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 2969/232023-09-16 → 2023-09-16
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2965/23 and this msg, search suspended
    Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 2968/232023-09-16 → 2023-10-06
    Vessel gladiador I unreported in vicinity 37-35.83S 074-24.21W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  3. HYDROPAC 2965/232023-09-15 → 2023-09-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz in vicinity 05-29.00S 091-29.00E at 151450Z sep
    Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROLANT 2075/232023-09-15 → 2023-09-29
    33 foot F/V maverick, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue newlynn (50-06.00N 005-32.40W) to isles of…
    Celtic Sea · English Channel · England
  5. HYDROLANT 2070/232023-09-15 → 2023-09-18
    Derelict vessel sangle adrift, blue hull with white and red stripe, capsized and adrift in 05-19.13N…
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil · French Guiana · Suriname
  6. HYDROPAC 2955/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bigwitch in vicinity 33-43.40S 134-31.80E at 141638Z sep
    Great Australian Bight · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 2954/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-14
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2945/23 and this msg
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  8. HYDROPAC 2946/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-29
    F/V bd 97845 ts, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-25.00N 114-16.00E at…
    South China Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2945/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-14
    Vessel, six persons on board, unreported
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 2944/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-29
    F/V, three persons on board, capsized in 14-32.00N 084-46.00E at 140445Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  11. HYDROPAC 2941/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-19.30S 170-34.60W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  12. HYDROPAC 2940/232023-09-13 → 2023-09-24
    F/V bd 97179 ts, four persons on board, flooding in vicinity 15-01.00N 110-46.00E on 13 sep
    South China Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 2935/232023-09-13 → 2023-09-15
    Man overboard from F/V bth 98240 ts in vicinity 10-47.50N 108-35.00E at 121600Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  14. HYDROPAC 2933/232023-09-13 → 2023-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sy kerida in vicinity 18-08.13S 147-13.33E at 130935Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 2929/232023-09-13 → 2023-09-13
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2925/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 2925/232023-09-12 → 2023-09-13
    F/V der-hae NO.66, 16 persons on board, sinking in 33-02.47S 036-18.86E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 2924/232023-09-12 → 2023-09-12
    F/V der-hae NO.66, 16 persons on board, sinking in 32-57.32S 036-16.97E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 2921/232023-09-12 → 2023-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-58.00N 085-33.00E at 120237Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  19. HYDROLANT 2037/232023-09-10 → 2023-09-29
    Alabama DNC 15
    Gulf of Mexico
  20. HYDROPAC 2909/232023-09-10 → 2023-09-29
    45 foot F/V gagana putha, yellow, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 2903/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-29
    45 foot F/V gagana putha, yellow, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2902/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-16
    One person missing from M/V ocean brave in vicinity 00-41.94S 118-29.48E at 090030Z sep
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 2900/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 03-53.00N 136-30.00E at 090415Z sep
    Western North Pacific
  24. HYDROLANT 2028/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-29
    27 foot vessel, seven persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 28-16.41N 090-48.52W at 082335Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  25. HYDROPAC 2899/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 01-24.00N 098-52.00W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROLANT 2027/232023-09-09 → 2023-09-29
    Distress signal received from 26 foot vessel, four persons on board, in 28-33.93N 084-11.87W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  27. HYDROPAC 2895/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-08
    Seven meter vessel, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-25.50S 149-42.23E at 080200Z sep
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 2889/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-22
    Fisherman missing from F/V kg 94352 ts in 07-59.41N 105-08.18E at 042000Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  29. HYDROPAC 2888/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-22
    Fisherman missing from F/V bd 95753 ts in 10-17.00N 107-50.00E at 071830Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  30. HYDROLANT 2020/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-22
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-11.90S 044-55.95W at 072120Z sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  31. HYDROLANT 2015/232023-09-07 → 2023-09-22
    Distress signal received in 39-14.40N 007-20.40E at 070500Z sep
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Sardinia
  32. HYDROPAC 2874/232023-09-06 → 2023-09-10
    45 foot F/V gagana putha, yellow, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Arabian Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 2873/232023-09-06 → 2023-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-52.70N 162-04.64W
    North Pacific · Palmyra Atoll
  34. HYDROPAC 2870/232023-09-06 → 2023-09-22
    One person missing from F/V bth 96736 ts in 09-54.00N 107-45.00E at 011400Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  35. HYDROPAC 2863/232023-09-06 → 2023-09-22
    F/V bd 30947 ts, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 06-23.66N 107-31.33E on 19 jul
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2858/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2857/23 and this msg, persons rescued
    Coral Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2857/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V tion-russian ocean way, blue hull, three persons on board in…
    Coral Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2855/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-01.60S 154-07.73E at 051526Z sep
    Coral Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2854/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-22
    Distress signal received in vicinity 20-01.00S 167-25.00W
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2853/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 20-00.00S 167-15.00W
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2852/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2845/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 2851/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2844/23 and this msg, vessel located safe
    Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 2850/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-22
    One person missing from F/V bv 5885 ts in 07-44.00N 106-54.00E at 032000Z sep
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  44. HYDROPAC 2848/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received in 00-00.50N 106-52.00E at 050934Z sep
    South China Sea · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 2845/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Vessel km alviano, nine persons on board, disabled due to engine failure and unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 2844/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Philippine Sea · Indonesia
  47. HYDROLANT 1994/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-22
    Vessel requiring medical assistance in 27-13.51N 084-39.01W
    Gulf of Mexico
  48. HYDROPAC 2841/232023-09-04 → 2023-09-22
    Distress signal received from F/V st antonys in 16-40.37N 073-08.50E at 042015Z sep
    Arabian Sea · India
  49. HYDROPAC 2831/232023-09-04 → 2023-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-51.13S 143-57.67E at 040722Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia
  50. NAVAREA IV 1022/232023-09-03 → 2023-09-22
    Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity of area bound by 12-44.22N 070-28.88W, 12-20.26N…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia

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.