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 2545/232023-11-07 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received on 496 mhz in 20-24.80N 057-12.30W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2533/232023-11-06 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received from vessel in 53-49.90N 024-21.30W at 060853Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2532/232023-11-06 → 2023-11-08
    41 foot S/V, white hull with blue stripe, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · New York
  4. NAVAREA IV 1289/232023-11-06 → 2023-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V cho kuo no 280 in 08-44.20N 053-01.20W at 052259Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  5. NAVAREA IV 1287/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received in 20-39.40N 067-06.50W
    Western North Atlantic
  6. NAVAREA XII 785/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-12.50S 098-23.40W
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 3492/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea smile in 14-42.70N 112-43.30E
    South China Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 3491/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3489/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 3489/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-05
    4.6 meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue bayley point (16-52.00S 138-59.00E) to mornington island…
    Gulf of Carpentaria · Australia
  10. HYDROLANT 2528/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-24
    12 meter S/V andoar, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue lisbon (38-40.0N 009-18.0W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Portugal To Canary Islands
  11. HYDROLANT 2524/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-24
    M/V CV30 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-15.72S 004-03.07W
    Eastern South Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 3484/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-07
    Derelict ten meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in 18-20.72N 118-19.54E at 030806Z nov
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 3483/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-06
    Man overboard from F/V qng 94220 ts in 16-10.00N 109-09.00E at 040248Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 3482/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-06
    Man overboard from F/V qng 94220 ts in 16-04.33N 109-07.53E at 032100Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  15. NAVAREA XII 779/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-04
    California uscg remote communication facility point reyes (c) 37-55.5N 122-43.9W dsc service degraded;…
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. NAVAREA XII 777/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    Cancel NAVAREA XII 772/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  17. HYDROLANT 2517/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2512/23 and this msg, person rescued
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2512/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received from S/V heidi, one person on board, in 47-54.33N 020-20.87W at 031100Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROPAC 3470/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-40.00S 083-14.00E at 030800Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROLANT 2510/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    Vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  21. HYDROLANT 2509/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    S/V heidi, one person on board, dismasted and taking on water in 47-50.73N 020-19.07W at 030712Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROPAC 3467/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 06-03.00N 078-31.00E at 030600Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROLANT 2508/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    S/V heidi, one person on board, dismasted and taking on water in 47-50.07N 020-19.00W at 030536Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 3466/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    Man overboard from vessel M/V kota ratna in 10-55.50N 108-48.50E at 030417Z nov
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  25. HYDROLANT 2506/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    S/V heidi, one person on board, dismasted and taking on water in 47-51.13N 020-22.00W at 030139Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  26. NAVAREA XII 772/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-03
    30 foot M/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-22.30N 079-31.60W
    Gulf of Panama · Panama
  27. HYDROLANT 2505/232023-11-02 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received from S/V heidi, one person on board, in 47-52.80N 020-27.53W at 022155Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2504/232023-11-02 → 2023-11-02
    Distress signal received from S/V heidi, one person on board, in 47-54.73N 020-34.60W at 021129Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2500/232023-11-02 → 2023-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V heidi, one person on board, in 47-56.87N 020-35.73W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2499/232023-11-02 → 2023-11-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in 45-11.00N 002-30.20W
    Bay of Biscay · France
  31. HYDROLANT 2495/232023-11-02 → 2023-11-17
    F/V blue waters II, two persons on board, unreported
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Cuba
  32. HYDROPAC 3447/232023-11-01 → 2023-11-05
    42 foot F/V mashi baba 02, red hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-45.00N 081-19.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  33. HYDROPAC 3444/232023-11-01 → 2023-11-01
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3442/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    South China Sea · Philippines
  34. HYDROPAC 3443/232023-11-01 → 2023-11-17
    36 foot S/V andiamo, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vava'u (18-39.10S 173-59.00W) to fiji…
    South Pacific · Tonga To Fiji
  35. HYDROPAC 3442/232023-11-01 → 2023-11-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 18-45.10N 119-17.00E
    South China Sea · Philippines
  36. HYDROPAC 3430/232023-10-30 → 2023-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-14.10S 147-46.00E at 301229Z oct
    Bass Strait · Tasmania
  37. HYDROPAC 3429/232023-10-30 → 2023-11-17
    One person missing from F/V qng 90459 ts in 13-09.00N 113-30.00E at 271700Z oct
    South China Sea
  38. HYDROLANT 2469/232023-10-29 → 2023-11-17
    Liferaft reported in 34-07.00N 059-12.00W at 291820Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2465/232023-10-29 → 2023-11-17
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, overdue to canary islands
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2464/232023-10-29 → 2023-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-00.00N 064-15.00W at 290224Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROPAC 3413/232023-10-28 → 2023-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-33.20S 145-19.10E at 280713Z oct
    Bass Strait · Australia
  42. HYDROPAC 3412/232023-10-28 → 2023-11-17
    40 foot F/V denuwanra manike, 06 persons on board, disabled and adrfit due to engine failure in 06-40.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  43. HYDROPAC 3411/232023-10-28 → 2023-10-28
    F/V na 96186 ts, 08 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in vicinity 18-30.00N…
    Gulf of Tonkin · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 3407/232023-10-27 → 2023-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-24.00S 171-09.00E
    Western South Pacific
  45. HYDROLANT 2459/232023-10-27 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in vicinity 24-40.00N 084-41.00W at 271734Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  46. HYDROPAC 3395/232023-10-27 → 2023-10-27
    22 meter M/V kalinda, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-43.20S 143-57.80E at 262318Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  47. HYDROPAC 3394/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 00-57.90N 104-42.40E
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  48. HYDROLANT 2449/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    F/V montealba requesting medevac in 00-46.00S 007-24.00W
    South Atlantic
  49. HYDROPAC 3393/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    Man overboard in 07-19.12N 082-28.30W
    Eastern North Pacific · Panama
  50. HYDROPAC 3392/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V joyhope in vicinity 05-53.00N 089-18.00E at 260845Z oct vessels…
    Bay of Bengal

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