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

By month

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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. HYDROLANT 1147/232023-05-24 → 2023-06-09
    Vessel, 27 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-30.00N 018-24.00E at 241328Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 1142/232023-05-24 → 2023-05-24
    Vessel, 27 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 33-01.90N 018-48.40E at 240435Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROLANT 1138/232023-05-23 → 2023-05-24
    Vessel, 27 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 32-46.00N 018-54.00E at 232147Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  4. HYDROPAC 1722/232023-05-23 → 2023-05-27
    Due to forecasted impact from typhoon mawar, rcc guam command center 13-25.00N 144-50.00E has been evacuated…
    Western North Pacific · Guam
  5. HYDROPAC 1717/232023-05-23 → 2023-06-09
    70 meter F/V lu peng yuan yu 028, white and red hull, 39 persons on board, sank
    Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 1710/232023-05-22 → 2023-05-25
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  7. HYDROPAC 1698/232023-05-22 → 2023-06-09
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  8. HYDROPAC 1690/232023-05-21 → 2023-06-09
    Man overboard from F/V ht 90410 ts in 19-27.46N 106-18.20E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  9. HYDROPAC 1688/232023-05-21 → 2023-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 20 meter M/V jeans pride, 50 persons on board, in 08-44.27S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 1682/232023-05-20 → 2023-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-17.40N 107-33.60E at 201510Z may
    South China Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1681/232023-05-20 → 2023-05-20
    Distress signal received from M/V galvin in 05-47.00N 082-46.00E at 200900Z may
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  12. HYDROPAC 1675/232023-05-19 → 2023-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-49.0S 090-59.0E at 191200Z may
    Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROLANT 1102/232023-05-19 → 2023-06-02
    Vessel, 47 persons on board, sinking in 33-35.00N 018-38.00E at 190535Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 1100/232023-05-18 → 2023-05-19
    Vessel, 47 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-01.00N 019-21.00E at 181521Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  15. HYDROPAC 1657/232023-05-18 → 2023-05-30
    Distress signal received in 00-46.00N 141-16.00E at 181013Z may
    Western North Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 1650/232023-05-18 → 2023-05-22
    Fisherman missing from F/V cm 92157 ts in vicinity 09-11.00N 104-26.00E at 171100Z may
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  17. HYDROLANT 1092/232023-05-18 → 2023-06-02
    35 foot F/V invincible, three persons on board, overdue
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  18. HYDROLANT 1090/232023-05-18 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V tara lynn in 41-56.20N 068-40.00W at 180056Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Massachusetts
  19. HYDROPAC 1648/232023-05-18 → 2023-05-18
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1602/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Coral Sea · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 1644/232023-05-17 → 2023-05-19
    70 meter F/V lu peng yuan yu 028, white and red hull, 39 persons on board, capsized
    Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 1643/232023-05-17 → 2023-05-17
    14 meter S/V wraith capsized and adrift in vicinity 27-23.45S 153-39.62E at 171215Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia
  22. HYDROPAC 1640/232023-05-17 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 02-30.00N 106-45.00E at 170906Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 1636/232023-05-17 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-32.93N 123-51.07E at 170707Z may
    Philippine Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 1634/232023-05-17 → 2023-05-17
    F/V lu peng yuan yu 028 sank in 05-46.00S 077-05.00E at 170300Z may
    Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 1626/232023-05-16 → 2023-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 70 meter F/V lu peng yuan yu 028, white and red hull, 30 persons on…
    Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 1622/232023-05-16 → 2023-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V lu peng yuan yu 028 in 05-46.00S 077-05.70E at 160905Z may
    Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 1618/232023-05-16 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-20.63N 150-08.40E at 152337Z may
    Western North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 1615/232023-05-15 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-15.00N 107-45.00E at 151954Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1614/232023-05-15 → 2023-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V lu peng yuan yu 028 in 05-26.30S 076-52.00E at 151931Z may
    Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROLANT 1073/232023-05-15 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V, one person on board, in 27-05.60N 070-36.47W
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 1602/232023-05-15 → 2023-05-18
    Man overboard from ten meter S/V sea force in vicinity 24-32.00S 153-14.00E at 141300Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia
  32. HYDROPAC 1601/232023-05-15 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-57.90N 081-49.70E at 150430Z may
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  33. HYDROLANT 1059/232023-05-14 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in vicinity 50-30.00S 017-00.00E at 130559Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 1596/232023-05-14 → 2023-06-02
    Man overboard from M/V jai vaishnavi devi in 19-50.16N 072-22.40E at 140432Z may
    Gulf of Khambhat · India
  35. HYDROPAC 1592/232023-05-13 → 2023-05-24
    F/V lakmina, yellow hull, six persons on board, adrift due to technical difficulties in 04-56.00N 078-05.00E…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 1589/232023-05-13 → 2023-06-02
    M/V st
    Arabian Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 1587/232023-05-13 → 2023-05-16
    F/V bd 98372 ts reports one person requiring medical assistance in 17-10.00N 115-00.00E at 121400Z may
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1574/232023-05-12 → 2023-05-15
    F/V st
    Arabian Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 1571/232023-05-12 → 2023-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-50.73N 171-30.70E at 110255Z may
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  40. HYDROPAC 1566/232023-05-12 → 2023-05-12
    Distress signal received in 40-07.89S 172-23.62E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  41. HYDROLANT 1044/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-23.50N 050-33.50W
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil
  42. HYDROPAC 1564/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-20.53N 117-49.33W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  43. HYDROPAC 1563/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-14
    Man overboard from F/V bth 95229 ts in 10-16.00N 107-32.00E at 110800Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 1562/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1536/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROLANT 1040/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received 30 miles south of 24-40.20N 081-21.20W on 10 may
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  46. HYDROLANT 1036/232023-05-11 → 2023-05-26
    F/V lady jaqueline, overdue
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  47. HYDROLANT 1028/232023-05-10 → 2023-05-26
    Vessel, 42 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 31-56.00N 019-12.00E at 101157Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  48. HYDROPAC 1553/232023-05-10 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sheng song GONG1688 in 05-56.24N 106-52.21E at 101230Z may
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 1027/232023-05-10 → 2023-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 51-02.90N 023-44.60W at 101159Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1024/232023-05-10 → 2023-05-26
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-47.74N 018-41.80E at 092126Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya

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