Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2017

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 2017
2,188
still in force
0
vs 2016
+8%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC1,397
  • HYDROLANT735
  • NAVAREA IV30
  • HYDROARC20
  • NAVAREA XII6

Where · top seas

South China Sea41626%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin27517%
North Pacific Ocean25816%
North Atlantic Ocean20313%
Philippine Sea916%
South Atlantic Ocean875%
South Pacific Ocean835%
Caribbean Sea684%
Indian Ocean564%
Coral Sea564%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2017 · 2,188

  1. HYDROLANT 4266/172017-12-31 → 2018-01-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 13-16.40S 038-51.81W on 31 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 4263/172017-12-31 → 2018-01-20
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 13-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROPAC 4662/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4660/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 4660/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-10.6N 111-10.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 4659/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4654/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 4658/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel plum crazy, in vicinity 12-10S 130-26E at 310445Z…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 4656/172017-12-31 → 2018-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-45.9S 116-15.1W
    Eastern South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 4654/172017-12-31 → 2017-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-05.86S 134-03.92E at 310215Z dec
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-south Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 4261/172017-12-31 → 2018-01-20
    Distress received on 406 mhz in 27-37.2N 093-07.2W at 302355Z dec
    Gulf of Mexico
  10. HYDROLANT 4258/172017-12-30 → 2017-12-31
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance between zuwara (32-56N 012-05E) and pantelleria…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Libya To Pantelleria
  11. HYDROPAC 4649/172017-12-30 → 2018-01-01
    F/V BV93639 ts, four persons on board, anchoring due to lost propeller in 06-54N 107-20E at 300900Z dec
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 4648/172017-12-30 → 2017-12-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4645/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 4645/172017-12-30 → 2017-12-30
    F/V, eight persons on board, on fire, crew abandoning ship in vicinity 22-02N 134-56E at 301050Z dec
    Philippine Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 4644/172017-12-30 → 2017-12-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4612/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 4642/172017-12-30 → 2018-01-02
    Man overboard from M/V mol devotion in 04-54N 098-25E
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 4632/172017-12-29 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V wan hai 302 in 34-23.29N 125-12.15E at 291237Z dec
    Yellow Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 4631/172017-12-29 → 2017-12-31
    F/V bd 97612 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 12-30N 111-15E at…
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 4227/172017-12-29 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received from F/V arca uno in 38-08.2N 043-00.0W
    North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 4625/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4624/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 4624/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from F/V zhe dong yu 10555 at 282150Z dec in 22-04.55N 145-23.82E
    Western North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 4226/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-20.8N 082-13.4W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  22. HYDROPAC 4623/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-33.48S 172-07.32W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  23. HYDROLANT 4225/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    21 foot M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from mayport (30-23N 081-25W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  24. HYDROLANT 4219/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 053-15W at 281036Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  25. NAVAREA IV 1203/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 053-15W at 281036Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROPAC 4620/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    F/V bv 96338 ts, eight persons on board, sinking in 08-39N 106-39E on 28 dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 4619/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4608/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 4612/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-30
    F/V py 90008 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-39N 112-20E
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 4610/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4524/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 4608/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    M/V nam thanh 35, ten persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 14-37N 109-07E at 271600Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROLANT 4204/172017-12-27 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-00N 049-30W at 230511Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 4203/172017-12-27 → 2018-01-12
    32 foot S/V coconut, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue st kitts (17-18N 62-42W)…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROPAC 4599/172017-12-27 → 2017-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel kevlacat kaos in vicinity 19-44.7S 148-21.0E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 4595/172017-12-27 → 2017-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 31-23-59N 124-47-56E at 270810Z dec
    East China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 4594/172017-12-27 → 2017-12-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4576/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 4593/172017-12-27 → 2018-01-12
    Man overboard from M/V black manta 720 in vicinity 01-01.9S 130-24.0E
    Halmahera Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 4591/172017-12-27 → 2017-12-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4525/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROLANT 4189/172017-12-26 → 2018-01-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance between kelibia (36-50N 011-06E) and pantelleria…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Tunisia To Pantelleria
  39. HYDROLANT 4186/172017-12-26 → 2018-01-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-28N 012-15E at 261120Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  40. HYDROPAC 4581/172017-12-26 → 2018-01-09
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue from fais island (09-45-37N 140-31-15E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  41. HYDROPAC 4580/172017-12-26 → 2017-12-31
    M/V hai phuong 107, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 18-17N 108-24E at 260200Z dec
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin
  42. HYDROLANT 4185/172017-12-26 → 2018-01-12
    Two vessels, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 011-55E at 260330Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 4579/172017-12-26 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-01.7N 117-08.2E at 252309Z dec
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 4184/172017-12-26 → 2017-12-26
    Two vessels, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 011-52E at 252340Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROPAC 4576/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-27
    F/V qng 90536-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-10N 111-34E at…
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 4575/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V pacific journey in vicinity 03-23.53S 163-47.00E at 251313Z dec
    Western South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 4574/172017-12-25 → 2018-01-12
    25 meter M/V babou salama, white and blue hull, 42 persons on board, overdue mahajanga (15-43S 046-19E) to…
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar To Anjouan Comoros
  48. HYDROLANT 4180/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-25
    Distress signal received from M/V flag hope in 40-50.0N 047-07.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 4573/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4415/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 4572/172017-12-25 → 2018-01-12
    Man overboard from M/V py 90015 ts in vicinity 13-20N 115-30E
    South China Sea

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Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2017 · seahazards