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. HYDROPAC 1408/222022-05-21 → 2022-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel, white hull, in vicinity 07-16.70S 156-02.70E at…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  2. HYDROPAC 1406/222022-05-20 → 2022-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel MUMBO/MUMBO504, in 14-16.80S 170-22.47W at 202015Z may
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  3. HYDROLANT 1324/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    Vessel, yellow hull with white stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  4. HYDROPAC 1387/222022-05-20 → 2022-05-20
    F/V heri jaya, 12 persons on board, unreported
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1386/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.00S 149-30.00W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1323/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-15.00N 077-15.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 1322/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    22 foot vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue from key west (24-33.91N 081-46.55W) on 17 may
    Straits of Florida · Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  8. HYDROLANT 1321/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    32 foot S/V reports crewman with serious burns requiring medical assistance in 37-54.00N 049-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 1378/222022-05-19 → 2022-06-03
    17 foot F/V, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tabontebike (01-43-00N 172-59-00E) to nuotaea…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  10. HYDROPAC 1377/222022-05-19 → 2022-06-03
    Fisherman missing from F/V st 90468TS in vicinity 07-39.00N 106-59.00E at 162130Z may
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 1311/222022-05-19 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received in vicinity 26-00.00N 070-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. NAVAREA XII 321/222022-05-18 → 2022-05-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-00.00N 126-45.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROLANT 1308/222022-05-18 → 2022-06-03
    F/V, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-08.00N 007-22.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  14. HYDROPAC 1373/222022-05-18 → 2022-06-03
    Vessel SAAD-2, brown hull, eight persons on board, unreported ash shihr (14-45-39N 049-36-25E) to suqutra…
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  15. NAVAREA IV 469/222022-05-16 → 2022-06-03
    F/V santo amaro II , white and red hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  16. NAVAREA IV 466/222022-05-15 → 2022-05-15
    F/V santo amaro II , white and red hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  17. HYDROPAC 1342/222022-05-15 → 2022-05-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel in 11-59.73S 131-02.60E at 151315Z may
    Timor Sea · Australia
  18. HYDROPAC 1338/222022-05-14 → 2022-06-03
    One person missing from M/V aristodimos in vicinity 02-43.88N 105-02.92E at 131100Z may
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  19. HYDROPAC 1336/222022-05-14 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel kapakau 'o tafahi in vicinity 18-45.90S 173-58.90W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  20. NAVAREA IV 459/222022-05-14 → 2022-06-03
    28 foot M/V mikria, white and green hull, three persons on board, disabled in 29-21.79N 087-46.22W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  21. HYDROPAC 1331/222022-05-13 → 2022-05-27
    F/V, six persons on board, sank in 09-46.10N 107-59.53E at 122100Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 1323/222022-05-13 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-38.70S 174-06.40W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  23. HYDROLANT 1271/222022-05-12 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V cygnus cygnus in 15-26.93N 077-11.73W
    Caribbean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 1268/222022-05-12 → 2022-05-27
    S/V sylphe, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue martigues (43-24.31N 005-02.85E) along…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Alboran Sea · Strait of Gibraltar · France To Spain
  25. HYDROPAC 1313/222022-05-12 → 2022-05-27
    41 foot F/V shashmi duwa 02, red and green hull, capsized in 11-35.00N 087-07.00E at 120810Z may
    Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 1307/222022-05-12 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received from M/V artman in 16-09.20N 109-50.20E at 112322Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 1305/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-22.10N 109-32.10E at 112138Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 1297/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1294/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROLANT 1260/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received in vicinity 33-23.40N 041-45.10W at 110520Z may
    North Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 1294/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-11
    23 foot vessel aikotamasi, 12 persons on board, overdue emirau island (01-39.55S 149-57.53E) to hanover…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 1292/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-13
    Man overboard from F/V qb 92909 ts in 14-24.00N 109-22.00E at 021200Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROLANT 1256/222022-05-10 → 2022-05-27
    12 meter S/V pistrice, white hull, two persons on board, unreported civitavecchia, italy (42-06.00N…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  33. HYDROPAC 1287/222022-05-10 → 2022-05-17
    Six meter vessel, yellow hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity of chuuk island…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  34. HYDROPAC 1286/222022-05-10 → 2022-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 10 meter F/V kirri lee in vicinity 21-29.50S 149-55.30E at 101141Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  35. HYDROPAC 1283/222022-05-10 → 2022-05-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1244/22 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  36. HYDROLANT 1249/222022-05-10 → 2022-05-27
    47 foot, S/V pure 47, white hull, one person on board, overdue marigot bay (18-04-23N 063-04-56W) to woburn…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin To Grenada
  37. HYDROPAC 1280/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-22.00S 150-50.00E at 092149Z may
    Coral Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1279/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-12
    41 foot F/V shashmi duwa 02, red and green hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 1278/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-17.80N 109-15.60E at 091807Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1277/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-27
    F/V god is gift, green hull, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-06.00N…
    Arabian Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 1267/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-09
    Nine meter F/V, green hull, four persons on board, unreported rote (10-45S 123-08E) to ashmore reef (12-13S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 1266/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-27.50N 151-51.80E at 090338Z may
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  43. HYDROLANT 1247/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in in 22-20.00N 041-45.00W
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 1259/222022-05-08 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-52.60N 116-14.50E at 082322Z may
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1257/222022-05-08 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-00.00N 124-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  46. HYDROLANT 1242/222022-05-08 → 2022-05-27
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz in area within 15 miles of 51-00.00N 028-18.00W at 072214Z may
    North Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 1251/222022-05-07 → 2022-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V jerbal
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  48. HYDROPAC 1250/222022-05-07 → 2022-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-52.80N 168-57.90E at 071953Z may
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  49. HYDROLANT 1241/222022-05-07 → 2022-07-22
    Man overboard from M/V moby wonder in 41-48.00N 009-47.00E at 070200Z may
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Corsica
  50. HYDROLANT 1237/222022-05-07 → 2022-05-27
    S/V clara maris reports person on board with injury requiring medical assistance in 31-05.77N 068-50.42W
    Western North Atlantic

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