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 2217/172017-06-24 → 2017-07-14
    Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue moheli (12-19S 043-43E) to anjouan (12-13S 044-22E)
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  2. HYDROLANT 1953/172017-06-24 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-00N 065-30W on 24 jun
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROPAC 2216/172017-06-24 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-47N 108-09E at 1427Z jun
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 1952/172017-06-24 → 2017-07-14
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 014-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROPAC 2207/172017-06-24 → 2017-06-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.8 meter M/V asalt hunter, two persons on board, in vicinity…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 1947/172017-06-24 → 2017-06-24
    Distress signal received in 25S 000E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 1946/172017-06-24 → 2017-07-14
    Ten meter vessel, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-06.8N 007-35.1E at 231805Z jun
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  8. HYDROLANT 1936/172017-06-23 → 2017-06-23
    6.5 meter F/V new level, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue vieux fort (13-44N 060-57W) and return
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  9. HYDROPAC 2197/172017-06-23 → 2017-06-25
    F/V na 98286 ts, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-59N 107-38E at 192100Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 2191/172017-06-23 → 2017-06-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2185/17 and this msg vessel located safe
    South Pacific · Fiji
  11. HYDROPAC 2190/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-23
    F/V, five persons on board, disabled in 06-25-59.8S 123-39-34.5E at 200200Z jun
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 2189/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-24
    M/V, white hull, five persons on board, unreported maspari (03-13S 106-13E) to jakarta (06-12S 106-49E)
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 2185/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-02.7S 178-51.6W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  14. HYDROPAC 2184/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-02.7S 178-51.6W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  15. HYDROLANT 1927/172017-06-22 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received in vicinity 30-21.27N 077-33.67W
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 2183/172017-06-22 → 2017-07-14
    Man overboard from F/V bd 93578TS in 07-11N 106-03E at 220500Z jun
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 1925/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-51.35S 046-07.80W on 21 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 1923/172017-06-22 → 2017-07-10
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROPAC 2177/172017-06-22 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received from vessel in 08-37.3N 107-09.8E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 1920/172017-06-21 → 2017-06-22
    44 foot F/V body count, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 36-57.24N 073-15.05W
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1919/172017-06-21 → 2017-06-21
    44 foot F/V body count, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 36-42.2N 073-29.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 2175/172017-06-21 → 2017-07-14
    30 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 09-26.19N 089-20.10W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROLANT 1913/172017-06-21 → 2017-07-14
    Vessel, 135 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-29N 013-50E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 2166/172017-06-21 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-39-50N 157-52-26E at 202148Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2165/172017-06-20 → 2017-07-14
    5.5 meter M/V, two persons on board, overdue pamandzi (12-47S 045-16E) and return
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  26. HYDROPAC 2162/172017-06-20 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received in 47-33N 125-03W
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  27. HYDROPAC 2159/172017-06-20 → 2017-06-22
    F/V na 95678 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-20N 107-24E at 162300Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  28. HYDROPAC 2157/172017-06-20 → 2017-07-14
    Man overboard from F/V cm 91626 ts in 09-56N 104-51E at 190130Z jun
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2156/172017-06-20 → 2017-07-14
    F/V marius 2, five persons on board, taking on water in 17-24S 052-11E
    Western Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2155/172017-06-20 → 2017-06-20
    F/V tg 91469 ts, 13 persons on board, taking on water in 07-08N 106-37E at 200700Z jun
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 2150/172017-06-19 → 2017-07-14
    F/V PY92681 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 08-50N 114-55E
    South China Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2147/172017-06-19 → 2017-06-22
    Derelict M/V thang loi 18 anchored and sinking in vicinity 17-08.94N 107-19.97E at 181710Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 2146/172017-06-19 → 2017-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shen gang fa 715 in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2143/172017-06-19 → 2017-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W
    South Pacific
  35. HYDROLANT 1898/172017-06-19 → 2017-07-14
    48 foot vessel hold on tight, beige hull, two persons on board, unreported grand cayman (19-20N 081-13W) and…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  36. HYDROLANT 1897/172017-06-19 → 2017-07-14
    Man overboard from M/V musica in 43-16.4N 014-57.6E at 182155Z jun
    Adriatic Sea · Italy
  37. HYDROLANT 1892/172017-06-18 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel tropic mist in 20-02.6N 081-04.8W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  38. HYDROPAC 2134/172017-06-18 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received in 41-10.3N 142-09.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2133/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-19
    F/V th 90394 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-39.34N 108-02.06E at 171500Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin
  40. HYDROPAC 2132/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2125/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 2129/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-30N 161-03E at 140615Z jun
    North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 1890/172017-06-18 → 2017-07-14
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-59N 012-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROLANT 1889/172017-06-18 → 2017-07-14
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-15N 013-04E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 2128/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2126/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2127/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2070/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2126/172017-06-18 → 2017-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.5 meter M/V harlequin in 31-57.54S 115-37.68E at 180038Z jun
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2125/172017-06-17 → 2017-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-15.54S 127-07.86E at 171421Z jun 17
    Timor Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROLANT 1888/172017-06-17 → 2017-07-14
    Multiple vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity: a. 32-47N 012-29E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 2124/172017-06-17 → 2017-07-14
    Distress sign received on 406 mhz in 05-15.5N 158-24.2E at 171209Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROLANT 1884/172017-06-17 → 2017-07-14
    Vessel in distress reported in 49-56N 008-35W at 170715Z jun
    Celtic Sea

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