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 1660/172017-05-11 → 2017-05-11
    Distress signal received from vessel jane IV in 02-25-12S 123-12-00W at 110638Z may
    Eastern South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 1658/172017-05-11 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-08.6N 091-17.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 1479/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-10N 077-18W at 100001Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  4. HYDROPAC 1652/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-11
    M/V zango warrior unreported
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 1651/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1632/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1650/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1649/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 1473/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-09N 012-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 1649/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zheling yu 42003 in 36-09-07N 159-11-02E at 100528Z may
    Western North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1472/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-00N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  10. HYDROPAC 1648/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-05.9S 031-53.3E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 1645/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    F/V diamong 2018 unreported
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 1644/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1643/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Australia-north Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1643/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel korona in vicinity 09-35.87S 143-42.86E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-north Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1466/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 ft S/V sugar magnolia in 32-11.1N 079-07.4W
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  15. HYDROPAC 1641/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-05.0S 031-53.7E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 1636/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-00N 126-45W at 082216Z may
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 1635/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-26
    F/V, blue and white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western Indian Ocean · Mozambique Channel
  18. HYDROPAC 1632/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-10
    F/V qna 95209 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-02N 110-33E at 080600Z may
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1631/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-33-50N 160-22-26E at 080836Z may
    North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1630/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-26
    Man overboard from F/V nt 91144 ts in 11-22.98N 109-15.00E at 071545Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 1629/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-50.4S 032-14.4E at 080903Z may
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 1626/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-53N 135-08E at 080626Z may
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1625/172017-05-08 → 2017-05-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1621/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  24. HYDROPAC 1621/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-08
    Five meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue kuria island (00-16N 173-23E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  25. HYDROPAC 1620/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received in 26-14.3N 123-36.4E at 071200Z may
    East China Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1617/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-07
    F/V bd 97179TS, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-03N 109-35E at 062300Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 1614/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-07
    14.1 meter S/V paw paw, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-36S 177-08E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  28. HYDROLANT 1443/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel aela in 37-14.4N 045-33.0W at 062000Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 1442/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel ns laguna in 26-34N 092-16W at 061719Z may
    Gulf of Mexico
  30. HYDROLANT 1441/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-26
    70 persons missing from vessel in 33-05N 012-15E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 1609/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 01-00S 109-00E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROLANT 1440/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-10
    M/V, two persons on board, overdue saarloq (60-32N 046-01W) and return
    Davis Strait · Greenland-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 1438/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-06
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-05N 012-15E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  34. HYDROLANT 1436/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-26
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-56N 012-27E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 1606/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1604/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 1604/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel jiang cheng yu 91089 in 17-50-34N 130-26-09E at 052219Z may
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 1603/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-03.2S 113-26.7E at 052255Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1597/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    F/V nirosha duwa, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-53N 063-45E at…
    Arabian Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 1596/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-45N 122-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 1426/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-00N 057-10W at 050651Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1424/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 012-33E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROLANT 1423/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-37N 014-38E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROLANT 1422/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance between tripoli (32-54-08N 013-11-09E) and 34-00-00N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 1421/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-57N 012-32E at 050232Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROPAC 1593/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-06
    52 foot S/V te kaihau PD8350, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 24-34.47S 158-23.14W
    South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1590/172017-05-04 → 2017-05-05
    F/V hp 90364 ts sank in 20-31.63N 107-01.66E at 031550Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 1586/172017-05-04 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-34-58N 156-01-51E at 040839Z may
    Western North Pacific
  48. HYDROLANT 1411/172017-05-04 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-35.1N 094-21.6W at 040754Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  49. HYDROLANT 1410/172017-05-04 → 2017-05-19
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-49N 014-39E at 030534Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROLANT 1407/172017-05-04 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 17-00N 062-00W at 032328Z may
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda

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