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 2107/232023-06-28 → 2023-06-28
    F/V bv 98619 ts, ten persons on board, flooding in 09-15.00N 107-26.00E at 280223Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROLANT 1456/232023-06-28 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, adrift in vicinity 38-28.00N 019-17.00E at 271518Z jun
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  3. HYDROPAC 2106/232023-06-28 → 2023-06-28
    F/V qb 98330 ts reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-49.00N 107-45.00E at 272330Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  4. HYDROLANT 1455/232023-06-28 → 2023-06-28
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 31-23.00N 019-45.00E at 272239Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  5. HYDROLANT 1447/232023-06-27 → 2023-06-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 54-54.10N 024-06.10W at 230828Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROPAC 2100/232023-06-27 → 2023-06-28
    F/V qb 93032 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 20-05.00N 108-07.00E…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  7. HYDROLANT 1446/232023-06-27 → 2023-06-28
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-23.00N 019-21.00E at 270558Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2099/232023-06-27 → 2023-06-28
    F/V py 90839 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-32.00N 110-08.00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. HYDROLANT 1443/232023-06-27 → 2023-07-07
    Six meter vessel marinho I, blue hull, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  10. HYDROLANT 1439/232023-06-26 → 2023-07-07
    Life ring reported in 33-49.00N 065-02.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda
  11. HYDROPAC 2095/232023-06-26 → 2023-07-07
    47 foot F/V well one, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 2093/232023-06-26 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-53.00N 133-57.00E at 251025Z jun
    Philippine Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 1432/232023-06-26 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  14. HYDROPAC 2092/232023-06-26 → 2023-06-29
    Man overboard from F/V dinesh 06 in 05-42.00N 080-29.08E at 260040Z jun
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  15. HYDROLANT 1428/232023-06-26 → 2023-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 50-59.60N 030-08.30W at 260626Z jun
    North Atlantic
  16. HYDROPAC 2089/232023-06-25 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-04.70N 110-44.60W
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROLANT 1427/232023-06-25 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 1424/232023-06-25 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, 31 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-17.00N 017-45.00E at 251403Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2088/232023-06-25 → 2023-06-25
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2031/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2087/232023-06-24 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-33.50N 127-13.10W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2085/232023-06-24 → 2023-06-24
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2015/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  22. HYDROLANT 1414/232023-06-24 → 2023-07-07
    25 foot S/V minkie, white hull, overdue plymouth (50-22.28N 004-08.53W) to baltimore (51-29.00N 009-22.00W)…
    English Channel · Celtic Sea · England To Ireland
  23. HYDROPAC 2084/232023-06-24 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V kaioumaru no
    Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2082/232023-06-24 → 2023-06-24
    Distress signal received from M/V pergamos in 03-15.60N 105-17.40E at 240155Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  25. HYDROLANT 1411/232023-06-23 → 2023-07-07
    Six meter vessel my way, one person on board, requesting assistance in 22-56.19N 066-19.54W
    Western North Atlantic
  26. NAVAREA IV 708/232023-06-23 → 2023-06-26
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 14-14.74N 060-22.19W at 231232Z jun
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  27. HYDROPAC 2079/232023-06-23 → 2023-06-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2070/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia
  28. HYDROPAC 2071/232023-06-23 → 2023-07-07
    Man overboard from F/V hsin-ming-sheng 28 in 32-53.05S 047-31.53E at 230400Z jun
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 2070/232023-06-23 → 2023-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, two or three persons on board, in 19-35.27S…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  30. HYDROLANT 1393/232023-06-22 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 31-24.00N 019-08.00E at 220140Z jun
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  31. HYDROPAC 2063/232023-06-22 → 2023-06-27
    Distress signal received from F/V maduduwathi duwa, red and blue hull, seven persons on board
    Arabian Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 2062/232023-06-22 → 2023-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity 03-23.10N 078-10.20E at 221531Z jun
    Northern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROLANT 1392/232023-06-22 → 2023-06-23
    Six meter vessel my way, one person on board, requesting assistance in 22-55.75N 065-29.98W
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 2054/232023-06-22 → 2023-06-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2048/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2052/232023-06-21 → 2023-06-21
    212355Z jun 23 cancel HYDROPAC 2051/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
  36. HYDROPAC 2051/232023-06-21 → 2023-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yuan yu 939 in 06-36.73S 078-13.47E at 212247Z jun
    Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROLANT 1379/232023-06-21 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 14-55.63S 037-54.75W at 210930Z jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  38. HYDROLANT 1378/232023-06-21 → 2023-06-22
    Six meter kayak my way, one person on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 22-00.00N 065-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1377/232023-06-21 → 2023-07-07
    Man overboard from F/V rosa dei venti in 43-33.00N 014-31.00E at 210800Z
    Adriatic Sea · Croatia
  40. HYDROPAC 2048/232023-06-21 → 2023-06-22
    Vessel sank and eight to ten persons abandoned ship in liferaft in 05-19.60S 117-57.10W at 210348Z jun
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2045/232023-06-20 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V won jin NO.3 in 40-49.05N 155-36.80E at 201043Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2033/232023-06-19 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rowboat ROW4ALS, three persons on board, in 35-57.93N 123-50.14W
    Eastern North Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2031/232023-06-19 → 2023-06-25
    Vessel bahana putra sank in vicinity 00-46.80N 127-22.90E at 170500Z jun
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  44. HYDROLANT 1358/232023-06-18 → 2023-06-23
    21 foot submarine, white hull, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1352/232023-06-18 → 2023-07-07
    140 foot F/V roy christian, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 37-40.51N 069-33.14W
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROPAC 2021/232023-06-18 → 2023-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V mt al mahboobah in vicinity 06-20.00N 082-01.00E at 180220Z jun
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  47. HYDROPAC 2020/232023-06-18 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received from vessel in 07-15.00N 114-30.00E at 180010Z
    South China Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2019/232023-06-17 → 2023-06-17
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1989/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  49. HYDROLANT 1351/232023-06-17 → 2023-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-00.22N 046-45.04W at 171814Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROPAC 2018/232023-06-17 → 2023-06-19
    Man overboard from M/V hp 5689 in vicinity 20-50.73N 107-03.92E at 171425Z jun
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam

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