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 2579/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-18
    F/V bd 95613-TS, five persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 16-40N 114-41E at 290600Z jul
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 2340/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received in 30-15N 079-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROPAC 2577/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-50.7N 124-13.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 2339/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-18
    Three meter vessel, grey hull, five persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROPAC 2575/172017-07-28 → 2017-07-29
    F/V qb 98264-TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-13N 110-28E at 280800Z jul
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2574/172017-07-28 → 2017-08-11
    31 foot F/V tail chaser 3, two persons on board, overdue san diego (32-42.9N 117-09.7W) to ensenada…
    Eastern North Pacific · California To Mexico
  7. HYDROPAC 2566/172017-07-28 → 2017-07-30
    F/V na 93362 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-36N 106-54E at 270500Z jul
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 2551/172017-07-26 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V lara II, yellow hull, in vicinity 06-51.33S 134-24.60E…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROLANT 2316/172017-07-26 → 2017-07-27
    Vessel kairos, seven persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 21-21S 040-16W on 26 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 2313/172017-07-26 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-55.4N 078-10.2W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 2548/172017-07-26 → 2017-07-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2509/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2306/172017-07-25 → 2017-08-11
    105 foot M/V blue angel, two persons on board, overdue santiago de cuba (20-01N 075-49W) to ocho rios…
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba To Jamaica
  13. HYDROPAC 2541/172017-07-25 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received in 25-16.15N 123-38.12W at 251615Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2533/172017-07-25 → 2017-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-47.2N 166-33.3W at 250233Z jul
    North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2532/172017-07-25 → 2017-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-03.9N 173-58.6W at 250233Z jul
    North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2531/172017-07-25 → 2017-07-25
    F/V qt 8888-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-04N 110-30E at 250045Z…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2530/172017-07-25 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 250057Z jul in: a. 17-51-18N 144-32-20E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait · China
  18. HYDROLANT 2298/172017-07-24 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received from F/V rachael nicole in 25-51N 083-36W
    Gulf of Mexico
  19. HYDROPAC 2525/172017-07-24 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 03-26.5S 109-33.2E at 240954Z jul
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 2289/172017-07-24 → 2017-07-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-51.30S 049-01.27W on 23 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2523/172017-07-24 → 2017-07-24
    13.8 meter S/V balikcil, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 07-20S 133-50E at…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROLANT 2287/172017-07-23 → 2017-08-11
    Vessel, 140 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  23. HYDROPAC 2520/172017-07-23 → 2017-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-20.9S 122-02.5E at 230354Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 2284/172017-07-23 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received from 150 foot F/V grace zanzibar, 16 persons on board, in 17-51.1N 073-03.3W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  25. HYDROLANT 2280/172017-07-23 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 27 foot M/V knot enough in 27-41.8N 094-23.7W at 222217Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  26. HYDROPAC 2516/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ashley candies in 14-49.2N 108-31.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 2278/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-41.3N 066-56.4W at 222023Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2277/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    S/V blue spirit, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-05.1N 063-41.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  29. HYDROPAC 2513/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-24
    13.8 meter S/V balikcil, two person on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 07-58.67S…
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROLANT 2274/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-00N 073-00W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  31. HYDROPAC 2509/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-26
    F/V py 90252 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-01N 111-45E at…
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2508/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter long vessel in vicinity 25-28S 112-27E at 220445Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2507/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-28.0N 088-50.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2506/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-22
    37 foot S/V restless, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water in 11-21.47S 112-23.10W
    Eastern South Pacific
  35. HYDROLANT 2271/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel go man go in 28-03.4N 095-31.8W at 210045Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  36. HYDROPAC 2504/172017-07-21 → 2017-07-22
    37 foot S/V restless, two persons on board, taking on water in 11-01-04S 112-03-01W at 212115Z jul
    Eastern South Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 2269/172017-07-21 → 2017-08-04
    Distress signal received from vessel in 39-45.4N 073-03.4W at 211918Z jul
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  38. HYDROPAC 2499/172017-07-21 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-14N 132-56E at 210720Z jul
    Philippine Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 2265/172017-07-21 → 2017-07-24
    Man overboard from F/V ruey I shyang NO.102 in 30-00S 011-11E at 210345Z jul
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 2493/172017-07-21 → 2017-08-04
    Vessel on fire in 34-44N 146-15E at 202158Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2492/172017-07-21 → 2017-08-04
    F/V bth 99780TS sank in 09-45N 107-56E at 201730Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2489/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-21
    F/V bth 99780TS sank in 09-45N 107-56E at 201730Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROLANT 2258/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-10.3S 013-04.9E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 2487/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 10-56N 131-24W at 201733Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2486/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-29
    M/V mega sukses VII unreported pontianak (00-01.0S 109-20.0E) to jakarta (06-08.0S 109-52.0E)
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2484/172017-07-20 → 2017-08-04
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96967 in vicinity 10-26N 107-43E at 190600Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 2251/172017-07-20 → 2017-08-04
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported isertoq (65-32-55N 038-58-30W) to tasiilaq (65-36-49N 037-37-52W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2481/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-21
    Crew of M/V itt panther abandoned ship in liferafts in vicinity 15-08N 092-15E at 200055Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  49. HYDROPAC 2480/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-22N 135-22E at 200147Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 2477/172017-07-19 → 2017-07-22
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 06-12.82N 082-25.67E at 190520Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka

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