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 840/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V fuyuanyu 789 in vicinity 17-40S 176-10W
    South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 839/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-59N 111-18E at 101939Z mar
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 838/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-12
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96989 ts in 09-22N 107-51E at 091200Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROLANT 787/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 22-15N 058-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROPAC 831/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 100703Z mar in: a. 31-01-29N 147-09-36E
    Western North Pacific · Bay of Bengal
  6. HYDROLANT 784/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-15N 058-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 826/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-14
    Nine meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue manus island (02-05S 146-58E) to wewak (03-34S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROLANT 783/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-13
    7.6 meter F/V jean, white hull, three persons on board, overdue marigot (13-58N 061-01W) and return
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  9. HYDROLANT 778/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V, three persons on board, in 18-57.0N 045-10.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 774/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-46.9N 044-43.0W
    North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 818/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-09
    Cancel HYDROPAC 815/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 816/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received in 09-06.2N 123-12.0E at 090709Z mar
    Bohol Sea · Philippines
  13. HYDROPAC 815/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel mi toi quintrex, three persons on board, in 14-01.47S…
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 813/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-45N 176-00W at 090257Z mar
    North Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 807/172017-03-08 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-57-46N 155-20-45E at 082123Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  16. HYDROLANT 767/172017-03-08 → 2017-03-24
    30 foot S/V katua, white hull, two persons on board, overdue la gomera (28-06N 017-08W) to sao vicente…
    North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Canary Islands To Martinique
  17. HYDROPAC 803/172017-03-08 → 2017-03-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 801/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  18. HYDROPAC 801/172017-03-08 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V pola augusta in 10-34.7N 087-18.6W
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  19. HYDROPAC 795/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 786/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 755/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-16
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-19N 64-19W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 793/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-19N 154-16E at 072038Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 792/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.8N 174-23.0W at 071554Z mar
    North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 791/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-48.93S 124-52.60W at 071832Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 790/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-08.00N 103-25.26E at 071119Z mar
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 786/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V val, two persons on board, in vicinity 33-34S 155-40E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 785/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-04-04N 158-26-05E at 070142Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 784/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-08
    F/V dna 90901-TS, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-54N 108-40E at 061030Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 772/172017-03-04 → 2017-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-03N 141-59E at 042320Z mar
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 770/172017-03-04 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received from 19 meter F/V babouk, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, in 10-53.6S…
    Western Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 769/172017-03-04 → 2017-03-04
    Distress signal received from 19 meter F/V babouk, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, in 10-53.6S…
    Western Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 768/172017-03-04 → 2017-03-04
    Distress signal received from 19 meter F/V babouk in 10-48.3S 060-16.6E
    Western Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROLANT 722/172017-03-04 → 2017-03-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E at 041300Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROLANT 691/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-17
    Libya DNC 08, DNC 09
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 685/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-17
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 012-30E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 745/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-05
    Seven meter vessel with orange stripes, three persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-35S 146-00E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROLANT 684/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-16
    Distress signal received in 26-06N 072-16W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 682/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-17
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 012-22E at 020050Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 678/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-01
    Cancel HYDROLANT 659/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Atlantic · Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 728/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-36N 116-56W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 727/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-02
    F/V yeshan PUTHA-03, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-10N 086-20E
    Bay of Bengal
  41. HYDROLANT 668/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-17
    Man overboard from M/V corsica in vicinity 42-00N 010-00E
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Corsica
  42. HYDROPAC 722/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-02
    F/V na 90415 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-53N 106-20E at 010001Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  43. HYDROLANT 659/172017-02-28 → 2017-03-01
    M/V marikee III, two persons on board, unreported to trinidad (10-27.6N 061-14.9W)
    Atlantic · Caribbean Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 714/172017-02-28 → 2017-02-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 07-31.3N 139-50.9E
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  45. HYDROPAC 713/172017-02-28 → 2017-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V aurora, one person on board, in vicinity 38-50.13S…
    Great Australian Bight · Australia-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 709/172017-02-28 → 2017-03-02
    F/V na 99939 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-05N 107-20E at 271000Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin
  47. HYDROPAC 706/172017-02-27 → 2017-03-01
    F/V na 93672 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-20N 106-44E at 271000Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  48. HYDROPAC 695/172017-02-27 → 2017-03-01
    F/V th 91684 ts, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 19-23N 106-25E at 240151Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 693/172017-02-27 → 2017-03-17
    F/V bd 96893-TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 15-52N 112-59E at…
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 649/172017-02-27 → 2017-03-17
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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