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 869/232023-03-16 → 2023-03-31
    12 meter S/V geronimo, white hull, one person on board, overdue lombok (08-33.90S 116-21.05E) to reunion…
    Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Reunion
  2. HYDROPAC 863/232023-03-15 → 2023-03-18
    Derelict 18 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 09-42.41S 142-05.55E at 150917Z mar
    Torres Strait · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 860/232023-03-15 → 2023-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-00.00S 174-00.00W
    South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 858/232023-03-15 → 2023-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-00.00S 174-00.00W
    South Pacific
  5. HYDROLANT 564/232023-03-15 → 2023-03-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-04.40S 036-03.05W on 14 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  6. NAVAREA IV 283/232023-03-14 → 2023-03-31
    13 meter M/V memores 3, white hull, two persons on board, unreported from sandy ground, saint martin…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin
  7. HYDROPAC 845/232023-03-14 → 2023-03-31
    S/V rain dancer sank in 11-30.70S 117-26.90W
    Eastern South Pacific
  8. HYDROLANT 551/232023-03-13 → 2023-03-31
    Distress signal received from S/V, three persons on board, in 28-21.00N 093-23.20W at 130839Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  9. HYDROPAC 836/232023-03-13 → 2023-03-13
    F/V indunil 06 , white and blue hull, four persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  10. HYDROPAC 833/232023-03-12 → 2023-03-15
    Derelict 14 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 09-44.50S 141-55.50E at 120723Z mar
    Torres Strait · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 830/232023-03-12 → 2023-03-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 791/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Bay of Bengal
  12. HYDROPAC 828/232023-03-12 → 2023-03-31
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe on top, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 826/232023-03-12 → 2023-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel quintrex/cmoooq, four persons on board, in…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  14. HYDROPAC 824/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-08.00N 086-43.00E at 110330Z mar
    Northern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROLANT 543/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    M/V salty, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 27-38.00N 094-44.00W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  16. HYDROPAC 821/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    F/V tuan tu 09 sank in 10-28.00N 108-26.00E at 110500Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 817/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-11
    Cancel HYDROPAC 805/23 and this msg, search suspended
    North Pacific
  18. HYDROLANT 540/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    Vessel, 47 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-56.00N 018-28.00E at 110109Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. NAVAREA IV 269/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    39 foot S/V alternate current, white hull, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  20. HYDROLANT 538/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    Person requiring medical assistance on tristan da cunha island (37-06.19S 012-16.38W)
    South Atlantic
  21. HYDROPAC 807/232023-03-10 → 2023-03-24
    15 meter F/V holy spirit, green hull, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Arabian Sea · India
  22. HYDROPAC 805/232023-03-10 → 2023-03-11
    Man overboard from F/V shoshin maru 88 in 32-04.31N 173-15.35E
    North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 803/232023-03-10 → 2023-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V reel terror in 23-25.47S 152-01.73E at 100107Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia
  24. HYDROPAC 794/232023-03-09 → 2023-05-11
    Barge la 05923, four persons on board, sank in 10-49.00N 108-49.00E at 080800Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROPAC 793/232023-03-09 → 2023-03-17
    Man overboard from F/V na 90045TS in 19-06.01N 106-50.01E at 081600Z mar
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  26. HYDROPAC 791/232023-03-08 → 2023-03-12
    Man overboard from F/V in 06-46.00N 085-33.00E at 080530Z mar
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  27. HYDROPAC 789/232023-03-08 → 2023-03-08
    Cancel HYDROPAC 781/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  28. HYDROPAC 781/232023-03-08 → 2023-03-08
    Barge la 05923, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 10-49.00N 108-49.00E at 080800Z mar
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 774/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-09
    F/V uvindu putha 03, green and white hull, six persons on board, adrift due to engine failure in 08-59.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 767/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-24
    Distress signal received from F/V defender in 56-31.80N 164-15.00W
    Bering Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 762/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-10
    Vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 20-58.45N 135-45.40E at 070357Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 761/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-08
    Six persons overboard from vessel, capsized in 05-38.70S 147-04.20E at 060400Z mar
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 760/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 708/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROLANT 510/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-24
    F/V kim nhi requests medevac in 27-46.50N 087-12.40W at 061653Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  35. NAVAREA IV 242/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-24
    13 meter vessel catimini, white hull, three persons on board, overdue st martin to virgin island
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  36. HYDROLANT 509/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-06
    Distress signal received in 53-29.27N 025-32.51W
    North Atlantic
  37. HYDROPAC 757/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-59.40N 090-36.50E at 061246Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 755/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-07
    M/V klm karya indah, six person on board, unreported sampit (02-32S 112-57E) to tanjung mas semarang (06-56S…
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 740/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-07
    20 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 20-33.00N 135-38.00E at 050015Z mar
    Philippine Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 739/232023-03-05 → 2023-03-07
    F/V bd 97986 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-21.00N 110-48.00E at…
    South China Sea
  41. NAVAREA XII 105/232023-03-05 → 2023-03-24
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-23.00N 080-55.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  42. HYDROLANT 503/232023-03-05 → 2023-03-24
    13 meter S/V water music 9, white hull, three persons on board, overdue gran canaria (27-58.00N 015-36.00W)…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Martinique
  43. HYDROPAC 728/232023-03-04 → 2023-03-04
    Distress signal received from M/V rukai benefit in 34-44.00N 169-58.00E at 041519Z mar
    North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 727/232023-03-04 → 2023-03-24
    F/V tanga 05, grey, yellow and blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Bay of Bengal
  45. HYDROPAC 722/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-58.00N 152-00.00E
    Western North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 721/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received in 01-02.46N 103-54.00E at 031619Z mar
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  47. NAVAREA IV 231/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-03
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 229/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  48. HYDROLANT 488/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-17
    40 foot S/V taking on water in 29-03.36N 087-29.40W at 031303Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  49. HYDROPAC 719/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-08
    25 foot vessel, four persons on board, overdue angaur (06-54.55N 134-08.33E) to attalabul (07-00.50N…
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  50. HYDROPAC 709/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-03
    F/V sea smile, numerous persons on board, taking on water in 14-22.20N 164-30.00W
    North Pacific

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