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. HYDROPAC 1826/162016-06-18 → 2016-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V chen hsing no 1 in 06-50.5N 062-12.0E at 172145Z jun
    Arabian Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1823/162016-06-17 → 2016-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-31.4N 132-25.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1817/162016-06-17 → 2016-06-22
    F/V disabled and adrift in 05-28S 107-30E at 150800Z jun
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1814/162016-06-17 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-02.9N 130-55.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1813/162016-06-17 → 2016-06-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1798/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1811/162016-06-16 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-21.9N 120-16.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 1810/162016-06-16 → 2016-07-31
    Aircraft unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin
  8. HYDROPAC 1809/162016-06-16 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard in 54-23.90S 073-41.88W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile-southwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1804/162016-06-16 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-48.1N 116-49.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 1497/162016-06-16 → 2016-06-19
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 012-39E at 160330Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROPAC 1802/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-26
    13.6 meter F/V barracuda, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, overdue to pisco (13-42S 076-12W)
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  12. HYDROLANT 1496/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-01.7N 077-52.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1495/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 28-40.0N 078-02.2W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1494/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-16
    S/V jan maat, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-48N 064-40W at 151900Z jun
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 1799/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-19
    Six meter vessel hot gossip, blue hull, one person on board, overdue mindarie (31-41.4S 115-42.0E) to…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1798/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-17
    F/V kh 91189-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-42N 110-50E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1791/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-17
    Aircraft, one person on board, ditched in area between 18-00N 19-20N and 105-37E 106-30E
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 1790/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-14.4N 142-30.2E
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1788/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-14
    Distress signal received in 11-10.2N 095-27.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROLANT 1483/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-15
    11.8 meter S/V gwen askel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue cap de creus (42-19N 003-19E) to sete…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain To France
  21. HYDROLANT 1479/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-15
    Ten meter S/V solou, white hull, one person on board, overdue port camargue (43-31N 004-08E) to cap d'agde…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  22. HYDROLANT 1474/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-19
    Six vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-09N 012-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 1781/162016-06-14 → 2016-06-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1780/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 1468/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-14
    Vessel, blue hull, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-57.1N 023-05.6E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 1462/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-14
    Vessel, blue hull, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-50.1N 023-46.6E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1775/162016-06-13 → 2016-07-24
    124 meter M/V au libra unreported
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 1774/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-22.4N 151-51.3E at 130854Z jun
    Western North Pacific · Caroline Islands
  28. HYDROLANT 1461/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-14
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-49.9N 023-59.9E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 1460/162016-06-13 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard in 06-56.52S 034-39.67W on 12 jun
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 1459/162016-06-13 → 2016-07-24
    26 foot S/V saturn, red hull, three persons on board, unreported to azores (37-44N 025-40W)
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 1771/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-15
    Man overboard from vessel platino in 29-47.27S 175-10.93E
    Western South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1768/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15N 147-28E at 121245Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  33. HYDROLANT 1450/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-12
    Vessel, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-46.84S 045-04.83W on 12 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 1449/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-12
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-47S 045-09W on 12 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1764/162016-06-12 → 2016-07-12
    F/V BV4507TS sank in 06-45N 107-13E at 111300Z jun
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 1448/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-19
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity sabratah (32-47N 012-29E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROPAC 1760/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-24.3N 099-38.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROLANT 1447/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-30.3N 091-24.5W at 111530Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  39. HYDROPAC 1756/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 131-31E at 111309Z
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1754/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-45.1N 123-30W
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  41. HYDROPAC 1752/162016-06-11 → 2016-07-03
    Distress signal received from F/V ping tai rong 25 in 08-41.73S 145-53.00W
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1750/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1749/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROLANT 1443/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-19
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in: a) 32-54N 012-21E at 110352Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 1749/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rowboat fight the kraken in 34-00N 123-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 1442/162016-06-11 → 2016-06-19
    Vessel, 135 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity tripoli (32-54N 013-11E) at 102300Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 1438/162016-06-10 → 2016-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-45.4N 043-07.2W at 101902Z jun
    North Atlantic
  47. HYDROPAC 1744/162016-06-10 → 2016-06-26
    Man overboard from M/V sarah schulte in 11-09.6N 113-12.0E at 091000Z jun
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1739/162016-06-10 → 2016-06-26
    Man overboard from F/V BT97715-TS in 09-05N 103-08E at 082200Z jun
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 1734/162016-06-10 → 2016-06-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1731/16 and this msg, person rescued
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  50. HYDROLANT 1422/162016-06-10 → 2016-06-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-13N 012-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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