Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2026

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 2026
3
still in force
0
vs 2025
-80%
first · last
01-12 · 01-14

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

  • HYDROPAC3

Where · top seas

South China Sea267%
South Pacific Ocean133%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2026 · 3

  1. HYDROPAC 105/262026-01-14 → 2026-04-17
    Derelict seven meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 38-17.93S 178-22.76E at 140234Z jan
    South Pacific · New Zealand
  2. HYDROPAC 99/262026-01-13 → 2026-04-17
    Man overboard from F/V bd 99146 ts in 09-09.00N 114-32.00E at 130315Z jan
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 91/262026-01-12 → 2026-04-17
    F/V kh 90026 ts, eight persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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