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 3030/222022-10-28 → 2022-11-23
    F/V bd 96728 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 17-11.00N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. NAVAREA XII 812/222022-10-28 → 2022-10-28
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 802/22 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 3022/222022-10-28 → 2022-11-23
    42 foot S/V discovery, white hull, two persons on board, overdue rabaul (04-12.00S 152-11.00E) to jayapura…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea To Indonesia
  4. HYDROLANT 2732/222022-10-27 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received in area within eight miles of 58-44.98N 007-45.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  5. HYDROLANT 2729/222022-10-27 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 58-45.00N 007-45.00W at 270025Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  6. HYDROLANT 2728/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-23
    Vessel, 13 persons onboard, unreported pantelleria (36-49.87N 011-55.85E) to mazara del vallo (37-38.62N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria To Sicily
  7. HYDROPAC 3013/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-05
    Four meter vessel, one person onboard, overdue abaiang, kiribati (01-54.00N 172-59.50E) to marakei island…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  8. HYDROPAC 3012/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-23
    Man overboard from F/V jay shree chamunda in vicinity 20-51.52N 071-23.41E at 251500Z oct
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  9. HYDROPAC 3007/222022-10-26 → 2022-10-28
    F/V, six persons on board, sank in vicinity 18-22.50N 106-13.00E at 261305Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. NAVAREA XII 802/222022-10-26 → 2022-10-28
    Man overboard from M/V norwegian spirit in vicinity 09-03.40N 154-34.80W at 251121Z oct
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 2721/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-23
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-48.00N 023-34.00E at 261133Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROPAC 3002/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in 01-06.90N 105-11.10E at 260729Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 2999/222022-10-26 → 2022-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-15.25N 113-42.98E
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2997/222022-10-26 → 2022-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in 01-06.60N 105-06.00E at 260013Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2996/222022-10-25 → 2022-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in 01-15.30N 105-06.20E at 252158Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROLANT 2717/222022-10-25 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 27-48.53N 070-45.53W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 2995/222022-10-25 → 2022-11-11
    35 foot S/V restless, red hull, two persons on board, overdue to sunda strait (05-55.00S 105-58.00E) on 25 oct
    Selat Sunda · Indonesia
  18. HYDROLANT 2712/222022-10-25 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-00.00N 069-00.00W at 251444Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 2994/222022-10-25 → 2022-10-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in 01-20.80N 105-01.00E at 251346Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2985/222022-10-25 → 2022-10-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2974/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  21. HYDROPAC 2984/222022-10-25 → 2022-10-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in 01-32.60N 104-54.20E at 241218Z oct
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROLANT 2709/222022-10-24 → 2022-12-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 35-56.00N 011-51.00E at 241615Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  23. HYDROPAC 2980/222022-10-24 → 2022-10-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean pride in vicinity 01-52.30N 104-48.30E at 241218Z oct
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  24. NAVAREA IV 1124/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-23
    Four persons onboard 20 foot F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 25-33.50N 096-56.30W at 231645Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  25. HYDROLANT 2699/222022-10-23 → 2022-11-23
    Four persons missing from 20 foot F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 25-33.50N 096-56.30W at 231645Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  26. HYDROPAC 2975/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-23
    Man overboard from F/V ocean ace in 04-05.00S 160-57.00E at 221900Z oct
    Western South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 2974/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-25
    F/V sahila, blue, red and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  28. HYDROLANT 2689/222022-10-22 → 2022-11-23
    Man overboard from M/V pietro novelli in 36-41.00N 013-14.00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Sicily
  29. HYDROPAC 2970/222022-10-22 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal recieved from M/V pan rapido in 25-52.00N 116-28.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  30. NAVAREA IV 1119/222022-10-22 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-47.20N 047-34.26W at 221532Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2684/222022-10-22 → 2022-10-22
    Man overboard from M/V pietro novelli in vicinity of trackline joining lampedusa (35-30.93N 012-34.38E) to…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Lampedusa To Sicily
  32. HYDROLANT 2683/222022-10-21 → 2022-11-04
    Vessel, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 34-25.00N 018-48.00E at 211741Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2965/222022-10-21 → 2022-11-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-25.46N 153-25.58E
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 2676/222022-10-21 → 2022-10-21
    Vessel, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 34-14.00N 019-34.00E at 210720Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2953/222022-10-20 → 2022-10-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2939/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 2672/222022-10-20 → 2022-11-04
    Distress received in 34-15.85N 033-35.63E at 201900Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Cyprus
  37. HYDROLANT 2671/222022-10-20 → 2022-11-04
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, unreported annaba (36-54.9N 007-46.8E) to sardinia (38-52.7N 008-50.8E)
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria To Sardinia
  38. HYDROPAC 2939/222022-10-19 → 2022-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tokiwa maru NO.28 in 26-46.48N 138-20.10E at 191502Z oct
    Philippine Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2935/222022-10-19 → 2022-11-04
    59 foot F/V queen of velankani, green hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Arabian Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 2653/222022-10-19 → 2022-10-19
    Distress signals received from aircraft in: a. 24-57.80N 075-47.40W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  41. HYDROPAC 2924/222022-10-18 → 2022-10-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2923/22 and this msg, persons rescued
    Red Sea · Yemen
  42. HYDROPAC 2923/222022-10-18 → 2022-10-18
    Vessel sinking and 11 persons on board abandoning ship in 14-53.10N 041-49.45E
    Red Sea · Yemen
  43. NAVAREA IV 1100/222022-10-18 → 2022-11-04
    Colombia to nicaragua
    Western Caribbean Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2912/222022-10-17 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-18.80N 131-23.80E
    Philippine Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2910/222022-10-17 → 2022-10-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-49.30N 082-15.00E at 170152Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  46. HYDROLANT 2637/222022-10-17 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-35.60N 064-40.07W at 170337Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 2636/222022-10-16 → 2022-11-04
    Five meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Sardinia
  48. HYDROPAC 2903/222022-10-16 → 2022-11-04
    Man overboard from F/V annamma in 10-21.50N 075-39.67E
    Arabian Sea · India
  49. HYDROPAC 2898/222022-10-15 → 2022-10-20
    F/V saman putha 02, seven persons on board, yellow hull, disabled and adrift in 03-35.00N 079-42.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 2891/222022-10-15 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-50.30N 131-32.00E
    Philippine Sea

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