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 1073/162016-05-05 → 2016-05-07
    M/V silver cloud, three persons on board, disabled and adrfit in 34-30-06S 008-53-18E at 051400Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 1304/162016-05-05 → 2016-05-06
    F/V qng 94689-TS, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-42N 108-28E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 1303/162016-05-05 → 2016-05-08
    M/V vega-e, 39 persons on board, sinking in 02-19.92S 116-43.08E at 050930Z may
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  4. HYDROLANT 1069/162016-05-05 → 2016-05-08
    Vessels, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-02N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROPAC 1298/162016-05-04 → 2016-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-30.9S 102-23.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1057/162016-05-04 → 2016-05-08
    Vessels, 450 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 015-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROPAC 1280/162016-05-03 → 2016-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-10.2N 119-23.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1276/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-15
    Man overboard from F/V shouei maru no
    Western North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1049/162016-05-02 → 2016-06-12
    13 meter S/V sirius, two persons on board, overdue cannes (43-33.0N 007-00.7E) to palma de mallorca…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Balearic Islands
  10. HYDROLANT 1046/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-04
    Distress signal received from 52 foot vessel now or never in 20-40.20N 069-27.33W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 1045/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-22
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-18.18S 011-29.30E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1044/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-02
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-06.5S 011-25.9E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1041/162016-05-01 → 2016-05-02
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-39.47S 011-05.10E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1040/162016-05-01 → 2016-06-12
    16 meter M/V alex 76 overdue marseille (43-17N 005-22E) to spain
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Spain
  15. HYDROPAC 1268/162016-05-01 → 2016-05-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1262/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 1037/162016-05-01 → 2016-06-12
    Bermuda to azores
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 1262/162016-04-30 → 2016-05-01
    Man overboard from vessel hydranger vicinity 19-11.6S 116-51.3E at 300200Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 1036/162016-04-29 → 2016-04-29
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1025/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 1035/162016-04-29 → 2016-05-22
    M/V grand sun, four persons on board, overdue port fourchon (29-06N 090-11W) to south pass (29-01N 089-10W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  20. HYDROLANT 1028/162016-04-29 → 2016-06-12
    13.6 meter S/V illusion, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue essaouira (31-30N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Mediterranean Sea · Alboran Sea · Morocco To Spain
  21. HYDROLANT 1025/162016-04-29 → 2016-04-29
    Man overboard from M/V svenner vicinity 12-46S 000-11W at 290745Z apr
    Eastern South Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1023/162016-04-29 → 2016-05-01
    Search and rescue exercises 0001Z to 1700Z daily 04 and 05 may in areas bound by: a. 39-03.93N 025-14.50E,…
    Aegean Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1246/162016-04-29 → 2016-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-40.4N 166-37.0W at 282347Z apr
    North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 1245/162016-04-29 → 2016-04-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1240/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 1241/162016-04-28 → 2016-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-03.4N 148-14.5E
    Western Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 1240/162016-04-28 → 2016-04-29
    M/V raja haji fisabillah 1 and M/V raja haji fisabillah 2, five persons on board each, unreported rembang…
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  27. HYDROLANT 1016/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-01
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled in 29-12.76S 011-40.89E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 1238/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-08
    Distress signal received from vessel, crew abandoning ship vicinity 06-14N 104-00E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  29. HYDROLANT 1015/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-01
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-08N 012-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROLANT 1013/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-01
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 1236/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-14
    17 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (01-02N 173-01E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  32. HYDROPAC 1231/162016-04-27 → 2016-05-01
    Distress signal received from 56 foot F/V macard vicinity 47-39.4N 127-20.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 1230/162016-04-27 → 2016-05-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 271743Z apr in: a. 20-59-34N 153-31-19E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  34. HYDROPAC 1225/162016-04-27 → 2016-04-29
    F/V QB91307TS, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-43N 108-59E at 270800Z apr
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 1002/162016-04-27 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-15N 013-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROPAC 1223/162016-04-27 → 2016-06-02
    Man overboard from F/V btr 93959-TS vicinity 09-12N 106-55E at 261700Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  37. HYDROLANT 1000/162016-04-27 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-11N 013-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 993/162016-04-27 → 2016-04-28
    Ten meter M/V anastacia unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Mexico
  39. HYDROPAC 1215/162016-04-26 → 2016-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-57-25N 153-19-08E at 262052Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1214/162016-04-26 → 2016-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 40-50.95S 173-53.25W
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROLANT 989/162016-04-26 → 2016-05-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-39S 048-05W on 26 apr
    Brazil-north Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 987/162016-04-26 → 2016-04-28
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern South Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 981/162016-04-25 → 2016-05-08
    Vessel navegantes, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 980/162016-04-25 → 2016-05-08
    M/V il padrino, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 22-51N 085-17W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-northwest Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1205/162016-04-25 → 2016-04-27
    F/V dna 90516-TS, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-47N 109-18E at…
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 1203/162016-04-25 → 2016-04-27
    F/V qna 95979-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 15-56N 110-32E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 974/162016-04-24 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel, blue hull, 200 persons on board, in need of assistance in 35-02N 020-53E at 241713Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 971/162016-04-24 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-34E at 240715Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 969/162016-04-24 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 013-33E at 240815Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROLANT 967/162016-04-24 → 2016-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 29-10.4N 047-57.4W at 240126Z apr
    Western North Atlantic

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