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 2622/222022-10-15 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received from vessel in 45-28.40N 008-42.70W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2621/222022-10-15 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V pequod in 53-23.00N 029-30.00W at 141852Z
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2608/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received from S/V cicada in vicinity 52-57.40N 017-56.20W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 2883/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    F/V qng 98896 ts reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-36.00N 108-26.00E at 140500Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROLANT 2607/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-29.16N 018-30.54E at 140521Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2881/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-15
    F/V qng 92821 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-15.00N 109-34.00E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 2875/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-03.60N 127-31.30W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 2604/222022-10-13 → 2022-10-28
    S/V, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  9. HYDROPAC 2863/222022-10-13 → 2022-10-13
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, eight persons on board, overdue normanby island…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROLANT 2593/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-56.60N 044-04.20W at 121057Z oct
    North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 2856/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2853/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 2854/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-41.50S 145-55.70E at 120356Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  13. NAVAREA IV 1071/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    12 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  14. HYDROLANT 2592/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    12 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  15. HYDROPAC 2853/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-12
    98 meter M/V thalexim oil, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-00.00N…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROLANT 2590/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    Missing persons in 37-46.40N 011-38.60E at 101211Z oct
    Strait of Sicily · Italy
  17. HYDROPAC 2850/222022-10-11 → 2022-10-17
    F/V, yellow and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in 01-30.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROLANT 2585/222022-10-11 → 2022-10-28
    Vessel, white hull, 25 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2840/222022-10-11 → 2022-10-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2728/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 2839/222022-10-11 → 2022-10-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2772/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROLANT 2575/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-28
    Person requiring medical assistance in vicinity 48-00.00N 049-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2572/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-28
    Man overboard
    Strait of Sicily · Italy
  23. HYDROPAC 2834/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-12
    F/V qb 98065 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-42.00N 107-50.00E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 2829/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-18
    39 foot F/V sanka putha, light blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  25. HYDROLANT 2566/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-28
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 33-52.00N 011-40.00E at 091335Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  26. HYDROLANT 2562/222022-10-09 → 2022-10-28
    20 foot M/V, black hull with white stripe, three persons on board, overdue empire, louisiana (29-26.64N…
    Gulf of Mexico
  27. HYDROLANT 2554/222022-10-07 → 2022-10-28
    Man overboard from F/V eder sands in 51-50.60N 014-48.70W at 071959Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 2809/222022-10-07 → 2022-10-12
    F/V slfv kapila putha, blue, red and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 2803/222022-10-07 → 2022-10-21
    Vessel on fire in 43-30.00N 174-37.00E
    North Pacific
  30. HYDROLANT 2543/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot vessel, yellow hull, in vicinity 29-36.93N 087-00.87W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  31. HYDROLANT 2542/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Vessel, 26 persons on board, unreported monastir, tunisia (35-48.06N 10-42.13E) to pantelleria island, italy…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria To Tunisia
  32. HYDROLANT 2538/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Vessel, six persons on board, unreported
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  33. HYDROPAC 2790/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-06
    Eight meter F/V adrift, four persons on board, in 12-21.18S 124-55.17E at 060324Z oct
    Timor Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2789/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2783/22 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 2788/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-51.80S 093-12.30E at 052327Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 2785/222022-10-05 → 2022-10-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2784/22 and this msg, persons rescued
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 2784/222022-10-05 → 2022-10-05
    Vessel sank in 05-28.57S 132-56.64E, 24 persons in water
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2783/222022-10-05 → 2022-10-06
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, overdue malilu island (05-08.84S 154-30.55E) to nissan…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 2780/222022-10-04 → 2022-10-11
    34 foot F/V, blue hull with yellow and light blue stripes, four persons onboard, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  40. HYDROPAC 2778/222022-10-04 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-27.00N 137-00.00E at 041201Z oct
    Philippine Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2772/222022-10-04 → 2022-10-11
    F/V nethmi savindi 05, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 04-00.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 2759/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received from M/V rampage in area within 200 miles of 31-00.00N 112407-00.00W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  43. HYDROPAC 2753/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-43.33S 135-27.07E at 030453Z oct
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  44. HYDROPAC 2748/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-03
    17 meter vessel mahi mahi 2, white hull, two persons on board, unreported esperance (34-00.00S 122-00.00E)…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  45. HYDROPAC 2746/222022-10-03 → 2022-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 022318Z oct from vessel qing dan yu 19222 in: a. 28-03.20N 122-07.90E
    East China Sea · Western North Pacific · China
  46. HYDROPAC 2743/222022-10-02 → 2022-10-03
    35 foot F/V, blue and white hull, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  47. HYDROPAC 2742/222022-10-02 → 2022-10-06
    S/V mahana, yellow hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to dismasting and engine failure in…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 2728/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-11
    F/V harrni duwa, blue hull, severn persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 02-45.00N 083-48.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROLANT 2487/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-03
    Derelict liferaft, black hull adrift in 27-45.00N 094-27.30W at 300037Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  50. HYDROPAC 2720/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-03
    Derelict 20 meter F/V, capsized and adrift in vicinity 10-41.58S 136-06.07E at 300222Z sep
    Arafura Sea · Australia

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