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 4214/172017-12-02 → 2017-12-15
    M/V jehova hoseenu, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of propeller in 10-22.40N…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  2. HYDROPAC 4213/172017-12-02 → 2017-12-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4132/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 3889/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-17N 058-54W at 011958Z dec
    Western North Atlantic · Barbados
  4. NAVAREA IV 1120/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-04
    Derelict M/V, black and white hull with black stripe, capsized and adrift in 24-30.0N 074-40.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  5. HYDROLANT 3879/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-20
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  6. HYDROPAC 4206/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-02
    F/V qna 94097TS, six persons on board, taking on water in 15-56N 110-37E at 010700Z dec
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 4203/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-15
    38 persons missing from 13 F/V in 08-00N 076-00E
    Arabian Sea · India
  8. HYDROPAC 4195/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-15
    F/V bd 30366 ts, sinking in 09-58.5N 107-42.5E at 271130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 4192/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-08N 136-10E at 301917Z nov
    Philippine Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 4191/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 39-18.7N 143-01.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 4189/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-02
    M/V langsa venture reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 05-00N 098-00E
    Strait of Malacca · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 4180/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-03
    Derelict ten meter F/V capsized and adrift in 10-06S 130-56E at 300400Z nov
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 4179/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-03
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 03-35.6N 104-21.9E at 300150Z nov
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  14. HYDROLANT 3865/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-01
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  15. HYDROPAC 4174/172017-11-29 → 2017-12-01
    F/V bd 30366 ts, sinking in 09-58.5N 107-42.5E at 271130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROLANT 3857/172017-11-29 → 2017-12-15
    Man overboard from 44 foot S/V vagant in vicinity 14-27.5N 054-56.2W on 28 nov
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 4165/172017-11-29 → 2017-11-29
    F/V bv 94184 ts, 12 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 09-42N 107-39E on 29 nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROLANT 3856/172017-11-29 → 2017-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel the whipper snapper in 21-05.33N 063-56.13W
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 4163/172017-11-29 → 2017-12-01
    F/V kh 96577TS reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-00N 114-20E at 280700Z nov
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 4161/172017-11-29 → 2017-11-29
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4159/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 4160/172017-11-29 → 2017-11-29
    F/V na 90490 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-41.63N 106-16.82E at 290001Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  22. HYDROLANT 3853/172017-11-29 → 2017-12-15
    Distress signal received in vicinity 28-46.6N 083-35.7W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  23. HYDROPAC 4159/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-29
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, overdue duff island (09-52S 167-11E) to lata (10-37S 165-51E)
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  24. HYDROPAC 4156/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gloria galaxy in 10-00N 109-44E at 281639Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 4155/172017-11-28 → 2017-12-15
    M/V jupiter sank in 13-43N 109-16E, seven persons remains missing, vessels in vicinity requested to keep a…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 4152/172017-11-28 → 2017-12-15
    F/V bd 99559-TS, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-14N 114-19E at 280900Z…
    South China Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 3843/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-28
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance between 37-12.3N 019-04.4E and 37-20.9N 019-17.7E
    Ionian Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 3841/172017-11-28 → 2017-12-15
    14 meter S/V, green and red hull, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 4145/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-29
    F/V bd 30366 ts, sinking in 09-58.5N 107-42.5E at 271130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 4133/172017-11-27 → 2017-11-28
    F/V bd 30366 ts, six persons on board, sinking in 09-58.5N 107-42.5E at 271130Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  31. HYDROLANT 3837/172017-11-27 → 2017-12-15
    Man overboard from S/V vagant in vicinity 13-38.4N 052-25.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROPAC 4132/172017-11-27 → 2017-12-02
    25 foot F/V maykelin lisseth II, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 4128/172017-11-27 → 2017-11-27
    25 foot F/V ariana melina, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 4124/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4123/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  35. HYDROPAC 4123/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-26
    Distress signal received from 51 foot S/V reliant, white hull, in 09-30.9N 085-18.2W at 251237Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific · Costa Rica
  36. HYDROLANT 3826/172017-11-26 → 2017-12-15
    14 meter vessel, grey and black hull, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-20.9N 019-07.7E at…
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  37. HYDROLANT 3824/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-29
    Man overboard from 44 foot S/V vagant, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue canary…
    Western North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Barbados
  38. HYDROLANT 3823/172017-11-26 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel, ten persons onboard, requesting assistance in 33-43N 012-35E at 261115Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 4121/172017-11-26 → 2017-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-32.4N 144-47.0E
    Philippine Sea · Rota
  40. HYDROLANT 3821/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-26
    14 meter vessel, grey and black hull, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-26N 017-30E at…
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  41. HYDROPAC 4116/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-40.9N 175-11.1E at 250001Z nov
    North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 4114/172017-11-25 → 2017-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V bar crusher 640 wr, one person on board, in vicinity 11-43.47S…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia-north Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 3819/172017-11-25 → 2017-11-26
    Spain to barbados
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROPAC 4112/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-23.8N 088-00.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 4111/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-13N 148-16E at 251304Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  46. HYDROLANT 3815/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 32-47N 014-43E at 250825Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  47. HYDROLANT 3814/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel, six persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-04N 012-50E at 251100Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROLANT 3813/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-26N 014-37E at 251030Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  49. HYDROLANT 3803/172017-11-25 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, nine persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 36-00N 010-34E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  50. HYDROPAC 4108/172017-11-24 → 2017-11-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-12.5N 166-25.1E at 242112Z nov
    North Pacific · Wake Island

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