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

By month

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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 585/172017-02-17 → 2017-03-03
    F/V bv 94157TS suffered an explosion in 09-34N 107-23E at 161800Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 583/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-58N 116-09E at 170640Z feb
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 581/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    F/V suffered an explosion in 09-39N 107-19E at 161800Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 580/172017-02-17 → 2017-03-03
    Vessel data dyne, one person on board, unreported itou (34-57N 139-06E) to naha (26-12N 127-40E)
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Japan
  5. HYDROPAC 579/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-19
    F/V kh 97417 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-00N 112-00E at 161900Z feb
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 577/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-27.8N 164-15.3E at 170036Z feb
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 573/172017-02-16 → 2017-02-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 519/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Bali Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 571/172017-02-16 → 2017-02-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 512/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  9. HYDROLANT 536/172017-02-16 → 2017-03-03
    30 foot M/V izzyleah, white and blue hull, one person on board, overdue shell bay (17-08-31N 061-46-33W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barduda To Saint Martin
  10. HYDROPAC 564/172017-02-16 → 2017-02-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 561/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 535/172017-02-16 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 62 foot M/V god gift, green hull, in 20-37.1N 073-32.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  12. HYDROPAC 562/172017-02-16 → 2017-03-03
    F/V kh 90398 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-44N 109-52E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 561/172017-02-16 → 2017-02-16
    F/V sank in 08-29N 108-44E at 160030Z feb
    South China Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 531/172017-02-15 → 2017-03-03
    80 foot vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-32N 073-31W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  15. HYDROPAC 559/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 37 foot S/V bhajans in vicinity 13-31.93S 168-04.60W
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 557/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-31.93S 168-04.60W
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 555/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-40N 143-28E at 151859Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 551/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-13.09S 171-42.82E
    Tasman Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 549/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 457/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 548/172017-02-14 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-12.2N 134-57.1E at 141330Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea · Palau
  21. HYDROPAC 542/172017-02-14 → 2017-02-17
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 22-32S 150-48E at 141030Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 504/172017-02-14 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received in 16-15N 080-00W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 538/172017-02-14 → 2017-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-25.6N 172-45.8E at 132357Z feb
    North Pacific
  24. HYDROLANT 502/172017-02-13 → 2017-02-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-30.62S 048-18.33W on 13 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 500/172017-02-13 → 2017-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-49.2N 077-33.7W at 130746Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  26. HYDROPAC 534/172017-02-13 → 2017-02-16
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 17-57.2N 134-18.9E at 130619Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 493/172017-02-13 → 2017-02-13
    Vessel alianca, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-13.42S 044-19.98W on 12 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 529/172017-02-13 → 2017-03-03
    F/V bv 6341 ts sank in 08-08N 106-58E at 121500Z feb
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 523/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 449/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 520/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-13
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-50S 144-36E at 120900Z feb
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 519/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-16
    F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 08-55S 116-20E on 07 feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Bali Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 518/172017-02-12 → 2017-03-03
    F/V bv 93156 ts sank in 07-25N 108-26E at 110800Z feb
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 517/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-39.7N 171-31.0W at 120709Z feb
    North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 515/172017-02-12 → 2017-03-03
    Vessel bach dang 6 sank in 20-12N 107-44E at 200045Z jan
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 513/172017-02-12 → 2017-03-03
    F/V V matha 2, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 20-50N 068-10E at 111825Z feb
    Arabian Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 512/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 98 foot F/V destination, blue hull, six persons on board, in…
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  37. HYDROPAC 511/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 23-00N 165-00E
    North Pacific
  38. HYDROARC 20/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-15
    Derelict vessel aqqu and liferaft adrift in 68-52.22N 052-04.69W
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  39. HYDROARC 19/172017-02-12 → 2017-02-12
    Cancel HYDROARC 18/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 485/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-12
    Vessel sinking in 33-09.43N 075-20.17W at 112342Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 510/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-13
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 18-41.4N 134-25.8E at 110616Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 509/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-13
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 11-15.8S 152-07.9E
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROARC 18/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-12
    Two persons from vessel aqqu abandoned ship in liferaft in 68-52.22N 052-04.69W
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  44. HYDROARC 17/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    Vessel aqqu, two persons on board, sinking in 68-52.3N 052-04.0W
    Davis Strait · Greenland-west Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 508/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-17.13S 152-01.43E at 111748Z feb
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 506/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 98 foot F/V destination, blue hull, in 56-37.3N 169-57.8W
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  47. HYDROLANT 478/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    30 foot S/V bambou, grey hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue la gomera (28-10N 017-21W)…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Cape Verde
  48. HYDROPAC 505/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-50.0N 106-02.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 503/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15.7N 107-55.5E at 111121Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 502/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 11-20.45S 151-38.90E at 110855Z feb
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea

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