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. HYDROLANT 2659/162016-10-12 → 2016-10-19
    Distress signal received vicinity 31-27.1N 073-55.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2653/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-13
    Man overboard from vessel verekai in 24-33.95S 046-52.68W on 09 oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 3106/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3065/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROLANT 2652/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-26
    Distress signal received vicinity tristan da cunha (37-07S 12-17W)
    South Atlantic · St · Helena
  5. HYDROLANT 2650/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 51 foot F/V ricky b in 26-27.2N 083-54.5W
    Gulf of Mexico
  6. HYDROPAC 3104/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-15
    F/V bd 91464 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-38N 112-04E at…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 2647/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-12
    Three persons missing from vessel pareo in 20-58S 040-21W on 10 oct
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  8. HYDROARC 293/162016-10-10 → 2016-10-27
    M/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported ilulissat (69-13N 051-06W) to sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  9. HYDROPAC 3097/162016-10-10 → 2016-10-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-42N 143-32E
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3090/162016-10-10 → 2016-10-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 13-27.8S 089-51.8E at 100542Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROLANT 2641/162016-10-10 → 2016-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V dragon smoke in 21-39N 052-43W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 3088/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-13.4N 125-14.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3086/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-11
    20 foot vessel, orange hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  14. HYDROPAC 3082/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3026/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 3081/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3075/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3080/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3061/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 3078/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tai ping yang 6 in 43-37-30N 155-12-53E at 090030Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROLANT 2635/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-13
    Aircraft, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  19. HYDROPAC 3077/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2953/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 2633/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-13
    30 foot vessel victoria I, white hull, two persons on board, possibly disabled
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  21. HYDROPAC 3076/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-12
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 03-10N 083-39E at 080256Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 3075/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-09
    F/V bd 99119-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-57N 110-38E at 070900Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 2624/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 012-28E at 072335Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 3071/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3070/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 3070/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, one person on board, vicinity 11-45S 131-18E at…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3065/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-11
    Seven meter M/V, 11 persons on board, overdue sampun village (05-21S 152-07E) to matun village (05-32S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 3063/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-21
    F/V sudu ruwan reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 03-26N 086-00E at 070310Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 3061/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-09
    Seven meter vessel, 16 persons on board, overdue manus island (02-05S 146-58E) to kavieng (02-34S 150-48E)
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 3060/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3000/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 3059/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3057/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 2615/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-08
    Man overboard from vessel joao jeronimo in 04-21S 037-39W on 06 oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3057/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-36.5N 138-29.4E
    Western North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3054/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-56.0N 141-41.8E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3052/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-21
    F/V sudubay reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 04-27N 082-18E at 060530Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROLANT 2605/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V brila keji in 17-16.7N 042-32.3W at 060753Z oct
    North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2603/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-20
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-25N 013-38E at 060700Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 3046/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2922/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 3044/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-09
    20 foot vessel, orange hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  39. HYDROLANT 2591/162016-10-05 → 2016-10-13
    Distress signal received from 55 foot vessel, four persons onboard, in 24-10N 079-09W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Strait of Florida
  40. HYDROLANT 2589/162016-10-05 → 2017-01-18
    Distress signal received from 55 foot F/V capt johns greyhoud V, blue and white hull, in 18-39.6N 074-55.2W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-west Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3038/162016-10-05 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-31.8N 110-53.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 3036/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-21
    Distress signal received from M/V cape ferrol in 09-35N 108-40E at 041901Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROLANT 2582/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-20
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-49N 012-40E at 040630Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 2581/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    F/V maktub III, one person on board, taking on water in 23-19.72S 043-36.84W on 04 oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 3034/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-05N 113-56E at 041337Z oct
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 3032/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-21
    Distress signal received in 10-07N 111-56E at 041129Z oct
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 2579/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from 55 foot F/V, blue and white hull, in 18-39.6N 074-55.2W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-west Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 3031/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROLANT 2578/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 3030/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    F/V tg 91655 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 09-59N 110-56E at 040900Z…
    South China Sea

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