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 1181/212021-04-18 → 2021-05-07
    Man overboard from M/V rosemary in vicinity of trackline joining 20-31N 135-40E at 170930Z apr and 22-48N…
    Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1177/212021-04-17 → 2021-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mondo in vicinity 33-20.93S 151-44.87E at 171402Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1044/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-19
    Man overboard from M/V water phoenix in 34-42.18S 040-50.04W
    Western South Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 1172/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-30
    Man overboard from F/V in vicinity 08-16N 077-01E at 152030Z apr
    Arabian Sea · India
  5. HYDROPAC 1170/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-30
    Man overboard from F/V kha yang 399 in 35-16S 038-16E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 1167/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-40.5N 147-26.2E
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 1030/212021-04-15 → 2021-04-30
    Distress signal received in 39-59.9N 061-55.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 1158/212021-04-15 → 2021-04-19
    M/V khang anh 189 sank in 09-44.9N 106-48.0E at 142057Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 1152/212021-04-14 → 2021-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V khang anh 189 in 09-44.9N 106-48.0E at 142057Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. NAVAREA IV 305/212021-04-14 → 2021-04-16
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 150001Z apr
  11. HYDROPAC 1150/212021-04-14 → 2021-04-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1149/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 1149/212021-04-14 → 2021-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-45N 125-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 1144/212021-04-14 → 2021-04-16
    F/V qng 95068 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 10-59N 114-38E at 140200Z apr
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1140/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1133/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 1139/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-30
    F/V rabah, 14 persons on board, capsized in 12-48.80N 074-06.01E at 130100Z apr
    Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROPAC 1138/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-15
    F/V quang anh 26, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 19-32N 107-05E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 1133/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-13
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, 13 persons on board, overdue tabar island (02-59.2S 152-02.3E) to konos…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 1131/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-30
    12 meter F/V safa marwa, blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROPAC 1126/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-17
    F/V bth 95599 ts, 17 persons on board, sinking in 07-44N 112-26E at 121130Z apr
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1123/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-28.9N 125-34.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1120/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-33.8N 170-59.0W at 121151Z apr
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1117/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1116/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 1116/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-12
    F/V bv 94339 ts, five persons on board, sank in 09-20N 106-50E at 112200Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 1113/212021-04-11 → 2021-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-30.2N 115-26.8E at 110843Z apr
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1107/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-11
    F/V bisa 3, yellow hull, five persons on board, sinking in 01-22-36S 126-19-54E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 1105/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter F/V reel affair in vicinity 22-40.2S 151-32.4E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1096/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-11
    Man overboard from F/V bintang mas patriot in 05-20S 135-53E at 100723Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 1091/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    Australia-northwest coast DNC 04
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 1090/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1087/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1087/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from seven meter M/V whittley, white hull, in 20-33.00S 149-45.13E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1085/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 22-17-18N 113-52-10E at 090827Z apr
    South China Sea · China
  32. HYDROPAC 1081/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-17-18N 113-52-10E at 090827Z apr
    South China Sea · China
  33. HYDROPAC 1078/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 27-59-13N 141-03-28E at 090602Z apr
    Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1077/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 07-29N 134-34E at 090209Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Palau
  35. HYDROPAC 1071/212021-04-08 → 2021-04-23
    F/V askar-i unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  36. HYDROPAC 1065/212021-04-08 → 2021-04-18
    F/V km wakatobi unreported
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 1061/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-08
    18 meter F/V pulau dana 2, green hull, two persons on board, reported adrift in 11-56.0S 121-22.3E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 1058/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-07
    18 meter F/V pulau dana 2, green hull reported in distress in 11-43.45S 121-44.58E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  39. HYDROLANT 947/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-23
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic · Bahamas
  40. HYDROPAC 1055/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-15
    Man overboard from M/V aphrodite l in vicinity 01-47S 084-54E at 050800Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 1050/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-10
    F/V km nelayan, seven persons on board unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1049/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1045/21 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1047/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-09N 157-42E
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1046/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-09N 157-42E
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  45. HYDROPAC 1045/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-07.5N 170-54.8W
    North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1039/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-07
    F/V, six persons on board, adrift in vicinity 12-40.7S 122-30.9E at 060348Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1034/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-07
    Man overboard from M/V aphrodite'l at 050800Z apr in vicinity 01-47S 084-54E
    Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROLANT 915/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-23
    Vessel, eight persons on board, unreported
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  49. NAVAREA IV 285/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-23
    Two foot F/V mi lucian, blue hull with orange stripes, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  50. HYDROPAC 1026/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-17.2N 162-20.3E at 050040Z apr
    North Pacific

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