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

By month

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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 1769/172017-05-21 → 2017-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-24.2N 137-31.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 1767/172017-05-21 → 2017-05-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1753/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 1766/172017-05-21 → 2017-06-09
    Man overboard from F/V kg 90669 ts in 09-09.00N 104-30.06E at 192320Z may
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 1763/172017-05-21 → 2017-06-09
    Man overboard from F/V qb 93526 ts in 18-10N 108-08E on 20 may
    South China Sea · Gulf of Tonkin
  5. HYDROLANT 1593/172017-05-21 → 2017-06-09
    Four F/V unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  6. HYDROPAC 1762/172017-05-20 → 2017-06-09
    Distress signal received from M/V santa valentina in vicinity 50-00N 150-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 1592/172017-05-20 → 2017-06-09
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 012-26E at 200610Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 1759/172017-05-20 → 2017-06-09
    Man overboard from F/V qb 91025 ts in 17-13N 108-41E at 191200Z may
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1758/172017-05-20 → 2017-06-09
    Hawaii to tahiti
    Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 1584/172017-05-19 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 1582/172017-05-19 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 013-39E at 191241Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 1581/172017-05-19 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROPAC 1753/172017-05-19 → 2017-05-21
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift between buka (05-26.0S 154-40.0E) and nissan…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROLANT 1573/172017-05-19 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 10.8 meter S/V merlin in 18-37.7N 059-31.8W at 190940Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROPAC 1749/172017-05-19 → 2017-05-21
    F/V bintang terang, blue and white hull with yellow stripe, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 1741/172017-05-18 → 2017-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V genesta II in 39-09.7S 146-22.2E at 181334Z may vessels in…
    Bass Strait · Australia-southeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1739/172017-05-18 → 2017-05-24
    Vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible
    South China Sea · Philippines
  18. HYDROPAC 1736/172017-05-18 → 2017-06-02
    18 foot F/V, green hull, two persons on board, overdue galle (06-03-13N 080-12-42E) and return
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  19. HYDROLANT 1566/172017-05-18 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 1735/172017-05-18 → 2017-05-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1674/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1732/172017-05-18 → 2017-05-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1718/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Atlantic · Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  22. HYDROLANT 1559/172017-05-17 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 27-36N 090-08W at 171618Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  23. HYDROLANT 1558/172017-05-17 → 2017-06-02
    Kayak, blue and black hull, one person onboard, overdue castries (14-01N 060-59W) to 14-27N 061-49W and return
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  24. HYDROPAC 1725/172017-05-17 → 2017-05-17
    Distress signal received from M/V infinity 1 in 24-08N 058-04E
    Gulf of Oman · Oman
  25. HYDROLANT 1550/172017-05-17 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1546/172017-05-16 → 2017-05-19
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 38-05.6N 027-42.2W at 161049Z may
    North Atlantic · Azores
  27. HYDROPAC 1718/172017-05-16 → 2017-05-18
    Vessel on fire in vicinity 05-24.0N 126-34.9E at 151143Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 1711/172017-05-16 → 2017-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-07.2N 126-54.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 1535/172017-05-15 → 2017-05-17
    Kayak, blue and black hull, one person onboard, overdue castries (14-01N 060-59W) to 14-13N 061-33W and return
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  30. HYDROLANT 1528/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1527/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-43.7N 068-43.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1526/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-40N 080-51W
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1524/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-49N 008-08E at 141846Z may
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1702/172017-05-14 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-00N 113-00E
    South China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 1701/172017-05-14 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received from M/V best future in 16-06N 040-46E
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  36. HYDROLANT 1521/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-16
    Tristan da cunha
    South Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1700/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-16
    Man overboard from F/V cm 4125 ts in vicinity 20-55N 107-03E at 140800Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  38. HYDROPAC 1698/172017-05-14 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received in 26-12.38N 123-30.64E at 141058Z may
    East China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 1697/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-19
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99477 ts in 07-27.5N 106-43.5E at 131500Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROPAC 1695/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-14
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99477 ts in vicinity 08-44N 106-35E at 131710Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1694/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-18
    F/V na 97998 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-13N 109-59E at 140200Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROLANT 1514/172017-05-13 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 012-34E at 130731Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROPAC 1688/172017-05-13 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received in 06-51.5N 113-43.1E
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 1687/172017-05-13 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-53-09N 148-28-26E at 130631Z may
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 1509/172017-05-13 → 2017-06-02
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 012-23E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 1508/172017-05-13 → 2017-06-02
    Vessel, 115 persons on board, in need of assistance between sabratha (32-47-32N 012-29-03E) and 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 1685/172017-05-13 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received from 30 foot S/V lady arwen, cream hull, two persons on board, in 32-38.7N 123-22.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROLANT 1503/172017-05-12 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received from vessel hagar in 27-40N 051-03W at 122158Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 1674/172017-05-12 → 2017-05-18
    F/V qt 95905-TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-00N 110-00E
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1668/172017-05-11 → 2017-05-26
    24 meter F/V sheng tsai fa, white hull, 13 persons on board, in need of assistance due to loss of captain…
    Western Indian Ocean

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