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 151/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-20
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 35-58.1N 011-17.9W at 171220Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 144/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-21.5N 139-14.9E at 161304Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 144/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-31
    23 foot F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-37N 079-25W
    Strait of Florida · Bimini
  4. HYDROPAC 138/162016-01-16 → 2016-01-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 31-12.6N 117-51.5W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  5. HYDROLANT 140/162016-01-16 → 2016-01-23
    Virginia to azores
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 137/162016-01-16 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel mp al fath, five persons on board, unreported vicinity 36-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  7. HYDROLANT 136/162016-01-16 → 2016-02-28
    S/V sambouk, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 134/162016-01-16 → 2016-01-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 85/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 133/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-30.3N 085-56.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 131/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 100/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 129/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V marmouz, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba-south Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 128/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22N 013-42E at 150630Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 125/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-50.7N 145-06.4E
    Western North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 120/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-16
    F/V bd 97287-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-36N 109-33E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROLANT 127/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-31
    Possible distress signal received from vessel sun seaker in 31-20.7N 068-41.9W at 150335Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 126/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-11N 012-36E at 150035Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROPAC 117/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-36.1N 155-01.7W at 141350Z jan
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 115/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received vicinity 44-42S 178-52W
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 114/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-06.9N 099-26.7W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 113/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-37.5N 178-00.5W at 141350Z jan
    North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 121/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received from S/V cayola in 22-24N 020-13W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 112/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 102/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 103/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-13.1N 139-31.5E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 102/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-19.4N 138-06.6E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 100/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-16.8N 154-04.7E
    Western North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 98/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-31
    F/V virgin marry, 11 persons on board, adrift due to engine failure in 18-20.55N 071-02.07E
    Arabian Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 109/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-17
    F/V golden nugget taking on water vicinity 38-45N 072-55W at 131000Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 105/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-17
    Three vessels, 100 persons on board each, requesting assistance in: a. 33-16N 013-41E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROPAC 93/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 71/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 104/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel, 116 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14N 012-36E at 130230Z jan
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 88/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 87/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 87/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-12
    Raft, four persons on board, adrift in 11-35.35S 125-24.22E at 120923Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 85/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-16
    F/V qng 90424TS, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-27N 112-15E 120200Z…
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 83/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-31
    Overdue ten meter vessel, white hull, sunk
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius To Reunion
  35. HYDROLANT 94/162016-01-12 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel, 115 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-15N 013-55E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 90/162016-01-11 → 2016-01-17
    18 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  37. HYDROLANT 88/162016-01-11 → 2016-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-10.7N 044-33.5W at 111445Z jan
    North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 86/162016-01-11 → 2016-01-17
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 012-44E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 78/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-02.4N 133-03.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 77/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-34.24N 134-24.00E at 101804Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 84/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-12
    Man overboard from M/V nemtas in area bound by 36-36.68N 020-05.92E, 36-30.36N 021-33.93E, 36-20.01N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 76/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-31
    F/V holy cross, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-24.3N 069-03.9E
    Arabian Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 80/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-10
    Man overboard from M/V nemtas in area bound by 36-33.09N 020-02.53E, 36-28.14N 021-29.90E, 36-20.40N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 73/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-12
    Ten meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue le morne (20-27S 057-19E) to reunion (21-00S…
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius To Reunion
  45. HYDROLANT 77/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-10
    Man overboard from M/V nemtas in area bound by 36-17N 019-53E, 36-14N 021-25E, 36-24N 021-18E, 36-25N 019-53E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 72/162016-01-09 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-21.06N 157-33.54E at 090009Z jan
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 71/162016-01-09 → 2016-01-13
    F/V bd 95207-TS, eight persons on board, sank in 16-33N 113-44E at 090700Z jan
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 67/162016-01-09 → 2016-02-04
    6.4 meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue ulawa island (09-46S 161-57E) to maramasike…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  49. HYDROPAC 63/162016-01-08 → 2016-01-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-43N 157-22E at 081226Z jan
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia · Pohnpei-southwest Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 68/162016-01-08 → 2016-01-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria

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