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

By month

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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 3391/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-08.30N 167-28.70E
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  2. HYDROPAC 3384/232023-10-26 → 2023-10-26
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3382/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 3383/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    Man overboard from vessel fpmc c noble in 26-42.10S 047-36.11E at 252301Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 3382/232023-10-26 → 2023-10-26
    F/V mina maritim 036, white and blue hull, 15 people on board, disabled due to fire in 00-27.25S 127-05.39E
    Molucca Sea · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 3371/232023-10-24 → 2023-11-10
    15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  6. HYDROLANT 2426/232023-10-24 → 2023-11-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lampedusa · Tunisia
  7. HYDROLANT 2419/232023-10-23 → 2023-11-10
    31 foot F/V carol anne, teal hull, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  8. HYDROLANT 2416/232023-10-23 → 2023-11-10
    Search and rescue operations in progress in 50-04.82N 001-22.45W
    English Channel · France
  9. HYDROPAC 3358/232023-10-23 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received from vessel in 08-50.00N 114-25.00E at 230300Z oct
    South China Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 3357/232023-10-23 → 2023-10-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3356/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Bass Strait · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 3356/232023-10-23 → 2023-10-23
    15 meter S/V, three persons on board, on fire and sinking in 38-55.87S 146-31.00E at 230234Z oct
    Bass Strait · Australia
  12. HYDROPAC 3353/232023-10-23 → 2023-11-10
    43 foot F/V evening, white hull, two persons on board, overdue grays harbor, wa (46-55.00N 124-11.00W)
    Eastern North Pacific · Washington
  13. HYDROLANT 2413/232023-10-22 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 21-54.50N 057-06.30W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2412/232023-10-22 → 2023-11-10
    Two f/v's, both 20 foot, white hull, seven persons believed on board between vessels, overdue
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  15. HYDROLANT 2409/232023-10-22 → 2023-11-10
    24 foot vessel, four persons on board disabled in 29-13.42N 087-47.37W at 221222Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  16. HYDROPAC 3350/232023-10-22 → 2023-10-23
    Man overboard from F/V bth 96736 ts in 09-54.00N 107-45.00E at 011400Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  17. HYDROPAC 3349/232023-10-22 → 2023-10-23
    F/V na 95052 ts, two persons on board, flooding and in danger of sinking in 16-18.00N 110-02.00E at 220700Z…
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  18. HYDROPAC 3348/232023-10-22 → 2023-10-24
    15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  19. HYDROLANT 2405/232023-10-22 → 2023-11-10
    52 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board experiencing engine problems in 37-02.00N 071-21.80W
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 2404/232023-10-22 → 2023-10-22
    Distress signal received from vessel in 59-20.47N 007-38.73W at 220126Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  21. HYDROLANT 2401/232023-10-21 → 2023-11-10
    S/V petit bleu, 23 foot white and blue hull, one person on board, abandoning ship in vacinity 36-26.00N…
    Western North Atlantic
  22. NAVAREA IV 1225/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-21
    S/V petit bleu, 23 foot white and blue hull, one person on board, abandoning ship in vacinity 36-26.00N…
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2399/232023-10-21 → 2023-11-10
    S/V experience sank
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2398/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-22
    S/V petit bleu, 23 foot white and blue hull, one person on board, abandoning ship in vicinity 36-20.00N…
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2396/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V moonyacht in 32-47.40N 075-23.10W at 211618Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2395/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-21
    S/V experience sank in 18-38.05N 048-35.62W
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2392/232023-10-21 → 2023-11-10
    31 foot F/V carol ann, teal hull, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  28. HYDROLANT 2391/232023-10-21 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received in 10-12.00N 046-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROPAC 3344/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-24
    Derelict four meter vessel capsized and adrift in 23-19.00S 151-12.00E at 210346Z oct 2. cancel this msg…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  30. HYDROPAC 3343/232023-10-21 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-29.10N 080-08.10W
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  31. HYDROLANT 2390/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-23
    41 foot F/V carol anne, blue and white hull, 03 persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  32. HYDROPAC 3341/232023-10-20 → 2023-10-20
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3329/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern North Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3337/232023-10-20 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 13-57.05N 112-58.59E at 201212Z oct
    South China Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3330/232023-10-20 → 2023-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel bad habits in 11-50.07S 130-07.13E at 200406Z oct
    Timor Sea · Australia
  35. NAVAREA IV 1216/232023-10-19 → 2023-10-19
    Cancel NAVAREA IV 1163/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  36. HYDROLANT 2371/232023-10-19 → 2023-10-19
    Distress signal received in 45-55.80N 028-35.20W at 191014Z oct
    North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 2363/232023-10-18 → 2023-11-03
    69 foot F/V, red and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 37-28.34N 075-05.03W at…
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  38. HYDROPAC 3315/232023-10-18 → 2023-11-03
    F/V bd 97633TS, four persons on board, sank in 14-27.00N 109-53.00E at 162100Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  39. HYDROLANT 2360/232023-10-18 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel in 26-15.00N 023-15.00W at 180248Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. HYDROPAC 3308/232023-10-17 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 35-04.03N 147-52.37E at 170551Z oct
    Western North Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3303/232023-10-17 → 2023-10-19
    Man overboard from F/V bth 83632TS in 10-36.80N 107-54.90E at 160030Z oct
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  42. HYDROPAC 3301/232023-10-17 → 2023-11-03
    F/V qna 90129TS, 54 persons on board, sank in 13-37.00N 114-33.00E on 17 oct
    South China Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 3300/232023-10-17 → 2023-11-03
    F/V qna 90927TS, 38 persons on board, sank in 13-33.00N 113-30.00E at 161800Z oct
    South China Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 2347/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.00N 042-15.00W at 161945Z
    North Atlantic
  45. HYDROPAC 3298/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-10.70N 132-46.20W
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROLANT 2343/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-01.00N 008-46.00E at 140700Z oct
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia
  47. HYDROLANT 2340/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    S/V kudo, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 29-03.23N 084-24.88W at 160437Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  48. HYDROPAC 3289/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    17 meter S/V dani, two persons on board, overdue port vila (17-44.00S 168-19.00E) to port moresby (09-28.73S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Vanuatu To Papua New Guinea
  49. HYDROPAC 3287/232023-10-15 → 2023-10-15
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3286/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Torres Strait · Australia
  50. HYDROPAC 3286/232023-10-15 → 2023-10-15
    Four meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue thursday island to north torres reef (10-25.00S 142-10.00E)
    Torres Strait · Australia

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.