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 2382/172017-07-10 → 2017-07-17
    M/V pariputra sinking in vicinity siruso island (02-51S 100-08E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  2. HYDROLANT 2130/172017-07-10 → 2017-07-10
    S/V fenrir, white hull with red and orange stripe, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2129/172017-07-10 → 2017-07-27
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  4. HYDROLANT 2126/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    Six meter M/V espe primero, blue hull, one person on board, overdue from lekeitio (43-21.7N 002-29.8W)
    Bay of Biscay · Spain-north Coast
  5. HYDROARC 135/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    Distress signal received in 59-49.83N 094-38.21W
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  6. HYDROLANT 2125/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    Distress signal received in 59-49.83N 094-38.21W
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  7. HYDROLANT 2124/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-42N 014-35E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2375/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    F/V reported on fire, two liferafts adrift in 20-05.6S 038-37.2E
    Mozambique Channel
  9. HYDROPAC 2374/172017-07-09 → 2017-07-27
    F/V py 92907 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-47N 113-30E at…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 2372/172017-07-08 → 2017-07-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2367/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern South Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 2123/172017-07-08 → 2017-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V kilika in 28-10.53N 095-11.07W at 081410Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  12. HYDROPAC 2371/172017-07-08 → 2017-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-49.7N 088-52.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROARC 134/172017-07-08 → 2017-07-27
    24 foot M/V, green hull, three persons on board overdue kuujjuarapik (55-16.8N 077-45.6W) and return
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  14. HYDROLANT 2119/172017-07-08 → 2017-07-27
    24 foot M/V, green hull, three persons on board overdue kuujjuarapik (55-16.8N 077-45.6W) and return
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  15. HYDROPAC 2367/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-08
    Distress signal received in 13-19.82S 077-51.33W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  16. HYDROLANT 2115/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-21
    Vessel, grey hull, nine persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 37-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterrean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria
  17. HYDROPAC 2364/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-21
    Ten meter M/V akuna, white hull, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-00S 150-00E at…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROLANT 2112/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-21
    42 foot S/V caroona on fire, in 29-07N 070-42W
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 2363/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2362/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 2362/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 03-12S 152-31E at 070800Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROLANT 2106/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-10
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 35-54N 011-25E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia-east Coast
  22. HYDROARC 128/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Vessel, nine persons on board, unreported saqqaq (70-00-35N 051-56-45W) to uummannaq (70-40-29N 052-07-35W)
    Davis Strait · Baffin Bay · Greenland-west Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2352/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-10
    Ten meter M/V akuna, white hull, 16 persons on board, adrift in vicinity 10-22S 150-30E at 051330Z jul
    Solomon Sea · Milne Bay · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 2351/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 01-59S 094-32W
    Eastern South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2350/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-17-20N 126-14-56E at 062029Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 2100/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-30N 085-00W
    Gulf of Mexico
  27. HYDROPAC 2348/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-09
    M/V sinking in 04-43S 119-21E at 050800Z jul
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  28. HYDROLANT 2097/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 24 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board, in 29-27.9N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  29. HYDROPAC 2347/172017-07-06 → 2018-01-09
    F/V capsized and adrift in 05-53.8N 081-10.1E on 04 jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  30. HYDROPAC 2344/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-21
    Man overboard from F/V bt 97021 ts in 08-36N 104-06E at 031900Z jul
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  31. HYDROARC 127/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-06
    Cancel HYDROARC 126/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 2087/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-06
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2083/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  33. HYDROARC 126/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-06
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, unreported attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to maniitsoq (65-25-00N…
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 2083/172017-07-06 → 2017-07-06
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, unreported attu (67-56-26N 053-37-22W) to maniitsoq (65-25-00N…
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2342/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-59N 155-59E at 051909Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  36. HYDROLANT 2082/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-07
    F/V green acres, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 41-56.05N 067-26.83W at 051529Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 2079/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-27
    M/V, blue hull, capsized and adrift in 26-52.27N 091-03.30W at 141300Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  38. HYDROLANT 2078/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 26-25.2N 091-03.2W at 041300Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  39. HYDROPAC 2339/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-21
    F/V qng 96416-TS, 15 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 16-23N 112-27E at…
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 2335/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 00-55.74S 165-16.50E
    Western South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2332/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-02-25N 135-13-12E at 050111Z jul
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2330/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2311/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 2067/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-52.27N 072-16.60W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 2065/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-05
    Vessel luna and ijoshua, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2322/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-17
    36 foot F/V bishan putha 2, capsized due to collision in 05-49N 081-26E on 03 jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  46. HYDROLANT 2061/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-05
    Two crewmen missing from vessel in vicinity 04-43.13S 035-58.37W on 03 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2318/172017-07-03 → 2017-07-21
    80 foot F/V mckenzie rose, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 43-31N 126-49W
    Eastern North Pacific · Oregon
  48. HYDROPAC 2317/172017-07-03 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft in 09-09.7N 104-50.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 2313/172017-07-03 → 2017-07-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2239/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 2311/172017-07-03 → 2017-07-05
    F/V bd 96624-TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-36N 111-26E at 030015Z jul
    South China Sea

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