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 555/162016-02-28 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-36.19S 159-50.29W
    South Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 494/162016-02-28 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-48.7N 044-42.6W at 281640Z feb
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROPAC 553/162016-02-28 → 2016-02-29
    F/V 92666 nd, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-13N 107-25E at 261100Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin
  4. HYDROPAC 551/162016-02-28 → 2016-03-06
    F/V qng 94673-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-20N 109-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 549/162016-02-27 → 2016-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-45.1N 139-11.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 484/162016-02-27 → 2016-03-06
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-05N 012-54E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROPAC 545/162016-02-26 → 2016-02-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shen lian cheng in 06-16N 168-12E at 261756Z feb
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  8. HYDROPAC 543/162016-02-26 → 2016-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-22.5N 099-45.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 539/162016-02-26 → 2016-03-06
    15 meter F/V naz, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-33S 042-01E at 261300Z feb
    Mozambique Channel
  10. HYDROPAC 537/162016-02-26 → 2016-02-26
    15 meter F/V naz, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-51S 041-57E at 241400Z feb
    Mozambique Channel
  11. HYDROLANT 480/162016-02-26 → 2016-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-37N 051-49W at 260113Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 531/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 526/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 529/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V energy sunrise in 03-06.5N 105-40.8E at 251554Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROLANT 479/162016-02-25 → 2016-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-24.8N 075-36.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  15. HYDROLANT 478/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-28
    Liferaft adrift in 61-52.45S 067-24.76W
    Eastern South Pacific · Drake Passage
  16. HYDROPAC 527/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-28
    Liferaft adrift in 61-52.45S 067-24.76W
    Eastern South Pacific · Drake Passage
  17. HYDROPAC 526/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-30.1N 141-51.2E at 221322Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 525/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel catcha vicinity 25-46.87S 153-07.73E at 251308Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 477/162016-02-25 → 2016-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 47 foot vessel day dreamer, four persons on board, in 20-45N 069-45W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 518/162016-02-25 → 2016-03-04
    Man overboard from F/V kg 1189B-TS vicinity 07-00N 104-00E at 200900Z feb
    South China Sea · Gulf of Thailand
  21. HYDROPAC 517/162016-02-25 → 2016-03-02
    F/V qng 90104-TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-01N 114-54E at…
    South China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 514/162016-02-24 → 2016-03-06
    Man overboard from M/V seagrand in 44-59.0N 136-49.1E at 242145Z feb
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  23. HYDROLANT 473/162016-02-24 → 2016-03-06
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 20-12.75N 073-31.96W
    Western North Atlantic · Windward Passage · Haiti-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 504/162016-02-24 → 2016-02-26
    15 meter F/V naz, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-56S 042-00E at 230510Z feb
    Mozambique Channel
  25. HYDROPAC 500/162016-02-23 → 2016-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V saltshaker, white hull with green trim, in 28-41.5N…
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. NAVAREA XII 54/162016-02-23 → 2016-04-09
    24 foot M/V madre yemay, white hull with blue stripe, eight persons on board, overdue rio congo…
    Eastern North Pacific · Gulf of Panama · Panama
  27. HYDROLANT 458/162016-02-23 → 2016-02-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-12N 012-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 457/162016-02-23 → 2016-02-28
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-12N 012-33E at 230304Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROLANT 455/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 26-00N 083-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 492/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-39N 145-02E at 221104Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  31. HYDROPAC 491/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-18N 146-22E at 220855Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  32. HYDROLANT 446/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    F/V saputi taking on water in 62-34N 058-39W
    Canada-northeast Coast · Davis Strait
  33. HYDROLANT 444/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    F/V ocean one, four persons on board, taking on water in 28-45.1N 091-12.7W at 220700Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  34. HYDROLANT 443/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 488/162016-02-21 → 2016-03-06
    Man overboard from M/V gannet bulker vicinity of trackline between 14-44.7N 114-57.9E at 191400Z feb and…
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 440/162016-02-21 → 2016-02-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-58N 012-33E at 210613Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROLANT 439/162016-02-21 → 2016-02-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 438/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 33-51.5N 076-02.4W at 201933Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 436/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-20
    Distress signal received from M/V isola corallo in 14-57.02N 056-16.06W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 435/162016-02-20 → 2016-03-06
    Three persons missing from capsized canoe in 14-59N 017-21W at 190400Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  41. HYDROPAC 482/162016-02-20 → 2016-03-14
    Man overboard from M/V con dao 10 in 09-21.07N 106-45.47E at 121530Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROLANT 433/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-20
    Cancel HYDROLANT 430/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat To Dominica
  43. HYDROPAC 480/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-20
    M/V ha tien, 20 persons on board, sinking in 16-39N 107-56E at 201112Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 478/162016-02-20 → 2016-03-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-44N 114-58E at 200355Z feb
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 430/162016-02-20 → 2016-02-20
    F/V bonita rose, white hull, two persons on board, overdue montserrat (16-45N 062-12W) to dominica (15-25N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat To Dominica
  46. HYDROLANT 427/162016-02-19 → 2016-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from nine meter S/V mazura, white hull, one person on board, in 16-50.8N…
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 426/162016-02-19 → 2016-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-50.8N 055-02.4W at 191837Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 420/162016-02-19 → 2016-04-01
    Man overboard in 02-39S 041-20W on 18 feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 471/162016-02-19 → 2016-02-28
    M/V demeeter reports crewman with heart attack in 15-16.7N 067-47.3E
    Arabian Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 470/162016-02-19 → 2016-02-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 431/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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