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 3500/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-07
    Two derelict vessels capsized and adrift in 17-54N 070-38E at 031530Z dec
    Arabian Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 3498/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-05
    F/V dna 91069 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-07N 108-51E at 032200Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 3497/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-05
    F/V tg 90808 ts, three persons on board, disabled and flooding in 07-56N 108-24E at 010001Z dec
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3493/212021-12-04 → 2021-12-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3490/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  5. HYDROPAC 3492/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-10
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    North Pacific · Micronesia
  6. HYDROPAC 3490/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V calypso in 42-35.40S 145-06.87E at 031223Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Tasmania
  7. HYDROPAC 3489/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-06
    Barge shree krishna-viii, ten persons on board, unreported in vicinity 15-44N 073-23E
    Arabian Sea · India
  8. HYDROPAC 3486/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-06
    Derelict ten meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in 17-53.98N 070-40.75E
    Arabian Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3483/212021-12-03 → 2021-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bluefin in 37-45.6N 128-03.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3480/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-06
    Vessel sank in vicinity 09-00N 106-00E at 020400Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3474/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel NO.18 ayamaru at 021140Z dec in 12-36N 134-40E
    Philippine Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3473/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-17
    Nine meter F/V pandurang sai, blue hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  13. HYDROPAC 3472/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3453/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3471/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-03
    Barge shree krishna-viii, ten persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  15. HYDROPAC 3470/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-55.4N 111-16.4E at 020359Z dec
    South China Sea · China
  16. HYDROPAC 3467/212021-12-02 → 2021-12-07
    F/V kh 91179TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-44N 110-18E
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 3463/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3460/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3460/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel narimoto maru sinking and crew abandoned ship in 10-44N 109-47E at 010934Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 3458/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3425/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 3457/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3448/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 3455/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel narimoto maru, 18 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 10-44N 109-47E at 010934Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3453/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-02
    Fisherman missing from F/V cm 92159TS in vicinity 09-45N 103-40E at 302300Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 3452/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-17
    F/V na 93553TS, six persons on board, sank in 18-07N 106-59E at 300300Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 3449/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.9S 135-27.5E at 010538Z dec
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 3448/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel kencana dewa, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 3447/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.7 meter vessel, blue hull, in vicinity 18-30.0S 147-03.2E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3442/212021-11-30 → 2021-12-07
    F/V km cahaya inti 68, blue hull with red stripe, ten persons on board, unreported
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 3428/212021-11-29 → 2021-12-17
    One person missing from M/V pride pacific in vicinity 27-29.56N 122-04.28E at 281805Z nov
    East China Sea · China
  29. HYDROPAC 3425/212021-11-28 → 2021-12-01
    Vessel samudra wani II, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 04-42.23S…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 3424/212021-11-28 → 2021-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.5N 116-59.3E at 281115Z nov
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3420/212021-11-28 → 2021-12-17
    Man overboard from M/V darya sita in vicinity 20-26.7N 069-50.4E at 280400Z nov
    Arabian Sea India
  32. HYDROPAC 3417/212021-11-27 → 2021-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-16.1S 158-56.6E at 271204Z nov
    Western South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3416/212021-11-27 → 2021-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-15N 147-15E at 271147Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 2916/212021-11-26 → 2021-11-28
    Vessel le coquille, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.87S 043-30.21W on 26 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 2915/212021-11-26 → 2021-12-10
    Three persons missing in vicinity 23-27.57S 044-38.72W on 25 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3398/212021-11-26 → 2021-12-07
    Man overboard from F/V kelum putha in 05-21N 081-48E at 251630Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  37. HYDROPAC 3393/212021-11-25 → 2021-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-47.1N 111-00.3E at 251400Z nov
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3387/212021-11-25 → 2021-12-10
    F/V nd 92806TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-54N 107-10E on 23 nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 3380/212021-11-24 → 2021-11-24
    Distress signal received from vessel sumber cahaya VIII in 05-22.42S 106-08.08E on 23 nov
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  40. HYDROLANT 2876/212021-11-23 → 2021-12-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-43.40S 048-25.35W on 22 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2868/212021-11-22 → 2021-11-26
    F/V playa de cubelas person requiring medical assistance in 27-53.93S 026-13.05W on 21 nov
    Western South Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 3359/212021-11-22 → 2021-11-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3357/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3357/212021-11-22 → 2021-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.4 meter vessel seafarer in vicinity 24-00.7S 152-14.4E at 220308Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3355/212021-11-21 → 2021-12-10
    Man overboard from F/V bt 92579 ts in vicnity 07-40N 103-20E at 210600Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand
  45. HYDROPAC 3353/212021-11-21 → 2021-11-30
    F/V th 91279 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to shaft casualty in vicinity 19-42N 106-54E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 3351/212021-11-21 → 2021-11-26
    Man overboard from F/V TEHAN2 in vicinity 00-39N 085-40E on 19 nov
    Northern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 3345/212021-11-20 → 2021-12-10
    Man overboard from F/V kg 91537 ts in vicinity 06-40N 104-48E on 20 nov
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 3341/212021-11-19 → 2021-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hai duong 11 in 20-17.12N 120-00.36E at 190900Z nov
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 3334/212021-11-18 → 2021-12-03
    F/V infant jesus, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 11-30N 068-40E…
    Arabian Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3330/212021-11-18 → 2021-12-03
    Man overboard from F/V ming maan shiang 38 in 16-15N 151-46E at 171830Z nov
    Western North Pacific

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