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 2374/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2367/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 2368/232023-07-20 → 2023-07-20
    Man overboard from F/V bandar nelayan 277 in 31-17.00S 104-55.00E at 190500Z jul
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 2367/232023-07-19 → 2023-07-20
    F/V kg 00025 ts, three persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 09-45.00N 104-42.00E at 191300Z jul
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  4. HYDROPAC 2364/232023-07-19 → 2023-08-04
    F/V py 90946TS, two persons on board, unreported
    South China Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2362/232023-07-19 → 2023-08-04
    F/V bd 30947TS, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 06-23.66N 107-31.33E
    South China Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2358/232023-07-19 → 2023-08-04
    F/V sinking in 06-24.00N 107-32.00E
    South China Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 2357/232023-07-19 → 2023-08-04
    Man overboard from M/V murcia maersk in vicinity 06-24.00N 107-32.00E
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 2342/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-18
    39 foot F/V sadeepa putha, yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 2341/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-17
    39 foot F/V sadeepa putha, yellow hull, seven persons on board adrift due to engine failure in 04-34.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 2340/232023-07-17 → 2023-08-04
    Man overboard from F/V fa da cai in 47-11.00N 164-52.00E at 170700Z jul
    North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2337/232023-07-17 → 2023-07-18
    15 meter S/V sabu, white hull, two persons on board, disabled in 10-04.12S 139-09.47E at 160112Z jul
    Arafura Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 1607/232023-07-17 → 2023-08-04
    13 meter S/V lucky cat, white hull, overdue
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROPAC 2330/232023-07-16 → 2023-07-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 00-16.00S 086-25.00E at 161300Z jul
    Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 2328/232023-07-16 → 2023-08-04
    Seven meter vessel, white and orange hull, 11 persons on board, overdue kabaka (04-12.00S 152-06.00E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 2327/232023-07-16 → 2023-07-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-01.10N 157-30.50W at 160705Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific · Kiribati
  16. HYDROPAC 2324/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-18
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 19-22.00N 071-20.00E
    Arabian Sea · India
  17. HYDROPAC 2322/232023-07-15 → 2023-08-04
    Man overboard from F/V chun I no
    North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2321/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-21
    Two persons overboard from seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift, in 03-22.88S 143-31.51E at 142200Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 2317/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-15
    17 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue butaritari island (03-10.07N 172-49.55E) to…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  20. HYDROPAC 2313/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-21.00S 130-43.20E at 150205Z jul
    Timor Sea · Australia
  21. HYDROLANT 1593/232023-07-15 → 2023-08-04
    Possible man overboard from M/V catania along trackline joining tunis (36-48.38N 010-10.90E) on 13 jul to…
    Strait of Sicily · Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia To Sicily
  22. HYDROLANT 1591/232023-07-15 → 2023-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V sunburst in 37-54.30N 049-38.60W
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1588/232023-07-14 → 2023-08-04
    Distress signal received from 24 foot M/V seafox viper, three persons on board, in 29-55.00N 080-31.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  24. HYDROPAC 2305/232023-07-14 → 2023-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-53.80N 137-04.67E at 141258Z jul
    Western North Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2298/232023-07-14 → 2023-07-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2204/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 2296/232023-07-13 → 2023-07-14
    F/V bth 99146 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-01.00N 107-44.00E…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  27. HYDROPAC 2295/232023-07-13 → 2023-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel konta II in 11-31.50N 110-44.60E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 2280/232023-07-12 → 2023-07-25
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 1569/232023-07-12 → 2023-07-28
    32 foot S/V sea bird, dark blue hull, one person on board unreported west palm beach (26-42.58N 080-03.85W)…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To North Carolina
  30. HYDROPAC 2266/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-11
    Man overboard from M/V dorena at 091830Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  31. HYDROPAC 2265/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-11
    F/V qb 98603 ts reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-50.00N 107-45.00E at 102335Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  32. HYDROPAC 2262/232023-07-11 → 2023-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-14.80N 101-41.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 2257/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in in 37-32.90N 128-53.47W
    Eastern North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2255/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-11
    Man overboard from M/V dorena at 091830Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 2251/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-12
    Canoe, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicnity 04-38.81S 145-47.77E at 100204Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROLANT 1550/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-00.07N 088-38.20W at 100701Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  37. HYDROPAC 2249/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Man overboard from M/V mt dorena between 05-50.57N 080-16.90E and 05-43.00N 082-50.00E at 100001Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  38. HYDROPAC 2248/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-36.50S 156-50.40E at 100457Z jul
    Coral Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2246/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from four meter vessel in 24-46.73S 152-47.73E at 100245Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  40. HYDROLANT 1544/232023-07-09 → 2023-07-28
    Distress signal received from 37 foot S/V comfy cozy, one person on board, in 29-46.00N 079-52.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  41. HYDROPAC 2242/232023-07-09 → 2023-07-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-54.47S 130-54.00E at 090919Z jul
    Timor Sea · Australia
  42. HYDROPAC 2239/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2236/23, 2237/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  43. HYDROPAC 2237/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 35-18.40S 175-14.70E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  44. HYDROPAC 2236/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 35-19.20S 175-21.00E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  45. HYDROLANT 1542/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-15.00N 088-00.00W at 081715Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 2235/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2232/23 and this msg, person rescued
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  47. HYDROPAC 2232/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Vessel capsized in 11-58.90N 044-44.22E at 081237Z jul
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  48. HYDROPAC 2231/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-22.60N 107-34.00E at 081000Z jul
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  49. HYDROPAC 2229/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2199/23 and this msg, person rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  50. HYDROPAC 2227/232023-07-08 → 2023-07-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lurongyuanyu 538 in 07-01.90N 146-33.30W
    Eastern North Pacific

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