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 1425/232023-04-29 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 00-00.00N 113-00.00W
    Eastern Pacific
  2. HYDROLANT 920/232023-04-29 → 2023-04-29
    31 foot M/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue aransas pass (27-54.00N 097-08.00W) to rig…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  3. NAVAREA IV 475/232023-04-29 → 2023-04-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 58 foot F/V candace, white hull, eight persons onboard in vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROPAC 1410/232023-04-28 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 34-44.73N 123-26.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1399/232023-04-28 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-54.50S 087-49.60E at 280252Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 1393/232023-04-27 → 2023-05-05
    One person missing from F/V tg 91197 ts in 07-37.00N 106-48.00E at 270300Z apr
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  7. HYDROLANT 900/232023-04-27 → 2023-05-05
    26 foot F/V j boy, white hull, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity of trackline joining 14-03.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  8. HYDROPAC 1388/232023-04-27 → 2023-04-30
    Man overboard from F/V raveena 7 in 05-30.00N 077-55.00E at 262330Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 1386/232023-04-27 → 2023-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dayz off in 20-20.60S 117-27.80E at 270234Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  10. NAVAREA XII 243/232023-04-26 → 2023-04-28
    Man overboard in vicinity 10-52.0N 154-84.0W 500 nautical miles south of big island hawaii at 260903Z apr,…
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROLANT 893/232023-04-26 → 2023-05-05
    Vessel, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 32-17.00N 019-44.00E at 251438Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  12. HYDROLANT 889/232023-04-26 → 2023-04-26
    Vessel, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-17.00N 019-44.00E at 251438Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 878/232023-04-24 → 2023-04-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zephyr in 55-01.30N 020-19.90W at 240901Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  14. HYDROPAC 1339/232023-04-22 → 2023-04-22
    One person missing from F/V cm 05289 ts in 09-14.00N 104-05.00E at 211200Z apr
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  15. HYDROPAC 1338/232023-04-22 → 2023-05-05
    Six meter M/V, blue and pink hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Mozambique Channel · Western Indian Ocean · Grande Comore
  16. HYDROPAC 1336/232023-04-22 → 2023-04-22
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1277/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 1324/232023-04-21 → 2023-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-00.00S 133-45.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1323/232023-04-21 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from a 5.6 meter vessel in 24-00.10S 113-23.60E at 210507Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  19. HYDROLANT 854/232023-04-20 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received from S/V hannah in 32-53.00N 010-48.00W at 201630Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  20. HYDROPAC 1319/232023-04-20 → 2023-05-12
    Vessel overdue madagascar (12-07.75S 49-00.00E) to comoros (11-38.10S 43-26.10E)
    Mozambique Channel · Madagascar To Comoros
  21. HYDROLANT 849/232023-04-20 → 2023-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-17.30N 011-00.80W at 200817Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 1299/232023-04-19 → 2023-05-05
    Indonesia to madagascar
    Bali Sea · Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 1287/232023-04-18 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V s'boro in vicinity 07-45.00S 127-06.33W
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROLANT 839/232023-04-18 → 2023-05-05
    15 meter S/V amaya, white hull, one person on board, overdue dominican republic (18-24.92N 069-56.32W) to…
    Caribbean Sea · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Guadeloupe
  25. HYDROPAC 1278/232023-04-18 → 2023-04-19
    42 foot F/V chalana 04, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 1277/232023-04-18 → 2023-04-22
    Nine persons missing from vessel in vicinity 17-16.60S 119-21.70E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROLANT 830/232023-04-17 → 2023-05-05
    40 foot vessel, blue hull, overdue key west florida (24-32.83N 081-48.95W) to isla mujeres mexico (21-16.11N…
    Strait of Florida · Gulf of Mexico · Yucatan Channel · Florida To Mexico
  28. HYDROPAC 1263/232023-04-16 → 2023-04-18
    Distress signal received from S/V s'boro, one person on board, in 08-56.55S 125-04.73W at 161526Z apr
    Eastern South Pacific
  29. HYDROLANT 821/232023-04-16 → 2023-05-05
    28 foot F/V travellers guide, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue from dennery (13-54.50N 060-53.20W)…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  30. HYDROLANT 820/232023-04-16 → 2023-05-05
    Distress signal received in 35-18.70N 035-13.40E at 160730Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Syria
  31. HYDROPAC 1255/232023-04-15 → 2023-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel nomad, two persons on board, in vicinity 11-46.47S…
    Timor Sea · Australia
  32. HYDROLANT 816/232023-04-15 → 2023-05-05
    M/V, grey hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 13-34.50N 061-13.00W at 142000Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  33. HYDROLANT 813/232023-04-15 → 2023-05-05
    Vessel, 35 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 32-48.00N 019-15.00E at 150515Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  34. HYDROLANT 810/232023-04-15 → 2023-04-15
    Vessel, 35 persons onboard, requesting assistance in 32-53.00N 019-15.00E at 142147Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. NAVAREA IV 416/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-16
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 150001Z apr
  36. HYDROPAC 1244/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 141047Z apr in: a. 44-56.17N 154-19.39E
    Western North Pacific · Yellow Sea · China
  37. HYDROLANT 800/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received from S/V puffin in 46-45.30S 036-41.20W
    Western South Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 1236/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-30.00N 123-45.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1232/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-25.53N 101-51.60W
    Eastern North Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1225/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    Vessel saoirse overdue
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1224/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V altar 8 in 05-14.27N 101-02.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1223/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1205/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 1222/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1219/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea · Australia
  44. HYDROPAC 1219/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-13
    Two persons overboard from seven meter vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  45. HYDROPAC 1218/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in 07-51.90N 134-21.60E at 131209Z apr
    Philippine Sea · Palau
  46. HYDROPAC 1214/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-19
    Man overboard from M/V sabuk nusantara 114 in 06-49.80S 138-23.85E at 100300Z apr
    Arafura Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROLANT 793/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    20 meter F/V maxime, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  48. HYDROLANT 792/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received from S/V puffin in 46-46.27S 036-46.00W
    Western South Atlantic
  49. NAVAREA IV 408/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-16
    Derelict 40 foot vessel dominica, white hull, capsized and adrift in 14-09.79N 061-36.93W at 121947Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  50. HYDROPAC 1208/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 04-41.82N 107-16.07E on 12 apr
    South China Sea · Indonesia

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