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 3199/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    Four vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-23N 012-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROPAC 3689/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    F/V qng 92823-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 14-56N 110-53E at…
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3688/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-29-42N 141-01-58E at 290610Z nov
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3687/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    M/V tay son 4 possibly disabled due to collision in 06-33.04S 112-09.82E at 182100Z nov
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3686/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-28
    F/V th 90244 ts possibly disabled due to collision in 19-59N 107-26E at 282145Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 3683/162016-11-29 → 2016-11-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3668/16 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROLANT 3186/162016-11-28 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V retriever in 27-44.8N 092-26.2W at 281948Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico
  8. HYDROPAC 3681/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-42.60S 174-57.53W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  9. HYDROLANT 3181/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-30
    M/V saronic breeze, 20 persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 3673/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3669/16 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 3178/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-53S 048-15W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3670/162016-11-28 → 2016-12-08
    Two persons missing from capsized canoe
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3669/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-28
    F/V bth 99308 ts sank in 09-01N 107-59E at 272200Z nov
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3668/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-29
    Two, 23 foot vessels, white hull, six persons on board each, overdue bagabag island (04-47-53S 146-13-59E)…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 3667/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-30
    F/V qng 90134 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 11-31N 116-12E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 3176/162016-11-28 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 013-44E at 280450Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 3175/162016-11-28 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel, 115 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-15.4N 012-01.4E at 280300Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 3666/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-01.0N 117-31.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3664/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3663/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3663/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    8.2 meter S/V, black hull, five persons on board overdue lady musgrave island (23-54S 152-23E) to round hill…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3662/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-12.1N 096-56.2W.VESSELS in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. NAVAREA IV 1000/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-28
    Lifraft, one person onboard, recovered vicinity 09-44N 077-28W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  23. HYDROLANT 3173/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-46.0N 056-29.1W at 271335Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 3660/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-06
    Vessel, white and yellow hull, 11 persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-39S 152-25E) to tanga islands…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROLANT 3171/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-28
    Two vessels, 110 and 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-59N 014-31E at 270805Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROLANT 3170/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-10
    Vessel hibisco, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3658/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    Man overboard from M/V giang hai 09 in 05-06.40N 106-58.96E at 262100Z nov
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 3657/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3655/16 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 3655/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-27
    F/V bth 872, five persons on board, sank in 10-22N 108-36E at 262100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 3654/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lin xiang no 1 in 33-11.5N 176-35.0W at 262053Z nov
    North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3652/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-56.8N 130-41.0W at 261928Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3650/162016-11-26 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V thuan phat 08, ten persons on board, in 18-22.42N 107-07.19E at…
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 3648/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-26
    Distress signal received from M/V georgia t in 54-06N 174-55E
    Bering Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3645/162016-11-26 → 2016-11-26
    M/V thuan phat 08, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-26N 107-11E at 260830Z nov
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 3643/162016-11-26 → 2016-12-27
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96802 ts in 09-55N 107-50E at 250920Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3637/162016-11-25 → 2016-11-26
    F/V kg 91229 ts, four persons on board, flooding in 09-32N 103-57E at 250900Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand
  37. HYDROPAC 3621/162016-11-24 → 2016-12-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-50.0N 105-28.2E at 240535Z nov
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3616/162016-11-24 → 2016-11-29
    F/V qng 92823-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-00N 112-05E at…
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 3609/162016-11-23 → 2016-11-30
    F/V km mulya jati, 27 persons on board, sank in 06-32.2S 112-08.8E at 182100Z nov
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  40. HYDROLANT 3125/162016-11-23 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, blue hull, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 012-30E at 230316Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROPAC 3605/162016-11-23 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-21.6N 151-47.1E at 230058Z nov
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  42. HYDROPAC 3604/162016-11-23 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-03.9N 131-08.0E at 230012Z nov
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  43. NAVAREA IV 991/162016-11-22 → 2016-11-27
    Lifeboat, three persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  44. HYDROPAC 3603/162016-11-22 → 2016-12-01
    Search and rescue operations in area bound by 16-12.0S 075-21.0W, 16-54.5S 074-47.0W, 17-26.0S 075-27.5W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  45. HYDROLANT 3121/162016-11-22 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 3114/162016-11-22 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-25E at 220517Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROLANT 3113/162016-11-22 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, 600 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-02N 012-28E at 220109Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 3111/162016-11-21 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 012-28E at 212105Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 3109/162016-11-21 → 2016-11-22
    Spain to france
    North Atlantic · Western Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3593/162016-11-21 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-29.4N 140-52.6E
    Western North Pacific

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