Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Ionian Sea

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Archive · 116 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 822/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    12 meter S/V eros II, one person on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 821/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    12 meter S/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 2876/232023-12-13 → 2023-12-29
    S/V 50 to 70 persons on board, unreported in vicinity 38-00.00N 018-00.00E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  4. HYDROLANT 2510/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-17
    Vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  5. HYDROLANT 2236/232023-10-03 → 2023-10-20
    S/V, 48 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Ionian Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 2222/232023-10-01 → 2023-10-20
    S/V, 45 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-06.00N 018-47.00E at 010700Z oct
    Ionian Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 2177/232023-09-27 → 2023-10-13
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 1456/232023-06-28 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, adrift in vicinity 38-28.00N 019-17.00E at 271518Z jun
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  9. HYDROLANT 436/232023-02-25 → 2023-03-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 38-03.03N 018-19.29E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  10. HYDROLANT 2604/222022-10-13 → 2022-10-28
    S/V, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  11. HYDROLANT 2437/222022-09-26 → 2022-10-14
    Vessel, blue hull, 250 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-48.00N 016-44.00E at 260846Z sep
    Ionian Sea · Sicily
  12. HYDROLANT 1906/222022-08-01 → 2022-08-19
    S/V, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Ionian Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 1722/222022-07-08 → 2022-07-22
    17 meter F/V nuova angela secondo, white and blue hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  14. HYDROLANT 1715/222022-07-07 → 2022-07-07
    M/V quaterdecies, seven persons on board, sinking and abandoning ship in 36-56.80N 019-48.90E at 070035Z jul
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  15. HYDROLANT 1584/222022-06-20 → 2022-07-08
    S/V, white hull, 20 persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  16. HYDROLANT 1164/222022-04-28 → 2022-05-13
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 38-49N 018-38E at 272030Z
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  17. HYDROLANT 355/212021-02-07 → 2021-02-26
    Vessel, black hull, 30 persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  18. HYDROLANT 3045/202020-10-07 → 2020-10-23
    14 meter S/V festina lente, white hull, one person on board, unreported corfu (39-35-00N 019-52-00E) to…
    Ionian Sea · Greece To Italy
  19. HYDROLANT 2844/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    S/V granny knot, one person on board, unreported reggio calabria italy (38-03N 015-39E) to corinth greece…
    Ionian Sea · Strait of Messina · Italy To Greece
  20. HYDROLANT 2199/202020-07-12 → 2020-07-31
    Distress signal received in vicinity 37-00N 018-00E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  21. HYDROLANT 353/202020-02-01 → 2020-02-21
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, unreported in vicinity 39-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  22. HYDROLANT 2581/192019-08-24 → 2019-09-06
    22 foot F/V orazio padre, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 2517/192019-08-19 → 2019-09-06
    12 meter S/V fancy dancer, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  24. HYDROLANT 271/192019-01-27 → 2019-02-15
    S/V svelosa, seven persons on board, unreported
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  25. HYDROLANT 2450/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, in need of assistance in vicinity 37-00N 016-00E
    Ionian Sea · Sicily
  26. HYDROLANT 2399/182018-07-25 → 2018-08-10
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in vicinity catanzaro (38-49N 016-39E)
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  27. HYDROLANT 2070/182018-06-25 → 2018-07-13
    S/V mlt msy blu blu, white and blue hull, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-41N 017-00E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 1201/182018-04-14 → 2018-05-04
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, unreported cephalonia greece (38-13N 020-34E) to otranto italy (40-08N 018-29E)
    Ionian Sea · Strait of Otranto · Greece To Italy
  29. HYDROLANT 120/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-51N 018-25E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  30. HYDROLANT 118/182018-01-10 → 2018-02-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-38N 018-46E
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  31. HYDROLANT 3843/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-28
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance between 37-12.3N 019-04.4E and 37-20.9N 019-17.7E
    Ionian Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 3841/172017-11-28 → 2017-12-15
    14 meter S/V, green and red hull, unreported
    Ionian Sea
  33. HYDROLANT 3826/172017-11-26 → 2017-12-15
    14 meter vessel, grey and black hull, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-20.9N 019-07.7E at…
    Ionian Sea · Greece
  34. HYDROLANT 3821/172017-11-26 → 2017-11-26
    14 meter vessel, grey and black hull, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-26N 017-30E at…
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  35. HYDROLANT 3190/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Man overboard in vicinity 38-07N 015-35E
    Strait of Messina
  36. HYDROLANT 3065/172017-09-27 → 2017-10-13
    Two aircraft, one person on board each, unreported crete to capua italy (41-03.3N 014-08.6E)
    Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea · Tyrrhenian Sea · Crete To Italy
  37. HYDROLANT 1867/172017-06-15 → 2017-06-17
    Ten meter S/V tartiflette 2, white hull, one person on board, unreported tropea (38-40-33N 015-53-43E) to…
    Ionian Sea · Italy To Greece
  38. HYDROLANT 1851/172017-06-13 → 2017-06-15
    Ten meter S/V tartiflette 2, white hull, one person on board, unreported tropea (38-40-33N 015-53-43E) to…
    Ionian Sea · Italy To Greece
  39. HYDROLANT 3436/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 37-51N 015-39E
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  40. HYDROLANT 2005/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-21
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-47N 017-34E at 080900Z aug
    Ionian Sea · Italy
  41. HYDROLANT 1998/162016-08-07 → 2016-08-08
    M/V my sea, 75 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-48N 017-32E at 061500Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1132/162016-05-12 → 2016-05-15
    18 meter F/V, blue hull, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-57N 018-13E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 84/162016-01-10 → 2016-01-12
    Man overboard from M/V nemtas in area bound by 36-36.68N 020-05.92E, 36-30.36N 021-33.93E, 36-20.01N…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 2012/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-30N 018-05E at 171556Z aug
    Ionian Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 2008/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 500 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-55N 018-08E at 161046Z aug
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 1945/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-20
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-51N 018-18E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 1699/152015-07-11 → 2015-07-18
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance in 36-42N 017-48E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 1443/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 1392/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 38-00N 019-00E
    Ionian Sea · Turkey To Italy
  50. HYDROLANT 1249/152015-05-21 → 2015-05-23
    Vessel, 400 persons on board, unreported vicinity 37-00N 019-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Ionian Sea

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