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. HYDROLANT 1861/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-25
    Six meter vessel move it reg, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Vincent · Saint Lucia
  2. HYDROPAC 2194/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-31
    14 meter F/V LASHKAN-01, yellow and red hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-50N 085-55E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 2192/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-12.73S 130-41.80E at 221129Z jul
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2191/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-23
    M/V duy phat 68, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-35.79N 107-16.67E at 212120Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin
  5. HYDROPAC 2190/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ecosand in 43-50-45N 152-50-56E at 220827Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1858/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, 170 persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-57-54N 014-39-32E at 220659Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROPAC 2189/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-23
    Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05-00N 080-16-00E) to port blair (11-40-06N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · Andaman Islands
  8. HYDROPAC 2188/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-30.1N 129-11.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1857/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-24
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROPAC 2187/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-22
    12 meter S/V tuamotus, white hull with brown stripe, three persons on board, overdue port douglas (16-28S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. NAVAREA IV 593/162016-07-21 → 2016-07-31
    12 persons rescued from raft vicinity 24-22N 089-56W
    Gulf of Mexico
  12. HYDROLANT 1844/162016-07-20 → 2016-09-11
    54 foot S/V wisome, white hull, one person on board, unreported sarasota (27-20N 082-32W) to new bern…
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Mexico · Strait of Florida · Florida To North Carolina
  13. HYDROLANT 1843/162016-07-20 → 2016-07-31
    12 persons rescued from raft vicinity 24-22N 089-56W
    Gulf of Mexico
  14. HYDROPAC 2175/162016-07-20 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard from M/V torm cecilie in 08-18S 044-53E at 191439Z jul
    Western Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 2170/162016-07-20 → 2016-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-42.8S 153-12.0E at 201812Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2165/162016-07-20 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-45.1N 108-41.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 1833/162016-07-20 → 2016-08-07
    Nine meter F/V patience, blue and orange hull, one person on board, overdue basse terre (15-59-45N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe-southwest Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 1827/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-24
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-10N 012-19E at 191020Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 1826/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-20
    Nine meter F/V patience, blue and orange hull, one person on board, overdue basse terre (15-59-45N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe-west Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 1825/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-31
    42 foot S/V emily morgan, white and red hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 09-32N 080-45W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  21. HYDROLANT 1823/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, taking on water in 32-56N 012-25E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  22. HYDROLANT 1822/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-19
    Eight vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-00N 012-19E at 180620Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROLANT 1818/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-24
    Libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 1817/162016-07-19 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-06N 012-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 2158/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 182141Z jul in: a. 22-30.11N 133-30.46E b. 25-27.11N 119-47.81E…
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · East China Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 1814/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz 39-46.2N 059-43.3W
    Western North Atlantic
  27. NAVAREA IV 580/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-21
    Derelict 10-12 meter S/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 44-40.1N 041-36.9W at 180645Z jul
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1812/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-11N 013-35E at 180528Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROLANT 1811/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-59N 012-23E at 180336Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROPAC 2149/162016-07-18 → 2016-07-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2148/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 1809/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-24
    Possible distress signal reported vicinity 30-00N 077-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1808/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-24
    S/V taipan, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2148/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-17
    Distress signal received in 02-01N 141-53E at 171314Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2146/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-17
    Distress signal received from F/V ghadir in 06-16N 091-38E at 162242Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Southeastern Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 2145/162016-07-17 → 2016-08-08
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96876 ts in 06-58N 110-14E at 161700Z jul
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 1801/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V omansail in 46-06.4N 044-16.1W
    North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 2144/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V vicinity 06-16.1N 091-37.8E at 170041Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Southeastern Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 2143/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-18
    F/V bd 97791 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-55N 110-27E at 151000Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2142/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-29
    Man overboard from F/V py 90828TS in 11-25N 109-27E at 151500Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROLANT 1800/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-36N 056-15W at 161329Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1799/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-24
    S/V breezer, white hull, five persons on board, overdue palma de mallorca (39-34N 002-39E) to sardinia…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To Sardinia
  42. HYDROPAC 2138/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel premchai 10 at 161005Z jul in: a. 13-33.16N 100-35.38E b.…
    Western North Pacific · Gulf of Thailand
  43. HYDROPAC 2131/162016-07-16 → 2016-07-19
    37 foot S/V wave sweeper, yellow hull, one person on board, requesting assistance vicinity 45-20N 150-03W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2130/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2129/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2129/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-15
    4.5 meter M/V, eight persons on board, overdue old domadgee (16-53.3S 138-58.7E) to mornington island…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2128/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-16
    37 foot S/V wave sweeper, yellow hull, one person on board, requesting assistance vicinity 45-00N 153-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 1792/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-18
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 41-35.9N 005-11.4E at 151500Z jul
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2126/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-58.4N 104-23.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 1788/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-24
    S/V beba, green hull, four persons on board, unreported fiumicino (41-46N 012-14E) to porto rotondo (41-02N…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy To Sardinia
  50. HYDROPAC 2119/162016-07-15 → 2016-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-15.07S 130-52.80E at 150255Z jul
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast

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