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 1779/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-16
    S/V breezer, white hull, five persons on board, unreported palma de mallorca (39-34N 002-39E) to sardinia…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To Sardinia
  2. HYDROPAC 2118/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2116/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  3. HYDROPAC 2117/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-33.5N 116-33.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2116/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    F/V la modesta unreported to puntaarenas (09-58N 084-50W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  5. HYDROLANT 1772/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received from F/V fu yuan yu 813 in 18-58N 016-27W at 140637Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  6. HYDROPAC 2109/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V san tambour ni trompete, one person on board, vicinity…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2108/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    11 meter S/V brahminy, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Torres Strait · Arafura Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2107/162016-07-14 → 2016-08-21
    Man overboard from vessel star mariella in 06-24.1N 108-07.6E at 130300Z jul
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2106/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    11 meter S/V barhamy, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Torres Strait · Arafura Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 1769/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    14 persons in water from capsizing vessel in 18-16.22N 064-04.93W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  11. HYDROPAC 2102/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-14
    F/V qng 95554 ts, 22 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-22N 109-54E at 120700Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROLANT 1762/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    34 foot vessel sinking in 14-46N 079-10W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2101/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-14
    Man overboard from vessel star mariella in 06-44.95N 108-29.00E at 130735Z jul
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 1760/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-58N 012-22E at 130456Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 2100/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2083/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2097/162016-07-13 → 2016-08-28
    13 meter S/V apparition, white hull, four persons on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40.00S 090-33.00W)…
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands To French Polynesia
  17. HYDROPAC 2096/162016-07-13 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-49.9N 110-18.8E at 130156Z jul
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2093/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-13
    F/V la modesta reports crewman with injury
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2090/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1764/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 2088/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-13
    F/V th 90867-TS, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 17-48N 107-07E at 112200Z jul
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 2087/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-01.13S 146-18.00E at 120546Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2086/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-24
    S/V bob reports crewman requiring medical assistance between pitcairn (25-04.0S 130-06.0W) and mangareva…
    Eastern South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2083/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-13
    Tug, 20 persons on board, aground and taking on water vicinity 05-00S 104-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  24. HYDROLANT 1750/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-24
    Eight meter vessel s flash, green hull, two persons on board, unreported, last known position between saint…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Saint Vincent
  25. HYDROPAC 2082/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-24
    12 meter S/V la mangue bleue sinking in 12-53.4S 046-02.0E at 100800Z jul
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  26. HYDROPAC 2081/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-16
    F/V BD95578 ts, five persons on board, disabled and anchored in 10-30N 112-30E
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 1746/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-24
    26 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 17-20.65N 080-43.97W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 2080/162016-07-11 → 2016-07-11
    S/V la mangue bleue, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  29. HYDROLANT 1737/162016-07-10 → 2016-08-28
    Ten meter S/V hyone, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue minorca (39-58N 004-05E) to cannet en…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To France
  30. HYDROPAC 2074/162016-07-10 → 2016-08-28
    12 meter S/V entertainer, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  31. HYDROPAC 2070/162016-07-09 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-06.42S 115-43.44E at 091324Z jul 16
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 2066/162016-07-09 → 2016-07-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V san tambour ni trompete, three persons on board,…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 1729/162016-07-09 → 2016-08-12
    Man overboard in 01-40.8S 043-45.8W on 08 jul
    Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 1722/162016-07-08 → 2016-07-08
    S/V windjammer, six persons on board, overdue nanortalik (60-09N 045-15W) to prince christian sound (60-09N…
    Western North Atlantic · Labrador Sea · Davis Strait · Greenland-south Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 1716/162016-07-08 → 2016-07-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-33E at 081150Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 2053/162016-07-08 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sheng hifeng in 11-35.52S 116-03.36E at 072037Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROLANT 1711/162016-07-08 → 2016-08-21
    Saint martin to azores
    North Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 2050/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-09
    38 foot S/V jedi, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance
    Western North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2048/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-35.0N 132-32.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 1709/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-20
    Man overboard in 29-11.4S 045-28.7W on 07 jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2038/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1957/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2037/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2036/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2036/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V cossack pearl in 11-54S 143-12E at 070343Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2035/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-07
    F/V qb 90006-TS, nine persons on board, taking on water in 16-39N 110-35E at 061100Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 1706/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-24
    Distress signal received from M/V louisiana in 26-44N 086-38W
    Gulf of Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 2033/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-07
    38 foot S/V jedi, white hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to electrical failure in 02-37N…
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 1703/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-24
    14 to 16 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue tasiilaq (65-37N 037-38W) to qinngortuvaq…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2030/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1913/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Molucca Sea · Halmahera Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 2029/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-49.4N 116-11.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2028/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1967/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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