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 2683/212021-09-21 → 2021-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-49.9S 153-37.1E at 210647Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2682/212021-09-21 → 2021-09-29
    19 foot vessel, white hull, overdue in vicinity pohnpei (06-53N 158-14E) at 210359Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  3. HYDROPAC 2678/212021-09-20 → 2021-09-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2677/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2677/212021-09-20 → 2021-10-08
    Distress signal received from M/V xin yu no 1 in 42-38N 153-19E at 200541Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2675/212021-09-20 → 2021-09-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2674/21 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2674/212021-09-20 → 2021-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 32-18.4S 115-25.8E at 200019Z sep
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2672/212021-09-19 → 2021-09-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V obsession in vicinity 24-31.5S 113-05.2E at 191332Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2668/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-29
    Man overboard from M/V tonga in 39-50.0N 166-16.9W
    North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 2667/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue dyaul (02-56.16S…
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 2665/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V weihai 5 in 03-51.36N 103-22.08E at 181650Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  11. HYDROPAC 2664/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-36.32S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 2663/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06-04S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 2657/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V no 33 kaienmaru in vicinity 07-00N 130-00E at 180005Z sep
    Philippine Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2654/212021-09-17 → 2021-09-24
    Vessel km hentri, 32 persons on board, suffered fire in 06-18-32S 132-17-17E on 03 sep
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2650/212021-09-17 → 2021-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-08.3N 113-42.1E at 171209Z sep
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2645/212021-09-17 → 2021-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel in vicinity 14-22.8S 128-06.5E at 170851Z sep
    Timor Sea · Australia-northwest Coast
  17. NAVAREA IV 846/212021-09-16 → 2021-10-01
    Vessel thor, white hull with black stripe, four persons on board, adrift in 11-27.03N 066-20.07W at 071810Z…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela
  18. HYDROPAC 2639/212021-09-16 → 2021-10-01
    14 meter F/V kalratri devi, brown hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 19-49.13N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  19. HYDROPAC 2638/212021-09-16 → 2021-10-01
    Man overboard from F/V adr in vicinity 08-48N 076-19E at 160230Z sep
    Arabian Sea · India
  20. HYDROPAC 2636/212021-09-16 → 2021-09-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2607/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea · Indonesia To Australia-northwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2635/212021-09-16 → 2021-09-27
    Man overboard from F/V kushan putha 03 in vicinity 04-58N 078-33E at 150930Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 2632/212021-09-16 → 2021-09-19
    Derelict four meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 11-58S 124-20E at 160405Z sep
    Timor Sea
  23. NAVAREA XII 502/212021-09-15 → 2021-09-20
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 08-36.01N 079-36.38W,…
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  24. HYDROPAC 2629/212021-09-15 → 2021-10-01
    Man overboard from F/V fu yuan NO1 in vicinity 10-19S 145-16W at 140150Z sep
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2623/212021-09-15 → 2021-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-48N 120-06W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROLANT 2328/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-16
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 25-05N 016-12W at 131500Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  27. HYDROLANT 2326/212021-09-14 → 2021-10-01
    M/V aquavita sea reports person requiring medical assistance in 31-52S 002-32E at 141400Z sep
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROARC 229/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-17
    Liferaft adrift in 69-57.7N 033-42.6E at 121400Z sep
    Barents Sea · Russia
  29. HYDROPAC 2611/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-14
    13 meter F/V shiv shakti, brown hull, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine flooding in…
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  30. HYDROPAC 2607/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-16
    Timor sea indonesia to australia-northwest coast
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROARC 228/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-14
    Liferaft adrift in 69-57.7N 003-42.6E at 121400Z sep
    Barents Sea · Russia
  32. HYDROPAC 2605/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter M/V, five persons on board, in vicinity 04-57.4S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 2604/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2579/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2602/212021-09-13 → 2021-10-01
    Man overboard from F/V ns matha in vicinity 10-05N 076-01E on 12 sep
    Arabian Sea · India
  35. HYDROPAC 2598/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2574/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 2597/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-13
    F/V ns matha, one person on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  37. HYDROPAC 2595/212021-09-13 → 2021-09-15
    F/V qng 94568 ts, eight persons on board, and F/V qng 98534 ts, eight persons on board, disabled due to…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2590/212021-09-12 → 2021-10-01
    F/V sagar samrat, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-40N 073-43E on 12 sep
    Arabian Sea · India
  39. HYDROPAC 2589/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-15
    F/V bd 99028 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-30N 111-22E at 121030Z sep
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 2587/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-24
    Vessel juan I, multiple persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 18-33.0S 071-25.5W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  41. HYDROPAC 2585/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-12
    F/V bd 99028 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-26N 111-07E at 120313Z sep
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2582/212021-09-12 → 2021-09-12
    F/V bd 99028 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to disabled engine in 12-22N 110-54E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2579/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-13
    F/V dna 0494, 13 persons on board, disabled and flooding in 15-10N 109-14E on 11 sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2578/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-15
    F/V bth 96074 ts, one person on board, unreported in 10-54N 108-23E at 110030Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 2577/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2565/21 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Gulf of Tonkin
  46. HYDROPAC 2574/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-13
    F/V qng 95058 ts, five persons on board, flooding and adrift in vicinity 15-09N 109-37E at 110500Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2571/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-11
    F/V jerfai, 100 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 06-04.49S 133-55.75E
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2565/212021-09-11 → 2021-09-11
    F/V th 92886 ts, seven persons on board, F/V th 91922 ts, seven persons on board, and F/V th 91816 ts, six…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  49. HYDROPAC 2559/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter inflatable vessel in vicinity 23-17.5S 151-41.5E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2555/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-12
    M/V setia abadi 2 on fire in 00-38S 091-40E on 08 sep
    Indian Ocean

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