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 2298/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2297/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-24
    10.5 meter S/V yalla, one person on board, overdue sardinia (40-00-00N 009-00-00E) to minorca (39-58-00N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia To Balearic Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 2552/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2524/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 2549/212021-09-09 → 2021-09-24
    Vessel, white hull, nine persons on board, adrift lihir island (03-11.34S 152-40.68E) to namatanai (03-40.5S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 2539/212021-09-09 → 2021-09-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 02-26-24N 108-07-40E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 2537/212021-09-09 → 2021-09-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2496/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROLANT 2286/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-09
    Vessel, orange hull, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2531/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-14
    Distress signal received in vicinity 07-00.27N 158-10.28E at 081445Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  9. HYDROPAC 2529/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-18
    F/V py 90468 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in vicinity 09-29N 109-47E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2525/212021-09-07 → 2021-09-24
    Man overboard from M/V kathrin in 16-35.25N 082-55.73E at 071300Z sep
    Bay of Bengal · India
  11. HYDROPAC 2524/212021-09-07 → 2021-09-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported idihi island (09-24.4S 146-54.0E) and return
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 2522/212021-09-07 → 2021-09-14
    19 foot vessel, yellow and white hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  13. HYDROLANT 2278/212021-09-06 → 2021-09-07
    Distress signal received in 62-57.54N 082-27.92W
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  14. HYDROLANT 2275/212021-09-06 → 2021-09-28
    Vessel, six persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 37-42.28N 008-34.19E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  15. HYDROPAC 2519/212021-09-06 → 2021-09-24
    Distress signal received in 01-53.0N 088-23.9E at 060648Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 2513/212021-09-06 → 2021-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V dikenga, two persons on board, in 11-57.47S 126-28.13E at…
    Timor Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2511/212021-09-05 → 2021-09-06
    M/V an hung 27, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-51.82N 107-19.90E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 2509/212021-09-05 → 2021-09-07
    32 foot S/V liahona, white hull, one person on board, overdue honolulu (21-18.42N 157-51.50W) to majuro…
    North Pacific · Hawaii To Marshall Islands
  19. HYDROPAC 2508/212021-09-04 → 2021-09-10
    42 foot S/V epic, black hull, one person on board, overdue kauai (21-52N 159-27W) to oahu (21-34N 158-17W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  20. HYDROPAC 2505/212021-09-04 → 2021-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 32-47.5S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2503/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-17
    Buoy 9 reported sinking in 9-14-19N 167-30-28E
    North Pacific Ocean · Marshall Islands
  22. HYDROPAC 2502/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-27.5N 149-13.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2498/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2492/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  24. HYDROPAC 2497/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-17
    20 meter F/V, blue hull, capsized in 02-10.0N 105-03.1E at 021305Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  25. HYDROPAC 2495/212021-09-03 → 2021-09-06
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, blue hull, capsized and adrift in 02-10.0N 105-03.1E at 022308Z sep 21
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  26. HYDROPAC 2493/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2491/21 and this msg, persons rescued
    Philippine Sea · Japan
  27. HYDROPAC 2492/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-03
    Man overboard from F/V lady miriam in 40-00S 148-46E at 021045Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  28. HYDROPAC 2491/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-02
    M/V kazu maru no
    Philippine Sea · Japan
  29. HYDROPAC 2488/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2464/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2487/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-05
    32 foot S/V liahona, white hull, one person on board, overdue honolulu (21-18-25N 157-51-30W) to majuro…
    North Pacific · Hawaii To Marshall Islands
  31. HYDROLANT 2245/212021-09-01 → 2021-09-02
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-31.24S 039-28.56W on 31 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2476/212021-08-31 → 2021-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.4 meter vessel in 20-07.5S 117-35.8E at 310549Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  33. HYDROARC 201/212021-08-30 → 2021-09-17
    Distress signal received from 19 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, between repulse bay…
    Foxe Basin · Canada
  34. HYDROLANT 2231/212021-08-30 → 2021-09-17
    Distress signal received from 19 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, between repulse bay…
    Foxe Basin · Canada
  35. HYDROPAC 2464/212021-08-29 → 2021-09-02
    Man overboard from F/V shin shuen far 668 in 03-43S 084-01E
    Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 2463/212021-08-29 → 2021-09-17
    F/V shabbas, blue hull, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  37. HYDROPAC 2461/212021-08-29 → 2021-08-30
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98452 ts in vicinity 10-45.5N 108-17.4E at 281645Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 2460/212021-08-29 → 2021-09-01
    F/V tia juana, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  39. HYDROPAC 2454/212021-08-28 → 2021-08-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2453/21 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2453/212021-08-27 → 2021-08-28
    Distress signal received in 11-20N 119-38W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROLANT 2208/212021-08-27 → 2021-08-29
    S/V enigma I, three persons on board, adrift in 25-45.48S 046-52.21W on 26 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  42. NAVAREA XII 452/212021-08-27 → 2021-09-10
    Distress signal received in 08-02.32N 099-36.94W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2444/212021-08-27 → 2021-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-15N 136-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2441/212021-08-27 → 2021-08-27
    F/V taking on water in 10-16S 128-51E at 270429Z aug
    Timor Sea · Australia-northwest Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2434/212021-08-26 → 2021-08-29
    Search and rescue operation in area bound by 05-27-19S 081-44-27W, 05-22-32S 081-27-57W, 05-49-34S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  46. HYDROPAC 2431/212021-08-26 → 2021-09-10
    Vessel on fire in 36-33N 124-36W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2429/212021-08-25 → 2021-08-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V queal in vicinity 35-36.3S 158-58.0E at 252132Z aug
    Tasman Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2427/212021-08-25 → 2021-09-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, adrift in 08-59N 066-50E
    Arabian Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 2185/212021-08-25 → 2021-09-10
    Vessel novo milenio I, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2414/212021-08-24 → 2021-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-36.93S 147-19.33E at 240333Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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