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 2064/212021-07-17 → 2021-08-06
    19 foot F/V, two persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  2. HYDROPAC 2063/212021-07-17 → 2021-07-17
    19 foot F/V, two persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  3. HYDROPAC 2061/212021-07-17 → 2021-07-17
    F/V nola r reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-14.14S 144-37.00E at 171344Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2051/212021-07-16 → 2021-07-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1981/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  5. HYDROPAC 2046/212021-07-15 → 2021-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V QIONGSANSHAYU00316 in 10-58.3N 114-11.2E at 150622Z jul
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2043/212021-07-15 → 2021-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-12.8S 169-30.9W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  7. HYDROPAC 2041/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-15
    F/V nt 91173 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-11N 106-25E at 141130Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROLANT 1856/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-19
    F/V matheus, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 2038/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-16
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99858TS in vicinity 11-05N 108-30E at 130830Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2034/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 07-28N 134-34E
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  11. HYDROPAC 2032/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2008/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 2031/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-20N 134-28E
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  13. HYDROPAC 2030/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-30
    Six meter vessel km bersama 4, one person on board, sinking in 01-30-15S 108-51-33E at 131430Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROLANT 1845/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-13
    Vessel pombocu, one person on board, adrift in 23-04.70S 042-34.01W on 12 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2024/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-13
    Distress signal received from F/V fu yuan yu 7629 in 02-14.7S 097-51.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2019/212021-07-12 → 2021-07-30
    Six meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  17. HYDROPAC 2016/212021-07-12 → 2021-07-15
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 11-00N 085-20E at 101000Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  18. HYDROPAC 2014/212021-07-12 → 2021-07-15
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 30-59.5N 163-33.6E at 110408Z jul
    North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2012/212021-07-12 → 2021-07-21
    Six meter vessel sinking in 03-08-06S 109-37-05E at 100700Z jul
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2010/212021-07-12 → 2021-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 28-42.07S 178-30.93E
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2008/212021-07-11 → 2021-07-13
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull with red cabin, seven persons onboard, unreported santa isabel (08-35S…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  22. HYDROPAC 2007/212021-07-11 → 2021-07-30
    Man overboard from F/V bd 97684 ts in vicinity 14-26N 110-20E at 091300Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 2004/212021-07-10 → 2021-07-10
    4.6 meter vessel, one person on board, unreported great palm island (18-45.5S 146-36.3E) to balgal beach…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2000/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1983/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 1994/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-45.1N 139-30.7E
    Philippine Sea · Micronesia
  26. HYDROPAC 1993/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-49.6S 113-46.6E at 090539Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1992/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1991/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 1991/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-09
    Seven meter vessel, 13 persons on board, unreported buka island (05-00.15S 154-36.44E) to nissan island…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 1989/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1980/21 and this msg, search suspended
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1985/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 080459Z jul in: a. 18-29-02N 158-03-30E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 1984/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-46.7N 132-39.5E
    Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1983/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-09
    5.5 meter vessel, orange hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 1981/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-16
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue buariki village tarawa (01-36N 172-57E) to ewena village…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  34. HYDROPAC 1980/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-01.8S 169-16.8W at 070455Z jul
    South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1974/212021-07-07 → 2021-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-08N 134-44E at 071119Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1969/212021-07-07 → 2021-07-07
    Tug bina 208 and barge 21, ten persons on board, unreported balikpapan (01-16-36S 116-49-39E) to jakarta…
    Java Sea · Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 1963/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-53.9N 105-17.0E at 051310Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 1957/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    Man overboard from vessel in 12-59N 080-59E at 042030Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · India
  39. HYDROPAC 1956/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    Distress signal received from vessel zhen yuan yu 806 in vicinity 31-14-56N 160-57-32E at 050456Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1955/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    12 meter, S/V sercul, white hull, one person on board, overdue nuku hiva (08-52S 140-08W) to hiva oa (09-45S…
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  41. HYDROPAC 1952/212021-07-04 → 2021-07-20
    20 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue in vicinity 07-56N 149-50E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  42. HYDROPAC 1950/212021-07-04 → 2021-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V han rong 359 in 01-42.36N 104-37.68E at 040224Z jul
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  43. HYDROLANT 1745/212021-07-03 → 2021-07-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-19.8S 038-13.9W on 02 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1936/212021-07-02 → 2021-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel cougar anne, one person on board, in vicinity 42-32.80S…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1730/212021-07-01 → 2021-07-01
    Man overboard from vessel NO.707 hong jin in 33-52.9S 013-47.7E on 01 jul
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  46. HYDROPAC 1925/212021-06-30 → 2021-06-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1924/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1924/212021-06-30 → 2021-06-30
    12 meter S/V sea spirit, white hull with blue trim, two persons on board, overdue cairns (16-53.6S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1921/212021-06-30 → 2021-07-16
    Distress signal received from 14 meter F/V fb rsn two, seven persons on board, in 08-29.24N 093-19.48E at…
    Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  49. HYDROPAC 1916/212021-06-29 → 2021-07-16
    Man overboard from F/V qng 95807TS in vicinity 15-55N 109-45E at 281700Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1904/212021-06-27 → 2021-07-16
    19 foot F/V OFRP-A-1456 kmn, two persons on board, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka

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