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 272/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dooley in vicinity 35-43.87S 138-26.07E at 202236Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 270/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dooley in vicinity 35-43.87S 138-26.07E at 202236Z jan
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 269/212021-01-20 → 2021-01-23
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 06-19.5N 092-37.0E at 200140Z jan
    Bay of Bengal · Nicobar Islands
  4. HYDROPAC 265/212021-01-20 → 2021-02-05
    Man overboard from F/V ma mary in 09-40N 075-35E at 200410Z jan
    Arabian Sea · India
  5. HYDROPAC 259/212021-01-20 → 2021-01-21
    F/V qb 98456 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-23N 108-39E at 191800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 256/212021-01-19 → 2021-01-21
    15 meter vessel, white superstructure, 55 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-40.29S 152-12.00E at…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROLANT 177/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    Orange liferaft, two persons on board, reported in 28-15.36N 088-23.61W at 191300Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  8. HYDROPAC 251/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    F/V kh 91324TS, five persons on board, sinking in 11-34N 110-15E at 190950Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 249/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    Man overboard from F/V jay bhola sai in 18-48.00N 071-10.54E at 190830Z jan
    Arabian Sea · India
  10. HYDROPAC 246/212021-01-19 → 2021-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-30.2S 114-49.2E at 190442Z jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 244/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    Vessel au libra unreported in vicinity 13-49.57N 094-02.59E at 181242Z jan
    Andaman Sea · Burma
  12. HYDROPAC 243/212021-01-19 → 2021-01-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter vessel carribbean in 28-59.3S 113-55.2E at 190034Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 233/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-06.8N 109-18.6E at 181403Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 231/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V qiong SANSHAYU00001 in 09-54.4N 115-32.9E at 181352Z jan
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 230/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-24
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 226/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V py 90343TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-02N 114-29E at 180200Z…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 224/212021-01-18 → 2021-02-05
    Man overboard from M/V putra arung in 02-30-53N 093-10-10E at 121200Z jan
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 223/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 220/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V BT93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 219/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-19
    F/V kh 91324TS, five persons on board, sinking in 11-34N 110-15E at 180235Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 217/212021-01-18 → 2021-01-18
    F/V bt 93998 ts sank in 08-53N 107-31E at 171800Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 211/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-19
    F/V nd 92948 ts, one person with appendicitis, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 209/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-18
    F/V kh 91324 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine room flooding in 11-34N 110-15E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 208/212021-01-17 → 2021-01-17
    Distress signal received from M/V eprix 11 in 01-31.0N 104-32.6E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  25. HYDROPAC 205/212021-01-16 → 2021-02-05
    Vessel, white and yellow hull, six persons on board, unreported manggar balikpapan (01-15S 116-57E) to…
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 200/212021-01-16 → 2021-01-18
    Vessel hai ha 58, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-03N 110-13E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 191/212021-01-15 → 2021-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-27N 143-04E at 151210Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 184/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 02-27.5N 171-50.7E
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  29. HYDROPAC 182/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-29
    40 foot F/V nimsa DUWA-07, red, blue and green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 179/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-16
    F/V bd 97054 ts, 14 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-52N 111-40E at 140900Z…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 178/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-29
    Distress signal received in 05-20.28N 111-00.44E at 141352Z jan
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 135/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-25
    Vessel ressaca 1 unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 170/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-29
    Vessel berkah abadi, 12 persons on board, sank in vicinity 06-22-03S 110-00-00E at 140434Z jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 162/212021-01-13 → 2021-01-14
    40 foot F/V nimsa DUWA-07, red, blue and green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 157/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-13
    Vessel yong feng, 22 persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 18-36N 128-45E at 122240Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 156/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-36N 128-45E at 122240Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 155/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    M/V yong feng sinking in 18-26N 128-45E at 121852Z jan
    Philippine Sea
  38. NAVAREA XII 9/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-28.2N 129-31.4W at 121849Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 146/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue manam island (04-05S 154-02E) to manus island (02-13S…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 145/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-13
    F/V bd 98839 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 07-40N 112-50E at…
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 144/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-29
    Man overboard from F/V dna 90052TS in 16-48N 108-32E at 111300Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 143/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-30.9N 124-29.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 141/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 35-58.87S 165-21.20W
    South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 137/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-12
    F/V bd 98839 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 07-40N 114-50E at…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 136/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-27
    F/V tg 92181 ts sank in 08-30N 106-01E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 131/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-11
    F/V nt 90898 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-26.00N 108-50.04E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 126/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-29
    F/V almoulai reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-02.2N 065-56.4E
    Arabian Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 122/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-13
    40 foot F/V nimsa DUWA-07, red, blue and green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 120/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 111/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 119/212021-01-11 → 2021-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel yuemaobinyu in 03-54.6S 112-03.8E at 110103Z jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia

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