Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Gulf of Guinea

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  1. HYDROLANT 730/222022-03-13 → 2022-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 00-38.8N 006-38.5E at 130400Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  2. HYDROLANT 3370/192019-11-02 → 2019-11-09
    Vessel attacked in 06-14.9N 002-32.9E at 020320Z nov
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  3. HYDROLANT 2064/192019-07-09 → 2019-07-26
    M/V lct evelia, 13 persons on board, sank in between douala (04-03-00N 009-41-00E) and libreville (00-23-24N…
    Gulf of Guinea · Cameroon To Gabon
  4. HYDROLANT 2598/182018-08-14 → 2018-08-27
    M/V pantelena, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  5. HYDROLANT 2584/182018-08-13 → 2018-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mon ami in 01-01.14N 007-11.82E at 130835Z aug
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  6. HYDROLANT 986/182018-03-23 → 2018-04-06
    F/V fish hunter, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 03-02.52N 009-39.52E
    Gulf of Guinea · Cameroon
  7. HYDROLANT 373/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-06
    M/V marine express unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  8. HYDROLANT 432/172017-02-08 → 2017-05-26
    M/V, 25 persons on board, possibly hijacked in 04-03.22N 007-13.50E at 071904Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  9. HYDROLANT 3181/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-30
    M/V saronic breeze, 20 persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea
  10. HYDROLANT 875/162016-04-12 → 2016-04-17
    Vessel attacked in 04-07.33N 005-24.12E at 112156Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  11. HYDROLANT 1699/142014-07-13 → 2014-08-16
    Distress signal received from vessel prime empress in 04-05.22N 008-11.49E at 130714Z jul
    Gulf of Guinea
  12. HYDROLANT 1413/142014-06-06 → 2014-06-13
    M/V fair artemis unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  13. HYDROLANT 1459/132013-06-14 → 2013-06-17
    140 meter M/V mt adour, black hull, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea
  14. HYDROLANT 119/132013-01-14 → 2013-03-02
    Nine meter M/V ramses, white hull, six persons on board, overdue abidjan (05-15N 004-00W) and return
    Gulf of Guinea · Cote D'ivoire
  15. HYDROLANT 2344/122012-10-07 → 2012-10-09
    222 meter M/V orfeas, grey hull, 24 persons on board, possibly hijacked in 05-12.56N 004-03.68W on 06 oct
    Gulf of Guinea · Cote D'ivoire · Piracy
  16. HYDROLANT 1941/122012-08-22 → 2012-08-24
    100 meter M/V anuket emerald, white hull, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  17. HYDROLANT 988/122012-05-10 → 2012-06-23
    F/V global eight, white hull, unreported
    Gulf of Guinea · Cote D`ivoire
  18. HYDROLANT 928/112011-06-03 → 2011-06-18
    Man overboard from M/V frio antarctic vicinity 03-22.9N 009-14.7E at 030830Z jun
    Gulf of Guinea
  19. HYDROLANT 1245/102010-07-02 → 2010-07-10
    M/V bbc polonia attacked in 04-13N 006-57E
    Gulf of Guinea · Piracy
  20. HYDROLANT 1778/092009-09-18 → 2009-09-18
    Vessel pacific, 13 persons on board, sinking in 00-11.6S 007-55.0E
  21. HYDROLANT 654/092009-04-05 → 2009-05-09
    Distress signal received from M/V ocean view 1 in 06-21N 003-24E at 051524Z apr
  22. HYDROLANT 230/092009-02-04 → 2009-02-04
    Man overboard from M/V conti guinea vicinity 03-21.95N 003-30.30W at 040723Z feb
  23. HYDROLANT 1948/072007-11-24 → 2007-11-24
    Distress signal received from M/V zimbali in 04-54N 001-41W at 240009Z nov
  24. HYDROLANT 1851/072007-11-08 → 2007-12-21
    34 foot S/V frequence jazz, white hull, one person on board, unreported medoc (45-30N 001-00W) to…
  25. HYDROPAC 1959/072007-11-08 → 2008-03-11
    34 foot S/V frequence jazz, white hull, one person on board, unreported medoc (45-30N 001-00W) to…
  26. HYDROLANT 904/072007-05-29 → 2007-07-14
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 04-40N 002-32E at 291042Z may
  27. HYDROLANT 461/072007-03-22 → 2007-05-26
    Distress signal received from M/V seabulk falcon II in 03-59N 007-19E at 220630Z mar
  28. HYDROLANT 1934/062006-10-20 → 2007-10-21
    Distress signal received from M/V sinbex in 04-05N 006-44E at 201754Z oct
  29. HYDROLANT 1930/062006-10-20 → 2007-10-21
    Distress signal received from M/V wildebeest in 04-00N 007-44E at 200650Z oct
  30. NAVAREA XII 231/062006-09-16 → 2006-09-17
    29 foot S/V zen, white hull, white sail, one person on board, unreported hawaii (21-30N 158-00W) to solomon…
  31. HYDROPAC 1817/062006-09-16 → 2006-09-17
    29 foot S/V zen, white hull, white sail, one person on board, unreported hawaii (21-30N 158-00W) to solomon…
  32. HYDROLANT 774/062006-04-22 → 2006-06-07
    Distress signal received from M/V challenger in 05-36N 005-02E at 220255Z apr
  33. HYDROLANT 699/062006-04-10 → 2006-05-24
    Distress signal received from M/V marilyn mccall in vicinity of trackline between 05-41N 004-50E and 05-41N…
  34. HYDROLANT 1324/052005-07-20 → 2005-08-17
    17 meter M/V teresa overdue sao tome (00-15N 006-37E) to principe (01-37N 007-24E) vessels in vicinity…
  35. HYDROLANT 2044/042004-12-23 → 2005-02-09
    30 meter M/V taillefer 2, green hull, unreported
  36. HYDROLANT 1659/042004-10-13 → 2005-01-05
    Man overboard from F/V cap saint paul vicinity of trackline between 03-06N 001-10W and 03-51N 003-16W
  37. HYDROLANT 1411/042004-08-26 → 2004-08-26
    Distress signal received in 04-17N 008-22E
  38. HYDROLANT 1078/042004-06-26 → 2004-07-21
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 06-07.0N 002-57.3E at 252230Z and 06-05.5N 003-28.0E at 260800Z…
  39. HYDROLANT 862/042004-05-19 → 2004-05-20
    M/V dona elvira, 430 persons on board, taking on water in 04-36.3N 005-56.1W
  40. HYDROLANT 861/042004-05-19 → 2004-05-19
    M/V dona elvira, 450 person on board, adrift in 04-35.5N 006-03.9W
  41. HYDROLANT 1699/032003-09-07 → 2003-09-07
    Distress signal received in 05-05.2N 003-08.9W
  42. HYDROLANT 1387/032003-07-18 → 2003-07-21
    Man overboard from M/V anna in 04-04.4N 000-11.9E
  43. HYDROLANT 383/032003-02-18 → 2003-04-05
    Tug mt bello sunk in 00-17S 009-02E at 140300Z feb
  44. HYDROLANT 2847/022002-12-27 → 2002-12-27
    Distress signal received from vessel ghazi in 06-20.8N 003-24.4E at 262036Z dec
  45. HYDROLANT 1561/022002-07-15 → 2002-08-31
    Distress signal received vicinity 04-19N 008-22E
  46. HYDROLANT 1312/022002-06-13 → 2002-06-14
    M/V abbi-pride sinking in 01-28N 008-00E
  47. HYDROLANT 1082/022002-05-11 → 2002-06-22
    M/V bankele, 80 persons on board, reported capsized in 00-19.8N 008-54.6E
  48. HYDROLANT 3234/012001-12-21 → 2001-12-21
    Distress signal received in 03-51.0N 007-27.8E
  49. HYDROLANT 2048/012001-07-21 → 2001-09-07
    F/V lena, 20 persons on board, suffered engine room flooding in 05-38N 004-42E at 210935Z jul
  50. HYDROLANT 222/012001-01-19 → 2001-03-10
    Man overboard from vessel moon fish in 03-59.35N 004-08.33E

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