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. HYDROPAC 2247/212021-08-06 → 2021-08-06
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 20-00N 107-00E at 051615Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2241/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-20
    Distress signal received from 32 foot S/V, one person onboard, in 44-05N 141-12.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2240/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-06
    F/V lourdhu matha 2, green hull, ten persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-15N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 2239/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received from F/V py 96373 ts in 12-00.10N 112-10.18E at 051003Z aug
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2235/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-08
    M/V capsized and adrift in 00-23N 090-44E at 050400Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 2234/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-08
    F/V bandar samudera 21, 15 persons on board, on fire and taking on water in 11-13.92S 124-00.00E at 040620Z…
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 2233/212021-08-05 → 2021-08-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2212/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 2229/212021-08-04 → 2021-08-20
    Aircraft ditched in 15-51.6N 137-54.0E aug at 041200Z aug
    Philippine Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2221/212021-08-03 → 2021-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel in vicinity 10-04.20S 143-33.40E at 031117Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 2218/212021-08-03 → 2021-08-03
    Ten meter M/V blue marlin, 70 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-10.72S 150-23.99E at 021100Z aug
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 2216/212021-08-02 → 2021-08-20
    Distress signal received from 32 foot S/V, white hull, in 42-41.12N 141-13.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2213/212021-08-02 → 2021-08-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2189/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROPAC 2212/212021-08-02 → 2021-08-05
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue nabwageta island (09-12.5S 150-49.5E) to losuia…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 2209/212021-08-02 → 2021-08-20
    31 foot S/V c spray, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 25-58.2N 148-12.3W at 020646Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2199/212021-07-31 → 2021-08-07
    M/V suvari h sinking and adrift in 22-08N 065-59E
    Arabian Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2198/212021-07-30 → 2021-08-13
    Distress signal received from 50 foot F/V ruby lily in 47-10.5N 126-55.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2195/212021-07-30 → 2021-08-13
    18 meter F/V salethmatha-ii, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-53N…
    Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  18. HYDROPAC 2189/212021-07-30 → 2021-08-02
    27 meter F/V km bali permi unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 2188/212021-07-30 → 2021-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-22N 120-14W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2185/212021-07-29 → 2021-07-31
    M/V suvari h sinking in 21-55.15N 065-50.36E
    Arabian Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2183/212021-07-29 → 2021-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-21-50N 142-09-57E at 291002Z jul
    Philippine Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2179/212021-07-29 → 2021-08-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 40-16.8N 167-18.8E
    North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2178/212021-07-29 → 2021-08-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 40-16.4N 175-00.4E
    North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2172/212021-07-28 → 2021-08-13
    F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 06-02.7N 089-20.1E at 240305Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 2168/212021-07-28 → 2021-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter M/V rahmani in 30-54.6S 153-33.2E at 280356Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2165/212021-07-27 → 2021-08-13
    Vessel, one persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROLANT 1951/212021-07-26 → 2021-07-29
    M/V goldeneye reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-59.20S 032-31.95W on 26 jul
    Western South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1939/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-26
    Two crewmen missing from vessel in vicinity 13-51.00S 038-55.98W on 24 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2143/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V papioni in vicinity 36-23.27S 151-02.73E at 250600Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2138/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-06.53S 147-07.53E at 250044Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  31. NAVAREA XII 355/212021-07-24 → 2021-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-40.7N 091-45.2W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  32. HYDROPAC 2135/212021-07-24 → 2021-07-27
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 06-02.7N 089-20.1E at 240135Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 2121/212021-07-22 → 2021-07-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2079/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 2118/212021-07-22 → 2021-07-22
    F/V kh 90118TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-27N 111-36E at…
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2114/212021-07-22 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received in vicinity 07-08N 103-25E at 212100Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  36. HYDROPAC 2112/212021-07-21 → 2022-03-25
    Search and rescue operations in area bound by 04-25.00S 154-00.50E, 04-39.00S 154-20.00E, 06-47.00S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 2105/212021-07-21 → 2021-08-06
    17 F/V unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  38. NAVAREA XII 341/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-21N 154-05W at 202247Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2100/212021-07-20 → 2021-08-06
    Man overboard from F/V maa annapurna in vicinity 20-43N 087-54E at 191600Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · India
  40. HYDROLANT 1900/212021-07-20 → 2021-08-06
    F/V matheus, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 2094/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-22
    F/V kh 90118TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-04N 111-39E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2090/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-20
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue normanby island (10-02S 150-56E) to east…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 2088/212021-07-20 → 2021-07-20
    15 meter vessel tortuga, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-59.00S 141-08.67E
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  44. NAVAREA XII 336/212021-07-19 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-25.2N 090-06.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2084/212021-07-19 → 2021-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-53.0N 113-03.7E at 191440Z jul
    South China Sea · China
  46. HYDROPAC 2079/212021-07-19 → 2021-07-22
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, capsized in 04-25.12S 154-06.83E at 190001Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 2074/212021-07-19 → 2021-07-19
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue buka island (05-09S 154-29E) to nissan island (04-34S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 2071/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2070/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2070/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-18
    F/V tg 93839 ts, nine persons on board, flooding in 08-56N 106-52E on 18 jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2067/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter s\v in vicinity 38-12.7S 150-11.7E at 180113Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast

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