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 1431/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-24
    F/V, two persons on board, in need of assistance in 00-51.94N 105-11.02E at 240126Z apr
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1428/172017-04-24 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-26N 136-58E
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 1427/172017-04-23 → 2017-04-25
    16 foot vessel, red hull, unreported
    South Pacific · Tonga
  4. HYDROPAC 1426/172017-04-23 → 2017-04-25
    F/V na 95979 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 17-02N 109-10E at 220500Z…
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 1425/172017-04-23 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received from M/V brantas 601 on 406 mhz in 11-07.3N 117-28.4E at 231432Z apr
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 1285/172017-04-23 → 2017-04-23
    Man overboard in 27-08.25S 048-32.82W on 22 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  7. HYDROLANT 1283/172017-04-22 → 2017-05-12
    14 meter M/V alma libre II, white hull, two persons on board, unreported sardinia (40-55N 009-32E) to…
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Sardinia To Italy
  8. HYDROPAC 1423/172017-04-22 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 05-22.8N 111-52.1E at 221219Z apr
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 1281/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Man overboard from M/V hawk in vicinity 17-00N 055-00W at 221755Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROPAC 1418/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Vessel capsized in vicinity 24-57.4S 153-20.8E at 221115Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1413/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-07.5N 126-35.3E at 220240Z apr
    East China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1412/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 7 meter kayak in 35-24.0S 153-56.9E at 220130Z apr
    Tasman Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 1266/172017-04-21 → 2017-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-51.2N 083-52.2W
    Gulf of Mexico
  14. HYDROPAC 1395/172017-04-21 → 2017-04-21
    F/V bd 99144 ts, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-04N 109-44E at 202100Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1390/172017-04-20 → 2017-04-23
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in 20-50.6N 150-04.9E at 200429Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  16. HYDROLANT 1255/172017-04-20 → 2017-05-05
    20 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 27-53N 090-54W at 192314Z apr
    Guld of Mexico · Louisiana
  17. HYDROPAC 1382/172017-04-19 → 2017-05-05
    Man overboard from M/V tenwa maru in 06-20.9N 107-55.7E at 170800Z apr
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1378/172017-04-19 → 2017-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-22.6N 111-52.5E at 190344Z apr
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1377/172017-04-19 → 2017-05-03
    F/V py 96091 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-40N 113-00E at…
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 1374/172017-04-19 → 2017-04-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1371/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1371/172017-04-18 → 2017-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel cmb weihai in 14-05.7N 096-56.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1367/172017-04-18 → 2017-04-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel azoth in vicinity 20-13.4S 148-59.9E at 181553Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1234/172017-04-18 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-04N 012-28E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  24. HYDROPAC 1351/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-26N 154-24E
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 1350/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 21-10-37N 131-06-57E at 172040Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 1232/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-37.8N 068-32.9W at 172010Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROPAC 1348/172017-04-17 → 2017-05-05
    F/V pegasus overdue westport (46-53N 124-06W) to la push (47-54N 124-37W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  28. HYDROPAC 1345/172017-04-17 → 2017-05-05
    Man overboard from M/V tenwamaru in 06-31N 108-05E at 170800Z apr
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 1343/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1260/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 1342/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1239/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Strait of Malacca
  31. HYDROPAC 1341/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-17
    F/V qb 92052 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 17-15N 107-11E at 162100Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 1338/172017-04-17 → 2017-05-05
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 162244Z apr in: a. 21-06-00N 131-39-07E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Taiwan Strait
  33. HYDROPAC 1336/172017-04-16 → 2017-05-05
    Distress signal received in 21-41.5N 123-29.6E at 161223Z apr
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 1217/172017-04-16 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, 140 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-52N 014-11E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 1213/172017-04-16 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 013-45E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 1212/172017-04-16 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 013-44E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  37. HYDROLANT 1211/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Two vessels, 250 persons on board each, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 13-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROPAC 1333/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    F/V gusty lady IV reports crewman with arm injury in 22-01N 135-33W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1331/172017-04-15 → 2017-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-36N 136-24W at 151532Z apr
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1327/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    28 foot S/V tandem, two persons on board, unreported puerto vallarta (20-39.30N 105-14.70W) to hawaii…
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico To Hawaii
  41. HYDROLANT 1208/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 012-30E at 150241Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROLANT 1207/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-18N 013-44E at 150845Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROLANT 1205/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 015-04E at 150728Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROPAC 1323/172017-04-15 → 2017-04-15
    Distress signal received in 45-25.8N 131-58.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 1204/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 012-32E at 150300Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  46. HYDROLANT 1203/172017-04-15 → 2017-05-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 012-58E at 150241Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROLANT 1201/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Vessel sank in 23-16.9N 081-19.2W at 140400Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  48. NAVAREA IV 311/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-16
    150001Z apr iceberg limit along trackline joining 47-40N 057-11W, 44-00N 055-00W, 40-30N 050-00W, 40-30N…
    North American Ice Service (nais) Iceberg Bulletin
  49. HYDROLANT 1200/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Four seven meter vessels, blue hulls, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-00N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  50. HYDROPAC 1315/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sydney spirit in 39-54.7N 146-31.8W vessels in vicinity…
    Eastern North Pacific

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