Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the English Channel

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  1. HYDROLANT 2416/232023-10-23 → 2023-11-10
    Search and rescue operations in progress in 50-04.82N 001-22.45W
    English Channel · France
  2. HYDROLANT 1186/232023-05-27 → 2023-06-16
    One person missing in vicinity 49-36.50N 000-06.76W at 270935Z may
    English Channel · France
  3. 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
  4. HYDROLANT 182/232023-01-23 → 2023-02-10
    Man overboard from vessel valaris 121 in 50-36.30N 001-17.50E
    Dover Strait · France
  5. HYDROLANT 3202/222022-12-14 → 2023-01-13
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, sank
    Dover Strait · England
  6. HYDROLANT 2894/222022-11-12 → 2022-11-15
    Derelict seven meter F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 49-55.00N 005-05.00W at 121256Z nov
    English Channel · England
  7. HYDROLANT 3177/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 50-30N 002-23W at 200743Z oct
    English Channel · England
  8. HYDROLANT 2220/192019-07-21 → 2019-08-09
    14.5 meter S/V ataktos, white hull with green stripe, two persons on board, overdue from gris nez (50-52N…
    Dover Strait · France
  9. HYDROLANT 960/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-10.2N 000-50.5W
    English Channel · England
  10. HYDROLANT 953/182018-03-21 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-11.2N 000-35.1W
    English Channel · England
  11. HYDROLANT 951/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-21
    Derelict 82 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-13.3N 000-28W
    English Channel · England
  12. HYDROLANT 3055/172017-09-27 → 2017-09-28
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 50-12.24N 004-08.44W
    English Channel · England
  13. HYDROLANT 2137/152015-08-30 → 2015-09-02
    Derelict eight meter vessel capsized and adrift in 50-08N 004-07W at 300811Z aug
    English Channel · England-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2419/142014-10-06 → 2014-10-07
    Vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 50-07N 001-39W
    English Channel
  15. HYDROLANT 2243/142014-09-16 → 2014-10-25
    Azores to england
    Eastern North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 1603/142014-06-30 → 2014-06-30
    Ten meter S/V valeri, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · English Channel
  17. HYDROLANT 886/132013-04-09 → 2013-04-10
    22.5 foot S/V la cavale, white hull, one person on board, overdue binic (48-36-09N 002-49-27W) to le havre…
    English Channel · France
  18. HYDROLANT 665/132013-03-16 → 2013-03-17
    England-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 268/132013-01-30 → 2013-02-02
    Two derelict liferafts adrift vicinity 49-30N 004-30W at 291530Z jan
    English Channel
  20. HYDROLANT 265/132013-01-29 → 2013-01-30
    Two derelict liferafts adrift in 49-33.4N 004-32.1W
    English Channel
  21. HYDROLANT 1152/122012-05-29 → 2012-06-09
    England to portugal
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1097/092009-06-14 → 2009-06-14
    36 foot M/V seabiscuit, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue brest, france (48-23N 004-29W) and…
  23. HYDROLANT 2047/082008-11-26 → 2008-12-03
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 50-18.47N 002-53.69W
  24. HYDROLANT 1138/072007-06-30 → 2007-07-07
    Derelict 45 foot M/V capsized and adrift vicinity 50-32.0N 001-17.1W at 301330Z jun
  25. HYDROLANT 219/062006-02-01 → 2006-02-01
    Capsized chemical tanker adrift vicinity 49-46.7N 003-06.0W at 010001Z feb
  26. HYDROLANT 34/062006-01-05 → 2006-01-12
    Distress signal received within five miles of 49-50.0N 002-34.5W
  27. HYDROLANT 4/062006-01-01 → 2006-03-29
    Man overboard from M/V otello fmej vicinity of trackline between 50-15.0N 001-39.0W at 011200Z jan and…
  28. HYDROLANT 2346/052005-12-14 → 2005-12-21
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 50-32.07N 000-10.06E
  29. HYDROLANT 1304/042004-08-06 → 2004-08-06
    Man overboard from vessel bregen vicinity of trackline between 49-57.60N 003-09.00W at 051915Z aug and…
  30. HYDROLANT 835/032003-04-23 → 2003-04-23
    Man overboard from M/V van del lar vicinity 49-48.0N 003-27.4W at 222230Z apr
  31. HYDROLANT 2070/022002-09-15 → 2002-09-16
    Vessel on fire and at anchor in 50-38.5N 000-18.6E
  32. HYDROLANT 263/012001-01-23 → 2001-01-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 11 miles of 49-51N 004-45W at 231245Z jan
  33. HYDROLANT 2317/002000-06-30 → 2000-08-11
    Man overboard from M/V villac h. vicinity of trackline between 48-01N 005-25W at 292100Z jun and 49-41N…

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