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 2471/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-26
    10.5 meter S/V regina r, red hull, one person on board, overdue cape town (33-54S 018-26E) to perth (31-57S…
    South Africa To Australia Or New Zealand
  2. HYDROLANT 2100/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-18
    38 foot S/V toa moa, white hull, four persons on board, overdue martinique (14-40N 061-00W) to french guiana
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2470/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V hp 90044 ts unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  4. HYDROPAC 2469/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 171148Z aug in 37-04-40N 156-19-58E
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2468/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-17
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 171148Z aug in: a. 30-14-27N 122-13-51E b. 37-04-40N 156-19-58E…
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2465/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received in 04-24.9N 100-39.2E at 162304Z aug
    Strait of Malacca · Malaysia
  7. HYDROPAC 2459/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V dna 90098TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-20N 113-10E at 161035Z aug
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2458/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2450/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 2456/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V py 97759 ts sank in 13-24N 110-43E at 170240Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2455/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-21
    F/V bd 95251-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-00N 112-50E at…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 2089/162016-08-17 → 2016-08-17
    38 foot S/V toa moa, white hull, four persons on board, overdue martinique (14-40N 061-00W) to french guiana
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2454/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received from S/V lumiere's liferaft, orange hull, two persons on board, in 21-50.6S 154-45.2W
    South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2452/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Vessel lumiere taking on water in 12-52S 154-41W
    South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2451/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-46.26S 168-42.36W
    South Pacific · Niue
  15. HYDROPAC 2450/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-17
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue daru (09-05S 143-13E) to yorke island (09-45S 143-24E)
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 2449/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-22
    F/V bth 99809 ts, four persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 07-59N 110-36E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2444/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-21
    F/V bv 92854 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-24N 106-47E on 13 aug
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2443/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2429/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2440/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-19
    Man overboard from M/V bono vicinity 00-07.78N 097-44.30E at 111035Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 2078/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Distress signal received on 40 mhz from ten meter S/V ciao ciao, two persons on board, in 06-59N 054-02W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 2077/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-19
    22 foot vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue horseshoe beach (29-26-26N 083-17-20W) and return
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2437/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-08.2N 149-56.7E
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 2075/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-15
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2070/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2073/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-23.6N 071-53.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  25. HYDROLANT 2070/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-15
    Distress signal received vicinity 39-51.63N 072-43.08W at 151300Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 2433/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2432/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Western North Pacific · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 2432/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-15
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 150916Z aug in: a. 12-30-43N 109-38-09E
    South China Sea · Western North Pacific · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2431/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-21
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5271 ts in 07-46N 107-06E at 140900Z aug
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 2430/162016-08-15 → 2016-09-11
    F/V bd 96552 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-33N 114-19E at 142300Z…
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2429/162016-08-15 → 2016-08-16
    Man overboard from F/V napoleon vicinity of trackline between 26-30.40S 112-23.60E and 26-32.28S 112-23.25E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 2067/162016-08-14 → 2016-08-21
    32 foot F/V, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-46.422N 080-12.478W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 2062/162016-08-14 → 2016-08-14
    23 foot M/V miss C.C., yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue ocean city (38-23N 075-04W) and return
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland
  33. HYDROPAC 2427/162016-08-14 → 2016-09-12
    Two F/V, 28 persons on board, unreported
    Northern Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · India-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2424/162016-08-14 → 2016-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2419/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2422/162016-08-13 → 2016-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-36.4N 089-44.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2419/162016-08-13 → 2016-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-13N 142-23E at 130634Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 2054/162016-08-13 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 25-05.0N 073-35.2W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  38. HYDROLANT 2051/162016-08-13 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 79 foot F/V caroline in 21-48.8N 073-56.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  39. HYDROPAC 2416/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-21
    48 foot S/V pacem, tan hull, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-34N 137-30W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 2046/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-20.8N 059-45.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 2415/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2409/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    Celebes Sea · Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 2411/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-02.34S 151-32.16E at 120907Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2409/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    M/V aquarius, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 01-56.97N 125-18.72E
    Celebes Sea · Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 2408/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-43.26S 151-42.96E at 120450Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2407/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-32.2N 125-23.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2403/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-53.6N 098-26.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2401/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-11
    Distress signal received in 06-44.8N 157-40.1E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  48. HYDROLANT 2039/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-11
    Vessel on fire vicinity 40-00N 006-00E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 2038/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-13
    Vessel beira mar XXV, three persons on board, taking on water in 24-48.10S 042-42.22W on 11 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 2030/162016-08-10 → 2016-09-29
    36 foot S/V peace, white hull, overdue tampa (27-58N 082-28W) to pensacola (30-26N 087-12W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida

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