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 1582/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-04
    F/V sank in 20-31.63N 107-01.66E at 031550Z may
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 1579/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-40S 101-28W
    Eastern Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1573/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-03.3S 038-28.3E at 030344Z may
    Mozambique Channel
  4. HYDROPAC 1570/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1377/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROLANT 1398/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-58.8N 078-57.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  6. HYDROPAC 1560/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    14 meter M/V sunrise, five persons on board, unreported nongsa (01-06.9N 104-07.9E) to pulau tambelan…
    South China Sea · Java Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1555/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-02
    F/V seron 08, red and blue hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 02-58S 078-11E at 020330Z may
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 1552/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    Possible man overboard from F/V in vicinity 29-47-28N 140-20-41E at 300900Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 1389/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    43 foot S/V conch clipper, three persons on board, unreported to baltimore (39-17 076-37W)
    Western North Atlantic
  10. NAVAREA IV 356/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-19
    Search and rescue operations in area between 09-06-05N 09-20-08N and 076-30-42W 076-44-50W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  11. HYDROPAC 1549/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-09
    S/V rocinante, two persons on board, disabled in 02-07.8N 133-56.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 1546/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1529/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 1543/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V suruyu in vicinity 28-30-28N 123-08-09E at 010955Z may
    East China Sea · China
  14. HYDROPAC 1541/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 010815Z may from M/V suruyu in: a. 28-30-28N 123-08-09E
    North Pacific · East China Sea · China
  15. HYDROPAC 1537/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-19
    Man overboard from vessel pacific infinity in vicinity of trackline between 25-10N 134-24E at 301700Z apr…
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1536/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V aztec 6 in 08-34.3N 132-09.3W at 010253Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 1378/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received from M/V ariadne in 17-02N 067-57W
    Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  18. HYDROPAC 1530/172017-04-30 → 2017-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-35N 134-28E at 302330Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Palau
  19. HYDROLANT 1376/172017-04-30 → 2017-04-30
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1374/17 and this msg, liferaft recovered
    North Sea · Scotland-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1529/172017-04-30 → 2017-05-01
    Seven meter vessel, 14 persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-07S 152-36E) to namatanai waters (03-39S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 1526/172017-04-30 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-02.2N 179-43.9W at 301111Z apr
    North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 1374/172017-04-30 → 2017-04-30
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 58-39.6N 002-58.6W
    North Sea · Scotland-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1358/172017-04-29 → 2017-05-19
    S/V aegir, one person on board, taking on water in 28-17.38N 086-00.26W at 290655Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  24. HYDROPAC 1499/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1484/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 1351/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tasiilaq (65-36-49N 037-37-52W) to kulusuk (65-34-31N…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 1349/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 47-03.22N 012-54.19W at 281500Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1343/172017-04-28 → 2017-05-12
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 1342/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-32.8S 048-51.2W on 27 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 1340/172017-04-28 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 15-55.0N 078-33.9W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 1337/172017-04-28 → 2017-05-12
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-27E at 280656Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 1484/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-45.6N 133-42.7E at 280122Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1483/172017-04-28 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-35.2N 112-21.8E at 280122Z apr
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 1333/172017-04-27 → 2017-05-12
    Man overboard in 27-41.9N 087-17.1W at 262235Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  34. HYDROPAC 1470/172017-04-27 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel, two persons on board, in 18-28.6S 147-04.6E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 1324/172017-04-26 → 2017-04-26
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1298/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana · Texas
  36. HYDROLANT 1318/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-01N 043-21W at 251828Z apr
    North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1458/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-44.3N 110-20.6E at 251145Z apr
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1457/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-00N 109-20W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1455/172017-04-25 → 2017-04-27
    F/V kh 07778 ts, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-53N 108-15E at 250830Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  40. HYDROLANT 1314/172017-04-25 → 2017-04-26
    Vessel S2 carol, two persons on board, taking on water in 23-15.11S 043-52.07W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1450/172017-04-25 → 2017-04-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1426/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1449/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Man overboard from F/V na 93410 ts in vicinity 18-30N 107-29E at 241815Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROLANT 1310/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 37-29N 011-45E at 240800Z apr
    Strait of Sicily · Western Mediterranean Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 1308/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-25
    Vessel barao do mar II, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-14.99S 042-13.17W on 24 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1446/172017-04-24 → 2017-05-12
    Man overboard from F/V kianosh in 18-06N 058-02E at 211430Z apr
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  46. HYDROLANT 1298/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-26
    Man overboard from M/V liberty of the seas in vicinity of trackline between 27-06.5N 091-49.3W and 28-25.7N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana · Texas
  47. HYDROLANT 1297/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-27
    M/V tamar reports five crewmen with burns requiring medical assistance in 39-18-41N 042-31-48W at 241107Z apr
    North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 1438/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1437/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1437/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-14-16N 155-25-15E at 240512Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1432/172017-04-24 → 2017-05-12
    F/V, two persons on board, in need of assistance in 00-51.94N 106-11.02E at 240126Z apr
    South China Sea

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