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 690/172017-02-26 → 2017-02-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 689/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  2. HYDROPAC 689/172017-02-26 → 2017-02-26
    6.4 metre vessel, green hull, overdue kira kira (10-26.6S 161-54.7E) to three sisters island (10-15.2S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 688/172017-02-26 → 2017-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-15N 122-00W at 261704Z feb
    Eastern North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 686/172017-02-26 → 2017-03-17
    87 foot F/V blue fish, blue hull, 12 persons on board, overdue
    Arabian Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 683/172017-02-25 → 2017-02-26
    25 meter vessel on fire in 12-20.42S 130-31.88E at 251200Z feb
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 681/172017-02-25 → 2017-04-08
    M/V rejeki 03 sinking in 00-27.1N 125-09.1E at 232300Z feb
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 679/172017-02-25 → 2017-03-17
    F/V kh 97119 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-55N 110-02E at…
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 678/172017-02-25 → 2017-02-25
    M/V rejeki 03 sinking in 00-27N 125-09E at 232300Z feb
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 676/172017-02-25 → 2017-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-48N 145-14E at 250110Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROLANT 635/172017-02-24 → 2017-03-17
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-07N 014-19E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 622/172017-02-24 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-14N 014-00E at 232200Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 621/172017-02-24 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received in vicinity 28-33.39N 094-22.52W at 240210Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  13. HYDROLANT 620/172017-02-24 → 2017-03-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 012-27E at 232130Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  14. HYDROLANT 617/172017-02-23 → 2017-03-17
    Vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-20N 012-26E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 654/172017-02-23 → 2017-02-27
    F/V bd 96773 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-25N 112-36E at…
    South China Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 650/172017-02-23 → 2017-02-26
    Man overboard from F/V bth 99263 ts in 09-32.50N 107-52.16E at 221120Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROLANT 609/172017-02-23 → 2017-03-17
    Three vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 012-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROLANT 607/172017-02-23 → 2017-03-17
    Two vessels requesting assistance: a. numerous persons on board, in vicinity 33-08N 013-46E at 230605Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 602/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 012-00E at 221400Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROPAC 641/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 220642Z feb in: a. 13-21-00N 112-07-22E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · South China Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 640/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 220504Z feb in: a. 26-49-04N 158-29-56E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 639/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 220504Z feb in: a. 34-12-35N 164-30-18E
    North Pacific · East China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 638/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received in 06-58.3N 106-07.3E at 220339Z feb
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 637/172017-02-22 → 2017-02-24
    F/V qng 94178 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-21N 109-40E at 210600Z feb
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 595/172017-02-22 → 2017-03-08
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROPAC 632/172017-02-21 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received in 04-55.8N 113-29.8E at 210339Z feb
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  27. HYDROPAC 630/172017-02-21 → 2017-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-43.2S 174-11.0W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  28. HYDROPAC 626/172017-02-21 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 210858Z feb in: a. 39-05-05N 147-57-36E
    Western North Pacific · Korea Strait
  29. HYDROPAC 625/172017-02-21 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 210856Z feb in: a. 34-26-31N 153-30-53E
    Western North Pacific · East China Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 620/172017-02-21 → 2017-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-43.1S 142-48.6E at 210241Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 619/172017-02-21 → 2017-02-21
    F/V na 91818 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-34N 107-10E at 210001Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 617/172017-02-20 → 2017-03-08
    Man overboard from F/V qb 98427 ts in 17-57N 108-18E at 191800Z feb
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 614/172017-02-20 → 2017-03-08
    Man overboard from F/V bv 5495 ts in 07-30N 107-42E at 191800Z feb
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 576/172017-02-20 → 2017-03-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-10N 012-20E at 20100Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROPAC 610/172017-02-19 → 2017-02-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-13N 142-00E at 192159Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  36. NAVAREA IV 138/172017-02-19 → 2017-02-20
    Colombia to panama
    Western Caribbean Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 572/172017-02-19 → 2017-03-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-55.0N 014-04.4E at 191440Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 570/172017-02-19 → 2017-02-19
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-57N 013-54E at 190605Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lybia
  39. HYDROLANT 569/172017-02-19 → 2017-02-19
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-57N 013-54E at 190605Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lybia
  40. HYDROPAC 603/172017-02-19 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-38.47N 126-01.73W
    Eastern North Pacific
  41. HYDROLANT 565/172017-02-18 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-48N 068-48W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 564/172017-02-18 → 2017-03-08
    Man overboard from M/V maersk cotonou in 16-14.66S 011-05.20E on 17 feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  43. HYDROPAC 599/172017-02-18 → 2017-02-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 598/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  44. HYDROLANT 561/172017-02-18 → 2017-03-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROPAC 598/172017-02-18 → 2017-02-18
    6.4 meter vessel, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  46. HYDROPAC 595/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 594/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 560/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Cancel HYDROLANT 555/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Mexico
  48. HYDROPAC 594/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-23.1N 112-52.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. NAVAREA IV 133/172017-02-17 → 2017-03-03
    S/V octopus IV, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  50. HYDROLANT 555/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Four persons from vessel reel hazard abandoned ship in liferaft in 28-13.97N 093-49.10W at 171818Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico

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