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 2517/232023-08-03 → 2023-08-18
    32 foot S/V legz, white hull, one person on board, overdue sitka (56-54.59N 135-40.93W) to san diego…
    Eastern North Pacific · Alaska To California
  2. HYDROPAC 2514/232023-08-03 → 2023-08-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2511/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 2511/232023-08-03 → 2023-08-03
    Vessel natuna 10, white and blue hull, five persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  4. HYDROARC 148/232023-08-03 → 2023-08-18
    Vessel reported sinking in 69-05.00N 105-31.00W
    Deese Strait · Canada
  5. HYDROPAC 2507/232023-08-02 → 2023-08-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2489/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROLANT 1715/232023-08-02 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 59 foot M/V mango tango, white hull, three persons on board, in…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  7. HYDROLANT 1714/232023-08-02 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received in 23-27.00N 016-53.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  8. HYDROPAC 2499/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 04-46.00N 078-43.00E at 011520Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 2494/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-07
    Man overboard from vessel km bahtera putih in 05-20.87S 108-18.18E at 300830Z jul
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROLANT 1710/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-49.20N 088-04.13W at 010549Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico
  11. HYDROPAC 2493/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-18
    54 foot F/V amal putha 03, red, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity…
    Western Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 2492/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-03
    40 foot F/V thenuka 01, white, blue and brown hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 2489/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-02
    Seven meter vessel, one person on board, unreported karkar island (04-40.34S 146-03.71E) to long island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 2483/232023-07-31 → 2023-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-45.27S 115-19.47E at 310749Z jul
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 2472/232023-07-30 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-03.00N 085-28.00E at 300128Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROLANT 1695/232023-07-29 → 2023-08-18
    Crewman requiring medical assistance in 26-58.20N 094-55.95W at 290815Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  17. HYDROPAC 2469/232023-07-29 → 2023-07-30
    41 foot F/V thenuka 01, white hull, five person on board adrift due to engine failure in 06-14.00N…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  18. HYDROPAC 2462/232023-07-28 → 2023-08-05
    Helicopter, four persons on board, ditched in 20-24.48S 148-56.46E at 281250Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  19. HYDROPAC 2460/232023-07-28 → 2023-08-11
    Man overboard from F/V bd 31216 ts in 08-50.00N 107-29.00E at 280900Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 1692/232023-07-28 → 2023-08-11
    Vessel taking on water in vicinity 26-49.25N 079-06.74W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  21. HYDROPAC 2453/232023-07-27 → 2023-08-11
    Six meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue moroni harbor (11-42.00S 043-14.54E) and return
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  22. HYDROLANT 1686/232023-07-27 → 2023-08-11
    Possible vessel on fire reported in vicinity 26-08.00N 092-02.00W at 270355Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  23. HYDROPAC 2443/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-38.90N 091-38.60W
    Eastern North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2441/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 42-00.00N 178-00.00E
    North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2439/232023-07-26 → 2023-07-26
    S/V mistral, four persons on board, taking on water in 20-15.73S 150-16.07E at 260555Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  26. HYDROLANT 1674/232023-07-26 → 2023-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 48-15.00N 029-00.00W
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1673/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-00.00N 055-00.00W at 260332Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 2438/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received from vessel sto lobella in 06-38.00N 107-02.00E at 260234Z jul
    South China Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 1672/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-01.42S 042-03.46W on 25 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  30. HYDROPAC 2424/232023-07-24 → 2023-07-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2407/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  31. HYDROPAC 2423/232023-07-24 → 2023-07-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2422/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 2422/232023-07-24 → 2023-07-24
    F/V ok kah yoh, yellow hull, eight persons on board, unreported
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 2421/232023-07-24 → 2023-08-03
    F/V sanjaya 86, blue hull with red stripe, 16 persons on board, unreported
    Bali Sea · Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  34. HYDROLANT 1657/232023-07-24 → 2023-08-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 27-43.05N 078-57.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  35. HYDROLANT 1656/232023-07-24 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received in vicinity 29-48.51N 088-27.00W at 232344Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Mississippi
  36. HYDROPAC 2412/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V zhong shui 805 in vicinity 29-10.60S 159-44.60W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 2411/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V paraskevi lisa in vicinity 05-10.00N 081-40.00E at 232130Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  38. HYDROPAC 2410/232023-07-23 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received in 07-06.17N 105-57.24E
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2407/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-24
    Man overboard from F/V yahansa 02 in 05-54.00N 078-24.00E at 211400Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  40. HYDROPAC 2402/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V free will in vicinity 24-33.00S 152-39.13E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  41. HYDROPAC 2401/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-23
    S/V mostumo capsized and adrift in 08-05.51N 079-25.94W
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  42. HYDROPAC 2400/232023-07-22 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received in 06-16.80N 116-06.98E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  43. HYDROPAC 2399/232023-07-22 → 2023-07-23
    Man overboard from F/V yahansa 02 in 05-54.00N 078-24.00E at 211400Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  44. HYDROPAC 2394/232023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    60 foot S/V defiant, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2391/232023-07-21 → 2023-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 210752Z jul from F/V ZHUWAN3902 in 09-55.40N 115-35.60E
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2383/232023-07-21 → 2023-07-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2378/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Southern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 2382/232023-07-21 → 2023-07-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2321/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 2381/232023-07-21 → 2023-07-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 37-29.40S 177-40.40E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  49. HYDROPAC 2379/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2368/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 2378/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu qingyuan yu 119 in vicinity 31-53.40S 086-36.60E
    Southern Indian Ocean

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