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 1824/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-10
    42 foot S/V tamarind, white hull, one person on board, disabled and taking on water in 47-27.7N 031-12.6W at…
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 2033/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-12
    F/V dna 90016 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-46N 107-22E at 100200Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  3. HYDROLANT 1823/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    3.5 foot vessel ludick, white hull, five persons on board, overdue minorca (39-58N 004-05E) to hyeres…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To France
  4. HYDROLANT 1822/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-07.80N 080-09.07W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  5. HYDROLANT 1821/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-23N 013-42E at 100730Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  6. HYDROLANT 1820/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROPAC 2031/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    F/V sinking in 03-38-10S 124-16-07E at 081300Z jun
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROLANT 1818/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, 145 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 013-00E at 091830Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. HYDROLANT 1817/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-10
    42 foot S/V tamarind, white hull, one person on board, disabled and taking on water in 47-26.8N 031-44.8W at…
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1814/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-55N 014-29E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 1813/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    37 foot S/V happy, white hull, two persons on board, sinking in 48-05.76N 035-21.02W
    North Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 2025/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-14
    Vessel catrine, white hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 05-42-34.74N…
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  13. HYDROLANT 1803/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-09
    37 foot S/V happy, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 48-21.3N 035-38.7W
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1802/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-58N 012-19E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROLANT 1801/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V tamarind, white hull, in vicinity 47-00N 032-00W at…
    North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 1800/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 1799/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, four persons on board, unreported tasiilaq (65-36-49N 037-37-52W) to isertoq (65-32-55N 038-58-30W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 1798/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, yellow hull, seven persons on board, in need of assistance between el haouria (37-03N 011-01E) and…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Tunisia
  19. HYDROPAC 2019/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 082230Z jun in: a. 27-43-51N 121-05-49E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · East China Sea · China
  20. HYDROPAC 2018/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-30
    California to hawaii
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 1797/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-30
    Distress signal received from 47 foot S/V, white hull with blue trim, three persons on board, in vicinity…
    Gulf of Mexico
  22. HYDROLANT 1795/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-09
    Vessel, yellow hull, seven persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-00N 011-00E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Tunisia
  23. HYDROPAC 2017/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1990/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. HYDROPAC 2012/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-30
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96875 ts in 10-11N 107-12E at 071000Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 2011/172017-06-08 → 2017-06-14
    M/V bunga indah 03, white hull, six persons on board, sinking in 09-13-23S 119-13-06E at 050100Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 2006/172017-06-07 → 2017-06-11
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue wewak (03-35S 143-40E) to manus island (02-06S 146-54E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 2005/172017-06-07 → 2017-06-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2004/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2004/172017-06-07 → 2017-06-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-06.7N 147-47.9E at 070924Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2000/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1978/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Arabian Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1995/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-06
    12 meter F/V lakderana 02, white hull with blue and red stripes, six persons on board, disabled and adrift…
    Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 1990/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-08
    F/V bd 91388 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-06N 111-40E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROLANT 1775/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-45.38N 053-54.24W at 042000Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  33. HYDROPAC 1983/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter M/V evita in 19-43.3S 147-51.9E at 060253Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1981/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-37.5N 098-10.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1980/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-06
    37 foot S/V taiko, one person on board, taking on water in 30-14N 121-24W
    Eastern North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1979/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-05
    37 foot S/V tyco, one person on board, taking on water in 29-18.6N 122-20.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1978/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-06
    Vessel, eight persons on board, sank in 15-26N 060-42E at 051230Z jun
    Arabian Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1977/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-08
    Derelict 14 meter vessel, white hull with red bottom, capsized and adrift in vicinity 30-56.8S 055-55.0E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 1975/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1956/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  40. HYDROPAC 1974/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-21
    40 foot F/V VIJAYA-02, blue and green hull, six persons on board, overdue from oluvil (07-17N 081-52E)
    Bay of Beingal · Sri Lanka
  41. HYDROPAC 1971/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-06
    F/V lakmini 04, yellow, red and white hull reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 05-55S 078-31E at…
    Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROLANT 1768/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-21
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-32N 014-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 1970/172017-06-05 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-28N 130-20W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1969/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-45.3N 140-46.3W at 041748Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1968/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-00N 124-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1966/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-32.2N 115-49.0E at 041216Z jun
    South China Sea · Philippines
  47. HYDROLANT 1761/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    39 foot vessel, three persons on board, aground in 20-38.35N 069-36.36W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 1760/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 014-04E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 1963/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1811/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Philippines
  50. HYDROPAC 1962/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1857/17, 1890/17 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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