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 418/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-24
    One person missing from F/V bth 96418 ts in 10-44.00N 108-47.00E at 061715Z feb
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  2. HYDROPAC 415/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V kesako in 17-05.27N 163-09.00E at 062233Z feb
    North Pacific
  3. HYDROLANT 305/232023-02-06 → 2023-02-24
    Man overboard from vessel yaye thiane barre in vicinity 14-10.80N 017-15.00W at 060400Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 304/232023-02-06 → 2023-02-24
    Derelict 12 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 29-06.97N 088-26.92W at 061612Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  5. HYDROLANT 302/232023-02-06 → 2023-02-24
    Canoe mame maguette, two persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  6. HYDROPAC 407/232023-02-06 → 2023-02-24
    M/V suso reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 15-58.08S 085-32.24W at 060110Z feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 291/232023-02-05 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 32-31.00N 046-03.00W at 052305Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROPAC 406/232023-02-05 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from M/V capt bernie in vicinity 02-24.99N 093-14.43W
    Eastern North Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  9. HYDROPAC 403/232023-02-05 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 042334Z feb in: a. 30-41.63N 122-26.27E
    East China Sea · Western North Pacific · China
  10. HYDROPAC 400/232023-02-04 → 2023-02-24
    F/V deshan 03, white, green and yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 399/232023-02-04 → 2023-02-04
    M/V ah shin, 21 persons on board, on fire in 10-33.48N 109-42.42E
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  12. HYDROPAC 388/232023-02-04 → 2023-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 04-04.00N 129-56.00W at 031901Z feb
    Eastern North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 387/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-06
    M/V suso reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 18-32.90S 092-23.55W at 031914Z feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 386/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V huntsman, four persons on board, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 385/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-17
    F/V dono, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in 09-29.00N 075-07.00E on 03 feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROPAC 378/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-03
    Man overboard from vessel ping tai rong 39 in 06-40.50S 163-35.50W at 021300Z feb
    South Pacific
  17. NAVAREA IV 134/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-03
    Kitts and nevis
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St
  18. HYDROPAC 377/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-36.00N 106-11.28E at 021224Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 376/232023-02-02 → 2023-02-17
    Man overboard from M/V ping tai rong 39 in 06-40.50S 163-35.50W at 021300Z feb
    South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 375/232023-02-02 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-36.00N 106-11.28E at 021224Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 372/232023-02-02 → 2023-02-10
    F/V sudu putha 04, yellow and red hull, seven persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 367/232023-02-01 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-41.58N 106-21.78E at 011132Z feb
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 359/232023-02-01 → 2023-02-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 358/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  24. HYDROPAC 358/232023-02-01 → 2023-02-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-11.33S 117-52.47E at 010215Z feb
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  25. HYDROPAC 349/232023-01-31 → 2023-02-07
    12 meter S/V kesako, unreported
    North Pacific
  26. HYDROLANT 249/232023-01-31 → 2023-02-17
    18 foot vessel los amigos, red and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity…
    Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  27. HYDROPAC 347/232023-01-31 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-58.00N 127-59.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 344/232023-01-31 → 2023-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-44.40S 172-10.00W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  29. HYDROPAC 343/232023-01-30 → 2023-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, in vicinity…
    Timor Sea · Australia
  30. HYDROPAC 341/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received from vessel aleutian no
    Bering Sea · Alaska
  31. HYDROPAC 340/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-08
    F/V bl 93389 ts, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity 06-47.0N…
    South China Sea
  32. NAVAREA IV 115/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-17
    S/V le siguer overdue
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 242/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-03
    Search and rescue operations in progress in area bound by: 49-40N 000-10W, 49-40N 000-10E, 49-26N 000-01E,…
    English Channel · France
  34. HYDROPAC 331/232023-01-30 → 2023-01-30
    Cancel HYDROPAC 309/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROLANT 241/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 24-00.00N 047-15.00W at 300553Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROPAC 329/232023-01-30 → 2023-02-17
    F/V py 92396 ts, five persons on board, aground in 10-05.00N 113-50.00E at 292230Z jan
    South China Sea
  37. HYDROLANT 240/232023-01-29 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 38 foot F/V no limit in 30-36.67N 080-32.93W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  38. HYDROPAC 327/232023-01-29 → 2023-02-04
    12 meter F/V amal putha 02, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 322/232023-01-29 → 2023-02-04
    Man overboard from FV kaushan 04 in vicinity 03-07.00S 073-24.00E at 281000Z jan
    Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 320/232023-01-28 → 2023-01-29
    Vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-04.53S 113-58.57E on 27 jan
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  41. HYDROLANT 232/232023-01-28 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-41.30N 072-16.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROPAC 313/232023-01-28 → 2023-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 03-06.20N 108-45.30E at 271352Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 309/232023-01-28 → 2023-01-30
    Vessel capsized between long island (05-19.00S 147-07.00E) and kimbe (05-25.00S 150-14.00E) at 280004Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 308/232023-01-28 → 2023-01-28
    F/V bd 98103 ts, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 11-39.00N 109-16.00E at…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  45. HYDROPAC 299/232023-01-27 → 2023-01-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 297/23 and this msg, person rescued
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 297/232023-01-27 → 2023-01-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-10.89N 115-27.81W
    Eastern North Pacific · Mexico
  47. HYDROPAC 292/232023-01-26 → 2023-02-10
    Vessel km rukun jaya, 28 persons on board, sinking in 04-35.33S 107-21.50E
    Java Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 290/232023-01-26 → 2023-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-19.00N 109-01.20E at 252138Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 288/232023-01-26 → 2023-01-26
    Seven meter vessel waves dreamer, 13 persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-36.00S 151-01.33E) to mussau…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 286/232023-01-26 → 2023-02-10
    F/V bth 83165 ts, 13 persons on board, sank in 10-29.00N 107-49.00E at 251200Z jan
    South China Sea · Vietnam

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