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 2659/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2647/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2658/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel yueyangxiyu 33319 in 19-15-07N 123-51-07E at 060150Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 2425/172017-08-06 → 2017-08-25
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-22N 012-22E at 062100Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean · Libya
  4. HYDROPAC 2657/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-58.4N 097-16.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2654/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-25
    Aircraft ditched in vicinity 22-36S 151-06E at 050615Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2649/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-30.5S 148-49.0E at 050445Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2417/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-25
    44 foot F/V new release, yellow hull, overdue ocean city (38-23N 075-04W) to fishing grounds in vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland
  8. HYDROPAC 2648/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-05
    F/V dna 90684 ts reports crewman with stomach ache in 19-12N 106-59E at 041400Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 2647/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-06
    F/V bd 97067-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-02N 110-14E at 042100Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2636/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received from vessel inspirasi 1 in 04-52.7N 104-19.5E at 031835Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  11. HYDROPAC 2635/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-45.8N 106-06.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2634/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-03
    Distress signal received from vessel inspirasi 1 in 04-54.0N 104-46.2E at 031359Z aug
    South China Sea
  13. NAVAREA IV 644/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-03
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 643/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Atlantic · Labrador Sea · Greenland-south Coast
  14. NAVAREA IV 643/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-03
    Vessel thor/dobu unreported
    North Atlantic · Labrador Sea · Greenland-south Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2632/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-03
    Distress signal received from vessel inspirasi 1 in 05-12N 105-08E at 030914Z aug
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2631/172017-08-03 → 2017-08-03
    Distress signal received in 05-12N 105-08E at 030914Z aug
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2627/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-24.2S 170-40.6W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  18. HYDROLANT 2393/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-18
    39 foot S/V nenette, white hull with red trim, one person on board, unreported beaufort (34-43N 076-39W) to…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina To New York
  19. HYDROLANT 2385/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-18
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-45N 014-42E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 2619/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2618/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2618/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-13-17N 128-01-16E at 020131Z aug
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2617/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received in 06-20N 106-04E at 012038Z aug
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 2378/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter S/V little bigorneau in area within five miles of…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 2616/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    52 foot S/V sin duda reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-51.06N 139-44.02W
    Eastern North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2615/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    F/V bd 96570-TS, four persons on board, taking on water in 19-20N 116-45E at 282345Z jul
    South China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2613/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-30N 136-45E
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 2374/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 014-07E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROPAC 2611/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-02
    Man overboard from vessel shing man yi no 3 in 06-13S 167-03W at 311500Z jul
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2610/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-18
    M/V vtb 26 sank in 18-49.00N 105-46.81E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 2605/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-05
    M/V hop tien 36 disabled, adrift and taking on water in 11-50N 111-40E at 311100Z jul
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2604/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2600/17 and this msg, person rescued
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 2603/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2602/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    East China Sea · Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 2371/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-18
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-37N 008-05E at 311358Z jul
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2602/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V xinenhui 008 in: a. 31-36-39N 121-17-20E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea · Philippine Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 2367/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-14N 047-47W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 2600/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-01
    Person missing in vicinity 04-16.2S 152-20.7E at 300320Z jul
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 2597/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-18
    Man overboard from vessel mt cp 38 in 02-38.5N 107-18.0E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2596/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-00.7S 174-20.2W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 2595/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-07
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue keia (10-16S 150-44E) to awaiama (10-17S 150-39E)
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 2593/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2592/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2592/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-15N 119-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2591/172017-07-30 → 2017-07-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2590/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2590/172017-07-30 → 2017-07-30
    Distress signal received from F/V barameda-k on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-46S 152-35E at 302207Z jul
    Coral Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 2588/172017-07-30 → 2017-07-31
    F/V kh 95858 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-30N 106-32E at 300630Z…
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2587/172017-07-30 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-31.9N 108-33.4E at 300819Z jul
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROLANT 2350/172017-07-30 → 2017-08-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 29-20.43S 048-51.17W on 29 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2348/172017-07-30 → 2017-08-18
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-44N 014-39E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 2344/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-18
    S/V papillon reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 40-38N 039-38W at 291615Z jul
    North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 2581/172017-07-29 → 2017-07-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2486/17 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 2580/172017-07-29 → 2017-07-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2545/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Java Sea

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