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 2522/172017-08-17 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  2. HYDROLANT 2520/172017-08-17 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 015-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2781/172017-08-16 → 2017-09-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-27.3S 175-26.8E
    Western South Pacific New Zealand · North Island-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2776/172017-08-16 → 2017-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-47.7N 142-42.8E at 161257Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2775/172017-08-16 → 2017-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 28-14.3S 173-09.5W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 2512/172017-08-16 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-46N 014-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROARC 212/172017-08-16 → 2017-08-16
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 73-30.3N 055-29.4W
    Baffin Bay · Greenland
  8. HYDROLANT 2505/172017-08-15 → 2017-09-01
    Gulf of mexico DNC 15
  9. HYDROPAC 2764/172017-08-15 → 2017-08-16
    F/V na 90988 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-34N 107-09E at 151330Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROLANT 2498/172017-08-15 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-59N 014-06E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROPAC 2758/172017-08-15 → 2017-09-01
    Vietnam DNC 23
    Gulf of Tonkin
  12. HYDROLANT 2495/172017-08-14 → 2017-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-15N 065-30W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 2755/172017-08-14 → 2017-08-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-02N 130-38E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2751/172017-08-14 → 2017-08-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2730/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 2747/172017-08-13 → 2017-08-17
    F/V qng 94749-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-15N 112-36E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2744/172017-08-13 → 2017-08-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2714/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  17. HYDROLANT 2477/172017-08-12 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel dom manoel XVI, seven persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 2736/172017-08-12 → 2017-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter M/V, two persons on board, in vicinity 21-04.0S 150-13.3E…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2735/172017-08-12 → 2017-08-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2727/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Savu Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 2473/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-12
    Seven persons missing from vessel dom manoel VXI in 32-03.05S 051-49.47W on 11 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2469/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-25
    47 foot S/V janice ann, white hull, one person on board, overdue charleston (32-46N 079-56W) to samana…
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina To Dominican Republic
  22. HYDROPAC 2728/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-25
    Man overboard from vessel sunny horizon in vicinity 21-29.0N 123-17.7E at 110605Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2727/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-12
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift between oepoli (09-21-00S 124-02-10E) and batek island…
    Savu Sea · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 2726/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2720/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Saipan
  25. HYDROLANT 2462/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 23-58.4S 042-47.2W at 101900Z aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2720/172017-08-10 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-11.4N 145-39.9E at 101135Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Saipan
  27. HYDROPAC 2715/172017-08-10 → 2017-08-25
    F/V bth 85091 ts sank in 10-40.8N 108-03.5E at 091800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2714/172017-08-10 → 2017-08-13
    M/V aldo jaya, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-02-56S 111-44-36E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2713/172017-08-10 → 2017-08-25
    16.5 meter vessel trinity castle, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity ureparapara (13-32S…
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  30. HYDROPAC 2708/172017-08-09 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sibu satu in 01-44.1N 106-36.6E at 091428Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  31. HYDROLANT 2455/172017-08-09 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received from M/V sunny hope in 29-57N 075-06W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROPAC 2703/172017-08-09 → 2017-08-10
    M/V sbi swing reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-28S 064-43E
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 2699/172017-08-09 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received in 03-44.9N 105-36.8E at 090233Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROLANT 2448/172017-08-08 → 2017-08-25
    15 meter S/V tweety, white and blue hull, one person on board, unreported menton (43-46N 007-30E) to calvi…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Corsica
  35. HYDROPAC 2685/172017-08-08 → 2017-08-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2682/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2682/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 42-06.9N 126-30.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROARC 193/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-25
    20 foot M/V, nine persons on board, overdue hull beach (68-46.6N 081-13.5W) to 67-57.1N 082-05.4W
    Foxe Basin · Canada-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2680/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-25
    F/V itsas txori reports crewman with foot injury in 02-41N 051-00E at 071100Z aug
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROLANT 2435/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-08
    M/V gymboree taking on water in 29-42N 086-30W at 071115Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  40. HYDROPAC 2677/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-25
    S/V louise sinking in vicinity 09-59.0N 073-09.5E on 05 aug 17
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  41. HYDROPAC 2676/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.3 meter vessel in vicinity 18-13.3S 146-22.3E at 070749Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2675/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-15N 123-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2671/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-19.7N 109-09.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 2670/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-04.4N 121-54.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 2431/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-25
    S/V, seven persons on board, requesting assistance in 45-25N 013-16E at 061830Z aug
    Adriatic Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2663/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2662/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  47. HYDROPAC 2662/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel xiang li at 060527Z aug in: a. 37-48-25N 120-24-14E
    North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  48. HYDROLANT 2429/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-25
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-49N 014-36E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 2661/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-25
    F/V bd 40482 ts sank in 07-57N 106-13E at 051800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2660/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2658/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea

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