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 3967/172017-11-15 → 2017-11-16
    32 feet S/V nicole overdue strait of juan de fuca (48-30.0N 124-43.4W) to san diego (32-40.0N 117-14.5W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington To California
  2. HYDROPAC 3963/172017-11-15 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-27N 145-27E at 151311Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 3956/172017-11-15 → 2017-12-01
    Man overboard from M/V katherine kosan in 10-35N 066-58E at 150647Z nov
    Arabian Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3952/172017-11-15 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received in 26-29N 123-12E at 150356Z nov
    East China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 3950/172017-11-15 → 2017-12-01
    F/V qn 90546 ts sank in 21-00N 108-07E at 140400Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 3673/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Three persons missing from F/V nossa senhora do carmo I in 23-49S 043-57W on 09 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3947/172017-11-14 → 2017-11-15
    F/V hp 20290 ts, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 20-12N 106-37E at 140800Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3946/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 99141 ts in 09-18N 103-55E at 052000Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 3938/172017-11-14 → 2017-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15.4N 179-51.6W at 140443Z nov
    North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3937/172017-11-14 → 2017-11-16
    F/V py 90596 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-17N 115-50E at…
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3936/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 99808 ts in 09-07N 104-36E at 121730Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 3935/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Ten meter M/V northern lights, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3928/172017-11-13 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-40.8N 107-32.4E at 131128Z nov
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 3926/172017-11-13 → 2017-12-01
    F/V, seven persons on board, sank in 05-01S 116-41E
    Java Sea · Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 3919/172017-11-12 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-34.40N 134-23.74W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROLANT 3655/172017-11-12 → 2017-11-13
    North atlantic DNC 08
  17. HYDROPAC 3917/172017-11-12 → 2017-11-13
    Tug durian mas, six persons on board, sinking in 05-49.35S 106-43.76E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  18. HYDROLANT 3653/172017-11-12 → 2017-11-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in area within 15 miles of 53-30N 016-15W at 121407Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 3911/172017-11-12 → 2017-12-01
    Man overboard from F/V cm 99775 ts in 07-58N 104-39E at 091330Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROPAC 3909/172017-11-12 → 2017-11-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3800/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROLANT 3650/172017-11-11 → 2017-12-01
    S/V capsized and adrift in 16-39.1N 063-46.9W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  22. HYDROPAC 3905/172017-11-11 → 2017-11-11
    Australia-north coast DNC 05
    Arafura Sea · Gulf of Carpentaria
  23. HYDROPAC 3902/172017-11-11 → 2017-12-01
    Distress signal received in 04-06.9N 110-35.5E at 111038Z nov
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 3644/172017-11-11 → 2017-11-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tokita in 47-14.2N 008-15.1W at 110831Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  25. HYDROPAC 3896/172017-11-11 → 2017-11-11
    M/V qn 6378, 11 persons on board, disabled, adrift and on fire in 17-46N 106-51E at 110300Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 3889/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-11
    S/V wologai number 2, black hull, three persons on board, overdue wanigela 10-03S 149-13E
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 3884/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-11
    F/V na 90112 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-30.06N 106-49.08E at 100215Z nov
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 3882/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-24
    Tug yong tat 239 sinking in 02-53.63S 106-59.15E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROLANT 3628/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received in 20-49.16N 078-56.87W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba
  30. HYDROPAC 3879/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received in 26-09N 123-29E at 091821Z nov
    East China Sea · Japan
  31. HYDROLANT 3626/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-14
    Five persons missing from F/V nossa senhora do carmo I in 23-49S 043-57W on 09 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3875/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    Man overboard from F/V bd 93711 ts in 07-03N 106-41E at 080700Z nov
    Sount China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3872/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-09
    F/V kh 96354 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-14N 109-25E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 3869/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    Aircraft ditched in vicinity 26-38.23N 122-13.06E at 071102Z nov
    East China Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3865/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    M/V jupiter sank in 13-43N 109-16E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROPAC 3864/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    Man overboard from M/V industrial destiny in vicinity 26-47.04N 052-13.45E at 080815Z nov
    Persian Gulf · Iran
  37. HYDROLANT 3619/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-24
    Vessel, 12 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 33-26N 011-49E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 3618/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-09
    Vessel, 12 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 33-25N 012-49E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROLANT 3610/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shenanigans in vicinity 23-43.7N 073-44.3W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  40. HYDROLANT 3609/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Eastern north atlantic DNC 08, DNC 19
  41. HYDROLANT 3607/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Eastern north atlantic DNC 08, DNC 19
  42. HYDROPAC 3850/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Helicopter, four persons on board, ditching in vicinity 19-49S 149-01E at 080509Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3849/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from helicopter in hamilton island (20-04S 148-54E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3847/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel fu yuan yu 665 in 40-43.4N 149-29.2E at 080241Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3835/172017-11-07 → 2017-11-24
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93528 ts in 08-27N 103-35E at 041920Z nov
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  46. HYDROPAC 3828/172017-11-06 → 2017-11-24
    Derelict vessel adrift in 34-53N 151-21E at 061359Z nov
    Western North Pacific
  47. HYDROLANT 3593/172017-11-06 → 2017-11-06
    M/V cs star reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-52S 001-39E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 3821/172017-11-06 → 2017-11-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3792/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 3585/172017-11-06 → 2017-11-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance between tripoli (32-53-14N 013-11-29E) and…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  50. HYDROLANT 3584/172017-11-05 → 2017-11-24
    28 foot M/V, white and grey hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-57.1N 082-27.8W
    Western Caribbean Sea

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