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. HYDROLANT 722/242024-04-06 → 2024-04-26
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-50.00N 012-34.00E at 052214Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROPAC 1100/242024-04-06 → 2024-04-08
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  3. HYDROLANT 720/242024-04-05 → 2024-04-26
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 27-26.60N 091-49.41W at 051750Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  4. HYDROPAC 1097/242024-04-05 → 2024-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-36.00N 164-09.00E at 051713Z apr
    North Pacific · Micronesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1085/242024-04-05 → 2024-04-05
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  6. HYDROLANT 709/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    17 meter M/V janina, one person on board, unreported elba island (42-43.42N 010-16.25E) to sardinia…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy To Sardinia
  7. HYDROLANT 708/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-25.80N 069-18.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 1077/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-08
    F/V qng 92020 ts, four persons on board, flooded in 15-38.00N 109-48.00E at 040600Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROLANT 700/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    Man overboard from cruise ship liberty of the seas in 20-57.8N 074-32.8W
    Old Bahama Channel · Western North Atlantic · Cuba
  10. HYDROPAC 1073/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    F/V periya nayagi, ten persons on board, sank in 14-20.00N 081-02.00E at 031900Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · India
  11. HYDROPAC 1072/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1050/24 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1071/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-04
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook in 06-31.40N 082-00.90E at 030830Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  13. HYDROPAC 1063/242024-04-03 → 2024-04-04
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook in 06-31.40N 082-00.90E at 030830Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  14. HYDROLANT 687/242024-04-03 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received from vessel in 60-52.00N 015-38.30W at 030827Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  15. HYDROPAC 1061/242024-04-03 → 2024-04-19
    Fisherman missing from F/V bd 98497 ts in 11-07.00N 113-49.00E at 021230Z apr
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 677/242024-04-02 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 22-15.00N 063-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 1050/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-04
    F/V qna 90187 ts, four persons on board, flooding in vicinity 16-24.00N 110-29.00E
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1049/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-03
    Man overboard from vessel pacific challenger in vicinity 39-52.80S 177-19.00E at 010700Z apr
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  19. HYDROLANT 675/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 668/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 668/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-01
    Distress signal received in 27-30.00N 064-15.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 1041/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    F/V, five persons onboard, unreported
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROLANT 662/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received from S/V tres hombres in 39-01.20N 041-37.07W
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 661/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V southbound in 29-49.00N 088-07.50W at 311206Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  24. HYDROLANT 660/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    12 meter S/V gemini, five persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROPAC 1037/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    F/V RONAS-1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-26.00N 082-40.00E on 27 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 1034/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-58.58N 114-39.01E at 310345Z mar
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 653/242024-03-30 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-05.00N 059-10.40W at 301022Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 1021/242024-03-29 → 2024-03-31
    F/V, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-17.00N 084-15.00E on 27 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 1020/242024-03-29 → 2024-03-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 946/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  30. NAVAREA IV 369/242024-03-29 → 2024-04-19
    S/V la peregrina, one person on board, requesting assistance in 17-06.23N 053-55.00W at 29055Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  31. NAVAREA IV 366/242024-03-29 → 2024-03-29
    Search and rescue exercises 021300Z to 021430Z apr in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  32. HYDROLANT 643/242024-03-28 → 2024-04-01
    Man overboard in vicinity 35-22.00N 011-56.00E at 281700Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lampedusa
  33. HYDROLANT 642/242024-03-28 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 24-55.70N 015-02.80W at 281715Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  34. HYDROLANT 641/242024-03-28 → 2024-04-12
    11 meter S/V invictus, white hull, three persons on board, overdue minorca (39-58.00N 004-05.00E) to argeles…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To France
  35. HYDROPAC 1002/242024-03-27 → 2024-03-30
    F/V kalidu putha, yellow and white hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-35.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 995/242024-03-26 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received from M/V phoenix in vicinity 01-10.68N 103-59.94E at 261130Z mar
    Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  37. HYDROLANT 627/242024-03-26 → 2024-04-12
    17 meter S/V, one person on board, overdue elba island (42-46.80N 010-16.50E) to sardinia (40-00.00N…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  38. NAVAREA XII 193/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-26
    Hawaii distress signal received from M/V ocasr elton sette in 20-44.50N 158-59.40W at 252206Z vessels in…
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 981/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 927/24 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 980/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-26
    Six meter vessel cockleshell 3, white hull, five persons on board, overdue
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  41. NAVAREA IV 343/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-26
    Search and rescue exercises 261830Z to 262000Z mar in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  42. HYDROLANT 622/242024-03-25 → 2024-04-12
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-33.82S 041-16.08W on 21 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  43. HYDROPAC 975/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-25
    Distress signal received from M/V rc ocean in 05-58.00N 089-26.00E at 250410Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  44. HYDROLANT 619/242024-03-24 → 2024-04-12
    F/V novo madre carmela reports crewman with heat stroke requiring medical assistance in 02-11.00S 013-20.00W…
    South Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 614/242024-03-24 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 45-06.00N 012-51.00W at 241020Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 969/242024-03-24 → 2024-03-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 968/24 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  47. HYDROPAC 968/242024-03-24 → 2024-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 31-47.87S 115-40.40E at 240537Z mar
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  48. HYDROPAC 965/242024-03-24 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 240005Z mar in: a. 28-18.08N 121-32.66E
    Western North Pacific · China
  49. HYDROLANT 611/242024-03-23 → 2024-04-12
    S/V norwegian queen, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-00.70N 025-15.59W at 231534Z mar
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROPAC 962/242024-03-23 → 2024-04-12
    F/V al huseni, seven persons on board, sank in 23-25.00N 068-03.00E on 21 mar
    Arabian Sea · India

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