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 3010/162016-11-13 → 2016-12-01
    Distres signal received on 406 mhz from F/V free spool, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  2. HYDROLANT 3009/162016-11-13 → 2016-12-09
    33 foot S/V gaia, four persons on board, unreported
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Italy
  3. HYDROPAC 3503/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-42.2N 170-58.8E at 131130Z nov
    North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3500/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-06.6N 119-10.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 3005/162016-11-13 → 2016-12-01
    42 foot M/V, eight persons on board, overdue fort meyers beach (26-37N 081-50W) to naples (26-09N 081-48W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  6. HYDROLANT 3004/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-16
    Vessel alalunga III, 24 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-28.83S 042-46.85W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 3003/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-03.04S 046-15.81W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3499/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-14
    F/V bv 95180TS, six persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 08-52N 103-25E at…
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 3498/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-08
    F/V cm 99890 ts, five persons on board, disabled and flooding in 07-37N 107-01E at 121735Z nov
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3495/162016-11-12 → 2016-11-15
    M/V bahari 23, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 00-52.40S 124-32.97E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 3494/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from tug qal ranger in 08-59N 138-12E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2998/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 2997/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 54 foot S/V twilight at 120937Z nov in: a. 14-51.5N 048-23.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 3492/162016-11-12 → 2016-11-12
    M/V bahari 23, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 01-00S 125-00E on 10…
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 3491/162016-11-12 → 2016-11-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3490/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  16. HYDROPAC 3490/162016-11-12 → 2016-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-13.60N 158-39.73E
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  17. HYDROLANT 2996/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 3489/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-04-22N 155-50-16E at 120033Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3486/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-11-38N 150-35-23E at 112237Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 3484/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 13-45S 089-10E at 112257Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 3483/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-12.2N 112-00.6W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  22. HYDROPAC 3473/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-07.7N 152-06.4E at 110611Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3472/162016-11-11 → 2016-12-08
    Eight meter F/V brahu moke vai, green hull, two persons on board, overdue huahine (16-44S 151-00W) to maiao…
    South Pacific · Iles de la Societe To French Polynesia
  24. HYDROPAC 3471/162016-11-11 → 2016-12-08
    M/V, six persons on board, possibly hijacked
    Celebes Sea · Philippines · Piracy
  25. HYDROLANT 2980/162016-11-11 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-19.8N 075-20.2W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-west Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3470/162016-11-11 → 2016-11-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3457/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3464/162016-11-10 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 100447Z nov in: a. 41-18-50N 160-04-44E
    Western North Pacific · Korea Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 3461/162016-11-09 → 2016-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-06N 163-34E at 091733Z nov
    North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3460/162016-11-09 → 2016-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-06N 163-34E at 091733Z nov
    North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3457/162016-11-09 → 2016-11-11
    F/V py 92285 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-33N 111-29E at…
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 3452/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-11
    F/V seabring capsized in 25-07.70S 153-27.35E at 081850Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3450/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-09
    Distress signal received from vessel, two persons on board, in 09-36N 092-36W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3449/162016-11-08 → 2016-12-08
    Man overboard from F/V st 93089 ts in 08-39.64N 106-39.80E at 071900Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 3444/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-08
    Man overboard from F/V st 93089 ts in 09-39N 106-39E at 071900Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 3443/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3442/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 3442/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-28N 177-20W at 070007Z nov
    North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 3441/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3431/16 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  38. HYDROLANT 2955/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2954/16 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Virginia To British Virgin Islands
  39. HYDROLANT 2954/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    37 foot S/V zipporah, three persons on board, unreported portsmouth (36-49.9N 076-17.8W) to british virgin…
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Virginia To British Virgin Islands
  40. HYDROLANT 2952/162016-11-07 → 2016-12-09
    30 foot M/V, white hull, 17 persons on board, overdue from freeport (26-32N 078-38W)
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  41. HYDROPAC 3439/162016-11-07 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 44-00N 144-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 3438/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-08
    F/V seabring capsized in 25-04.22S 153-26.41E at 071641Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3437/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V seabring vicinity 25-04.0S 153-27.2E at 071642Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3436/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-57.7N 114-25.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3431/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-20.6N 132-08.3E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 3430/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-08
    M/V dewaruci perkasa sank in 07-08.14S 112-39.75E
    Java Sea · Madura Strait · Indonesia
  47. HYDROLANT 2943/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 45-50N 009-00W at 061924Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 3426/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-40S 095-08W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 3425/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V drunken act vicinity 13-35.2S 136-04.5E at 061333Z nov
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 2937/162016-11-06 → 2016-12-09
    24 foot F/V belina, blue and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis

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