Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2022

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 2022
1,422
still in force
0
vs 2021
+18%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC887
  • HYDROLANT460
  • NAVAREA IV47
  • NAVAREA XII23
  • HYDROARC5

Where · top seas

North Atlantic Ocean25927%
South China Sea23424%
North Pacific Ocean11412%
Indian Ocean909%
South Pacific Ocean626%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin505%
South Atlantic Ocean455%
Coral Sea414%
Gulf of Mexico404%
Arabian Sea394%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2022 · 1,422

  1. HYDROLANT 2368/222022-09-19 → 2022-10-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 17-24.00N 072-17.00W
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  2. HYDROLANT 2365/222022-09-18 → 2022-10-07
    Distress signal received from M/V c-constructor in 27-10.00N 090-22.00W at 182000Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  3. HYDROPAC 2585/222022-09-18 → 2022-09-21
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-17.20S 137-41.40E at 180500Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  4. HYDROPAC 2580/222022-09-18 → 2022-10-07
    One person missing from vessel NB-8133 capsized and adrift in 20-44.70N 107-06.04E at 172100Z sep
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 2579/222022-09-17 → 2022-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-50.00N 123-56.40W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2576/222022-09-16 → 2022-09-18
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-12.70S 138-02.30E at 160800Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2569/222022-09-16 → 2022-09-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2553/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 2560/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-20
    Man overboard from F/V km begal in 01-23.18S 106-12.66E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 2559/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-17
    F/V qng 90379 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-19.00N 115-32.00E at…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2557/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-16
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 10-10.16S 138-15.25E at 150728Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2555/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2546/22 and this msg, search suspended
    Arafura Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2331/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-50.80N 089-28.50W at 150638Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  13. HYDROPAC 2554/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-15
    F/V qng 90379 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-20.00N 115-30.00E at…
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2553/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue wewak (03-34.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 2549/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-30
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99982TS in 10-06.00N 107-48.00E at 130500Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 2548/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-15
    F/V qng 90379 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-22.00N 115-27.00E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2325/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-22.00N 056-20.00W at 141845Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2321/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-32.80N 081-51.47W
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  19. HYDROPAC 2546/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-15
    20 meter F/V, orange hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-11.30S 138-32.01E at 140730Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 2539/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-15
    F/V qng 90379TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-23.00N 115-18.00E at…
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2534/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-30
    23 meter tug tulip 1, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken propeller shaft in 18-05.44N…
    Arabian Sea · India
  22. HYDROPAC 2532/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-22
    F/V lakshitha, blue hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-30.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 2529/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-14
    F/V qng 90379TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-14.00N 115-13.00E at…
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2527/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2525/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia
  25. HYDROLANT 2302/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-30
    54 foot S/V fortitude, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 2525/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12.2 meter vessel mako in vicinity 26-31.87S 153-36.40E at 122324Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  27. HYDROLANT 2299/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-30
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-46.00N 018-50.00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROARC 272/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-12
    18 foot vessel, two person on board, unreported in vicinity of pond inlet (72-42.40N 077-57.70W)
    Canada
  29. HYDROPAC 2514/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-20
    F/V chathumal 01, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 00-52.00N 080-49.00E at 120330Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2512/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-56.50N 119-24.50E
    South China Sea · Philippines
  31. HYDROLANT 2292/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-30
    Western north atlantic
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROPAC 2509/222022-09-11 → 2022-09-11
    Vessel, two persons onboard, entangled in fishing net in 10-30.00S 139-12.00E at 111200Z sep
    Arafura Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2508/222022-09-11 → 2022-09-30
    Man overboard from M/V zevs in 02-04.30N 104-44.50E at 101400Z sep
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  34. HYDROLANT 2285/222022-09-11 → 2022-09-30
    Eight meter S/V, white hull, one person on board, possibly disabled and adrift in vicinity west of sardinia…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  35. HYDROPAC 2503/222022-09-10 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received from 17 meter S/V caliope, white hull, in 18-00.00S 168-15.00E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  36. HYDROPAC 2502/222022-09-10 → 2022-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-26.00S 152-04.93E at 102111Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia
  37. HYDROLANT 2278/222022-09-10 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz in 34-46.10N 072-19.00W at 092357Z
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 2499/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-12
    Derelict barge capsized and adrift in 11-02.80N 094-55.77E at 081905Z sep
    Andaman Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2496/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-16
    20 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Philippine Sea · Palau
  40. HYDROLANT 2271/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 41 foot F/V shooting star, green hull, three persons on board, in…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  41. HYDROLANT 2267/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-23
    Saint martin to st
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 2266/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-23
    M/V cape owl reports crewmember with heart attack symptoms requiring medical assistance in 25-18.60N…
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2262/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-23
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, taking on water in 23-31.00N 081-33.00W
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  44. HYDROLANT 2261/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-09
    Vessel, pink hull, sank in vicinity 13-04.67S 038-37.12W on 07 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  45. HYDROLANT 2255/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-23
    Vessel, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 34-08.00N 020-30.00E at 072115Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 2253/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-08
    Vessel with two persons on board adrift in vicinity 13-04.67S 038-37.12W on 07 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  47. HYDROPAC 2470/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2467/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  48. HYDROPAC 2467/222022-09-07 → 2022-09-07
    34 meter M/V yolo, four persons on board, unreported cape wessel (11-00.00S 136-45.30E) to thursday island…
    Arafura Sea · Australia
  49. HYDROPAC 2464/222022-09-06 → 2022-09-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2442/22 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2461/222022-09-06 → 2022-09-08
    F/V minsara, yellow, red and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean

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