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 587/232023-02-21 → 2023-02-22
    F/V py 92520 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-21.00N 112-31.00E at…
    South China Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 582/232023-02-21 → 2023-02-24
    Derelict seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 36-45.80S 150-16.20E at 210152Z feb
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 580/232023-02-21 → 2023-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 7.4 meter vessel in vicinity 36-45.87S 150-15.93E at 210109Z feb
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  4. HYDROPAC 579/232023-02-20 → 2023-03-10
    Man overboard from F/V qng 94808 ts in vicinity 19-00.00N 106-00.00E at 171400Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  5. HYDROPAC 578/232023-02-20 → 2023-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V northern defender in 30-26.08N 152-36.95E at 201019Z feb
    Western North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 573/232023-02-20 → 2023-03-08
    20 meter F/V sheng feng no
    Philippine Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 390/232023-02-19 → 2023-03-10
    F/V no that one, white, blue and red hull, three persons on board, overdue from st lucia harbor (14-05.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  8. HYDROPAC 570/232023-02-19 → 2023-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-29.10N 133-26.00E at 191747Z feb
    Philippine Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 568/232023-02-19 → 2023-02-20
    F/V kh 98246 ts, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 07-45.00N 112-57.00E…
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 386/232023-02-18 → 2023-03-10
    S/V belle cabresse, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 10-08.00N 056-14.00W at 181816Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROPAC 564/232023-02-18 → 2023-02-18
    F/V py 93467 ts, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-29.75N 112-49.35E at…
    South China Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 562/232023-02-18 → 2023-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-39.40S 153-20.60E at 180332Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 556/232023-02-17 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received from M/V aframax riviera in 02-01.00N 104-42.0E at 172000Z feb
    South China Sea · Malaysia
  14. HYDROPAC 546/232023-02-17 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V kathleen II in 19-28.10S 148-47.90E at 170552Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROLANT 373/232023-02-17 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 50-18.33N 021-27.20W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 371/232023-02-16 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 26-35.80N 071-19.60W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROPAC 539/232023-02-16 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-08.93N 153-42.83E at 161025Z
    Western North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 525/232023-02-16 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-00.00N 090-15.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. NAVAREA XII 72/232023-02-16 → 2023-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-00.00N 090-15.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 522/232023-02-15 → 2023-03-03
    F/V qng 90938 ts reports person sick with fever, requesting assistance in 14-18.00N 110-17.00E at 151717Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  21. HYDROPAC 521/232023-02-15 → 2023-03-03
    F/V thikshana, blue hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-06.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROLANT 360/232023-02-15 → 2023-02-15
    Man overboard from F/V novo alborada in 48-28.00N 008-59.00W
    Celtic Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 510/232023-02-15 → 2023-03-03
    Fisherman missing from F/V kg 91681 ts in vicinity 07-30.00N 104-09.00E at 131230Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  24. NAVAREA XII 70/232023-02-15 → 2023-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-08.43N 079-30.93W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  25. NAVAREA IV 170/232023-02-14 → 2023-03-03
    S/V albatros, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue cape verde (16-54.0N 025-01.5W) to martinique…
    North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  26. HYDROPAC 482/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-13
    64 foot F/V eden bound, two persons on board, low on fuel and requesting assistance in 19-34.60N 162-17.33W…
    North Pacific
  27. HYDROLANT 345/232023-02-12 → 2023-03-03
    Ten meter S/V, white and yellow hull, 11 persons on board, unreported in vicinity dominica (15-25.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To British Virgin Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 481/232023-02-12 → 2023-03-03
    Vessel sank in vicinity of 11-59.92S 045-00.00E on 11 feb
    Mozambique Channel · Mayotte
  29. HYDROPAC 480/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-13
    F/V qng 95267 ts, 31 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-41.00N 109-50.00E at 121323Z feb 23
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROPAC 478/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-16
    Seven meter vessel, two person on board, unreported karkar island (04-41.00S 146-04.00E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROLANT 342/232023-02-12 → 2023-03-03
    Vessel capsized in 15-04.17N 073-06.01W
    Caribbean Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 477/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-12
    Cancel HYDROPAC 472/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  33. HYDROPAC 476/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-15
    F/V nb 8388, four persons on board, aground in 19-52.00N 106-05.00E at 120200Z feb
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  34. HYDROPAC 472/232023-02-11 → 2023-02-12
    Man overboard from F/V bt 93853 ts in 08-57.00N 104-30.00E at 110300Z feb
    Gulf of Thailand · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 471/232023-02-11 → 2023-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-45.00N 109-00.00E at 110705Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  36. HYDROLANT 335/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    British virgin islands to saint martin DNC 16
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 330/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    39 foot S/V passage, unreported mexico (21-14.00N 086-44.00W) to cuba (21-36.00N 081-31.00W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Mexico To Cuba
  38. HYDROPAC 466/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-10
    Cancel HYDROPAC 292/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 465/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    Man overboard from F/V kg 95302 ts in 07-05.00N 105-36.00E at 100300Z feb
    South China Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 329/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    Liferaft reported in 25-03.10N 086-37.40W at 092200Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  41. HYDROPAC 447/232023-02-09 → 2023-02-24
    Fisherman missing from F/V qng 95929TS in 15-49.00N 110-48.00E at 062000Z feb
    South China Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 442/232023-02-08 → 2023-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V hydracat, three persons on board, in vicinity 13-23.87S…
    Timor Sea · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 441/232023-02-08 → 2023-02-24
    Divers missing from vessel
    Strait of Malacca · Malaysia
  44. HYDROPAC 440/232023-02-08 → 2023-02-11
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, four persons on board, overdue from hanuabada (09-27.60S…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 433/232023-02-08 → 2023-02-24
    Man overboard from M/V fair lady in vicinity of trackline joining 08-46.00S 158-20.00E at 071300Z and…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  46. HYDROPAC 430/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-08
    F/V qng 41464 ts, two persons on board, sank in 16-08.84N 108-12.11E at 071445Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  47. HYDROLANT 318/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-24
    15 foot F/V exodus, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue dominica island (15-36.09N 061-21.98W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To Guadeloupe
  48. HYDROPAC 427/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-07
    Cancel HYDROPAC 424/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Coral Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 424/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yuan yu 788 in vicinity 13-09.60S 152-55.80E at 071521Z…
    Coral Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 420/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-07
    Distress signal received in 02-06.00S 142-06.00W at 070852Z feb
    South Pacific

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