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. HYDROLANT 4126/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-20
    Distress signal received in 57-40.32N 021-14.70W at 191459Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 4122/172017-12-19 → 2018-01-05
    7.8 meter S/V super mario, one person on board, overdue camargue (43-31N 004-07E) to canary islands (28-01N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Canary Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 4473/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-23
    F/V py 96218 ts, seven persons on board, flooding in 12-57N 115-20E at 190700Z dec
    South China Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 4117/172017-12-19 → 2018-01-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-00.60S 040-45.17W on 18 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 4472/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-20
    F/V qb 98436-TS, four persons on board, taking on water in 16-38N 108-10E at 190715Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROPAC 4470/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-20
    F/V kh 99216 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-42N 116-01E at…
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4467/172017-12-19 → 2018-01-05
    F/V kg 94193 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-31N 109-17E at…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 4465/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-23
    F/V bd 95138 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-04N 112-38E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 4462/172017-12-19 → 2017-12-24
    Man overboard from F/V bd 96055 ts in 13-06N 117-00E at 181700Z dec
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 4461/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-08.6N 125-16.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 4460/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-20
    Derelict 25 meter F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 09-06.1S 128-57.1E at 180116Z dec
    Timor Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 4110/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-05
    M/V gemini reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 22-54N 045-39W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 4457/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-20
    F/V qng 94698 ts, six persons on board, sinking in 12-39N 114-20E at 180700Z dec
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 4104/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-05
    Vessel, 15 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-24N 024-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 4456/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-02
    Two 6.5 meter vessels, white hulls, three persons on board each, overdue pelau (05-06S 159-24E) to nukumanu…
    Western South Pacific Papau New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 4454/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-45N 126-45E at 180846Z dec
    East China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 4453/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-05.7N 171-24.9E at 180622Z dec
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  18. HYDROPAC 4452/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-05.7N 171-24.9E at 180622Z dec
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  19. HYDROPAC 4450/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-05
    F/V kh 92576TS, six persons on board, flooding in 11-06.07N 109-15.06E at 172300Z dec
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 4449/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-21
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-14.99S 063-56.84W
    Scotia Sea · Argentina
  21. HYDROLANT 4098/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-21
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-14.99S 063-56.84W
    Scotia Sea · Argentina
  22. HYDROLANT 4095/172017-12-17 → 2018-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 23 foot vessel millie marie, five persons on board, in vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  23. HYDROPAC 4447/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-18
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-13.73S 064-18.25W
    Scotia Sea · Argentina
  24. HYDROLANT 4093/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-18
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-13.73S 064-18.25W
    Scotia Sea · Argentina
  25. NAVAREA XII 571/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-20
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, white and yellow hull, capsized and adrift in 29-55.0N 174-39.5W at 170451Z dec
    North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 4441/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-18
    Derelict 25 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 09-06.1S 128-54.2E at 170441Z dec
    Timor Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 4090/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-34.61S 065-02.96W
    Drake Passage · Argentina
  28. HYDROPAC 4440/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-34.61S 065-02.96W
    Drake Passage · Argentina
  29. HYDROPAC 4439/172017-12-17 → 2017-12-21
    F/V na 95423 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-28N 106-45E at 161400Z dec
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 4438/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, four persons on board, in vicinity 12-46.13S…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 4088/172017-12-16 → 2018-01-05
    Canoe amy lo, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  32. HYDROPAC 4436/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-00N 126-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 4435/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-45.45S 065-18.65W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  34. HYDROLANT 4087/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-45.45S 065-18.65W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  35. HYDROLANT 4086/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-05.98S 044-06.59W on 16 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 4433/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-45N 134-00E at 161048Z dec
    Philippine Sea · Palau
  37. HYDROPAC 4430/172017-12-16 → 2018-01-05
    Man overboard from F/V cm 92477 ts in 09-11N 103-30E at 141150Z dec
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  38. NAVAREA IV 1177/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received in 14-57-33N 064-41-09W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 4427/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-16
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 56-08.64S 066-33.73W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  40. HYDROLANT 4075/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-16
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 56-08.64S 066-33.73W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  41. HYDROLANT 4072/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Ten meter S/V anne bonny, black hull, two persons on board, overdue tangier (35-46N 005-48W) to canary…
    Eastern North Atlantic Morocco To Canary Islands
  42. HYDROPAC 4421/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sormovskiy 122 in vicinity 03-17.4S 110-08.2E at 150608Z dec
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 4420/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received in 01-12.5N 103-32.9E at 150213Z dec
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  44. HYDROLANT 4066/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-58N 014-17E at 150944Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 4065/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-00N 014-43E at 151100Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 4064/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01N 012-22E at 151035Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROPAC 4415/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-25
    F/V bd 97151TS, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-40N 110-58E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  48. HYDROLANT 4061/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-55N 013-46E at 150812Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 4059/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01N 013-43E at 150650Z dec
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROLANT 4058/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-54N 014-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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