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 3638/212021-12-15 → 2021-12-16
    Derelict vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 30-56.3N 149-56.8E at 150437Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 3634/212021-12-14 → 2022-03-25
    Vessel km kalimas 4, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 3633/212021-12-14 → 2022-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-07.67N 111-38.87E at 141321Z dec
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3624/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3612/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 3623/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-31
    40 foot F/V samith 01, white and blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  6. HYDROPAC 3622/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received from M/V skystar in vicinity 06-00N 095-00E on 14 dec
    Andaman Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 3620/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3591/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3619/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-17
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-49.00S 146-13.10E) to manus…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 3612/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-14
    Distress signal received from M/V ming yue 69 in position 12-32N 109-27E at 131924Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 3611/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 51-04.5N 153-39.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 3601/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-13
    33 meter F/V, blue hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3599/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3533/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 3598/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-31
    33 meter F/V, green hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3595/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 107-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. NAVAREA XII 698/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-54N 158-28W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3591/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-14
    F/V qng 96138 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-00N 110-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3590/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gs avenue in 12-44.3N 119-32.6E at 120108Z dec
    South China Sea · Philippines
  18. HYDROPAC 3587/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter F/V, white hull, in vicinity 10-35.7S 143-02.3E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3586/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    F/V qng 96138 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-19N 110-02E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3583/212021-12-11 → 2021-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 07-58N 152-38E at 111027Z dec
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  21. HYDROPAC 3582/212021-12-11 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity 08-43.9N 103-42.2E at 110122Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3581/212021-12-11 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-28.8N 141-23.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3570/212021-12-10 → 2021-12-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3522/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3565/212021-12-09 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-29.0N 137-17.6E at 090252Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3555/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V nahoa at 081115Z dec in 19-40N 157-21W
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  26. HYDROPAC 3554/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 072209Z dec in vicinity 05-25N 111-00E
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 3000/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 16-49.18S 039-03.10W on 07 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3553/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-24
    Barge shree krisha, four persons on board, sank in 15-24N 073-34E
    Arabian Sea · India
  29. HYDROPAC 3551/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3506/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 3542/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 08-49N 104-42E at 050800Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  31. HYDROPAC 3538/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-56.3S 114-48.6E at 070817Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3537/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3398/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  33. HYDROPAC 3536/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from F/V pumika in 06-23N 081-39E at 062030Z dec
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  34. HYDROPAC 3535/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from vessel crimson princess in 14-00N 114-58E at 070150Z dec
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3534/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3467/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 3533/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-13
    F/V, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 3532/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3509/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 3531/212021-12-07 → 2021-12-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3442/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 3529/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Five meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue from tarawa (01-22N 173-07E) at 031700Z dec
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  40. HYDROLANT 2992/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-56.83S 042-29.03W on 04 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3528/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-07
    21 meter F/V bandar nelayan 293, green, white and red hull, 35 persons on board, sinking in 33-47.8S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 3524/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-08
    Barge shree krishna-viii, ten persons on board, unreported in vicinity 15-44N 073-23E
    Arabian Sea · India
  43. HYDROPAC 3523/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    55 foot F/V jagvandan, yellow hull, eight persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  44. HYDROPAC 3522/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-10
    F/V qng 90887 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-49N 113-15E at…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3516/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-35.5N 137-23.2W at 052332Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3514/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-10.3N 111-36.3E at 052025Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  47. HYDROPAC 3509/212021-12-05 → 2021-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hushuny 07 in vicinity 04-05.6N 099-02.2E at 051118Z dec
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 3506/212021-12-05 → 2021-12-08
    23 foot vessel capsized in vicinity 03-02.22S 142-06.72E on 04 dec
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  49. HYDROPAC 3503/212021-12-05 → 2021-12-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3497/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3501/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-24
    Nine meter F/V shidhi VINAYAK-1, gray hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India

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