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 1612/162016-05-31 → 2016-06-10
    Vessel unreported
    Persian Gulf
  2. HYDROLANT 1309/162016-05-31 → 2016-06-05
    Man overboard from 15 foot vessel vicinity 29-30N 083-37W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1611/162016-05-31 → 2016-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-49.6N 095-02.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 1608/162016-05-31 → 2016-05-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-17N 140-59E at 310908Z may
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 1306/162016-05-31 → 2016-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 39 foot S/V baloo in 27-13.65N 064-04.76W at 310002Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1303/162016-05-30 → 2016-05-30
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1296/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 1597/162016-05-30 → 2016-06-03
    F/V dna 90604 ts sank in 19-16N 105-53E at 301200Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROLANT 1300/162016-05-30 → 2016-07-10
    6.5 meter S/V boreal, orange and dark blue hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity 34-00N 047-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1296/162016-05-30 → 2016-05-30
    33 foot vessel migraine II, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 34-02.1N 066-51.6W at 292100Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROPAC 1589/162016-05-29 → 2016-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-50.1N 110-28.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 1292/162016-05-29 → 2016-05-30
    33 foot vessel migraine II, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 34-04.4N 066-55.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1289/162016-05-29 → 2016-05-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-01.27N 066-49.54W at 291334Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1284/162016-05-28 → 2016-06-05
    Six meter F/V, 40 persons on board, taking on water in 35-50N 011-30E at 281130Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-east Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1283/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-29
    New jersey to bermuda
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 1282/162016-05-28 → 2016-06-05
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, in need of assistance in 36-15N 012-03E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  16. HYDROLANT 1280/162016-05-28 → 2016-06-05
    70 foot F/V captain two, blue hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance due to engine trouble
    Gulf of Mexico
  17. HYDROPAC 1582/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-32.8N 126-35.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1581/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-06N 110-25W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1580/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel no misses vicinity 12-10.88S 130-33.06E at 281519Z…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 1275/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-28
    M/V, white hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity tasiilaq (65-36.8N 037-37.9W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1577/162016-05-28 → 2016-05-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1547/16(82), vessel located
  22. HYDROPAC 1574/162016-05-27 → 2016-06-12
    Vessel sank in 20-14N 063-03E at 240425Z may
    Arabian Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1573/162016-05-27 → 2016-05-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1563/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  24. HYDROLANT 1266/162016-05-27 → 2016-06-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, sinking in 33-20N 012-40E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROLANT 1264/162016-05-27 → 2016-05-29
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-11N 013-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROLANT 1263/162016-05-27 → 2016-05-29
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROPAC 1563/162016-05-27 → 2016-05-27
    S/V chasch mer, white hull, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 1559/162016-05-26 → 2016-06-10
    F/V kamran sank in 14-30N 063-10E on 24 may
    Arabian Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 1255/162016-05-26 → 2016-06-05
    M/V, white and grey hull, one person on board, overdue nuuk (64-10.5N 051-44.3W) to nordlanet and return
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 1251/162016-05-26 → 2016-05-29
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-27N 012-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROLANT 1249/162016-05-26 → 2016-05-29
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROLANT 1248/162016-05-26 → 2016-05-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-08.9N 063-51.7W at 252307Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1246/162016-05-25 → 2016-06-05
    Man overboard from canoe cheik ahmeth tidiane sy in 15-45N 016-50W at 250900Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  34. HYDROPAC 1549/162016-05-25 → 2016-05-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-18.4N 147-10.3E at 250123Z may
    Western North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1548/162016-05-25 → 2016-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V puffin II, two persons on board, vicinity 05-48.20S…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  36. HYDROPAC 1547/162016-05-25 → 2016-05-28
    Seven meter vessel saint theresa, four persons on board, overdue tanga islands (03-30.0S 153-14.4E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROLANT 1241/162016-05-25 → 2016-06-05
    Numerous persons missing from vessel in 33-08N 012-20E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 1540/162016-05-25 → 2016-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 22-43.40S 177-20.67W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 1539/162016-05-25 → 2016-05-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1531/16 and this msg, person rescued
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1536/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1522/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1535/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-26
    F/V al kamran sank in 14-20N 063-03E on 23 may
    Arabian Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1534/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-24
    F/V kamran on fire and persons requiring medical assistance in 14-35N 061-12E
    Arabian Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1533/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-10.2N 092-22.8W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  44. HYDROPAC 1531/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-25
    F/V KG6217 ts sinking in 09-28N 104-21E at 241030Z may
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 1229/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-29
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 1227/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-29
    Possible distress received from vessel vicinity 33-02N 012-32E at 240206Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 1523/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-26
    Vessel sank in 20-14N 063-03E at 240425Z may
    Arabian Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1522/162016-05-24 → 2016-05-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-26.1N 143-42.5E at 240054Z may
    Western North Pacific
  49. HYDROLANT 1223/162016-05-23 → 2016-07-03
    Canoe papa latyr ndiaye, green and white hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  50. HYDROLANT 1215/162016-05-23 → 2016-05-29
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 34-04N 012-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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