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

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 2001
154

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin right now.

By year

01
02
03
04
05
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin

Archive · 154 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 1488/152015-06-18 → 2015-08-01
    S/V boupa, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Corsica-west Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 1371/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-24
    35 foot vessel msy gullsway, two persons on board, overdue porto di teulada (38-55-40N 008-43-35E) to…
    Mediterranean Sea · Strait of Sicily · Sardinia To Malta
  3. HYDROLANT 1329/152015-06-01 → 2015-06-17
    Man overboard from M/V stolt basuto vicinity 38-56.6N 007-35.9E at 010715Z jun
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 706/152015-03-24 → 2015-04-08
    Distress signal received in 40-45.8N 005-04.1E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  5. HYDROLANT 3101/142014-12-20 → 2015-02-07
    11 meter S/V ocean, one person on board, overdue from hyeres (43-07.2N 006-07.9E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  6. HYDROPAC 2642/142014-09-09 → 2014-09-13
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 082156Z sep in: a. 42-21-10N 153-34-58E
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 1956/142014-08-16 → 2014-09-28
    15 meter S/V loukoum II, gray hull, three persons on board, overdue menorca (39-58N 004-05E) to toulon…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To France
  8. HYDROLANT 1924/142014-08-12 → 2014-09-13
    6.5 meter S/V bahia express, pink hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 819/142014-03-22 → 2014-03-29
    Five meter vessel, four persons on board, unreported from collo (37-00.3N 006-33.6E)
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Algeria
  10. HYDROLANT 759/142014-03-16 → 2014-03-22
    Distress signal received from vessel, six persons on board, in 38-14N 008-28E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 231/142014-01-24 → 2014-02-02
    Distress signal received vicinity 39-51.3N 006-46.3E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 3305/132013-12-22 → 2014-01-11
    Man overboard from M/V barcelona between barcelona (41-23N 002-11E) and 41-19N 005-30E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Spain
  13. HYDROLANT 3148/132013-12-06 → 2013-12-07
    Vessel, two persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 43-00N 004-00E
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  14. HYDROLANT 2929/132013-11-19 → 2013-11-30
    Italy to spain
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 2167/132013-09-04 → 2013-09-14
    Vessel, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 40-41N 007-37E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  16. HYDROLANT 2025/132013-08-18 → 2013-09-07
    Eight meter S/V giulli, one person on board, overdue
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  17. HYDROLANT 1497/132013-06-18 → 2013-06-29
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 40-58N 006-52E at 180130Z and 41-20N 006-37E at 180230Z jun
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  18. HYDROLANT 1866/122012-08-14 → 2012-08-25
    Italy to sardinia
    Ligurian Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 1683/122012-07-24 → 2012-09-08
    Ten meter S/V estrella de mar, green hull, one person on board, unreported minorca (39-58N 004-05E) to…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Balearic Islands To Sardinia
  20. HYDROLANT 1664/122012-07-23 → 2012-07-24
    11 meter S/V bertina, white hull, two persons on board, overdue sete harbor (43-24N 003-42E) to minorca…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Baleraric Islands
  21. HYDROLANT 2274/112011-12-30 → 2011-12-30
    Six meter S/V nephtys, white hull, one person on board, overdue marseille (43-17.8N 005-22.2E) to st tropez…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France
  22. HYDROLANT 1931/112011-11-18 → 2011-11-26
    Algeria to italy
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  23. HYDROLANT 1903/112011-11-15 → 2011-11-18
    Algeria to italy
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 372/112011-03-05 → 2011-03-19
    Vessel sank vicinity 37-43N 011-29E at 041830Z mar
    Strait of Sicily
  25. HYDROLANT 110/112011-01-19 → 2011-02-19
    Algeria to sardinia
    Strait of Sicily
  26. HYDROLANT 84/112011-01-15 → 2011-01-29
    15 meter vessel red, white and blue hull, 15 persons on board, unreported
    Strait of Sicily
  27. HYDROLANT 2282/102010-11-28 → 2011-01-15
    Ten meter S/V mauna, white hull, one person on board, overdue marseille (43-17-47N 005-22-12E) to balearic…
    Western Mediterranean Sea · France To Balearic Islands
  28. HYDROLANT 1415/102010-07-24 → 2010-09-04
    Distress signal received from six meter S/V moon fleet, yellow hull, in 41-04.7N 005-05.0E
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  29. HYDROLANT 1307/102010-07-09 → 2010-08-21
    France to croatia
    Mediterranean Sea
  30. HYDROLANT 1042/092009-06-06 → 2009-07-18
    Distress signal received from S/V kima in 38-25N 009-57E at 060517Z jun
  31. HYDROLANT 1040/092009-06-06 → 2009-06-06
    Distress signal received from S/V kima in 38-16N 010-24E at 052230Z jun
  32. HYDROLANT 345/092009-02-19 → 2009-04-04
    S/V lambada, five persons on board, unreported cagliari (39-08N 009-11E) to mahon, menorca (39-52N 004-19E)
  33. HYDROLANT 1909/082008-11-07 → 2008-12-20
    20 meter F/V meroua, three persons on board, unreported within 25 miles of 37-14N 010-02E
  34. HYDROLANT 1384/082008-08-28 → 2008-08-29
    Derelict vessel sinking in 37-44N 010-32E
  35. HYDROLANT 1698/072007-10-08 → 2007-12-02
    M/V, 15 persons onboard unreported annaba harbor (36-52.5N 007-44.5E) to sardegna coastline
  36. HYDROLANT 850/072007-05-21 → 2007-07-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 39-32.6N 006-51.9E at 202009Z may
  37. HYDROLANT 432/072007-03-18 → 2007-05-26
    Vessel, seven persons on board, unreported
  38. HYDROLANT 2142/052005-11-21 → 2006-01-04
    Man overboard from F/V hermanos ruso anton vicinity 38-24N 008-54E
  39. HYDROLANT 2110/052005-11-16 → 2006-01-04
    Man overboard from M/V hermanos ruso anton vicinity 38-41N 008-49E
  40. HYDROLANT 1415/052005-08-04 → 2005-08-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 39-51.7N 005-16.5E
  41. HYDROLANT 661/052005-04-09 → 2005-04-16
    F/V adrift with fire on board in 37-34N 011-41E at 092040Z apr
  42. HYDROLANT 1298/042004-08-05 → 2004-09-22
    Vessel trakia cableship iczi, 24 persons on board, engine room fire in 40-11N 007-25E
  43. HYDROLANT 765/042004-05-05 → 2004-05-08
    Nine meter S/V blue peter, blue hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 40-12N 007-16E
  44. HYDROLANT 1265/032003-06-29 → 2003-08-16
    Vessel sinking in 36-57N 010-50E
  45. HYDROLANT 854/032003-04-27 → 2003-06-14
    F/V eliseo secondo, six persons on board, sinking in 38-04.9N 009-08.2E
  46. HYDROLANT 730/032003-04-08 → 2003-04-30
    22 meter F/V nuevo bahia de malaga unreported
  47. HYDROLANT 727/032003-04-08 → 2003-04-08
    22 meter F/V nuevo bahia de malaga unreported
  48. HYDROLANT 717/032003-04-06 → 2003-04-08
    Last known position 37-42N 007-40E on 03 apr
    F/V Nuevo Bahia de Malaga Unreported
  49. HYDROLANT 463/032003-02-28 → 2003-04-12
    M/V new lily, 18 persons on board, in need of immediate assistance in 37-35N 011-39E at 281045Z feb
  50. HYDROLANT 2577/022002-11-21 → 2002-11-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 42-13.3N 003-24.1E at 210900Z nov

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin — page 3 · seahazards