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 2410/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-17
    Possible man overboard from F/V bp pereira I vicinity 30-50.20S 049-59.07W
    Brazil-south Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2403/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-22
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-19N 012-12E at 150426Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROPAC 2806/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-15
    Seven meter vessel abdulam service 02, eight persons on board, unreported anir island (04-09S 153-37E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 2805/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-15
    Distress signal received from six meter vessel, red and yellow hull, in 09-32.3S 142-14.0E at 150430Z sep
    Torres Strait
  5. HYDROLANT 2397/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-22
    F/V santa fe, six persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Brazil-north Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 2396/162016-09-14 → 2016-10-05
    Vessel ludimila, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2800/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-14
    13 meter S/V fidel, one person on board, unreported cocos islands (12-07s 096-54W) to rodrigues island…
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2792/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-20
    Man overboard from M/V magnum fortune in 05-54.3N 079-59.5E at 131020Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka-south Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 2790/162016-09-14 → 2016-10-05
    M/V m. star 1, black hull, sank vicinity 09-54N 096-50E on 03 sep
    Andaman Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2789/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-14
    Distress signal received from 7.5 meter vessel starbuck, white hull, three persons on board vicinity…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2384/162016-09-14 → 2016-09-22
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 013-34E at 140633Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROPAC 2782/162016-09-13 → 2016-09-27
    26 meter F/V cfa 18, blue hull, overdue
    North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2777/162016-09-13 → 2016-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-39.8N 125-07.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2774/162016-09-13 → 2016-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-32.1N 137-05.2E at 130955Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2769/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2751/16 and this msg, person rescued
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2767/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2754/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2758/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-14
    F/V bv 75166TS, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 08-54N 107-11E at…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2367/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-22
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-50N 014-29E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROPAC 2756/162016-09-12 → 2016-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-44.7N 094-12.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2754/162016-09-11 → 2016-09-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-18.8N 129-55.2E at 112035Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2753/162016-09-11 → 2016-10-05
    M/V fernando reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-51N 053-18E at 111800Z sep
    Arabian Sea · Suqutra
  22. HYDROLANT 2363/162016-09-11 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 63-57.3N 051-26.9W at 111710Z sep
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2749/162016-09-11 → 2016-09-11
    M/V fernando reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 13-54N 054-39E
    Arabian Sea · Suqutra
  24. HYDROLANT 2358/162016-09-11 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 52-45N 016-45W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  25. HYDROPAC 2747/162016-09-10 → 2016-09-11
    M/V fernando reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-55N 056-12E
    Arabian Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2746/162016-09-10 → 2016-09-10
    M/V fernando reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-58N 056-40E
    Arabian Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 2745/162016-09-10 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V bv 92693 ts in 08-51.68N 106-46.16E at 100300Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2744/162016-09-10 → 2016-09-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-25.9N 151-48.8E
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands
  29. HYDROPAC 2736/162016-09-09 → 2016-09-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 14-58N 147-46E
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2733/162016-09-09 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V bv 94228 ts in 09-41N 107-09E at 052330Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROLANT 2342/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-09
    S/V m enfin, one person on board, disabled and adrift
    Brazil-south Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 2341/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-08
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2329/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Barbados To French Guiana
  33. HYDROPAC 2727/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2714/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2723/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-51N 132-07E at 080635Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 2329/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-08
    14 meter S/V le graal, white hull, six persons on board, overdue barbados (13-10.00N 059-33.00W) to cayenne…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Barbados To French Guiana
  36. HYDROLANT 2326/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-08
    14 meter S/V le graal, white hull, six persons on board, overdue barbados (13-10.00N 059-33.00W) to cayenne…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Barbados To French Guiana
  37. HYDROPAC 2715/162016-09-07 → 2016-09-08
    F/V lidia c, two persons on board, sinking in 34-52S 136-08E
    Great Australian Bight · Spencer Gulf · Australia-south Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2714/162016-09-07 → 2016-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-43N 135-46E at 072201Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2709/162016-09-07 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-18.81N 107-05.80E
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 2707/162016-09-07 → 2016-09-14
    M/V m. star 1, black hull, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Andaman Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 2310/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-09
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 01-39.92S 049-07.97W on 06 sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 2309/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from F/V alistado IV in: a. 10-28.96S 012-59.15E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  43. HYDROLANT 2308/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-04.6N 075-46.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  44. HYDROPAC 2695/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-45.98S 161-03.47W
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2694/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-44.9S 150-19.0E at 061508Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2693/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from vessel wugang hayoyan in 31-25S 035-15E at 061408Z sep
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROLANT 2303/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    11 meter S/V ace of hearts, white and cream hull, one person on board, overdue camarinas (43-07N 009-11W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Celtic Sea · Bay of Biscay · Spain To France
  48. HYDROPAC 2688/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received from F/V trevanna in 18-44.10S 147-15.12E at 060710Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2682/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    10.5 meter S/V pompony-jo, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue hiva oa (09-45S…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  50. HYDROPAC 2681/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received from vessel in 35-18N 128-00W
    Eastern North Pacific

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