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 788/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    Vessel deluxe, white hull, four persons on board, unreported antigua (17-11.59N 061-46.69W) to sint maartin…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua To Sint Maartin
  2. HYDROPAC 1205/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-13
    Vessel sank in 01-52.92S 150-02.87E at 180145Z dec
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 1204/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-31.00N 079-49.00E at 121440Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  4. HYDROLANT 784/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    Man overboard in vicinity 26-10.00S 048-20.60W on 11 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  5. HYDROLANT 780/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    S/V akeal II, white hull, one person on board, overdue cape town (33-55.50S 018-25.40E) to st
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa To St · Helena
  6. HYDROPAC 1193/232023-04-11 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 146 meter M/V yong sheng guo ji, in 00-36N 141-39E at 110915Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 1192/232023-04-11 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-00.00N 157-45.00E
    Western North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 1191/232023-04-11 → 2023-04-28
    Man overboard from F/V py 96239 ts in vicinity 11-32.00N 114-42.00E at 092000Z apr
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1190/232023-04-11 → 2023-04-13
    F/V qng 90701 ts, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-00.00N 110-52.00E at 091400Z apr
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1188/232023-04-10 → 2023-04-28
    Golfo de california
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1187/232023-04-10 → 2023-04-28
    F/V arosh putha, blue and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine problem in…
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 1186/232023-04-10 → 2023-04-12
    F/V na 98568 ts, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-11.88N 106-55.90E
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  13. HYDROPAC 1170/232023-04-09 → 2023-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-04.10S 116-45.40E at 090530Z apr
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  14. NAVAREA IV 393/232023-04-08 → 2023-04-11
    Derelict M/V yasida capsized and adrift in 11-15.26N 074-17.65W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  15. HYDROPAC 1166/232023-04-08 → 2023-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ocean galaxy in 02-19.10N 157-40.60E
    Western North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 1148/232023-04-06 → 2023-04-06
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1146/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  17. HYDROLANT 742/232023-04-05 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received in 26-33.20N 045-23.53W at 051740Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 741/232023-04-05 → 2023-04-21
    Ten meter vessel nela g, white hull, two persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 39-16.75N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 1146/232023-04-05 → 2023-04-06
    Vessel, seven persons on board, unreported
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  20. HYDROLANT 736/232023-04-05 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received in 35-53.00N 030-29.00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 1133/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V vf glory in 08-06.00N 120-06.00E at 041307Z apr
    Sulu Sea
  22. HYDROLANT 727/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-21
    S/V sufoco III unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  23. HYDROPAC 1132/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-04
    Distress signal received from M/V vf glory in 08-03.00N 120-06.00E
    Sulu Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 726/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-03.35S 035-08.74W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  25. HYDROPAC 1126/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-25.02N 148-40.97E at 032343Z apr
    Western North Pacific
  26. HYDROLANT 720/232023-04-03 → 2023-04-21
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-57.00N 017-43.00E at 031250Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 1117/232023-04-03 → 2023-04-03
    Distress signal received from M/V setia wira in 04-57.6N 105-14.7E at 030731Z apr
    South China Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 1116/232023-04-03 → 2023-04-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 1094/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Gulf of Papua · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 1111/232023-04-02 → 2023-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 01-12.00S 085-42.00E at 020347Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 1110/232023-04-02 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-00.00S 159-15.00W at 011926Z apr
    South Pacific · Jarvis Island
  31. HYDROPAC 1104/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-01
    Vessel chasing blue, five persons on board, taking on water in 18-27.13S 147-11.33E at 011400Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia
  32. HYDROLANT 702/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 12-31.00N 081-40.00W at 010800Z apr
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  33. HYDROPAC 1101/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-02
    S/V genesis, three persons on board, unreported voyage waypoints sudan to south korea
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 1097/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V feng xiang in 04-03.00N 173-34.00E at 312057Z mar
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  35. HYDROPAC 1096/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-02
    S/V genesis, three persons on board unreported sudan (19-35.00N 037-11.00E) to korea
    Sudan
  36. HYDROLANT 699/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-36.40N 055-09.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 1094/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 08-05.07S 145-59.81E at 310500Z mar
    Gulf of Papua · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 1093/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-01
    S/V wayward, white hull, one person on board, unreported brunswick heads (28-32.30S 153-33.80E) to coffs…
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia
  39. HYDROLANT 694/232023-03-31 → 2023-04-14
    37 foot S/V komfy kozy, one person on board, overdue jupiter (26-56.64N 080-04.12W) to west end (25-36.00N…
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  40. HYDROLANT 693/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-23.30N 042-53.54W at 302020Z mar
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 1086/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-47.60N 132-33.70W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 692/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Canoe ndeye yacine, seven persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  43. HYDROPAC 1085/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-19.10S 101-21.80W
    Eastern South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1082/232023-03-30 → 2023-03-30
    Vessel, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 03-19.89S 127-16.02E at 300700Z…
    Ceram Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 1077/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-10.55N 110-07.55E at 300300Z mar
    South China Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 688/232023-03-30 → 2023-04-14
    Possible man overboard from M/V zeko y in 42-25.00N 015-34.00E at 300100Z mar
    Adriatic Sea · Italy
  47. HYDROPAC 1073/232023-03-29 → 2023-04-14
    F/V pradeepa unreported
    Indian Ocean · Maldives
  48. HYDROPAC 1068/232023-03-29 → 2023-04-01
    Derelict F/V lien shen fa capsized and adrift in vicinity 18-15.86S 055-49.00E
    Western Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 1062/232023-03-29 → 2023-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-59.60S 178-03.20E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  50. HYDROPAC 1059/232023-03-29 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel zhong yuan yu 17 in 03-06.93S 106-53.20W
    Eastern South Pacific

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