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 3812/172017-11-05 → 2017-11-24
    Man overboard from M/V kodithala in 10-06.5N 075-19.7E at 050015Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India
  2. HYDROPAC 3811/172017-11-05 → 2017-11-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3793/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 3580/172017-11-05 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received from vessel duygu in vicinity 36-00N 018-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 3573/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-24
    Vessel, ten persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 39-00N 009-00E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea · Sardinia
  5. HYDROPAC 3804/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-04
    F/V bv 98068 ts, four persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 3800/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-12
    Vessel golden tuna 88, 20 persons on board, on fire in 29-27S 104-44E on 29 oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 3799/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ruifenglong 968 in 16-47N 107-25E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 3797/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-24
    F/V bd 95184 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-35N 109-48E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 3795/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3760/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3794/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-05
    M/V son long 08, 12 persons on board, sank in vicinity 13-43N 109-15E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 3793/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-05
    F/V bd 97281-TS unreported
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3792/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-06
    F/V bd 97264-TS unreported
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3791/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-04
    South china sea DNC 11
  14. HYDROPAC 3790/172017-11-04 → 2017-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-03.85N 112-42.10E at 040004 nov
    South China Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 3787/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-05
    M/V jupiter, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-43N 109-16E at 032000Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  16. HYDROPAC 3786/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-04
    F/V bd 95184 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 13-35N 109-48E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROLANT 3565/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 33-20N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  18. HYDROPAC 3767/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-04
    F/V bd 95956 ts, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-18N 109-43E at 030535Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  19. HYDROLANT 3558/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-19N 011-54E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  20. HYDROLANT 3557/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-45N 014-38E at 030550Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  21. HYDROPAC 3766/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-03
    F/V bd 98079 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-22N 109-50E at 022200Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  22. HYDROPAC 3765/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3703/17 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3764/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-04
    F/V nt 91269 ts, seven persons on board, unreported on 03 nov
    South China Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3760/172017-11-03 → 2017-11-04
    F/V kh 91559-TS, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 15-44N 110-26E at 022100Z…
    South China Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3758/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 11-45N 121-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3757/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-03
    Distress signal received in vicinity 14-36N 170-17W at 021813Z nov
    North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 3756/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-17
    F/V sank in 19-59N 114-15E
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 3548/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, 12 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-21N 014-37E at 021152Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROARC 367/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-17
    M/V, white hull, two persons on board, unreported kitsissuarsuit (68-51-25N 053-07-15W) to aasiaat…
    Davis Strait · Greenland
  30. HYDROPAC 3748/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-30N 150-45W at 020644Z nov
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROLANT 3543/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, 23 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-08N 012-20E at 020250Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  32. HYDROPAC 3746/172017-11-02 → 2017-11-17
    Man overboard from M/V cape star in 11-58.5N 111-47.5E at 020030Z nov
    South China Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3744/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-02
    Man overboard from M/V cape star 11-08.4N 111-47.5E at 011050Z nov
    South China Sea
  34. NAVAREA IV 1029/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-01
    25 foot M/V laura, one person on board, overdue evighedsfjorden (64-05-38N 051-47-20W) to tasuisaq…
    Labrador Sea · Davis Strait · Greenland
  35. HYDROPAC 3742/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-22.3N 104-35.6E at 011129Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. HYDROLANT 3537/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 28-06.04N 090-12.07W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  37. HYDROPAC 3738/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-17
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98315 ts in 10-56N 108-32E at 271400Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  38. HYDROLANT 3535/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-53N 014-22E at 010150Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  39. HYDROPAC 3734/172017-11-01 → 2017-11-17
    F/V py 96778 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-46N 112-32E at…
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 3727/172017-10-31 → 2017-11-01
    M/V BV95681 ts and M/V BV95124 ts, 14 persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 3530/172017-10-31 → 2017-11-17
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-01N 014-33E at 310745Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  42. HYDROPAC 3725/172017-10-31 → 2017-10-31
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3721/17 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 3529/172017-10-31 → 2017-11-17
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, overdue from zuwara (32-55.4N 012-07.2E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  44. HYDROLANT 3528/172017-10-31 → 2017-10-31
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, overdue from zuwara (32-55.4N 012-07.2E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  45. HYDROLANT 3525/172017-10-31 → 2017-11-17
    M/V temptation, white and grey hull with orange stripes, three persons on board, overdue from rodney bay…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  46. HYDROPAC 3722/172017-10-31 → 2017-10-31
    Distress signal received in 08-33.4S 172-31.2W
    South Pacific · Tokelau
  47. HYDROPAC 3721/172017-10-31 → 2017-10-31
    F/V kg 93952TS, five persons on board, flooding in 07-50N 109-20E on 31 oct
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 3520/172017-10-30 → 2017-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-08N 055-47W at 301427Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 3710/172017-10-30 → 2017-10-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3654/17 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 3707/172017-10-30 → 2017-10-30
    Distress signal received from M/V toamoana NO.8 in vicinity 10-25S 174-06W
    South Pacific

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