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 790/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 53 foot S/V rouge in 17-49.9N 064-17.2W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  2. HYDROLANT 788/162016-04-01 → 2016-05-08
    F/V nainia, three persons on board, unreported essaouira (31-30N 009-46W) and return
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  3. HYDROPAC 950/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-34.8N 144-56.5E
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  4. HYDROPAC 949/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 915/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 948/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-52N 102-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 946/162016-03-31 → 2016-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-20.2N 144-10.7E at 311257Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 939/162016-03-31 → 2016-03-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 917/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 938/162016-03-31 → 2016-04-05
    F/V jordan 5, 16 persons on board, on fire in 24-16S 059-00E
    Western Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 933/162016-03-30 → 2016-03-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 914/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  10. HYDROPAC 928/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-03
    F/V bd 96461TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 10-50N 112-01E at 300200Z…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 762/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 014-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROPAC 923/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 300349Z mar in: a. 32-39-07N 155-17-31E
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 922/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.46S 164-16.68W at 300247Z mar
    South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 921/162016-03-30 → 2016-03-30
    Seven meter vessel leader, two persons on board, taking on water in 20-40.92S 150-13.91E at 300226Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 920/162016-03-30 → 2016-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-52S 143-42E at 300103Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 919/162016-03-30 → 2016-03-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 916/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 760/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-05
    Man overboard vicinity 20-22.02S 040-11.98W on 29 mar
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 917/162016-03-29 → 2016-03-31
    F/V KH96192TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-22.17N 111-44.47E at…
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 916/162016-03-29 → 2016-03-30
    28 foot S/V lenora rose, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 915/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-01
    F/V dna 90189-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-41N 110-57E at 291000Z mar
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 914/162016-03-29 → 2016-03-30
    35 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue truk (07-22.6N 151-53.0E) to puluwat atoll (07-21.4N…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  22. HYDROLANT 756/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-03
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 012-30E at 291046Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 908/162016-03-29 → 2016-03-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 898/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 907/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 08-45N 110-14E at 280600Z mar
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 906/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-03
    17 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N 173-02E) to fishing grounds vicinity…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  26. HYDROLANT 745/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-03
    Vessel, 125 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 012-50E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROPAC 904/162016-03-28 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-56N 113-54W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  28. HYDROLANT 739/162016-03-28 → 2016-04-03
    Search and rescue operations in area between 33-00N 33-30N and 012-15E 012-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 894/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 892/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 893/162016-03-27 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 37-17S 177-59E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 892/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-30N 146-16E at 271239Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  32. HYDROLANT 737/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Cancel HYDROLANT 736/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 736/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Distress signal received from M/V swedish reefer in 46-10.88N 012-04.61W at 271745Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 735/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Cancel HYDROLANT 734/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 734/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-27
    Distress signal received from M/V bsle genova in 45-46.71N 010-40.32W at 271457Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 732/162016-03-27 → 2016-04-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-43N 014-53E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROLANT 728/162016-03-27 → 2016-04-03
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-14N 012-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 885/162016-03-27 → 2016-03-30
    Derelict 25 meter F/V STAR-7 capsized and adrift in 38-37.02N 130-53.73E at 260720Z mar
    Sea of Japan
  39. HYDROLANT 727/162016-03-26 → 2016-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel calico jack in 21-04.13N 079-25.47W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba-south Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 879/162016-03-26 → 2016-04-03
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 878/162016-03-26 → 2016-03-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 865/16 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 876/162016-03-25 → 2016-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 30 foot F/V donna rae in 35-55.0N 127-33.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 875/162016-03-25 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 251150Z mar in: a. 35-59-06N 120-14-16E
    Western North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  44. HYDROPAC 874/162016-03-25 → 2016-03-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 11-07.6N 130-24.9W at 242023Z mar
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 722/162016-03-25 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-09.2N 067-35.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 870/162016-03-25 → 2016-03-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 869/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 869/162016-03-25 → 2016-03-25
    Distress signal received from M/V c. atlas in 09-02.9N 110-26.9E at 250130Z mar
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 718/162016-03-24 → 2016-04-03
    Five meter M/V let me go, grey and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinigy gros islet (14-04N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  49. HYDROPAC 865/162016-03-24 → 2016-03-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 23-20.7N 178-55.2E at 242023Z mar
    North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 717/162016-03-24 → 2016-03-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-30N 062-09W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada

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