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 1025/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1024/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1024/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-24S 149-02E at 050001Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1023/212021-04-04 → 2021-04-23
    Man overboard from F/V bv 97977 ts in 08-27N 108-28E at 261300Z mar
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1022/212021-04-04 → 2021-04-05
    M/V quang ninh 3958, four persons on board, engine trouble and adrift in 10-53.11N 108-04.45E at 041230Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 1017/212021-04-03 → 2021-04-18
    M/V barokah jaya, 32 persons on board, capsized in 05-37-35S 108-17-18E at 030945Z apr
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 1016/212021-04-03 → 2021-04-23
    M/V mikhel, five persons on board, sank in 01-47.93N 98-29.52E at 290400Z mar
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1013/212021-04-03 → 2021-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-02.8S 132-33.3E at 030221Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 1003/212021-04-02 → 2021-04-16
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99537TS in vicinity 09-15N 107-56E at 312240Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 996/212021-04-01 → 2021-04-16
    F/V, six persons on board, sank in vicinity 10-00N 104-00E on 27 mar
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  10. NAVAREA IV 272/212021-03-31 → 2021-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-02.5N 077-16.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 987/212021-03-31 → 2021-04-16
    Man overboard from F/V sree mahaganapathi in 19-41N 072-01E at 281930Z mar
    Arabian Sea · India
  12. HYDROLANT 875/212021-03-30 → 2021-04-16
    S/V amazonas 3, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 12-16.9N 028-54.0W
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 981/212021-03-30 → 2021-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lady anna in 25-55.3N 155-06.3W at 311225Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 969/212021-03-29 → 2021-03-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 966/21 and this msg, person rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 968/212021-03-29 → 2021-03-31
    Man overboard from F/V sree mahaganapathi in 14-41N 072-01E at 290100Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 966/212021-03-28 → 2021-03-29
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99551 ts in 09-37N 107-29E at 281100Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 965/212021-03-28 → 2021-04-01
    Crewman missing from F/V qb 91171 ts in 17-25N 107-16E at 271500Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 961/212021-03-27 → 2021-03-27
    F/V coral cay disabled and sinking in 16-30.57S 145-33.41E at 272010Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 959/212021-03-27 → 2021-03-29
    F/V tg 94266 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 08-03N 108-06E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. NAVAREA XII 132/212021-03-26 → 2021-03-26
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 128/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  21. HYDROPAC 941/212021-03-25 → 2021-04-09
    15 meter F/V queen of velankanni, wood hull, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity 10-50N 072-12E…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  22. HYDROPAC 937/212021-03-25 → 2021-04-09
    F/V qng 95068TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 11-20N 114-34E at 232300Z mar
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 934/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-19.9S 170-43.3W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  24. HYDROPAC 931/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-24
    F/V nam sung unreported
    East China Sea · China
  25. NAVAREA XII 128/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-26
    M/V handcrafted, blue and black hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  26. HYDROPAC 924/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 922/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  27. HYDROPAC 922/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 232311Z mar in: a. 28-38-02N 122-03-25E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  28. HYDROPAC 920/212021-03-23 → 2021-03-25
    F/V bd 93054, 12 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 919/212021-03-23 → 2021-03-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 914/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 914/212021-03-23 → 2021-03-23
    F/V bt 97878TS, 11 persons on board, sank in 09-52N 106-45E at 222000Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 910/212021-03-23 → 2021-03-23
    F/V dna 90289TS, four persons on board, sank in 16-00N 108-40E at 230030Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 898/212021-03-22 → 2021-04-09
    F/V tripura sundari requiring medical assistance in 20-18N 070-31E at 220540Z mar
    Arabian Sea · India
  33. HYDROPAC 897/212021-03-22 → 2021-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel mt mars in 16-08.1N 089-30.11E at 210300Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROLANT 798/212021-03-21 → 2021-04-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-09.07S 044-41.48W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 895/212021-03-21 → 2021-04-09
    Man overboard from M/V mars in 16-08.10N 089-30.11E at 210830Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROLANT 787/212021-03-20 → 2021-03-21
    Vessel, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-22S 039-50W on 19 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 786/212021-03-20 → 2021-03-20
    Derelict vessel, four persons onboard, adrift in vicinity 20-22S 039-50W on 19 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 868/212021-03-19 → 2021-04-02
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 20-50.67N 115-40.87E at 190852Z mar
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 865/212021-03-19 → 2021-04-02
    Three fishermen missing from F/V achu due to collision in vicinity 08-26N 076-12E at 181730Z mar
    Arabian Sea · India
  40. HYDROPAC 862/212021-03-18 → 2021-03-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-07.9S 175-09.6W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  41. HYDROLANT 768/212021-03-18 → 2021-04-02
    M/V antonis reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-46-48N 051-48-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 845/212021-03-17 → 2021-03-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 842/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 844/212021-03-17 → 2021-04-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 162357 mar in 22-21N 135-04E
    Philippine Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 842/212021-03-16 → 2021-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V hanrong 51 in 04-34.8N 099-02.4E at 161547Z mar
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 832/212021-03-15 → 2021-03-18
    Man overboard from F/V kg 92197 ts in 09-23.88N 104-40.51E at 141330Z mar
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 829/212021-03-15 → 2021-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel sinoway VI in vicinity 17-33N 116-14E at 150158Z mar
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 731/212021-03-15 → 2021-03-15
    S/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  48. HYDROLANT 727/212021-03-14 → 2021-04-02
    Two vessels, 15 persons on board, unreported annaba (36-54.9N 007-46.8E) to sardinia (38-52.7N 008-50.8E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea Algeria To Sardinia
  49. HYDROPAC 828/212021-03-14 → 2021-03-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 800/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Persian Gulf · Saudi Arabia
  50. HYDROPAC 822/212021-03-13 → 2021-03-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 733/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea

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