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

By month

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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 2293/162016-07-30 → 2016-07-31
    F/V qb 91264 ts, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 17-15N 109-00E at 300617Z…
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2291/162016-07-29 → 2016-07-30
    Man overboard from M/V jin da hai in area between 11-45S 12-29S and 116-05E 116-36E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROLANT 1923/162016-07-29 → 2016-09-11
    10.95 meter S/V motupiti, white hull, three persons on board, overdue to azores (37-44N 025-40W)
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 2281/162016-07-29 → 2016-08-01
    F/V dna 90426-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-41N 111-35E at…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2280/162016-07-29 → 2016-08-01
    F/V qng 98746-TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-04N 111-30E at…
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2278/162016-07-29 → 2016-07-29
    Man overboard from M/V jin da hai in area between 12-08S 12-57S and 115-53E 116-38E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 2274/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-29
    Man overboard from M/V jin da hai vicinity of trackline between 12-37.0S 116-39.2E and 12-55.0S 116-44.0E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2273/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-30
    Eight meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-38.8S 152-31.3E at 281200Z jul
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 2271/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-31
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 12-04S 042-30E
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel
  10. HYDROLANT 1908/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-28
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1902/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Strait of Florida
  11. HYDROPAC 2269/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from helicopter in 05-52.2N 126-37.2W at 280703Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2266/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-23.2N 152-12.0E at 280617Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2260/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-50.3N 126-32.4W at 280116Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROLANT 1904/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-30
    Derelict six meter vessel, blue hull, capsized and adrift in 51-54.9N 006-25.4W at 271600Z jul
    Celtic Sea · Ireland-southeast Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 1903/162016-07-27 → 2016-09-11
    10.25 meter S/V matteo II, white hull, one person on board, overdue haiti (18-32N 072-20W) to fort de france…
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Haiti To Martinique
  16. HYDROLANT 1902/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-28
    25 foot vessel grady white, white hull, four persons on board, overdue key west (24-33N 081-47W) and return
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Strait of Florida
  17. HYDROPAC 2257/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-41.8N 113-59.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2247/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel stella rane in 12-18.27S 143-28.80E at 270650Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2246/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-49-51N 154-43-22E at 270448Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 1896/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-27
    Derelict six meter vessel capsized and adrift in 51-50.25N 006-31.96W at 261955Z jul
    Celtic Sea · Ireland-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 1895/162016-07-26 → 2016-09-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-58S 042-35W on 26 jul
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 1894/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 16-06N 042-06W at 261647Z jul
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROPAC 2243/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-26
    Distress signal received in 06-36.9N 147-50.5E
    Western North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2242/162016-07-26 → 2016-08-03
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 07-02.8N 108-10.7E
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 1891/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-26
    Distress signal received 21-56.86S 012-42.76E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  26. HYDROPAC 2235/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received vicinity 05-22.0N 104-52.4E at 260315Z jul
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 1886/162016-07-25 → 2016-09-01
    11.5 meter S/V red heol, yellow hull, one person on board, overdue porto (41-10N 008-37W) to azores (37-44N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Portugal To Azores
  28. HYDROLANT 1885/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-31
    48 foot M/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 22-18.05N 075-03.20W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  29. HYDROLANT 1883/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-25
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1876/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2224/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2217/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  31. HYDROPAC 2223/162016-07-25 → 2016-08-21
    18 persons missing from capsized vessel
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  32. HYDROLANT 1878/162016-07-25 → 2016-07-25
    M/V steffi c taking on water in 13-50.6N 062-32.2W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent
  33. HYDROLANT 1876/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-25
    M/V, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity tasiilaq (65-36.8N 037-37.9W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 2221/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2218/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2220/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 68-19.93S 133-38.40W
    Eastern South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2219/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-25
    19 persons missing from capsized vessel
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  37. HYDROPAC 2218/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-24
    F/V bd 97238 ts, 14 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2217/162016-07-24 → 2016-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-52.0N 150-08.2E at 240934Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  39. HYDROPAC 2214/162016-07-24 → 2016-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V RUNDA677 in 07-04.0N 129-24.3W at 232242Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 1870/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel quality time taking on water vicinity 28-09N 093-14W at 231532Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  41. HYDROLANT 1868/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-23
    Vessel taking on water vicinity 28-15N 093-17W at 231538Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  42. HYDROLANT 1867/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-23
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1866/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2211/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 08-48.8N 129-15.8W at 230846Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROLANT 1866/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-23
    M/V alaa, white hull, two persons on board, unreported sisimiut (66-56N 053-40W) to maniitsoq (65-25N 052-54W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2210/162016-07-23 → 2016-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-48.8N 129-15.8W at 230846Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2209/162016-07-23 → 2016-08-09
    Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05.0N 080-16.0E) to port blair (11-40.1N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · Andaman Islands
  47. HYDROPAC 2205/162016-07-22 → 2016-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hangton 1527 in 37-17-18N 122-35-15E at 222138Z jul vessels…
    Yellow Sea · China
  48. HYDROPAC 2203/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-22
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 221809Z jul in: a. 32-17.86N 146-56.70E b. 37-18.35N 122-38.03E…
    Western North Pacific · Yellow Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2202/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2187/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2201/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-31
    16 meter S/V le loup, white hull red stripe, four persons on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands To French Polynesia

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