Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2016

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 2016
2,029
still in force
0
vs 2015
+5%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,226
  • HYDROLANT774
  • HYDROARC15
  • NAVAREA IV11
  • NAVAREA XII3

Where · top seas

North Pacific Ocean30921%
South China Sea28619%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin23316%
North Atlantic Ocean21915%
South Atlantic Ocean1057%
South Pacific Ocean825%
Caribbean Sea725%
Philippine Sea664%
Indian Ocean624%
Coral Sea584%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2016 · 2,029

  1. HYDROPAC 4065/162016-12-31 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-11.6N 111-40.1E
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 4061/162016-12-31 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 310643Z dec in: a. 07-31-48N 097-46-22E
    North Pacific · Strait of Malacca
  3. HYDROPAC 4060/162016-12-31 → 2017-01-03
    Derelict eight meter M/V capsized and adrift in 36-20S 150-54E at 310600Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 4056/162016-12-31 → 2016-12-31
    Seven meter vessel, 16 persons on board, unreported alim (02-52S 147-04E) to baluan (02-34S 147-17E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROLANT 3536/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-25
    25 to 30 meter F/V, blue hull, 250 persons on board, requesting assistance between othonoi island (39-51N…
    Ionian Sea · Strait of Otranto · Greece To Italy
  6. HYDROPAC 4054/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-04.3N 108-19.1E at 301035Z dec 16
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4053/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-25
    Four persons missing from F/V qng 11150-TS
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 4052/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-04
    F/V bd 97901 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-48N 114-30E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 3530/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-31
    F/V asannat capsized in 51-31.55N 001-37.49E
    North Sea · England-southeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 4049/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-05
    F/V bd 96124-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-55N 112-33E at…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 4048/162016-12-30 → 2017-01-25
    Man overboard from F/V cm 5415TS vicinity 09-22.36N 104-43.45E at 290900Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 4047/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4044/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  13. HYDROPAC 4046/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-30
    F/V bd 96124-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-46N 112-50E at…
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 4044/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-30
    18 foot vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue weno island (07-27-00N 151-51-00E) to hall…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  15. HYDROLANT 3524/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-30
    F/V asannat capsized in 51-31.40N 001-37.27E
    North Sea · England-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 4043/162016-12-30 → 2016-12-30
    Distress signal received on 2187.5 khz from M/V saehan estrella in 08-41N 110-11E at 292351Z dec
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 3520/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-50.6N 074-36.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  18. HYDROPAC 4042/162016-12-29 → 2016-12-30
    F/V bd 96124 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-27.6N 112-30.0E
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 4041/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-25
    F/V, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-38N 077-46E
    Northern Indian Ocean · India-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 3517/162016-12-29 → 2016-12-30
    Derelict 20 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 51-32.0N 001-40.4E at 290940Z dec
    North Sea · England-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 4036/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-25
    F/V qng 97337TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-24N 113-30E at 290300Z dec
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 4035/162016-12-29 → 2016-12-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4032/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  23. HYDROPAC 4032/162016-12-29 → 2016-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V patrice six in vicinity 43-17.4S 147-58.4E at 282338Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  24. HYDROLANT 3512/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-12
    38 foot S/V luna c, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 32-06.47N 075-04.42W
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROPAC 4031/162016-12-28 → 2017-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-40.9N 126-10.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 4030/162016-12-28 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 01-12.2N 104-04.0E at 281959Z dec
    Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  27. HYDROLANT 3511/162016-12-28 → 2016-12-29
    Derelict 20 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 51-33.75N 001-47.13E
    North Sea · England-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 4021/162016-12-28 → 2017-01-10
    Man overboard from F/V bd 96093-TS vicinity 15-24N 114-03E at 271830Z dec
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 3504/162016-12-28 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 012-22E at 272310Z dec 16
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROLANT 3503/162016-12-27 → 2017-01-11
    Three meter vessel, five persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 37-00N 012-00E
    Strait of Sicily
  31. HYDROPAC 4017/162016-12-27 → 2016-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-18.93N 112-16.40W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 4015/162016-12-27 → 2017-01-04
    Seven meter S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) and return
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  33. HYDROLANT 3497/162016-12-27 → 2017-01-11
    42 foot S/V silver girl, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder, preparing…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 4012/162016-12-27 → 2016-12-27
    40 foot F/V maria elena, six persons on board, unreported acapulco (16-52N 099-53W) to galapagos islands…
    Eastern Pacific · Mexico To Galapagos Islands
  35. HYDROLANT 3496/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-29
    Derelict vessel adrift and sinking in 27-32.3S 007-25.7E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 3492/162016-12-26 → 2017-01-11
    36 foot M/V, white hull, one person on board, overdue panama city (30-10.4N 085-39.9W) to crystal river…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  37. HYDROPAC 4004/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-26
    F/V nd 93159 ts sank due to collision in 19-47.5N 106-26.3E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 4003/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-27
    Six meter S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) to paihia…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  39. HYDROPAC 4002/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-28
    F/V shanuka 08 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-20N 090-20E at 260445Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 3998/162016-12-26 → 2017-01-11
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97344-TS vicinity 07-11N 104-05E at 240800Z dec
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  41. HYDROPAC 3996/162016-12-25 → 2016-12-26
    S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) to paihia (35-16.9S…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  42. HYDROPAC 3994/162016-12-25 → 2016-12-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3982/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3993/162016-12-25 → 2017-01-11
    Distress signal received from vessel in 03-03.3N 107-25.0E at 250230Z dec
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROLANT 3487/162016-12-25 → 2016-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from from M/V italic g in 38-50.7N 055-29.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROPAC 3991/162016-12-24 → 2016-12-26
    F/V na 96368 ts, 19 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-09N 106-22E
    Gulf of Tonkin
  46. HYDROLANT 3482/162016-12-24 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, ten persons on board, unreported sfax (34-44N 010-46E) to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia To Italy
  47. HYDROPAC 3983/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-25
    F/V na 95053 ts, nine persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 19-04N 107-10E at 231000Z dec 16
    Gulf On Tonkin
  48. HYDROLANT 3481/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    12 meter S/V alexandra, three person on board, unreported las palmas (28-07.5N 015-25.7W) to guadelope…
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 3982/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-25
    F/V bd 96668 ts, 12 persons on board disabled and adrift in 13-05N 110-19E at 230200Z dec
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3979/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V great diamond in 18-34.8N 107-30.7E at 231028Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin

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