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 2680/162016-09-05 → 2016-09-11
    Eight meter S/V alya II, one person on board, aground in 14-24.15S 144-37.93E at 051800Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2294/162016-09-05 → 2016-09-29
    29 foot M/V kingsman, five persons on board, overdue st
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  3. HYDROARC 210/162016-09-05 → 2016-10-12
    28 foot S/V argo, white hull, one person on board, unreported tromsoe (69-40N 018-56E) to longyearbyen…
    Arctic · Norwegian Sea · Norway To Svalbard
  4. HYDROPAC 2669/162016-09-05 → 2016-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 124 foot F/V excel vicinity 25-00N 116-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 2291/162016-09-05 → 2016-09-29
    47 foot M/V get shorty, yellow and white hull, four persons on board, unreported orange beach (30-16.5N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  6. HYDROPAC 2662/162016-09-04 → 2016-09-11
    Man overboard in 25-38N 054-44E at 040300Z sep
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  7. HYDROLANT 2286/162016-09-04 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V alistado IV in 10-28.21S 012-57.32E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  8. HYDROARC 203/162016-09-03 → 2016-09-05
    S/V argo, white hull, unreported tromsoe (69-40N 018-56E) to longyearbyen (78-13N 015-39E)
    Arctic · Norwegian Sea · Norway To Svalbard
  9. HYDROLANT 2281/162016-09-03 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from M/V saga jandaia in 06-38N 027-00W at 030730Z sep
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROPAC 2657/162016-09-02 → 2016-09-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-40.1N 117-45.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2656/162016-09-02 → 2016-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-32N 111-43W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2648/162016-09-02 → 2016-09-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2644/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 2646/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-02.7N 138-48.0W at 011716Z sep
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2644/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-02
    F/V BD96259-TS, six persons on board, sinking in 13-31.2N 109-27.0E at 011230Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROARC 201/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-19
    Search and rescue operations for two men in area bound by 74-34.9N 138-35.3E, 74-08.6N 139-29.7E, 74-13.7N…
    East Siberian Sea · Laptev Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2637/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2617/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  17. HYDROLANT 2257/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-11
    Libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2636/162016-09-01 → 2016-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-13.9N 151-11.9E
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 2249/162016-08-31 → 2016-09-11
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROLANT 2248/162016-08-31 → 2016-09-11
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 2627/162016-08-31 → 2016-08-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2599/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2626/162016-08-31 → 2016-08-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2391/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  23. HYDROLANT 2245/162016-08-31 → 2016-08-31
    Two vessels, ten persons on board, overdue wakeham bay (61-36N 071-58W) and return
    Hudson Strait · Canada-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2624/162016-08-30 → 2016-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-09.5N 139-54.1E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 2238/162016-08-30 → 2016-08-30
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2228/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico To Curacao
  26. HYDROPAC 2623/162016-08-30 → 2016-09-06
    11 meter F/V sandaruwani, white, yellow and black hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROLANT 2228/162016-08-30 → 2016-08-30
    65 foot vessel estella, three persons on board, unreported puerto rico (18-12N 066-30W) to curacao (12-11N…
    Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico To Curacao
  28. HYDROLANT 2227/162016-08-30 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V nuevo madre rosaura vicinity 45-24N 003-15W at 300307Z aug
    Bay of Biscay
  29. HYDROLANT 2226/162016-08-30 → 2016-09-11
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01N 013-46E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROLANT 2225/162016-08-30 → 2016-08-30
    Man overboard from F/V nuevo madre rosaura vicinity 45-27.5N 003-16.2W at 300215Z aug
    Bay of Biscay
  31. HYDROLANT 2224/162016-08-30 → 2016-09-11
    Libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2617/162016-08-30 → 2016-09-01
    Aircraft unreported halim perdana kusuma airport (06-15-59S 106-53-28E) to matak airport (03-20-53N…
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROARC 194/162016-08-30 → 2016-08-30
    53 foot S/V eagle quest 2, blue and white hull, four persons on board, aground vicinity 68-36.86N 100-13.36W
    Arctic · Queen Maud Gulf · Canada-north Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2614/162016-08-29 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bandill k vicinity 12-01.38S 143-27.72E at 292230Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROARC 192/162016-08-29 → 2016-08-29
    M/V le boreal, 385 persons on board, overdue to eqi (69-13N 51-05W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2213/162016-08-29 → 2016-09-11
    Libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2610/162016-08-29 → 2016-09-11
    F/V SOUMITRA-4, 14 persons on board, sinking in 20-55N 088-20E at 290103Z aug
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2211/162016-08-29 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received from M/V almeda star in 55-03N 006-03E at 281830Z aug
    North Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2604/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 36 foot vessel, two persons on board, taking on water vicinity…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2603/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, vicinity 12-00.4S 131-01.8E at…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2602/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-30
    11 meter F/V sandaruwani, white, yellow and black hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-25N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 2600/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lurong yuan yu 30 vicinity 27-20S 172-59E
    Western South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2599/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V calmares vicinity 00-23.3S 105-10.9E at 280247Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROLANT 2207/162016-08-28 → 2016-09-11
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-48-39N 014-41-52E at 280447Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 2206/162016-08-28 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-00N 083-43W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2595/162016-08-27 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-44.6N 089-32.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2594/162016-08-27 → 2016-09-11
    Possible distress signal received from F/V canaima in 08-00N 085-55W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2591/162016-08-27 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V st 90756 ts in 09-21N 106-21E at 261900Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2590/162016-08-26 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-46.1N 148-59.5E
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2583/162016-08-26 → 2016-09-11
    F/V om sai krupa sinking in 22-18N 068-23E at 261115Z aug
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast

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