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 3037/172017-09-06 → 2017-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-43N 144-37E at 060134Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 2725/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-06
    F/V unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 3035/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 60-32.13N 174-22.80W
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  4. HYDROPAC 3034/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-22.1N 120-43.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 3032/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-12
    Man overboard from F/V jo wen in vicinity 22-57S 060-10E at 050730Z sep
    Western Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROLANT 2723/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-05
    Distress signal received from vessel fishing fool in 33-52N 075-58W at 051636Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  7. HYDROPAC 3027/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-08
    Man overboard from F/V NAVINA-05 in vicinity 04-47N 079-52E at 050400Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 3022/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-13
    F/V bd 96461TS, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-10N 114-50E at 042300Z…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 3020/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3004/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 3019/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-36.7N 109-47.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 3013/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2998/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 3012/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3008/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Timor Sea · Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3010/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received from vessel gas prodigy in 09-33.3N 111-20.9E at 040246Z sep
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 3009/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3006/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3008/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    9.3 meter vessel pelorus II, one person on board, unreported darwin (12-27S 130-50E) to gove (12-17S 136-49E)
    Timor Sea · Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3007/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received from vessel asad alden in 12-37.3N 045-59.0E
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  17. HYDROPAC 3006/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    13.6 meter vessel twitch, white hull, two persons on board, unreported geraldton (28-46-28S 114-36-32E) to…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3004/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    20 meter F/V jeans pride overdue cairns (16-55S 145-46E) to port moresby (09-28S 147-08E)
    Coral Sea · Australia · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 3003/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-22
    Man overboard from M/V bw nantes in 05-34.9N 080-28.1E
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  20. HYDROPAC 2998/172017-09-03 → 2017-09-04
    M/V golden destiny, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROLANT 2689/172017-09-02 → 2017-09-03
    Search and rescue operations in 27-28.73N 015-40.79W
    Eastern North Atlantic Canary Islands
  22. HYDROPAC 2987/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-02
    Distress signal received from F/V erick alexis, green and blue hull, in 16-18.4S 076-02.8W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  23. HYDROLANT 2683/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 50 foot S/V masquerade, white and blue hull, in 17-25.4N 056-51.5W…
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 2983/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel COSL671 in 19-29-31N 140-01-12E at 011017Z sep
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 2675/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-07
    Man overboard from vessel xavante in vicinity 24-05S 046-35W on 31 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2975/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-14.47N 097-33.07W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 2670/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-15
    33 foot vessel, three persons on board, taking on water in 22-43.46N 084-37.25W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  28. HYDROLANT 2665/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-15
    Persons missing from vessel 36-40N 012-08E on 30 aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Pantelleria
  29. HYDROLANT 2659/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-02
    Search and rescue operations in 27-34.8N 016-01.9W
    Eastern North Atlantic Canary Islands
  30. HYDROLANT 2657/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-15
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22.5N 012-34.5E at 310630Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROLANT 2656/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-15
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. 150 persons on board, in vicinity 32-56N 014-23E at 310523Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROPAC 2967/172017-08-31 → 2017-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-54.5N 085-46.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. NAVAREA XII 370/172017-08-31 → 2017-09-03
    Derelict 12 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 26-08N 163-43W at 302056Z aug
    North Pacific
  34. HYDROLANT 2654/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    Seven meter vessel, beige hull, six persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 37-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria
  35. HYDROPAC 2965/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-59.1S 104-55.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2963/172017-08-30 → 2017-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.8N 128-28.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 2647/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    S/V whisky IV, two persons on board, unreported porquerolles (42-59-26N 006-13-00E) to alghero (40-33-28N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea France To Italy
  38. HYDROPAC 2960/172017-08-30 → 2017-08-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2930/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2956/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    M/V davou salaam, white and blue hull, 27 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar To Comoros
  40. HYDROLANT 2643/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    Vessel, 40 persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-59N 014-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  41. HYDROPAC 2951/172017-08-29 → 2017-08-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2923/17 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  42. HYDROLANT 2639/172017-08-29 → 2017-09-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 27-00S 048-25W on 23 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2945/172017-08-29 → 2017-08-29
    14 meter S/V parmelia, two persons on board, taking on water in 10-55S 090-51E at 291245Z
    Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 2943/172017-08-29 → 2017-09-15
    F/V eleohil, orange and white hull, ten persons on board, requesting assistance between soyo (06-08-00S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  45. HYDROPAC 2939/172017-08-29 → 2017-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board in vicinity…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  46. HYDROPAC 2935/172017-08-29 → 2017-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-06.8N 115-03.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 2627/172017-08-28 → 2017-09-15
    F/V o kevin reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 27-58S 037-48W at 280600Z aug
    Western South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2626/172017-08-28 → 2017-08-31
    Search and rescue operations in 27-28N 015-03W
    Eastern North Atlantic Canary Islands
  49. HYDROLANT 2625/172017-08-28 → 2017-09-15
    Three vessels, 275 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-09N 012-43E at 280550Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROPAC 2923/172017-08-28 → 2017-08-29
    Two vessels, white hulls, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure between sibolga…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia

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