Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2024

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 2024
441
still in force
0
vs 2023
-69%
first · last
01-01 · 11-19

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC285
  • HYDROLANT127
  • NAVAREA IV20
  • NAVAREA XII9

Where · top seas

North Atlantic Ocean7524%
South China Sea6721%
North Pacific Ocean4213%
Bay of Bengal227%
Coral Sea206%
Indian Ocean196%
South Atlantic Ocean196%
South Pacific Ocean186%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin186%
Gulf of Mexico134%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2024 · 441

  1. HYDROPAC 1284/242024-04-19 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 22-29.93S 113-39.47E at 190946Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  2. NAVAREA IV 446/242024-04-19 → 2024-04-23
    Search and rescue exercises 231300Z to 231400Z apr in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  3. HYDROPAC 1268/242024-04-18 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-39.10N 129-02.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 1266/242024-04-18 → 2024-04-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1199/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROLANT 825/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    Cancel HYDROLANT 822/24 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Ionian Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 822/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    12 meter S/V eros II, one person on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 821/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    12 meter S/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 811/242024-04-16 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-01.30N 064-29.30W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 1239/242024-04-16 → 2024-05-03
    Fisherman missing from M/V phat dat 68, in 14-05.07N 109-16.04E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROLANT 801/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    F/V niama n, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  11. NAVAREA IV 429/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from 277 meter M/V gsl arcadia in 08-30.85N 051-31.24W at 150839Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 1233/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    F/V periyandavar, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-33.00N 085-22.00E on…
    Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROLANT 796/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Man overboard in 08-54.12S 034-50.55W on 14 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  14. HYDROLANT 795/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received in vicinity 23-30.00N 017-30.00W at 150918Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  15. HYDROPAC 1221/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Man overboard from cableship kavo perdika in 22-18.37S 038-05.49E
    Mozambique Channel
  16. NAVAREA IV 425/242024-04-14 → 2024-04-16
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 150001Z apr
  17. HYDROPAC 1215/242024-04-14 → 2024-05-03
    F/V qng 90077 ts, 19 persons on board, adrift due to a broken shaft in vicinity 15-58.00N 110-04.00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROLANT 786/242024-04-13 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V noraila in 51-21.00N 023-42.40W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 1212/242024-04-13 → 2024-05-03
    Man overboard from F/V felaxiya in 21-14.00N 068-29.00E
    Arabian Sea · India
  20. HYDROLANT 781/242024-04-13 → 2024-04-13
    Distress signal received in 32-00.00N 051-00.00W at 131032Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 1210/242024-04-13 → 2024-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel sea maiden in vicinity 33-03.13S 114-59.13E at…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  22. HYDROPAC 1208/242024-04-13 → 2024-04-26
    61 meter F/V marielle, 21 persons on board, suffered a generator fire in 08-42.50S 177-23.16E
    Western South Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 776/242024-04-12 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from 52 foot M/V sick leave in vicinity 25-54.00N 078-39.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  24. HYDROPAC 1200/242024-04-12 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received in 03-43.99N 094-37.06W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 1199/242024-04-12 → 2024-04-18
    Man overboard from seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 05-38.40S 147-42.80E
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 1180/242024-04-12 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-37.93S 147-54.00E at 120150Z apr
    Bass Strait · Tasmania
  27. HYDROLANT 768/242024-04-12 → 2024-05-03
    13 meter F/V one love, white and grey hull, three persons on board, overdue saint john's (17-07.80N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  28. HYDROPAC 1176/242024-04-11 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-36.40N 096-21.40W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1167/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-04.47S 130-41.07E at 110832Z apr
    Timor Sea · Australia
  30. HYDROPAC 1166/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-54.00N 145-56.50W at 110835Z apr
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1162/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1161/24 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 1161/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-11
    F/V cm 99793 ts sank in 08-57.00N 105-29.00E at 101000Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 1154/242024-04-10 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from F/V tanaeka, three persons on board, in 09-34.06S 139-26.00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  34. HYDROLANT 750/242024-04-10 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 60-57.30N 022-46.10W at 100847Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 1146/242024-04-10 → 2024-04-12
    F/V bd 97696 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-12.00N 111-35.00E at…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 742/242024-04-09 → 2024-05-03
    Dominican republic to british virgin islands
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1135/242024-04-09 → 2024-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel in 26-07.60S 113-05.50E at 090135Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  38. HYDROPAC 1134/242024-04-09 → 2024-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-08.00S 115-14.00E at 090114Z apr
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROLANT 740/242024-04-09 → 2024-05-03
    S/V covina, two persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 25-01.35N 082-54.32W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  40. HYDROLANT 739/242024-04-08 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V lucente solo sailor in 44-53.20N 005-57.30W at 081924Z apr
    Bay of Biscay · Spain
  41. HYDROPAC 1133/242024-04-08 → 2024-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea hazel in 06-09.00N 089-15.00E at 081930Z apr
    Bay of Bengal
  42. HYDROPAC 1131/242024-04-08 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 07-08.00S 129-28.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1130/242024-04-08 → 2024-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V harbour 12 in 03-46.40N 104-49.90E at 081228Z apr
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  44. HYDROPAC 1119/242024-04-08 → 2024-04-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1077/24 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 1117/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-26
    24 foot vessel, white hull and red stripe, overdue foa island (19-43.57S 174-17.46W) to faakekai village…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  46. HYDROPAC 1112/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-58.60S 147-43.20E at 070339Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia
  47. HYDROPAC 1111/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-26
    Man overboard from F/V bv 99189 ts in 07-35.00N 109-10.00E at 060100Z apr
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1108/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-26
    Man overboard from MV guo yuan 12 in vicinity 04-33.80S 115-44.40E at 060340Z apr
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 1107/242024-04-06 → 2024-04-26
    F/V na 90941 ts, five persons onboard, disabled and adrift in vicinity 19-05.00N 106-32.00E at 060935Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 1101/242024-04-06 → 2024-04-26
    Vessel overdue in 07-37.46N 146-47.14E at 060146Z apr
    Western North Pacific

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