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 2025/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    12 meter S/V stnt, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-34.2S 127-22.4E at 060550Z jul
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 1699/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    Distress signal received from M/V verseau 1 in 20-33.9N 072-19.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas · Haiti-north Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2022/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    38 foot S/V jedi, white hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to electrical failure in 02-33N…
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2021/162016-07-06 → 2016-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel vicinity 14-08S 144-30E at 060053Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2019/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-05
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue pearce cay (09-30S 143-17E) to massig (09-45S…
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2014/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2011/16 and this msg, person rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1690/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-10
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2010/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2008/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2009/162016-07-05 → 2016-07-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2005/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2008/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-27-14N 132-39-28E at 042230Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 2007/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-03.5N 117-01.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2005/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-28.1N 143-57.7E at 041817Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 1686/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-10
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-26N 019-14E at 041800Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2004/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-30.0N 127-48.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 1999/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1930/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 1995/162016-07-04 → 2016-07-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1984/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  17. HYDROPAC 1990/162016-07-03 → 2016-07-04
    Distress signal received from 31 foot vessel iron belle in 21-05N 120-28W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROLANT 1679/162016-07-03 → 2016-07-03
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1674/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · New York
  19. HYDROPAC 1989/162016-07-03 → 2016-07-06
    F/V kh 99055-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 06-30N 106-15E at…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1984/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 06-00N 158-00E at 022301Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  21. HYDROPAC 1983/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-51.8S 165-46.0W at 021921Z jul
    South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1981/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V sea saw vicinity 25-10S 033-36E
    Mozambique Channel · Mozambique
  23. HYDROPAC 1980/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 021236Z jul: a. 21-01-48N 154-25-11E
    Western North Pacific · South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROLANT 1667/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-24
    F/V halo, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from anse la ray (13-56N 061-03W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  25. HYDROPAC 1975/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-03
    5.8 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 1970/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-04-01N 156-13-19E at 010442Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1969/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-04
    Vessel westward 2, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 05-56-34N 126-45-42E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Philippines
  28. HYDROPAC 1967/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-06
    F/V dna 90771-TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 16-46N 108-21E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROLANT 1658/162016-07-01 → 2016-07-31
    14 meter M/V stella rossa, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue from sitges (41-14.0N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain
  30. HYDROLANT 1647/162016-06-30 → 2016-07-01
    14 meter M/V stella rossa, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue from sitges (41-14.0N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain
  31. HYDROLANT 1641/162016-06-30 → 2016-07-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 013-36E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROPAC 1957/162016-06-30 → 2016-07-07
    Man overboard from F/V bd 94369-TS in 16-02N 109-57E at 291200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROLANT 1640/162016-06-29 → 2016-07-10
    55 foot F/V, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-23N 062-54W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1955/162016-06-29 → 2016-07-02
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 17-29.0N 069-35.1E on 29 jun
    Arabian Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 1954/162016-06-29 → 2016-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-15.1N 109-05.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 1635/162016-06-29 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received in 07-20.5N 053-39.2W at 291009Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1633/162016-06-29 → 2016-07-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-02E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. NAVAREA IV 517/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-01
    Derelict vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 40-44.8N 048-02.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROPAC 1942/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-03
    F/V morne blanc reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 05-08S 045-15E at 281311Z jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROLANT 1632/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-11N 057-57W at 281130Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 1941/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-03
    S/V cirrus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-20S 069-46E
    Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 1939/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    S/V cirrus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-20N 069-46E
    Arabian Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1627/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-03
    F/V, 400 persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-24N 020-55E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1937/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1935/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Pacific · Tonga
  45. HYDROPAC 1936/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-47.9N 132-40.6E at 280704Z jun
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 1626/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 013-19E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 1935/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    40 foot vessel, white hull, 11 persons on board, overdue nuku'alofa (21-08S 175-12W) to fonoifua (20-16S…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  48. HYDROPAC 1933/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1929/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1930/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-04
    M/V fajri sank between rani island (00-58.0S 135-30.3E) and numfor island (01-00.0S 134-52.0E)
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 1929/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    Six meter M/V tin man, white hull, two persons on board, overdue townsville (19-15.0S 146-49.0E) to slasher…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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