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 2578/162016-08-26 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-48-14N 125-50-02E at 260141Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  2. HYDROARC 185/162016-08-26 → 2016-08-26
    18 foot vessel, silver hull, four persons on board, overdue 67-46.5N 081-51.0W to hall beach (68-46.0N…
    Foxe Basin · Canada-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2576/162016-08-25 → 2016-08-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2515/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  4. HYDROPAC 2575/162016-08-25 → 2016-09-11
    Seven meter F/V, 28 persons on board, overdue anjouan (12-13S 044-27E) to mayotte (12-49S 045-09E)
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  5. HYDROLANT 2178/162016-08-25 → 2016-08-26
    S/V migata, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.37S 043-37.53W
    Brazil-south Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2569/162016-08-25 → 2016-08-26
    F/V th 90550 ts, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-18N 107-50E at 241900Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2566/162016-08-24 → 2016-10-05
    Man overboard from F/V qng 98979 ts in 09-43N 109-13E at 232000Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2564/162016-08-24 → 2016-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 meter S/V johne too in 24-57.92S 047-12.16E at 240524Z aug
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  9. HYDROPAC 2560/162016-08-24 → 2016-08-25
    F/V dna 90646TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 18-56N 107-28E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin
  10. HYDROPAC 2558/162016-08-24 → 2016-08-27
    F/V dna 90767TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-28N 111-53E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 2552/162016-08-23 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-49.3N 115-47.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2551/162016-08-23 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-08.1N 126-43.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2549/162016-08-23 → 2016-09-11
    Man overboard from F/V jai shankar in 14-01.6N 073-58.2E at 220530Z aug
    Arabian Sea · India-west Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2154/162016-08-23 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-34.1N 060-46.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2152/162016-08-23 → 2016-08-24
    Distress signal received in 45-18.72N 006-26.06W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  16. HYDROPAC 2544/162016-08-23 → 2016-08-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2495/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2543/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-23
    F/V bv 97038 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-03N 108-54E at 221700Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROLANT 2147/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-25
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 23-30S 042-12W at 221600Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2537/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2305/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 2142/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-23
    Three persons missing from vessel in 22-42.22S 043-02.90W
    Brazil-south Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2535/162016-08-22 → 2016-09-22
    Man overboard from F/V bv 92286TS vicinity 06-23N 106-27E at 181900Z aug
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2533/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-03.7N 124-12.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2528/162016-08-21 → 2016-08-21
    4.5 meter M/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity hawkesbury island (10-22.07S 142-07.90E)
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2527/162016-08-21 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-52.7N 120-22.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2522/162016-08-21 → 2016-09-11
    Man overboard from M/V new glory along trackline between 13-27N 142-57E and 12-38N 144-11E
    Western North Pacific · Mariana Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 2521/162016-08-21 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received from M/V hs paris in 47-19N 129-17W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 2136/162016-08-20 → 2016-08-28
    Vessel angela c reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 28-25N 092-31W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  28. HYDROPAC 2518/162016-08-20 → 2016-08-22
    F/V qng 96569-TS reports two crewmen requiring medical assistance in 15-50N 114-12E at 201000Z aug
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2517/162016-08-20 → 2016-08-25
    18 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue weno (07-27N 151-51E) to tomatan (07-25N 151-47E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  30. HYDROPAC 2515/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-25
    18 foot M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  31. HYDROLANT 2128/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-28
    45 foot S/V copper breeze, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 22-32.443N 065-26.426W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2125/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-23
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-40.66S 047-19.84W on 15 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 2122/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-19
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2077/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2504/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-28
    Man overboard from F/V BV90249TS in 07-15.241N 106-20.523E at 180700Z aug
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2503/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-24
    Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  36. HYDROLANT 2116/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-21
    Vessel, 105 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-50.0N 014-24.6E at 190730Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 2500/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
    Derelict 9.8 meter vessel closer to god, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 19-50.79S 148-30.71E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2498/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-19
    12 meter vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, capsized and adrift in 19-53S 148-33E at 190509Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2496/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2440/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 2495/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-23
    34 foot F/V la nadia, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2493/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2491/16 and this msg, aircraft located safe
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 2112/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-28
    Vessel vizconde de eza reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 46-25N 040-42W
    North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 2491/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 10-12.6N 145-50.2E
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2487/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-56.9S 105-23.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2485/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V surya ratna in 00-55.2S 107-16.2E at 181403Z aug
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2480/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter vessel goshen vicinity 39-21.48S 145-19.08E at 181107Z aug
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2478/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-28
    F/V jayamadu, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-04N 084-12E at 180300Z…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  48. HYDROLANT 2108/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-21
    Libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 2103/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2100/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 2102/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-21
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 23-56.03S 041-56.13W at 171726Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast

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