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 305/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-19
    Twelve meter S/V cythere II, white hull, five persons on board, overdue mindelo harbor (16-53.2N 024-59.6W)…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Guinea · Cape Verde To Gabon
  2. HYDROLANT 303/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-34N 051-11W on 30 jan
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 299/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-19
    Vessel ndeye marieme dieng, five persons on board, sank in vicinity (ndiago) 16-10N 016-30W, four persons…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  4. HYDROPAC 400/212021-02-01 → 2021-02-19
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-13N 142-58E at 010930Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 288/212021-01-31 → 2021-02-19
    M/V o maestro, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 397/212021-01-31 → 2021-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-12.0S 092-16.6E at 311427Z jan
    Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROLANT 285/212021-01-31 → 2021-02-01
    M/V thanks god, three persons on board adrift in vicinity 23-13.87S 044-21.10W at 30 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  8. NAVAREA XII 45/212021-01-31 → 2021-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-48.6N 115-47.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 391/212021-01-30 → 2021-01-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 347/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 390/212021-01-30 → 2021-01-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 387/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 387/212021-01-30 → 2021-01-30
    F/V bv 94571 ts, 11 persons on board, sank in 09-33N 107-27E at 292100Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROLANT 265/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    14 meter S/V cap, white hull, two persons on board, reports person requiring medical assistance in 16-07.80N…
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 264/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V tropic scout II, capsized and adrift in 21-05.6N 072-00.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 362/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    F/V 2 spearhead means sank in vicinity of hon cha la (12-22N 109-22E) at 272230Z jan, one person rescued,…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. NAVAREA IV 85/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    M/V carmen 1, ten persons on board adrift in area bound by 10-05.65N 078-38.96W, 10-10.16N 078-38.96W,…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  16. HYDROPAC 360/212021-01-28 → 2021-01-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 343/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 256/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    34 foot S/V my time, white hull, two persons on board, unreported vermillion bay (29-43-11N 091-58-34W) to…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana To Florida
  18. HYDROPAC 357/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V maersk lirquen in vicinity 09-30N 109-57E at 271100Z jan
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 354/212021-01-27 → 2021-02-12
    40 foot F/V SUBODA-01, blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  20. HYDROPAC 348/212021-01-27 → 2021-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-29.8N 094-30.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 248/212021-01-27 → 2021-02-12
    Distress signal received from M/V maggie in vicinity 28-44.6N 091-45.0W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  22. HYDROPAC 347/212021-01-27 → 2021-01-30
    Eight meter vessel, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift between woodlark island (09-14.47S 152-41.10E)…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 344/212021-01-26 → 2021-02-12
    Five persons remain missing from collision of M/V mitra jaya XIX and vessel tanto bersinar in vicinity…
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 343/212021-01-26 → 2021-01-28
    Five meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board overdue in vicinity of yarrabah (16-51.1S 145-55.1E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 340/212021-01-26 → 2021-01-27
    40 foot F/V SUBODA-01, blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  26. HYDROPAC 326/212021-01-25 → 2021-01-26
    40 foot F/V SUBODA-01, blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-42N…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  27. NAVAREA IV 77/212021-01-25 → 2021-01-28
    M/V carmen, ten persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 224/212021-01-25 → 2021-02-12
    Person missing from vessel ressaca in 23-30S 043-06W on 14 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 322/212021-01-25 → 2021-01-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 274/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 319/212021-01-24 → 2021-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-24.8S 130-46.6E at 241722Z jan
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 317/212021-01-24 → 2021-02-12
    F/V bt 93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROLANT 218/212021-01-24 → 2021-02-12
    Vessel, white rubber hull, 68 persons on board requesting assistance in 32-58N 012-49E at 230930Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROLANT 217/212021-01-24 → 2021-02-12
    Vessel, white rubber hull, 40 persons on board requesting assistance in 33-51N 012-25E at 232135Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  34. NAVAREA IV 73/212021-01-23 → 2021-01-28
    M/V carmen 1, ten persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  35. HYDROLANT 213/212021-01-23 → 2021-01-24
    Vessel, white rubber hull, 40 persons on board requesting assistance in 33-28N 012-37E at 231133Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 212/212021-01-23 → 2021-02-12
    Vessel, white rubber hull, 145 persons on board requesting assistance in 33-22N 013-55E at 230404Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 309/212021-01-23 → 2021-02-05
    25 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, sinking in 11-22.28N 140-50.00E at 222340Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  38. HYDROLANT 208/212021-01-22 → 2021-02-05
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-04-00N 014-16-36E at 220930Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 301/212021-01-22 → 2021-02-05
    M/V messiah, seven persons onboard, flooding in engine room in vicinity 10-04N 073-23E
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  40. HYDROPAC 292/212021-01-22 → 2021-01-22
    F/V qb 91439TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-30N 108-40E at 212200Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 289/212021-01-22 → 2021-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-14-49N 135-29-09E at 212304Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 288/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-59N 123-12E at 212124Z jan
    East China Sea · Japan
  43. HYDROPAC 285/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-30N 141-30E at 211537Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 284/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    F/V bd 98839 ts sank, seven persons onboard, in 12-50N 109-27E at 211100Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 282/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-19N 131-08E at 211145Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 281/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    Man overboard from F/V in 11-05N 086-40E at 210430Z jan
    Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROLANT 194/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-24
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 43-25.6N 009-37.8W at 210900Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  48. HYDROLANT 193/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    Distress signal received from vessel gottlien in 20-55N 056-41W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 274/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-25
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-48.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 273/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 256/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea

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