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

By month

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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 3310/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 70 foot F/V evening prayer in 40-37.3N 071-05.8W at 081015Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 3309/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-19N 012-31E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROPAC 3809/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-28
    One person missing from capsized canoe
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3805/162016-12-07 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-06.6N 124-32.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 3804/162016-12-07 → 2016-12-28
    F/V st peters 01, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 07-13N 076-29E
    Arabian Sea · India
  6. HYDROPAC 3793/162016-12-07 → 2016-12-07
    F/V kh 98578TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-20N 111-05E at 062325Z dec
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 3791/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-07
    F/V bv 98168 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-00N 106-00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3790/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3785/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3789/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-13.5N 172-55.1E at 060848Z dec
    North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 3288/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-10
    Vessel julia sinking in 32-37.94S 052-25.25W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3787/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 27-06.9S 079-36.9E at 050415Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 3786/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 52-52S 020-56E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROLANT 3286/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-40N 014-37E at 040354Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROPAC 3785/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-44.90S 152-24.06E at 060030Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3782/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3660/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 3781/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-54.18N 113-00.60E at 052236Z dec
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 3773/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-28
    51 meter F/V kyung yang reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-08S 119-37W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3770/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-32.3N 134-03.9W at 050127Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROLANT 3276/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-07
    34 foot S/V exception, blue and white hull, one person on board, overdue bermuda (32-20N 064-45W) to puerto…
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To Puerto Rico
  20. HYDROPAC 3765/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    F/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-39-18.05N 108-39-56.86E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROLANT 3272/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    Man overboard from M/V chopin in 15-02S 008-23E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 3763/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-24.06S 142-27.66E at 040527Z dec
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3762/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 040116Z dec in: a. 30-23-56N 135-12-25E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · East China Sea · Yellow Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 3269/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 21 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 012-12E at 040001Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  25. HYDROPAC 3756/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-48.5N 100-40.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3755/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-09.40S 149-56.73E at 032036Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 3267/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-05
    34 foot S/V exception overdue bermuda (32-20N 064-45W) to puerto rico (18-12N 066-30W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To Puerto Rico
  28. HYDROPAC 3751/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-11
    Aircraft P4201, 12 persons on board, unreported pangkal pinang (02-08.0S 106-07.0E) to batam (01-05.0N…
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROLANT 3264/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, blue hull, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-49E at 030700Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROPAC 3750/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Aircraft P4201 unreported pangkal pinang (02-08.0S 106-07.0E) to batam (01-05.0N 104-02.0E)
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 3748/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hamburg bridge in 36-59.0N 144-46.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3747/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-07
    42 foot F/V pistolero, three persons on board, overdue marina del ray (33-58N 118-27W) to 32-23N 119-29W and…
    Eastern North Pacific · California
  33. HYDROPAC 3745/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3586/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 3255/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 35-54N 012-08E at 030105Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lampedusa
  35. HYDROLANT 3254/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-58N 012-27E at 022045Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 3251/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    Cancel HYDROLANT 3248/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern South Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 3250/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, unreported from mahdia (35-30N 011-04E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Tunisia
  38. HYDROLANT 3248/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    M/V antaios, 19 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 34-01.1S 001-11.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 3247/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    M/V antaic sinking in 34-01.0S 001-11.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 3744/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-06
    Search and rescue operations for ten meter F/V rances, blue and red hull, in area bound by 15-56S 075-59W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  41. HYDROLANT 3245/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel ziza overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 3732/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    Vessel shen hua 515 capsized and adrift in 12-45N 142-22E on 02 dec
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3725/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3712/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROLANT 3237/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-04
    Vessel cardoso c II, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-02S 042-44W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 3723/162016-12-01 → 2016-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-57N 148-33W at 012248Z dec
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3717/162016-12-01 → 2016-12-02
    F/V kg 91864 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 09-36.94N 104-02.44E…
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 3712/162016-12-01 → 2016-12-02
    M/V suratchanya unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 3693/162016-11-30 → 2016-12-01
    F/V bd 96344 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-20N 108-30E at 292200Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROLANT 3208/162016-11-30 → 2016-12-28
    42 foot S/V kalino, white hull, four persons on board, overdue pointe a pitre (16-14.47N 061-31.99W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  50. HYDROLANT 3203/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-01
    Vessel continente II, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-47.60S 042-56.28W on 29 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast

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