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 501/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-16
    F/V qt 94565 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 09-40N 101-02E at…
    Gulf of Thailand · Thailand
  2. HYDROPAC 500/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-15-15N 122-07-47E at 110711Z feb
    East China Sea · China
  3. HYDROPAC 499/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    Distress signal received from M/V southern phoenix, 42 persons on board, in vicinity 11-22S 151-24E at…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 498/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-35-38N 151-59-24E at 110530Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 474/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received in 17-58N 074-34W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  6. HYDROPAC 493/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-06.0N 137-47.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 492/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received from F/V kasi in 18-54N 071-36E
    Arabian Sea · India
  8. HYDROPAC 490/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V an wun fa 16 in 19-25S 053-16E at 101442Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 479/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-16-30N 153-03-25E at 101441Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 474/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-11
    F/V NT91080 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 08-08N 105-46E at 091500Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 473/172017-02-10 → 2017-02-10
    F/V tg 93158 ts, 18 persons on board, disabled and anchored in 08-36N 107-10E at 091300Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 471/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bullistic in vicinity 34-45S 152-47E at 091935Z feb
    Tasman Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 469/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-10
    F/V tg 9358 ts, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-37N 107-11E at 091300Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 468/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-12
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 19-20.2N 134-39.3E at 090616Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 453/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel fifty fifty, two persons on board, in 16-46.7N 045-05.8W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 467/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received in 17-15S 168-00E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  17. HYDROPAC 464/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-16
    17 foot M/V, red and white hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana…
    Pacific · Kiribati
  18. HYDROLANT 436/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-08
    14 meter M/V fatal attraction, four persons on board, unreported inagua (21-03.4N 073-25.5W) to jamaica…
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Bahamas To Jamaica
  19. NAVAREA IV 98/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-24
    Bahamas to jamaica
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 435/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-15
    Man overboard from vessel capitao leo in 01-10N 049-03W on 07 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 457/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-15
    Seven meter vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-34.92S 151-59.89E at 071340Z feb
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROLANT 432/172017-02-08 → 2017-05-26
    M/V, 25 persons on board, possibly hijacked in 04-03.22N 007-13.50E at 071904Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  23. HYDROPAC 452/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-38-20N 138-29-27E at 071844Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 450/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-13
    Man overboard from F/V hp 90680 ts in vicinity 20-42N 107-02E at 061330Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 449/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-12
    F/V, two persons on board, overdue sumenep (07-01.4S 113-53.4E) to pulau sapudi (07-06.6S 114-20.0E)
    Bali Sea · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 448/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-10
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 19-50.5N 135-10.0E at 070616Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 443/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 441/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 441/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-07
    Seven meter vessel with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue ghizo island (08-03.7S 156-49.0E) to…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  29. HYDROLANT 420/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received in 34-15N 066-30W at 061424Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 438/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 380/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 437/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-07
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 19-51.4N 135-28.9E at 060616Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 411/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-35S 047-21W on 04 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 407/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 62 foot S/V merrythoughts, white hull, in 22-07.5N 074-28.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  34. HYDROPAC 435/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-24
    30 foot F/V sithuli, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue panadura harbor (06-43-03N 079-54-08E) and…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 434/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-07
    F/V bv 9801 ts, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 433/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-09
    7.5 meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, 14 persons on board, overdue kimbe (05-32S 150-08E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 432/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-07
    Distress signal received in 10-04.7N 102-37.4W
    Eastern North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 429/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, ten persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  39. HYDROLANT 404/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-07
    One person from S/V daphni abandoned ship in liferaft in 19-44N 064-21W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 428/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-06
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 19-46.4N 135-50.1E at 050617Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 427/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-24
    Man overboard from F/V py 92396 ts in 12-55N 111-37E at 050530Z feb
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 399/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-06N 012-29E at 050230Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  43. HYDROLANT 398/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-54N 013-44E at 050230Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 393/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-03N 014-30E at 041210Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 390/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-24
    M/V bremer martha reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 36-11N 018-23E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 423/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-05
    Derelict 11 meter F/V paradi capsized and adrift in 19-49.3N 136-17.5E at 040617Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 388/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-10N 012-54E at 040630Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 387/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-04
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-42N 014-30E at 040630Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROPAC 415/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 378/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 414/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-04
    Distress signal received from 5.4 meter vessel on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-09.0S 130-47.4E at 040133Z feb
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast

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