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 243/242024-02-03 → 2024-02-23
    Vessel, 56 persons on board, adrift in 33-14.00N 012-28.00E at 030846Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROPAC 412/242024-02-02 → 2024-02-23
    Person missing from F/V cm 91946 ts in 09-19.00N 103-56.00E at 312300Z jan
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  3. NAVAREA XII 49/242024-02-02 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received in 08-29.75N 089-40.38W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. NAVAREA XII 47/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard from vessel in 08-58.19N 079-22.15W
    Gulf of Panama
  5. HYDROPAC 398/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-02
    Distress flare sighted in vicinity in 19-58.00S 171-00.00E at 011425Z feb
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  6. HYDROLANT 234/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received in vicinity 39-15.30N 058-10.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 397/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-16
    14 meter F/V sebae XI, white and blue hull, overdue from madagascar (19-00.00S 046-00.00E) on 262300Z jan
    Mozambique Channel · Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  8. HYDROPAC 390/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-16
    F/V th 90208 ts, four persons on board, sank in 16-38.00N 108-03.00E at 260720Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 388/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    40 foot F/V nethra 02, yellow hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  10. HYDROLANT 227/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in vicnity 19-05.23N 068-25.55W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  11. HYDROPAC 377/242024-01-31 → 2024-01-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 209/24, 354/24 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 372/242024-01-31 → 2024-01-31
    Distress signal received from 4.2 meter vessel in 20-45.07S 149-04.60E at 310516Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 370/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    32 foot S/V malulani, one person on board, overdue catalina island (33-23.00N 118-25.00W) to oahu (21-30.00N…
    Eastern North Pacific · California To Hawaii
  14. HYDROPAC 369/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-09.60N 108-37.21E at 300230Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. NAVAREA IV 102/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    S/V tiny dancer requesting medical assistance in vicinity 12-38.00N 052-34.00W at 310207Z
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 368/242024-01-31 → 2024-01-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 356/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 356/242024-01-30 → 2024-01-31
    Distress signal received from vessel in 30-55.60N 150-21.50W at 300352Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 354/242024-01-30 → 2024-01-31
    33 foot S/V supertramp, white hull, unreported vanuatu (14-47.57S 166-50.89E) to hawaii (21-16.58N 157-55.07W)
    North Pacific · Vanuatu To Hawaii
  19. HYDROPAC 349/242024-01-29 → 2024-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-20.90N 148-31.90W at 291828Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 220/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-16
    126 foot M/V lucas john, red hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 24-30.20N 085-27.40W
    Gulf of Mexico
  21. NAVAREA IV 92/242024-01-29 → 2024-01-31
    S/V tiny dancer requesting medical assistance in vicinity 12-12.00N 048-41.00W at 291035Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 346/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-16
    Vessel, 15 persons on board, sank in 08-57.00N 106-37.00E on 29 jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROPAC 344/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue feni island (04-05.02S…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 338/242024-01-29 → 2024-01-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 309/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROLANT 215/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity of marsh island (29-33.98N 091-50.76W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  26. HYDROLANT 212/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-16
    F/V maral segundo reports crewman with peritonitis in 23-41.00S 021-12.00W at 281458Z jan
    South Atlantic
  27. NAVAREA IV 86/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-01
    40 foot S/V orion, white hull, two persons on board overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Vincent
  28. HYDROPAC 336/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard from F/V sadalu putha in 10-07.00N 085-43.00E at 280015Z jan
    Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 328/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received from M/V bangkok in 10-06.80N 108-50.30E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROLANT 205/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 26-14.50N 091-31.00W at 270755Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico
  31. HYDROPAC 327/242024-01-27 → 2024-01-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 292/24 and this msg, search suspended
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROLANT 204/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard in 26-11.70N 079-24.10W
    Straits of Florida · Florida
  33. HYDROPAC 326/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard from F/V kathe in 21-48.56S 154-43.45W
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 319/242024-01-26 → 2024-02-16
    Vessel symphony one, five persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 03-38.04S 107-26.46E at 262200Z jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 315/242024-01-26 → 2024-02-01
    F/V th 90208 ts, four persons on board, sank in 16-38.00N 108-03.00E at 260720Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 312/242024-01-26 → 2024-01-26
    F/V th 90208 ts, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROLANT 195/242024-01-26 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-58.50N 054-19.80W at 260154Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 309/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-29
    Five persons overboard from vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 02-52.90S 146-21.80E
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROLANT 187/242024-01-25 → 2024-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 41-14.70N 050-54.20W at 250811Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 299/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-26
    F/V th 91125 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 16-17.60N 108-33.80E on…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 296/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 294/24 and this msg, persons rescued
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 294/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-25
    Vessel, 15 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 04-31.80S 129-49.50E at 250300Z jan
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 293/242024-01-25 → 2024-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 34-00.00N 146-15.00E at 250306Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 292/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-27
    Man overboard from M/V mpv thalia, search and rescue operations in area bound by 06-18.00N 089-18.00E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 287/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 271/24 and this msg
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 286/242024-01-24 → 2024-02-09
    M/V putra sumber mas unreported on 22 jan
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 283/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 277/24 and this msg
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 281/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-25
    Man overboard from M/V mpv thalia between 05-51.00N 085-14.00E and 05-58.00N 089-08.00E at 231000Z jan
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 278/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-31
    F/V bv 5662 ts, 23 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 08-41.00N 107-47.00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 277/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-24
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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