Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

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Other hazards in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin

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  1. HYDROLANT 1182/132013-05-11 → 2013-05-18
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 1167/132013-05-10 → 2013-05-11
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-09-43N 014-20-20E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 1160/132013-05-09 → 2013-05-11
    Libya to malta
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 1086/132013-04-30 → 2013-05-04
    Distress signal received from vessel, seven persons on board, vicinity 37-00N 012-00E
    Strait of Sicily
  5. HYDROLANT 1069/132013-04-29 → 2013-05-03
    M/V pirireis disabled and adrift due to collision within five miles of 36-10N 020-09E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Southern Ionian Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 984/132013-04-19 → 2013-04-27
    Vessel, 230 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-17.05N 013-36.46E at 190857Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  7. HYDROLANT 981/132013-04-18 → 2013-04-27
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, requesting assistance in 34-13N 014-02E at 182030Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROLANT 980/132013-04-18 → 2013-04-27
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-33-25N 013-27-54E at 181437Z apr
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  9. HYDROLANT 920/132013-04-12 → 2013-04-20
    Tunisia to italy
    Strait of Sicily
  10. HYDROLANT 907/132013-04-11 → 2013-04-13
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  11. HYDROLANT 891/132013-04-09 → 2013-04-13
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-02.586N 014-17.490E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 796/132013-03-28 → 2013-04-06
    Vessel, grey hull, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  13. HYDROLANT 778/132013-03-27 → 2013-04-06
    Tunisia to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 611/132013-03-11 → 2013-03-16
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 33-47.8N 012-59.3E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 607/132013-03-10 → 2013-03-16
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 33-38.24N 014-21.29E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 591/132013-03-09 → 2013-03-16
    Tunisia to lampedusa
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 451/132013-02-19 → 2013-02-21
    Man overboard vicinity 35-42N 028-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 2953/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-22
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, unreported from libya
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  19. HYDROLANT 2820/122012-11-30 → 2013-01-12
    Greece to israel
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 2791/122012-11-26 → 2012-12-08
    Vessel, seven persons on board, adrift between tunisia and pantelleria island (36-50N 011-57E)
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  21. HYDROLANT 2784/122012-11-25 → 2012-12-08
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, in need of assistance in 34-02N 013-24E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  22. HYDROLANT 2669/122012-11-10 → 2012-12-22
    Tunisia to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  23. HYDROLANT 2643/122012-11-08 → 2012-11-17
    Tunisia to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  24. HYDROLANT 2634/122012-11-07 → 2012-11-17
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 33-46-18N 013-04-01E at 071740Z nov
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  25. HYDROLANT 2624/122012-11-06 → 2012-11-10
    Distress signal received vicinity 34-13-19N 013-50-59E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  26. HYDROLANT 2605/122012-11-04 → 2012-11-10
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, sinking vicinity 33-25N 013-51E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  27. HYDROLANT 2597/122012-11-03 → 2012-11-04
    Distress signal received from vessel, 115 persons on board, vicinity 33-23-31N 013-53-38E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  28. HYDROLANT 2480/122012-10-24 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel, 150 persons on board, in 33-53N 013-35E at 232240Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  29. HYDROLANT 2479/122012-10-23 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, vicinity 33-29N 013-22E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  30. HYDROLANT 2428/122012-10-18 → 2012-11-03
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, in need of assistance between lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E) and tunisia
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands To Tunisia
  31. HYDROLANT 2407/122012-10-14 → 2012-10-15
    Vessel sank vicinity lampione (35-33N 012-19E)
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands
  32. HYDROLANT 2386/122012-10-11 → 2012-10-20
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, in need of assistance due to engine failure in 34-09N 013-14E at 111855Z oct
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  33. HYDROLANT 2342/122012-10-06 → 2012-10-13
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 2325/122012-10-04 → 2012-10-13
    Vessel, white hull, 74 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-00N 013-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  35. HYDROLANT 2169/122012-09-19 → 2012-10-06
    Six meter vessel, grey hull, 30 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 33-56N 012-39E at 191500Z sep
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  36. HYDROLANT 2084/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-22
    Tunisia to sicily
    Strait of Sicily
  37. HYDROLANT 2081/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-15
    Vessel, 82 persons on board, in need of assistance
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  38. HYDROLANT 2068/122012-09-07 → 2012-10-20
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, sank vicinity lampione (35-33N 012-19E)
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands
  39. HYDROLANT 2067/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, unreported vicinity lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E) or lampione (35-33N 012-19E)
    Strait of Sicily · Pelagie Islands
  40. HYDROLANT 2052/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-22
    Man overboard from F/V giuseppe schiavone in 35-11N 013-07E
    Strait of Sicily
  41. HYDROLANT 1931/122012-08-21 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received from 12 meter S/V obsession in 36-29.0N 016-08.2E
    Western Ionian Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1706/122012-07-28 → 2012-08-04
    Libya to sicily
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1672/122012-07-23 → 2012-08-18
    Distress signal received from F/V grecale in 34-34.22N 018-28.55E at 230707Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 1577/122012-07-15 → 2012-07-15
    14 meter F/V fatima, white hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 1540/122012-07-11 → 2012-07-18
    Distress signal received from vessel, 54 persons on board, vicinity 33-10.8N 014-20.4E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 1513/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-14
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 34-00N 014-00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 1476/122012-07-05 → 2012-07-09
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, in need of assistance in 34-05N 014-03E at 042350Z jul
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 1155/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-09
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 34-01N 014-18E at 300001Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 711/122012-03-30 → 2012-04-28
    Libya to italy
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 608/122012-03-16 → 2012-04-07
    Vessels in need of assistance: a. 70 persons on board vicinity 33-42-36N 013-03-00E at 161538Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea

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