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. HYDROLANT 583/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-19
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 666/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-51.5N 146-54.7E at 270730Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Farallon de Medinilla
  3. HYDROLANT 571/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-20.9N 006-19.9W at 261900Z feb
    Bay of Biscay
  4. NAVAREA XII 91/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-56-25N 079-42-14W at 230400Z feb
    Eastern North Pacific · Gulf of Panama · Panama
  5. HYDROLANT 553/212021-02-26 → 2021-03-12
    F/V, two persons on board, overdue
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  6. HYDROLANT 552/212021-02-26 → 2021-03-12
    Four meter vessel, blue hull, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  7. HYDROPAC 642/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    F/V nt 90504TS, 12 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 09-39.42N 107-16.50E at 251720Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 638/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    Seven meter M/V st peter, white hull with orange stripe, 12 persons on board and seven meter M/V rise up,…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 637/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-26
    Seven meter M/V st peter, white hull with orange stripe, 12 pob and seven meter M/V rise up, white hull with…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROLANT 549/212021-02-25 → 2021-02-26
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-23.2N 006-12.2W at 251900Z feb
    Bay of Biscay
  11. HYDROPAC 636/212021-02-25 → 2021-03-12
    Distress signal received in 47-15N 135-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. NAVAREA XII 87/212021-02-25 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-56-25N 079-42-14W at 230400Z feb
    Gulf of Panama · Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  13. HYDROLANT 543/212021-02-25 → 2021-03-12
    25 foot F/V grouper therapy, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue from st
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  14. HYDROLANT 542/212021-02-25 → 2021-02-25
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-26.3N 006-15.0W at 250900Z feb
    Bay of Biscay
  15. HYDROLANT 540/212021-02-24 → 2021-02-25
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-28.9N 006-28.8W at 241735 feb
    Bay of Biscay
  16. HYDROLANT 536/212021-02-24 → 2021-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 46-41S 060-52W
    Western South Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 533/212021-02-24 → 2021-02-24
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-27.9N 006-35.7W at 241218Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  18. HYDROPAC 618/212021-02-24 → 2021-03-02
    Distress signal received in vicinity palau (07-30N 134-30E) at 240028Z feb
    Philippine Sea · Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 617/212021-02-24 → 2021-03-12
    Man overboard from F/V tg 91427TS in 07-54.05N 107-30.24E at 230900Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 518/212021-02-23 → 2021-02-24
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-25.5N 006-59.7W at 230730Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  21. HYDROLANT 514/212021-02-22 → 2021-02-25
    Derelict seven meter vessel, burgundy hull, capsized, partially submerged and adrift in 35-22.5N 012-26.6E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lampedusa
  22. HYDROLANT 512/212021-02-22 → 2021-03-12
    46 foot S/V soma, eight persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 16-39.0N 066-20.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  23. HYDROLANT 508/212021-02-22 → 2021-02-23
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-20N 007-12W at 220954Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 605/212021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 559/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 604/212021-02-22 → 2021-03-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-24.2N 137-11.0E at 221740Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 603/212021-02-22 → 2021-03-12
    18 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  27. HYDROLANT 500/212021-02-21 → 2021-02-21
    Distress signal received from white vessel, 70 persons on board, in vicinity 33-58N 011-57E at 210911Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  28. HYDROLANT 497/212021-02-21 → 2021-03-12
    13 meter S/V sultans of swing, white hull, seven persons onboard, unreported canary ISLANDS(28-34.21N…
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROPAC 600/212021-02-21 → 2021-02-25
    Man overboard from F/V qna 02345 ts in 15-51N 108-36E at 200900Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 599/212021-02-20 → 2021-02-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 596/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 597/212021-02-20 → 2021-03-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 03-37.8N 108-07.8E at 200827Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 596/212021-02-20 → 2021-02-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel run fu 7 in 19-33-21N 135-50-59E at 200555Z feb
    Philippine Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 587/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-26-42N 128-22-30E at 191313Z feb
    Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 586/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 03-37.8N 108-08.5E at 191411Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 581/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V mekong trans 01 in 14-53N 109-04E at 191033Z feb
    South Chine Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 573/212021-02-19 → 2021-02-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 491/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 571/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V ever lotus in vicinity 12-57.85S 125-06.23W at 182240Z feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 564/212021-02-18 → 2021-03-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V csav rio nevado in 32-22.7N 148-16.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 563/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 487/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 562/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 525/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 561/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 514/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  42. HYDROPAC 559/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-22
    M/V uty star, blue hull, seven persons on board, sank in 05-08-05S 137-12-03E at 160730Z feb
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 557/212021-02-18 → 2021-02-20
    Vessel, 20 persons onboard, flooding in vicinity 01-00N 127-00E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 556/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-18
    Distress signal received from sailing vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 36-47S 175-24E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  45. HYDROPAC 554/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-18
    Distress signal received from M/V sichem defiance, red hull in 03-43.7N 106-17.1E at 171245Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 552/212021-02-17 → 2021-03-05
    15.7 meter F/V NOORY-1, green hull, overdue ranong (09-57-43N 098-38-20E) to port blair (11-40-06N 092-44-16E)
    Andaman Sea · Thailand To Andaman Islands
  47. HYDROPAC 551/212021-02-17 → 2021-03-05
    F/V bth 89272 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 10-24N 108-27E at 151200Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 550/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-17
    F/V bth 89272 ts, seven persons on board, sank in 10-24N 108-27E at 151200Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 547/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V silver supporter in vicinity 27-31.1S 155-14.8W at 161400Z feb
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 541/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-05
    F/V madhana sea foods, five persons on board, taking on water in 11-28N 083-25E on 16 feb
    Bay of Bengal

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