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. HYDROLANT 1022/232023-05-09 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received in 34-30.00N 073-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1021/232023-05-09 → 2023-05-10
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 32-51.00N 018-59.00E at 091531Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  3. HYDROLANT 1016/232023-05-09 → 2023-05-26
    F/V abna tantoush, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  4. HYDROPAC 1536/232023-05-09 → 2023-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V freydis in 02-49.40N 119-26.38E at 090119Z may
    Celebes Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1535/232023-05-09 → 2023-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-55.80S 164-46.27E
    Western South Pacific
  6. HYDROLANT 1009/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    Three vessels requesting assistance: a. blue hull, 30 persons on board, in vicinity 34-39.00N 016-30.00E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 1008/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-14.00N 018-56.00E at 081600Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 1530/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-09
    Man overboard in 51-39.90N 150-55.10W
    Eastern North Pacific
  9. HYDROLANT 1006/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    Vessel, blue hull, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-51.60N 017-53.50E at 081326Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1528/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    F/V manoj 09, yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 01-42.00N 078-12.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROLANT 1001/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-08
    Three vessels requesting assistance: a. blue hull, 30 persons on board, in vicinity 33-58.30N 017-10.40E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1522/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-10
    Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 17-09.59N 107-38.41E at 080215Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1521/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    M/V, two persons on board, unreported with engine trouble in vicinity 16-06.88N 108-20.91E at 072130Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROLANT 1000/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-08
    Vessel, blue hull, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-11.00N 018-25.00E at 080200Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 996/232023-05-08 → 2023-05-26
    Inflatable vessel, two persons on board, flooding in 24-37.80N 020-47.03W at 072255Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 994/232023-05-07 → 2023-05-26
    Liferaft, two persons on board, in vicinity 14-43.97N 017-31.17W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  17. HYDROPAC 1508/232023-05-06 → 2023-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sheng song GONG1688 in 05-18.60N 106-50.20E at 061703Z may
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 1507/232023-05-06 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received in 09-46.00N 114-16.00E at 061328Z
    South China Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1503/232023-05-06 → 2023-05-07
    Distress signal received from F/V bth 97497 ts, 12 persons on board in 11-02.00N 114-49.00E
    South China Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 982/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot F/V unfathomed, green hull, in 26-47.00N 076-33.40W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  21. HYDROPAC 1500/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-26
    Man overboard from M/V stolt sneland in vicinity 22-53.90N 068-22.00E at 051930Z may
    Arabian Sea · India
  22. HYDROPAC 1498/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-06
    Distress signal received from F/V bth 97497 ts, 12 persons on board in 10-51.00N 114-53.00E at 050926Z may 23
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 1497/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 54-15.00S 176-45.00W
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 1495/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-11
    F/V shanal putha, yellow, blue and red hull, five persons on board, adrift due to technical failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 1491/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-05
    32 foot F/V dinewa, white, green and red hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  26. HYDROPAC 1489/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-08
    F/V manoj 09, yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 01-42.00N 078-12.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 1488/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-20.70N 136-24.60W
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 1486/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-19
    Vessel, red and white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 30-38.54N 125-58.25W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1475/232023-05-04 → 2023-05-04
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1447/23 and this msg, search suspended
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  30. HYDROLANT 961/232023-05-04 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft in 41-43.60N 052-01.90W
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROPAC 1471/232023-05-03 → 2023-05-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-12.00N 083-59.00E at 031300Z may
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  32. HYDROLANT 948/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-05
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, blue hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 28-11.34N 088-30.54W at 022255Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  33. HYDROLANT 942/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-19
    7.5 meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Adriatic Sea · Croatia
  34. HYDROPAC 1454/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1452/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 1453/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-11
    F/V kh 96586 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 11-54.00N 111-23.00E at 012343Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  36. NAVAREA IV 491/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received from vessel lagniappe in 27-38.50N 092-41.90W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  37. HYDROPAC 1452/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yuan yu 888 in 12-37.70S 152-55.70E at 020816Z may
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 1450/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-19
    Man overboard from F/V bth 95519 ts in 10-35.00N 108-11.00E at 302300Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROLANT 937/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received in vicinity 14-24.60N 017-14.40W at 020343Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  40. HYDROPAC 1448/232023-05-02 → 2023-05-02
    F/V kh 96586 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 11-54.00N 110-23.00E at 012343Z may
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  41. HYDROPAC 1447/232023-05-01 → 2023-05-04
    Vessel pablo on fire in 02-01.70N 104-44.80E
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  42. HYDROPAC 1446/232023-05-01 → 2023-05-02
    F/V kh 96586 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 11-55.00N 111-30.00E at 010430Z may
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1435/232023-04-30 → 2023-05-19
    17 foot F/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported nawerewere village (01-21.59N 173-08.36E) to…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  44. HYDROPAC 1434/232023-04-30 → 2023-05-19
    F/V gold tuna reports crewman with an amputated leg requiring medical assistance in vicinity 05-54.00S…
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1430/232023-04-30 → 2023-05-01
    Distress signal received in 18-11.13S 168-31.73E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  46. HYDROPAC 1429/232023-04-30 → 2023-04-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1388/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Northern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 1428/232023-04-30 → 2023-05-19
    27 foot S/V aurora borealis, one person on board, unreported la paz (24-10.50N 110-19.10W) to isla espiritu…
    Golfo de California · Mexico
  48. HYDROLANT 927/232023-04-30 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received from F/V in vicinity 36-00.00N 030-15.00E at 292330Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 926/232023-04-29 → 2023-05-19
    30 foot S/V stardust, one person on board, unreported grenada to saint john
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada To US Virgin Islands
  50. HYDROLANT 925/232023-04-29 → 2023-05-02
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 29-38.48N 088-33.45W at 292015Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana

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