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 2917/162016-09-24 → 2016-10-12
    Man overboard from M/V der hae 2 vicinity 25-46S 056-21E between 232100Z and 232200Z sep
    Western Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 2915/162016-09-24 → 2016-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-57.12N 166-29.12E at 240338Z sep
    North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2913/162016-09-24 → 2016-10-11
    Man overboard from F/V bd 96970-TS in 16-58N 108-40E at 240010Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 2912/162016-09-24 → 2016-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea victory in 19-50-38N 125-14-16E at 232211Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2911/162016-09-23 → 2016-10-12
    F/V bd 95116-T, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-15N 110-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 2907/162016-09-23 → 2016-09-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-23.2N 150-42.5E at 231216Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 2905/162016-09-23 → 2016-09-23
    F/V qng 94358-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-00N 109-00E at 230700Z sep
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2900/162016-09-23 → 2016-10-12
    F/V na 95089 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 18-52N 106-21E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  9. HYDROLANT 2477/162016-09-22 → 2016-09-29
    40 foot F/V valentina b, three persons on board, overdue grand cayman (19-20N 081-13W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  10. HYDROPAC 2894/162016-09-22 → 2016-09-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2854/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROLANT 2469/162016-09-22 → 2016-10-12
    Possible man overboard from vessel vicinity of trackline between 42-56N 006-30E and 43-33N 007-55E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Ligurian Sea · France · Italy
  12. HYDROLANT 2468/162016-09-22 → 2016-09-29
    M/V change of life, nine persons on board, taking on water vicinity matthew town (20-57N 073-40W)
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  13. HYDROLANT 2465/162016-09-22 → 2016-10-12
    Vessel, 27 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 013-44E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 2887/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-22
    22 foot S/V luna, one person on board, blue hull, overdue napier (39-29S 176-55E) to auckland (36-50S 174-44E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  15. HYDROLANT 2464/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-08.6N 078-38.6W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2883/162016-09-21 → 2016-10-05
    35 foot S/V water color, white hull, overdue hilo (19-42N 155-05W) to victoria (48-25N 123-22W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii To Canada
  17. HYDROLANT 2462/162016-09-21 → 2016-10-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-30N 012-42E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 2882/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-21
    Distress signal received 406 mhz from ten meter F/V kunara, two persons on board, vicinity 12-09S 143-43E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2877/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2875/16 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2875/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-58.2N 160-20.5E
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2874/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-10.4N 154-58.2E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  22. HYDROLANT 2454/162016-09-20 → 2016-09-22
    F/V balepisa III, three persons on board, possibly disabled and adrift in 18-02N 082-58W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2871/162016-09-20 → 2016-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-31.1N 139-01.3E at 201835Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2870/162016-09-20 → 2016-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-56.7N 139-18.1E at 201835Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 2449/162016-09-20 → 2016-09-20
    46 foot F/V katy marie, three persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 42-08N 067-07W
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2448/162016-09-20 → 2016-09-29
    24 foot F/V, light blue hull, three persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 24-00N 085-00W at…
    Gulf of Mexico
  27. HYDROPAC 2862/162016-09-20 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from M/V zhong jian in 19-11N 113-13E at 192304Z sep
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 2447/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-29
    32 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue point judith (41-21.7N 071-28.9W) to vicinity block island…
    Western North Atlantic · Rhode Island
  29. HYDROPAC 2858/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-27.9N 135-24.8E at 191847Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2857/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-20
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue yam island (09-53.5S 142-46.5E) to mabaduwane (09-17.5S…
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait
  31. HYDROPAC 2856/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2855/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Guam
  32. HYDROPAC 2855/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    Distress signals received on 243 mhz vicinity guam (13-27N 144-47E) at 191052Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Guam
  33. HYDROARC 250/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    18 foot vessel, red hull, four persons on board, overdue ulukhaktok (70-43.47N 117-46.81W) and return
    Arctic · Amundsen Gulf · Canada-north Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2854/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-22
    12 meter F/V sudu duwa, yellow and blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROLANT 2440/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-29
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, in need of assistance in 20-57.8N 084-44.6W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Yucatan Channel · Cuba-southwest Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2846/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-21
    22 foot S/V luna, blue hull, unreported from napier (39-29S 176-55E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2845/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    Three vessels, ten persons on board each, overdue mono island (07-23.8S 155-34.6E) to mamagota, bouganville…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROLANT 2438/162016-09-19 → 2016-10-05
    Eight meter canoe khady fall, gray hull, two persons on board vicinity 14-00N 017-00W on 17 sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  39. HYDROLANT 2436/162016-09-18 → 2016-09-19
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, in need of assistance in 21-00.76N 084-33.3W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Yucatan Channel · Cuba-southwest Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2841/162016-09-18 → 2016-09-19
    22 foot S/V luna, blue hull, unreported from napier (39-29S 176-55E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2839/162016-09-17 → 2016-10-05
    F/V dutta sai sank in 19-00N 072-10E on 17 sep
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 2425/162016-09-17 → 2016-10-05
    15 meter S/V simba, seven persons on board, dismasted and adrift
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  43. HYDROPAC 2838/162016-09-17 → 2016-10-05
    Two five meter vessels, white hulls, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-17.9S 043-55.6E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  44. HYDROPAC 2837/162016-09-17 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-17.93N 144-37.32E at 162147Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 2420/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-40.1N 043-05.1W at 161526Z sep
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 2419/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-29
    Distress signal received in 27-11.7N 077-13.3W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  47. HYDROLANT 2413/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-22
    Five meter vessel, seven persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 36-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  48. HYDROPAC 2829/162016-09-16 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 160510Z sep in 38-58-12N 154-08-20E
    Western North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 2825/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-16
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 160510Z sep in: a. 38-58-12N 154-08-20E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  50. HYDROARC 243/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-16
    24 foot vessel, silver hull, two persons on board, overdue arctic bay (73-02N 085-09W) and return
    Arctic · Lancaster Sound · Canada-north Coast

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