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 1218/172017-04-05 → 2017-04-05
    Distress signal received from M/V myoshi in 11-05.5N 147-31.7E
    Western North Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 1101/172017-04-05 → 2017-04-21
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-57N 012-32E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROLANT 1100/172017-04-05 → 2017-04-21
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 012-46E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  4. HYDROLANT 1099/172017-04-05 → 2017-04-21
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in: a. 33-01.1N 012-31.0E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROLANT 1097/172017-04-05 → 2017-04-05
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  6. NAVAREA IV 278/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-07
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 16-39.5N 061-52.2W at 032230Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  7. HYDROLANT 1090/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-11
    M/V stellar daisy, 24 persons on board, sunk in 34-23S 018-30W
    South Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1086/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-21
    M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 22-28.66N 077-37.20W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Cuba
  9. HYDROPAC 1209/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-21
    F/V na 93105 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-29N 106-46E at 032200Z apr
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  10. HYDROPAC 1203/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1202/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 1202/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-04
    F/V bv 95206 ts sunk in 08-53.5N 106-26.1E at 040630Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 1200/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-06
    M/V safina 02, orange and red hull, ten persons on board, unreported toli-toli (01-03N 120-48E) to balikukup…
    Celebes Sea · Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 1199/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1195/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 1195/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 54-34.8N 153-12.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 1194/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received in 46-35.4N 126-06.4W
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  16. HYDROPAC 1191/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-07
    F/V qng 94459-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-02N 114-00E on 01 apr
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1180/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-21
    Man overboard from F/V bt 99136 ts in 07-10N 107-00E at 311800Z mar
    South China Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 1179/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-21
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96522 ts in 09-43N 108-19E at 01930Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROPAC 1176/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-22.14S 162-20.04W
    South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1175/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-31.7N 122-52.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1174/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from vessel, four persons on board, in 02-25N 092-05W
    Eastern North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1173/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-43.9S 106-44.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 1164/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 16-07.5S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1158/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-09
    Nine meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue manus (02-05S 146-58E) to wewak (03-34S 143-37E)
    Bismark Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROLANT 1063/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-05
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 1155/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-01
    M/V hai thanh 26-BLC sank in 10-18N 107-45E at 272125Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 1154/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-04
    Ten meter vessel, glass hull, capsized and adrift in 19-46.6S 149-30.0E at 010129Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1153/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-04
    Search and rescue operations in progress until 03 apr in area within .27 miles of 10-20.35N 107-47.09E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROLANT 1054/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V stellar daisy in 34-23S 018-30E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  30. HYDROPAC 1148/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V stellar daisy in 34-23S 018-30E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  31. HYDROARC 47/172017-03-31 → 2017-03-31
    19 foot M/V, one person on board, unreported
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1145/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V ym maturity in vicinity 52-00N 149-00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 1135/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-02
    F/V qng 91131-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-40N 110-20E at 280900Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROLANT 1037/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-00N 067-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 1128/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-01
    M/V hai thanh 26-BLC sank in 10-18N 107-45E at 272125Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 1126/172017-03-31 → 2017-03-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1119/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 1122/172017-03-30 → 2017-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-56.27N 173-44.00E at 302012Z mar
    North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 1119/172017-03-30 → 2017-03-31
    M/V kembang selamat, nine persons on board, sinking in 00-14-30S 124-27-17E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROLANT 1029/172017-03-30 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-14.2N 083-33.6W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  40. HYDROLANT 1025/172017-03-30 → 2017-04-12
    17 foot M/V, brown hull, one person on board, overdue from great abaco (26-28N 077-05W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  41. HYDROPAC 1105/172017-03-29 → 2017-04-12
    F/V py 96544 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-40N 115-09E at…
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 1104/172017-03-29 → 2017-03-30
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue cape croisilles (04-49S 145-45E) to karkar…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROLANT 1013/172017-03-29 → 2017-04-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-56N 012-32E at 290115Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 1008/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-12
    25 foot vessel, numerous persons in water, capsized in 26-39.3N 073-06.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1004/172017-03-28 → 2017-03-28
    Cancel HYDROLANT 976/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 1100/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-05
    F/V py 96189 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-30N 113-56E at…
    South China Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 1098/172017-03-28 → 2017-03-28
    Cancel HYDROPAC 973/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 997/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between sabratha (32-47N 012-29E) and 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 995/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V marguel in 36-57N 040-36W
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROPAC 1093/172017-03-28 → 2017-03-31
    M/V hai thanh 26-BLC sank in 10-18N 107-45E at 272125Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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