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 540/212021-02-16 → 2021-02-23
    Man overboard from F/V kh 90235TS in 07-15N 110-30E at 191000Z jan
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 539/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-02
    19 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from pohnpei (06-51N 158-13E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  3. HYDROPAC 535/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 09-17.3N 110-21.0E at 091545Z feb
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 532/212021-02-15 → 2021-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-46.93S 146-23.93E at 151948Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 530/212021-02-15 → 2021-02-15
    Distress signal received from 24 foot vessel, two persons on board in 04-41N 081-02W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 525/212021-02-15 → 2021-02-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-48.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 523/212021-02-14 → 2021-02-15
    Distress signal received from F/V mako in vicinity 19-22.53S 174-12.20W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  8. HYDROPAC 520/212021-02-14 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from vessel hyundai oakland in 06-48.1N 107-41.4E at 140700Z feb
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 514/212021-02-14 → 2021-02-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-37S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 513/212021-02-14 → 2021-03-05
    13 foot vessel, fiberglass hull, three persons on board, overdue bikati (03-15.4N 172-40.1E) to butaritari…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  11. HYDROPAC 512/212021-02-13 → 2021-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-00.1N 112-16.3E at 131142Z feb
    South China Sea
  12. NAVAREA XII 67/212021-02-13 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard in vicinity 08-44.6N 079-31.7W
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  13. HYDROPAC 498/212021-02-11 → 2021-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 31-12.6N 148-50.8E at 112155Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 491/212021-02-11 → 2021-02-19
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, five persons on board, overdue utupua island (11-12.87S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  15. HYDROPAC 490/212021-02-11 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from F/V ivanjalin in vicinity 07-40.52N 076-41.06E at 081400Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROPAC 487/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-18
    Six meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue carteret islands (04-46.27S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 481/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-26
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, adrift and requesting assistance in 03-24.3S 152-32.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 480/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, adrift and requesting assistance in 03-24.3S 152-32.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 477/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    F/V bd 96012TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-25N 114-16E at 100830Z feb
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 476/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hong li in 05-47-49N 105-59-48E at 100833Z feb
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 475/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-26
    5.8 meter vessel, white and orange hull, two persons on board, overdue carteret islands (04-46.27S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 472/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-16
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-28N 108-33E at 100531Z feb
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 470/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Man overboard from M/V baltic k in 07-31N 108-35E at 100336Z feb
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 469/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-26
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 465/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-11
    Man overboard from F/V ivanjalin in vicinity 08-18N 076-08E at 081400Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  26. HYDROPAC 464/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-09
    Man overboard from vessel ifb ivanjalin at 081930Z feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  27. NAVAREA IV 123/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-26
    Vessel, two persons on board, partially submerged and adrift in area bound by 11-10-17N 075-03-45W,…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  28. HYDROPAC 460/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-26
    45 foot F/V mithun PUTHA-03, blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 459/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-26
    Vessel, blue and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  30. NAVAREA IV 122/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-08
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 119/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  31. NAVAREA IV 119/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-08
    Distress signal received from vessel in 36-55N 075-23W at 081635Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  32. HYDROLANT 369/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-01S 043-18W on 08 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 366/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-10N 050-51W on 02 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 451/212021-02-08 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from F/V jay bhola sai in 19-18N 070-12E at 080408Z feb
    Arabian Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 449/212021-02-07 → 2021-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-55.4S 168-17.8W at 072224Z feb
    South Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 355/212021-02-07 → 2021-02-26
    Vessel, black hull, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  37. HYDROPAC 443/212021-02-06 → 2021-02-26
    40 foot F/V sayura putha, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Northern Indian Ocean · India
  38. HYDROPAC 441/212021-02-06 → 2021-02-06
    Distress signal received in 25-30.0S 158-26.4E
    Coral Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 439/212021-02-06 → 2021-02-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V kema in vicinity 25-51.1S 158-45.0E at 061302Z feb
    Coral Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 331/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-06
    M/V hanaki maru I, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 420/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-19
    Man overboard from F/V cm 95150 ts in 09-18.90N 103-14.87E at 032245Z feb
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 419/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zhen fa 6 in 06-29.0N 107-19.3E at 040427Z feb
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 417/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zhen fa 6 in 06-35.9N 107-25.1E at 032344Z feb
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 413/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-07
    42 foot F/V SEJAN-02, green and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 412/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    F/V tg 7316 ts, five persons on board, sank due to collision in 09-49.49N 106-53.89E at 021820Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROLANT 313/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 54-58.8N 025-14.6W at 030817Z feb
    North Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 411/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-30.7N 116-19.9E at 030840Z feb
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 311/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-08
    Vessel, two persons on board, sank in 04-10N 050-51W on 02 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 409/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    Fishing vessel sinking in 09-49.49N 106-53.89E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 406/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    23 foot vessel, white hull with orange stripe, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift between ulingan…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea

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