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. HYDROPAC 3465/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-27
    M/V alqabeel, 13 persons on board, sinking in 26-57N 052-42E at 110540Z oct
    Persian Gulf · Iran
  2. HYDROPAC 3464/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-11
    M/V, five persons on board, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 04-52-19.5S 106-26-54.3E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROLANT 3244/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-27
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-09N 014-10E at 110745Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  4. HYDROLANT 3240/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-22
    Man overboard in 00-21.7S 050-54.5W on 10 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3462/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shoreline song in vicinity 20-59.1S 149-09.9E at 102349Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 3238/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    F/V del fin, two persons on board, overdue port nargana (09-27N 078-35W) to cayo halondeses (09-34N 078-43W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  7. HYDROLANT 3236/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-54N 012-07E at 101144Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROLANT 3230/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-16N 012-05E at 100428Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. NAVAREA IV 936/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    F/V, red hull, one person on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  10. HYDROLANT 3227/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    Vessel, 113 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 014-07E at 100541Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 3225/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-12N 013-48E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 3223/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-10
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 012-05E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 3222/172017-10-09 → 2017-10-11
    Search and rescue operations 111300Z to 111700Z oct in area bound by 35-42N 034-52E, 35-51N 035-14E, 35-42N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3451/172017-10-09 → 2017-10-27
    Man overboard from F/V qng 92560 ts in 19-46.2N 107-31.2E at 050600Z oct
    Gulf of Tonkin
  15. HYDROPAC 3440/172017-10-08 → 2017-10-09
    Vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3431/172017-10-07 → 2017-10-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3430/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · China
  17. HYDROPAC 3430/172017-10-07 → 2017-10-07
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 071926Z oct in: a. 24-47-30N 118-46-00E
    Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · China
  18. HYDROPAC 3424/172017-10-07 → 2017-10-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3390/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROLANT 3190/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Man overboard in vicinity 38-07N 015-35E
    Strait of Messina
  20. HYDROLANT 3189/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 3414/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3401/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Sea of Japan
  22. HYDROLANT 3177/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Vessel kraken, three persons on board, taking on water in 20-34.4S 010-17.9E at 051200Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  23. HYDROPAC 3413/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-09
    Derelict vessel, capsized, partially submerged and adrift in 10-12S 077-22E at 060630Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 3411/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Distress signal received in 26-00N 123-02E at 060143Z oct
    East China Sea
  25. NAVAREA XII 441/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-05
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 440/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  26. NAVAREA XII 440/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-05
    F/V edgardito, white and green hull, one person on board, overdue from la boca (08-56.8N 079-33.7W)
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  27. HYDROPAC 3409/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-20
    Man overboard from F/V cm 99637 ts in 08-34N 104-34E at 211600Z sep
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  28. HYDROLANT 3172/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-06
    Search and rescue operations 060800Z to 061200Z oct in area between 35-08N 35-38N and 031-23E 032-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea Cyprus-west Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3402/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-05
    South pacific DNC 06
  30. HYDROLANT 3169/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-00N 041-15W at 050457Z oct
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 3400/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3394/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South Pacific · Tonga
  32. HYDROPAC 3394/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-04
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  33. HYDROPAC 3390/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-07
    Six meter canoe, two persons on board, capsized and adrift in 10-13S 148-26E at 030600Z oct
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  34. NAVAREA IV 907/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-20
    Eight meter F/V lorena, white and red hull, three persons on board, unreported to manaure (11-46N 072-26W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  35. HYDROLANT 3145/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-20
    Eight meter S/V mario, w hite hull, one person on board, dismasted and overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin
  36. HYDROPAC 3384/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-04
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  37. HYDROPAC 3383/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-03
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  38. HYDROLANT 3135/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-20
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROPAC 3372/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3360/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3371/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-25-40N 145-02-49E at 021841Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3370/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 021841Z oct in: a. 26-57-25N 144-59-34E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · Japan
  42. NAVAREA IV 896/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-50.5N 067-22.0W at 021914Z oct
    Western North Atlantic · Maine · Canada
  43. HYDROLANT 3124/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-20
    Vessel, 27 persons on board, unreported to sardinia (40-00N 009-00E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  44. HYDROLANT 3122/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-20
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-07N 014-12E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 3121/172017-10-02 → 2017-10-02
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROPAC 3364/172017-10-01 → 2017-10-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3323/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROLANT 3114/172017-10-01 → 2017-10-20
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17N 013-57E at 010730Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROPAC 3363/172017-10-01 → 2017-10-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3353/17 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 3362/172017-10-01 → 2017-10-06
    35 foot vessel, green hull, capsized and adrift in 20-57.1N 143-14.6E on 01 oct
    Philippine Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3360/172017-09-30 → 2017-10-02
    Man overboard from M/V bsl limassol on 30 sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast

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