Distress & casualty cases (archived) in 2023

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 2023
1,417
still in force
0
vs 2022
0%
first · last
01-01 · 12-31

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC945
  • HYDROLANT400
  • NAVAREA IV47
  • NAVAREA XII21
  • HYDROARC4

Where · top seas

South China Sea25625%
North Atlantic Ocean20821%
North Pacific Ocean13313%
Indian Ocean929%
South Pacific Ocean868%
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin535%
Coral Sea515%
Gulf of Mexico495%
South Atlantic Ocean454%
Caribbean Sea414%

All distress & casualty cases (archived) issued in 2023 · 1,417

  1. HYDROPAC 2686/232023-08-20 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-15.96N 107-48.30E at 200300Z aug
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 2685/232023-08-20 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-35.00N 112-51.10E at 190400Z aug
    South China Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 2684/232023-08-20 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-53.00N 133-00.20E at 200036Z aug
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROLANT 1853/232023-08-19 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V AKCHER-2, four persons on board in 22-28.07N 017-19.40W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  5. HYDROLANT 1851/232023-08-19 → 2023-09-08
    24 foot canoe, green hull, nine persons on board, overdue sanikiluaq (56-32.00N 079-14.00W) to umiujaq…
    Hudson Bay · Canada
  6. HYDROLANT 1848/232023-08-19 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received in 00-25.00N 043-43.48W at 190001Z aug
    North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 1846/232023-08-19 → 2023-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-00.00N 048-15.00W at 182309Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1842/232023-08-18 → 2023-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-00.00N 048-15.00W at 182309Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROPAC 2662/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-08.00S 175-14.00W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  10. HYDROPAC 2661/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2656/23 and this msg, vessels located safe
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROLANT 1832/232023-08-18 → 2023-09-01
    S/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  12. HYDROPAC 2657/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-20
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, adrift in vicinity 05-00.09S 154-36.56E
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 2656/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-18
    Two vessels overdue manus island (02-04.00S 147-18.00E) to kavieng (02-38.00S 150-47.00E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 2655/232023-08-17 → 2023-08-18
    15 meter S/V valiant, green and gray hull, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  15. HYDROPAC 2652/232023-08-17 → 2023-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel jin da in 05-57.10N 114-27.40E at 170820Z aug
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  16. HYDROPAC 2634/232023-08-15 → 2023-08-15
    32 foot F/V IMUL-A-0628 tle, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  17. NAVAREA XII 535/232023-08-15 → 2023-08-15
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 526/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  18. HYDROPAC 2629/232023-08-15 → 2023-08-15
    Eight meter vessel, one person on board, requesting assistance in 38-15.00N 172-56.00E at 150500Z aug
    North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2628/232023-08-15 → 2023-09-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-12.17N 134-51.48E on 13 aug
    Western North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2627/232023-08-15 → 2023-08-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-40.00N 133-39.00E on 13 aug
    Western North Pacific
  21. HYDROLANT 1799/232023-08-14 → 2023-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity of 12-10.00N 041-42.00W at 140838Z aug
    North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 2622/232023-08-14 → 2023-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 05-59.00N 086-07.00E at 140924Z aug
    Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 2616/232023-08-14 → 2023-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-01.53N 172-54.60E
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  24. NAVAREA IV 903/232023-08-14 → 2023-09-01
    Six persons overboard from M/V playboy, white and red hull, capsized in 17-24.80N 063-03.20W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Netherlands Antilles
  25. HYDROPAC 2610/232023-08-13 → 2023-08-13
    5 meter M/V connected II, two persons on board, taking on water and sinking in vicinity 27-26.40S 153-35.87E…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  26. HYDROLANT 1791/232023-08-13 → 2023-09-01
    M/V shirley unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  27. NAVAREA XII 526/232023-08-12 → 2023-08-15
    Man overboard in 12-21.00N 154-07.00W at 120900Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific · Hawaii
  28. NAVAREA XII 525/232023-08-12 → 2023-08-12
    Person in water in 12-21.00N 154-07.00W at 120900Z aug
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2596/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-11
    F/V ruhunu kumari, seven persons on board, on fire in 06-11.70N 079-17.20E at 111710Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  30. HYDROPAC 2594/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-13
    7 meter vessel, white hull with black stripes, nine persons on board, overdue between mussau island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 2593/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-25
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 19-43.00N 107-37.00E
    Gulf of Tonkin · China
  32. HYDROARC 159/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received in 71-38.00N 072-06.00W at 110210Z aug
    Baffin Bay · Canada
  33. HYDROPAC 2579/232023-08-10 → 2023-08-25
    Man overboard from F/V nt 90026TS in 10-44.00N 109-05.00E at 092000Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 2578/232023-08-10 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-15.00N 078-50.00E at 100258Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 2577/232023-08-10 → 2023-08-11
    Vessel, white hull with maroon stripes, one person on board, overdue buffalo creek (12-20.30S 130-54.50E) to…
    Timor Sea · Australia
  36. HYDROPAC 2572/232023-08-09 → 2023-08-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 40-46.20S 087-56.53E at 092140Z aug
    Southern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 2568/232023-08-09 → 2023-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V intelligent pursuit in vicinity 05-12.00N 106-36.00E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 2566/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-25
    Man overboard from F/V bd 93467 ts in 08-35.00N 106-51.00E at 080800Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROPAC 2563/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-10
    40 foot F/V dns 01, blue hull, six persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-40.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  40. HYDROPAC 2558/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-25
    Man overboard from vessel zhen hua 15 between 09-51.50N 109-52.03E and 10-52.00N 110-25.00E at 072100Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 2554/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-08
    F/V dna 90378TS reports crewman with hand injury in 14-00.00N 110-36.00E at 080100Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 2553/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-25
    Man overboard from F/V py 93979TS in 12-46.00N 109-39.00E at 072100Z aug
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  43. HYDROPAC 2550/232023-08-07 → 2023-08-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2494/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 2541/232023-08-07 → 2023-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-00.80S 130-59.60E at 070130Z aug
    Timor Sea · Australia
  45. HYDROPAC 2539/232023-08-06 → 2023-08-25
    Man overboard from F/V keylani in vicinity of trackline joining 12-42.57S 146-56.01W, 13-23.53S 147-14.46W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2538/232023-08-06 → 2023-08-25
    F/V qn 3457 ts, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity 20-46.49N 106-50.08E at 032300Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  47. HYDROPAC 2532/232023-08-06 → 2023-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-50.60S 153-29.80E at 060150Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia
  48. HYDROPAC 2530/232023-08-05 → 2023-08-06
    F/V qn 3457 ts, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity 20-46.49N 106-50.08E at 032300Z aug
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2527/232023-08-05 → 2023-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V YUETAIYU23688 in 09-56.60N 114-32.00E at 042356Z aug
    South China Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 1730/232023-08-04 → 2023-08-18
    Vessel, 22 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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