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 708/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-07
    Seven meter vessel, ten persons on board, capsized and adrift between woodlark island (09-10.30S 152-55.70E)…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 707/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-03
    Cancel HYDROPAC 683/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROLANT 482/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assisstance in 33-43.00N 018-24.00E at 021630Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 481/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 24-51.50N 057-21.30W at 021557Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROPAC 703/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-03
    F/V kh 95256 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift use to engine failure in 12-03.00N 109-32.00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  6. HYDROLANT 477/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received from 38 foot S/V freedom, white hull, one person on board, in 22-37.10N 077-11.30W
    Old Bahama Channel · Western North Atlantic · Cuba
  7. HYDROPAC 696/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-02
    Cancel HYDROPAC 694/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  8. HYDROPAC 694/232023-03-02 → 2023-03-02
    F/V bd 97874 ts, four persons on board, flooding and in danger of sinking in 12-59.00N 109-26.00E at 012200Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  9. NAVAREA XII 97/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 92/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  10. HYDROPAC 691/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 645/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  11. HYDROLANT 469/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-17
    Vessel, eight persons on board, requesting assistance in 26-27.89N 089-14.70W at 010723Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  12. HYDROPAC 683/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-03
    Two seven meter vessels, white hull with yellow stripes, four persons on board, disabled and adrift between…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 682/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel brave eagle, one person on board, in 22-45.27S 151-22.07E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  14. HYDROLANT 468/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-03
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 16-38.5N 065-55.49W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  15. HYDROPAC 681/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-02.20S 117-59.00E at 010114Z mar
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  16. HYDROPAC 680/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-03
    F/V py 92520 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-31.00N 112-23.00E at…
    South China Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 465/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-02
    Distress signal received from 38 foot S/V freedom, white hull, one person on board, in vicinity 20-20.40N…
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  18. HYDROLANT 464/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity of 34-47.00N 072-10.10W at 281525Z feb 22
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 675/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-09
    F/V linggar petak 89, 15 persons on board, sinking in 09-21.00S 115-03.00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 669/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-45.20N 158-02.00E at 280214Z feb
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  21. HYDROPAC 667/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-02
    Distress signal received from vessel little donkey in vicinity 07-00.00N 085-30.60E at 271454Z feb
    Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 665/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-01
    F/V py 92520 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-42.00N 112-17.00E at…
    South China Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 660/232023-02-27 → 2023-03-17
    M/V ruby, nine persons on board, sinking in 11-55.80N 070-12.30E at 271148Z feb
    Arabian Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 658/232023-02-27 → 2023-03-17
    Seven meter F/V cote east, red hull, two persons on board, unreported grande comore (11-43.0S 043-22.5E)
    Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  25. HYDROLANT 452/232023-02-27 → 2023-02-27
    Cancel HYDROLANT 448/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 448/232023-02-27 → 2023-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 51-51.40N 025-51.20W at 270311Z feb
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 446/232023-02-26 → 2023-03-17
    Kayak, red and yellow, capsized in 27-52.31N 091-59.11W at 261936Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  28. HYDROPAC 647/232023-02-26 → 2023-03-17
    F/V lien sheng fa capsized and adrift in 17-40.10S 062-48.30E at 260200Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 646/232023-02-26 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received from M/V yokosuka spirit in 06-10.20N 107-00.00E at 260608Z feb
    South China Sea
  30. NAVAREA XII 92/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-01
    25 foot F/V la ronaldo, red and white hull, four persons on board overdue
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  31. HYDROLANT 442/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-17
    F/V norderveg, nine persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 52-09.40N 016-31.00W at 252018Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 440/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received in 33-39.1N 050-25.32W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROPAC 645/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-01
    25 foot F/V la ronaldo, red and white hull, four persons on board overdue
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  34. HYDROLANT 436/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 38-03.03N 018-19.29E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  35. NAVAREA IV 204/232023-02-24 → 2023-03-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 24-43.00N 042-05.60W at 241522Z feb
    North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 637/232023-02-24 → 2023-03-10
    Man overboard from bhs platform in vicinity 19-22.4N 071-21.8E at 242000Z feb
    Arabian Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 422/232023-02-24 → 2023-03-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 31-30.00N 046-15.00W at 240855Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROPAC 626/232023-02-24 → 2023-02-24
    F/V py 95345 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-59.00N 111-16.00E at…
    South China Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 625/232023-02-24 → 2023-03-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, overdue katangan (03-11.20S 151-50.30E) to lihir…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 623/232023-02-24 → 2023-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-33.00N 079-51.00E at 230546Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  41. HYDROLANT 420/232023-02-23 → 2023-02-27
    12 meter S/V jangua logic, white hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 605/232023-02-23 → 2023-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V sky IM128 in vicinity 12-14.89S 132-05.16E at 230050Z feb
    Timor Sea · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 604/232023-02-23 → 2023-02-28
    F/V py 92520 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-12.00N 112-19.00E at…
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 603/232023-02-23 → 2023-02-24
    F/V cm 91076 ts sank in 08-34.00N 105-07.00E at 212100Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROLANT 414/232023-02-22 → 2023-02-25
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 61-13.00N 002-36.00E at 221450Z feb
    Norwegian Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 596/232023-02-22 → 2023-02-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 24-37.00S 153-06.60E at 221041Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  47. HYDROPAC 593/232023-02-22 → 2023-03-10
    F/V kalindu putha, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  48. HYDROPAC 591/232023-02-22 → 2023-02-23
    F/V py 92520 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-15.00N 112-25.00E at…
    South China Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 408/232023-02-21 → 2023-03-10
    Vessel, white hull, 40 persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-44.00N 018-24.00E at 211300Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 407/232023-02-21 → 2023-03-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-07.00N 048-19.00W at 201800Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil

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