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. HYDROLANT 3476/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    Man overboard from M/V queen mary 2 vicinity 38-18.3N 072-29.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 3976/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 230832Z dec in: a. 20-37-12N 160-56-56E
    North Pacific · South China Sea · Philippines
  3. HYDROPAC 3970/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3945/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3969/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-23
    Distress signal received in 07-05N 151-08E at 230823Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 3473/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-03.55N 011-34.06W at 230344Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROPAC 3968/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-26
    F/V bv 96888-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine trouble in 07-47N 108-46E on 20…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3964/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sun diana in 07-25.3N 108-56.7E on 22 dec
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 3469/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, numerous 220 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 32-57N 012-46E at 221123Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. HYDROLANT 3468/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 32-47N 014-11E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROLANT 3467/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 32-57N 014-07E at 220908Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 3466/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-06N 012-33E at 221045Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 3462/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-04N 014-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 3461/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-16N 012-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 3961/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    M/V prelude overdue singapore (01-21.0N 103-48E) to bintulu (03-08.2N 112-58.0E)
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  15. HYDROPAC 3960/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3939/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 3459/162016-12-22 → 2017-01-11
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-04N 014-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 3458/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-05.06N 012-30.60E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROLANT 3457/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 32-47N 014-10E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 3456/162016-12-22 → 2016-12-22
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 3950/162016-12-21 → 2016-12-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3947/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 3949/162016-12-21 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received in 35-29S 022-41E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 3947/162016-12-21 → 2016-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-55.07N 098-24.27W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 3447/162016-12-21 → 2017-01-04
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-09N 012-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROLANT 3445/162016-12-21 → 2017-01-04
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 3945/162016-12-21 → 2016-12-23
    F/V bd 95662 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-20N 112-00E at…
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 3444/162016-12-21 → 2017-01-04
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-45N 012-41E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 3439/162016-12-20 → 2017-01-04
    11 meter S/V mia, white hull, one person on board, unreported jesolo (45-32N 12-37E) to lignano sabbiadoro…
    Adriatic Sea · Italy
  28. HYDROPAC 3939/162016-12-20 → 2016-12-22
    F/V bd 95755-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-41N 110-57E at…
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 3938/162016-12-20 → 2016-12-20
    Possible man overboard from F/V bd 11087-TS vicinity 13-50N 109-20E at 200500Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3936/162016-12-20 → 2016-12-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3925/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3934/162016-12-20 → 2016-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from capsized vessel, two persons on board, in 28-01S 114-08E at 100149Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 3436/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 37-51N 015-39E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  33. HYDROLANT 3434/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-19
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3433/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 3433/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-19
    S/V bonnie af stockholm, white hull with beige cabin, overdue barbados (13-12N 59-32W)
    North Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 3927/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    F/V maan farn, 30 persons on board, on fire in 01-04.0S 057-56.0E at 190425Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 3925/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-20
    F/V py 96265 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-40N 114-40E at 180000Z dec
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3924/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-20.20N 123-44.47W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 3428/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    M/V, white hull, one person on board, overdue to nuuk (64-10N 51-44W)
    Davis Strait · Greenland-south Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 3427/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-28
    16 meter S/V dove II, grey hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-56.35N 051-01.69W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 3426/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    14 meter S/V swing o jack, four persons on board, overdue las palmas (28-09N 015-25W) to pointe a pitre…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Guadeloupe
  41. HYDROLANT 3425/162016-12-18 → 2017-01-04
    S/V l'amiral, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-45N 046-34W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 3424/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    S/V l'amiral, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-45N 046-31W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROPAC 3922/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    Distress signal received in 00-36N 149-09E at 181829Z dec
    Western North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 3919/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    Search and rescue operations in 22-44S 158-00E
    Coral Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3917/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3901/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 3914/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zuiho maru three in 15-43.9N 175-05.7E at 172059Z dec
    North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 3913/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-59.2N 143-45.6E
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 3912/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    F/V namely jrs, nine persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · India
  49. HYDROLANT 3411/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received in vicinity 27-03.6N 082-26.7W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  50. HYDROPAC 3910/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-15N 092-00W
    Eastern North Pacific

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