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 1897/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1896/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 1896/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-07
    F/V bd 30093 ts, six persons on board, sank due to collision in 08-00.00N 106-19.00E at 061900Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  3. HYDROPAC 1894/232023-06-06 → 2023-06-23
    20 meter F/V shiveshwari 1, orange hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 1893/232023-06-06 → 2023-06-12
    43 foot F/V tavis 04, green, blue, yellow and white hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1889/232023-06-06 → 2023-06-23
    Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue from hantsindzi (11-26.00S 043-24.00E)
    Mozambique Channel · Grande Comore
  6. HYDROPAC 1888/232023-06-06 → 2023-06-15
    40 foot S/V yasukole, white hull, unreported
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. NAVAREA IV 619/232023-06-05 → 2023-06-23
    S/V nyenergi reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 36-33.00N 042-48.00W
    North Atlantic
  8. NAVAREA IV 612/232023-06-04 → 2023-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V saraband in 38-34.81N 070-28.70W at 040224Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  9. NAVAREA IV 611/232023-06-04 → 2023-06-23
    Distress signal received from S/V, disabled and adrift, in 29-50.03N 071-15.97W
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROPAC 1864/232023-06-03 → 2023-06-04
    F/V bth 97155 ts, nine persons on board, sank in 10-33.20N 108-54.71E at 031200Z jun
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROPAC 1855/232023-06-03 → 2023-06-23
    Distress signal received from M/V kalimantan palm in 02-08.26N 104-41.00E at 030203Z jun
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  12. HYDROPAC 1840/232023-06-02 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal from four meter vessel, red hull, in 26-58.95S 153-28.25E at 020027Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 1838/232023-06-01 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received from 20 foot rowboat smile, white hull, one person on board, in 05-30.00S 122-00.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 1836/232023-06-01 → 2023-06-10
    45 foot F/V chethinil, white and green hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 01-46.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROLANT 1217/232023-06-01 → 2023-06-01
    15 meter vessel, numerous persons on board, on fire in 21-40.00N 018-02.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  16. HYDROPAC 1822/232023-06-01 → 2023-06-01
    M/V alotau, 37 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to rudder damage in vicinity 10-33.38S 151-54.09E…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROLANT 1216/232023-06-01 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in vicinity 44-15.0N 042-00.0W
    North Atlantic
  18. NAVAREA IV 598/232023-05-31 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 27-18.60N 085-32.60W at 310922Z may
    Gulf of Mexico
  19. HYDROPAC 1811/232023-05-31 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-16.68N 106-10.80E at 310130Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  20. HYDROLANT 1206/232023-05-31 → 2023-06-16
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, unreported al jadida (33-18.00N 008-30.00W) to cadiz (36-30.00N 006-18.00W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  21. HYDROLANT 1205/232023-05-30 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received in 36-04.40N 045-47.33W from S/V le chercher, four persons on board
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1204/232023-05-30 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received in 36-36.87N 040-06.93W
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROPAC 1809/232023-05-30 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-22.10S 170-45.00W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  24. HYDROPAC 1801/232023-05-30 → 2023-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hamgam in 05-59.00N 087-36.00E at 300850Z may
    Bay of Bengal
  25. HYDROPAC 1800/232023-05-30 → 2023-06-01
    F/V qb 91939 ts, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 19-10.00N 107-07.00E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 1798/232023-05-30 → 2023-05-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1783/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROLANT 1198/232023-05-30 → 2023-06-16
    Man overboard from vessel in 30-13.30N 078-14.50W
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROPAC 1794/232023-05-29 → 2023-06-16
    F/V, yellow and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grand comoros island (11-55.00S 043-30.00E) to…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  29. HYDROPAC 1793/232023-05-29 → 2023-06-16
    F/V, two persons on board, overdue anjouan island (12-14.00S 044-19.00E) to mayotte island (12-58.00S…
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  30. HYDROPAC 1784/232023-05-29 → 2023-06-03
    42 foot F/V sejin 01, orange and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 02-45.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 1781/232023-05-29 → 2023-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-27.00S 086-06.00E at 290200Z may
    Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 1778/232023-05-28 → 2023-06-01
    20 foot rowboat smile, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 05-15.00S 119-00.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  33. HYDROLANT 1192/232023-05-28 → 2023-06-16
    Canoe serigne babacar, four persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  34. HYDROPAC 1769/232023-05-27 → 2023-05-27
    Man overboard from M/V sabrina fair in 01-54.00N 126-40.00E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  35. HYDROLANT 1186/232023-05-27 → 2023-06-16
    One person missing in vicinity 49-36.50N 000-06.76W at 270935Z may
    English Channel · France
  36. NAVAREA IV 578/232023-05-27 → 2023-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V imabari queen in 36-33.87N 040-03.40W at 262330Z may
    North Atlantic
  37. NAVAREA IV 576/232023-05-26 → 2023-05-26
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 574/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Western North Atlantic
  38. NAVAREA IV 574/232023-05-26 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V spirit bay in 40-23.87N 063-50.67W at 261737Z may…
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROPAC 1757/232023-05-26 → 2023-06-01
    41 foot F/V rukmani, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 1750/232023-05-26 → 2023-05-29
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in 06-09.50N 081-55.23E at 241315Z may
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  41. HYDROLANT 1167/232023-05-26 → 2023-05-26
    Two vessels, seven and eight persons onboard, unreported tunisia (33-53.21N 009-32.25E) to sardinia…
    Tunisia To Sardinia
  42. HYDROLANT 1163/232023-05-25 → 2023-06-09
    Two vessels, seven and eight persons on board, unreported tunisia to sardinia
    Tyrrhenian Sea · Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia To Sardinia
  43. HYDROPAC 1743/232023-05-25 → 2023-05-28
    F/V dna 90442 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-45.00N 106-53.00E at…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 1742/232023-05-25 → 2023-06-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 31-45.00N 145-15.00E at 251006Z may
    Western North Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1740/232023-05-25 → 2023-05-28
    20 foot rowboat, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1738/232023-05-25 → 2023-05-27
    Canoe, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift between misima island (10-37.54S 152-31.37E) and panaeati…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 1736/232023-05-24 → 2023-06-09
    Man overboard from M/V NO.53 yujin maru in 22-14.70N 141-55.00E at 240046Z
    Philippine Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 1734/232023-05-24 → 2023-05-26
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in vicinity of trackline joining 06-09.71N 081-55.23E and 06-27.2N 082-12.90E
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  49. HYDROPAC 1733/232023-05-24 → 2023-05-24
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in vicinity of trackline joining 06-09.71N 081-55.23E and 06-27.2N 082-12.90E
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  50. HYDROLANT 1149/232023-05-24 → 2023-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-57.20N 069-01.70W
    Western North Atlantic

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