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 411/122012-02-23 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received in 34-05.1N 030-20.9E at 230826Z feb
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 2051/112011-12-05 → 2011-12-24
    Vessel, 31 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-52.04N 013-55.71E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 1988/112011-11-25 → 2011-11-25
    20 meter vessel, blue green hull, 117 persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-39.127N 022-39.984E at…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Greece
  4. HYDROLANT 1870/112011-11-09 → 2011-11-26
    Distress signal received from vessel, 43 persons on board
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  5. HYDROLANT 1509/112011-09-19 → 2011-10-01
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, unreported tunisia to lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E)
    Mediterranean Sea
  6. HYDROLANT 1287/112011-08-14 → 2011-09-10
    Vessel, 250 persons on board, unreported
    Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  7. HYDROLANT 1232/112011-08-04 → 2011-08-06
    Vessel, 350 persons on board, numerous persons overboard, disabled and adrift in 33-58N 012-34E on 03 aug
    Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  8. HYDROPAC 2179/112011-08-03 → 2011-08-04
    M/V adrift in 33-58N 012-34E, 350 persons on board, possible persons overboard
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 674/112011-04-21 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 34-50N 024-52E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Crete-south Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 582/112011-04-06 → 2011-04-23
    Vessel, 200 persons on board, sinking in 34-58.0N 012-37.8E
    Mediterranean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 539/112011-03-31 → 2011-05-14
    20 meter F/V mariella unreported
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 516/112011-03-28 → 2011-04-16
    Vessel, 25 persons on board, in need of assistance in 32-23N 019-30E at 280817Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 514/112011-03-28 → 2011-04-16
    Vessel, 180 persons on board, in need of assistance in 34-51.35N 012-11.23E at 280705Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 512/112011-03-28 → 2011-04-16
    Vessel, 68 persons on board, in need of assistance in 33-58.8N 012-55.8E at 271652Z mar
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 495/112011-03-25 → 2011-04-09
    Vessel, 300 persons on board, unreported within 120 miles of 35-00N 013-00E
    Strait of Sicily
  16. HYDROLANT 472/112011-03-22 → 2011-03-30
    Coalition forces are conducting military operations in support of an arms embargo, no-fly zone and other…
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Libya
  17. HYDROLANT 441/112011-03-17 → 2011-04-02
    M/V, 34 persons on board, unreported tunisia to lampedusa island (35-30N 012-36E)
    Mediterranean Sea · Tunisia To Lampedusa Island
  18. HYDROLANT 406/112011-03-11 → 2011-04-02
    Vessel, white with red and blue stripes, 20 persons on board, unreported
    Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  19. HYDROLANT 95/112011-01-17 → 2011-02-19
    16 meter F/V, 55 persons on board, unreported
    Strait of Sicily
  20. HYDROLANT 88/112011-01-16 → 2011-01-29
    Vessel, 24 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity south of lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E)
    Strait of Sicily
  21. HYDROLANT 1965/102010-10-16 → 2010-11-27
    Tunisia to lampedusa
    Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily
  22. HYDROLANT 1918/102010-10-09 → 2010-10-16
    M/V uventa, eight persons on board, disabled due and adrift in 35-01.8N 028-18.4E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 982/102010-05-31 → 2010-07-10
    Distress signal received from M/V sfendonh in 32-40.7N 033-20.0E at 310250Z may
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 152/102010-01-25 → 2010-01-27
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 33-49N 035-25E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Lebanon
  25. HYDROLANT 2428/092009-12-13 → 2009-12-15
    Vessel sala II sank in 33-18.71N 034-09.98E
  26. HYDROLANT 2267/092009-11-21 → 2009-12-12
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
  27. HYDROLANT 1968/092009-10-11 → 2009-10-31
    Man overboard from M/V henley bridge in 37-17N 011-33E at 101830Z oct
  28. HYDROLANT 1626/092009-08-27 → 2009-09-12
    Man overboard from M/V dugi otok vicinity of trackline between 36-04.9N 034-31.7E and 35-47.0N 030-59.4E
  29. HYDROLANT 831/092009-05-05 → 2009-05-09
    Vessel, 73 persons on board, disabled and adrift
  30. HYDROLANT 829/092009-05-05 → 2009-05-05
    Vessel, 73 persons on board, unreported
  31. HYDROLANT 362/092009-02-21 → 2009-04-04
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
  32. HYDROLANT 330/092009-02-16 → 2009-04-04
    M/V phoenicia 1 overdue tripoli (34-26N 035-52E) to alexandria (31-13N 029-56E)
  33. HYDROLANT 100/092009-01-18 → 2009-03-07
    Vessel, 66 persons on board, unreported
  34. HYDROLANT 21/092009-01-04 → 2009-01-17
    Man overboard from M/V pasha star vicinity 35-53.0N 019-48.2E on 021915Z jan
  35. HYDROLANT 2268/082008-12-30 → 2009-01-17
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity pantelleria island (36-47N 012-00E)
  36. HYDROLANT 2261/082008-12-28 → 2009-01-17
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 34-30N 013-43E
  37. HYDROLANT 2255/082008-12-27 → 2009-01-01
    Vessel, 280 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 34-01.5N 013-03.0E at 270045Z dec
  38. HYDROLANT 2254/082008-12-27 → 2009-01-17
    Vessel, black hull, 65 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 34-34N 012-37E at 270100Z dec
  39. HYDROLANT 2244/082008-12-25 → 2008-12-27
    Vessel, blue hull, 300 persons on board, adrift and taking on water vicinity 34-32N 012-25E at 251415Z dec
  40. HYDROLANT 2167/082008-12-16 → 2008-12-25
    M/V farouk sunk in 33-04N 032-53E
  41. HYDROLANT 2153/082008-12-14 → 2008-12-16
    Distress signal received from M/V farouk in 33-04.4N 032-53.3E at 140534Z dec
  42. HYDROLANT 2074/082008-12-03 → 2009-01-10
    32 meter M/V oyi, six persons on board, unreported zwara (32-55N 012-07E)
  43. HYDROLANT 1997/082008-11-20 → 2009-01-01
    Vessel, 100 persons onboard, unreported libya (32-54N 013-11E) to lampedusa (35-30N 012-36E)
  44. HYDROLANT 1870/082008-11-03 → 2008-12-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 33-54N 033-53E at 031315Z nov
  45. HYDROLANT 1804/082008-10-27 → 2008-11-15
    Man overboard vicinity 34-42.045N 012-55.887E at 261900Z oct
  46. HYDROLANT 1736/082008-10-18 → 2008-11-29
    Distress signal received from vessel in 33-57.6N 016-41.4E at 170737Z oct
  47. HYDROLANT 1693/082008-10-11 → 2008-11-01
    F/V dimitra, five persons on board, adrift in 33-54N 023-15E
  48. HYDROLANT 1613/082008-09-30 → 2008-11-08
    Rubber boat, white hull, 50 persons on board, unreported
  49. HYDROLANT 1588/082008-09-27 → 2008-11-08
    Distress received from vessel, 100 persons on board, in 33-59.0N 013-59.9E at 272100Z sep
  50. HYDROLANT 1471/082008-09-11 → 2008-10-11
    65 persons aboard life raft adrift in 33-55N 013-50E

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