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. NAVAREA IV 1106/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 3801/172017-11-24 → 2017-11-30
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 3796/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received from 31 ft M/V poppy in vicinity 24-17.6N 083-59.6W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  4. HYDROPAC 4095/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    M/V w borneo unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 4094/172017-11-24 → 2017-11-27
    Derelict 15 meter F/V gyotoku maru nr 1 capsized and adrift in 06-22.4N 130-39.3E at 240250Z nov
    Philippine Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 4093/172017-11-24 → 2017-11-26
    F/V qb 96002 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-53N 107-30E at 221400Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROLANT 3787/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROLANT 3786/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 37-12.00N 012-14.82E at 232240Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Pantelleria
  9. HYDROLANT 3780/172017-11-23 → 2017-11-24
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 3779/172017-11-23 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, ten persons on board, in distress in 38-02N 007-55E at 231215Z nov
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  11. HYDROLANT 3772/172017-11-23 → 2017-12-08
    Numerous vessels, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between tripoli (32-53-14N 013-11-29E)…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROPAC 4078/172017-11-23 → 2017-11-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4069/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 4076/172017-11-23 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-49-26N 152-37-55E at 230046Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  14. HYDROLANT 3771/172017-11-23 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 34-00N 012-00E at 222100Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 4069/172017-11-22 → 2017-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-40.2N 132-26.3E
    Philippine Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 4068/172017-11-22 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel sunk in 28-31N 050-40E at 220430Z nov
    Persian Gulf · Iran
  17. HYDROLANT 3759/172017-11-22 → 2017-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 53-29.56N 019-43.83W at 221112Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROPAC 4065/172017-11-22 → 2017-11-25
    Derelict 15 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 06-32.0N 130-57.1E at 220019Z nov
    Philippine Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 3747/172017-11-21 → 2017-12-08
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-42N 012-40E at 210400Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 4052/172017-11-21 → 2017-12-01
    15 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-20N 173-01E) to maiana…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  21. HYDROLANT 3746/172017-11-21 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 49-03.27N 034-49.67W at 201958Z nov
    North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 4044/172017-11-20 → 2017-11-23
    F/V qb 92889 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-49N 107-56E at 190700Z nov
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 4043/172017-11-20 → 2017-11-22
    F/V qb 92836 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-45N 108-02E at 190900Z nov
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 4042/172017-11-20 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received in 03-53.6N 108-23.7E at 200817Z nov
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 4040/172017-11-20 → 2017-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-18N 131-18E at 200716Z nov
    Philippine Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 4036/172017-11-20 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-56.22N 131-30.13E at 192122Z nov
    Sea of Japan
  27. HYDROPAC 4031/172017-11-19 → 2017-11-19
    Cancel HYDROPAC 4026/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 4028/172017-11-19 → 2017-12-02
    25 foot vessel, white hull with red stripes, four persons on board, overdue chuuk atoll (07-26.8N 151-44.8E)…
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  29. HYDROPAC 4027/172017-11-19 → 2017-11-19
    Tug tece, black and white hull, seven persons on board, unreported gorong island (04-04.1S 131-26.0E) to…
    Arafura Sea · Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  30. HYDROLANT 3726/172017-11-19 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V fanthomen in vicinity 27-00N 068-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 4021/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga, one person on board, in 33-27.43S 174-48.59E at 182225Z…
    Western South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 4019/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga, one person on board, in vicinity 33-16.31S 175-30.35E…
    Western South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 4015/172017-11-18 → 2017-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-17.5N 157-26.9E at 171025Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 4011/172017-11-18 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-01-58N 123-39-15E at 180929Z nov
    East China Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 3721/172017-11-18 → 2017-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 45 foot S/V zen latitude, four persons on board, in 19-33.93N…
    Western North Atlantic · British Virgin Islands
  36. HYDROPAC 4009/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga in vicinity 33-13.9S 175-49.9E
    Western South Pacific
  37. HYDROLANT 3720/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-24
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 4007/172017-11-18 → 2017-12-01
    Vessel, ten persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-34.66S 150-48.45E) to mussau island (01-25.01S 149-37.95E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 4005/172017-11-17 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 29-20.5S 169-41.8E
    Western South Pacific
  40. HYDROLANT 3710/172017-11-17 → 2017-12-01
    Gulf of mexico DNC 15
  41. HYDROPAC 3993/172017-11-17 → 2017-12-01
    F/V bt 93773 ts and F/V bt 97724TS, ten persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  42. HYDROLANT 3705/172017-11-17 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received from vessel esperanza six in 25-43N 096-37W at 170640Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  43. HYDROPAC 3991/172017-11-17 → 2017-12-01
    Man overboard from F/V py 90577 ts in 13-20N 115-32E at 170100Z nov
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 3990/172017-11-17 → 2017-11-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3734/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 3980/172017-11-16 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-50.1N 125-03.1W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3979/172017-11-16 → 2017-11-17
    S/V talent, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 36-08.1S 092-49.9E at 161030Z nov
    Southern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROLANT 3695/172017-11-16 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-27.8N 077-23.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 3973/172017-11-16 → 2017-11-16
    Distress signal received from S/V kinda magic, four persons on board, in 17-36.9S 041-07.2E
    Mozambique Channel
  49. HYDROPAC 3972/172017-11-16 → 2017-11-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3937/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 3969/172017-11-16 → 2017-11-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3967/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington To California

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