-11.7E, 12-15.5N 142-39.5E…
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Guam
  46. HYDROPAC 2261/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-06
    Man overboard in 12-15.5N 142-39.0E at 060400Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2258/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-07
    F/V lourdhu matha 2, green hull, ten persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-05N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  48. HYDROPAC 2255/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-44N 142-33E at 061128Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 2252/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2236/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2251/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-09
    Derelict F/V fiorella medalit capsized and adrift in 05-09-18S 081-23-12W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru

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