Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Caribbean 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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Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 632 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 916/242024-04-29 → 2024-05-02
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 19-48.45N 074-11.23W
    Windward Passage · Cuba
  2. NAVAREA IV 484/242024-04-29 → 2024-04-30
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 19-48.45N 074-11.23W
    Windward Passage · Cuba
  3. NAVAREA IV 481/242024-04-29 → 2024-04-29
    F/V, seven persons onboard, disabled in 16-18.00N 080-15.00W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 768/242024-04-12 → 2024-05-03
    13 meter F/V one love, white and grey hull, three persons on board, overdue saint john's (17-07.80N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  5. HYDROLANT 441/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-22
    40 foot S/V epipapu 2, white hull, two persons on board, overdue saint barthelemy (17-53.60N 062-48.10W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  6. NAVAREA IV 86/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-01
    40 foot S/V orion, white hull, two persons on board overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Vincent
  7. HYDROLANT 180/242024-01-24 → 2024-02-09
    Distress signal received from vessel in 19-04.90N 074-30.40W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  8. NAVAREA IV 10/242024-01-03 → 2024-01-19
    12 meter S/V carpe diem, one person on board, overdue
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  9. HYDROLANT 2871/232023-12-13 → 2023-12-29
    S/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-53.24N 063-58.27W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  10. NAVAREA IV 1435/232023-12-12 → 2023-12-13
    S/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-53.24N 063-58.27W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 2870/232023-12-12 → 2023-12-29
    S/V, white and blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 14-52.23N 063-57.30W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2618/232023-11-15 → 2023-12-08
    20 foot canoe, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue from yallahs (17-52.00N 076-34.00W)
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica
  13. HYDROLANT 2574/232023-11-10 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-10.00N 067-20.00W
    Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  14. HYDROLANT 2562/232023-11-09 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received from S/V gaia in 18-04.93N 073-01.73W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  15. NAVAREA IV 1163/232023-10-10 → 2023-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in vicinity 16-12.5N 062-28.8W at 100001Z oct
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  16. NAVAREA IV 1162/232023-10-09 → 2023-10-11
    Trinidad and tobago
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2267/232023-10-06 → 2023-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel new london eagle in 16-16.90N 062-44.40W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  18. HYDROLANT 2213/232023-09-30 → 2023-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-05.00N 083-46.33W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 2164/232023-09-25 → 2023-10-13
    Tug david m krause, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-30.79N 071-47.58W
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  20. HYDROLANT 2109/232023-09-20 → 2023-10-06
    Distress signal received from vessel in 17-15.99N 072-13.15W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  21. NAVAREA IV 1022/232023-09-03 → 2023-09-22
    Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity of area bound by 12-44.22N 070-28.88W, 12-20.26N…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  22. NAVAREA IV 1019/232023-09-02 → 2023-09-03
    Man overboard from grey and black water scooter in vicinity 12-29.00N 070-09.00W
    Caribbean Sea · Aruba
  23. HYDROLANT 1944/232023-08-30 → 2023-09-15
    Man overboard from M/V wonder of the seas in 19-42.00N 075-39.00W at 300001Z aug
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba
  24. HYDROLANT 1916/232023-08-26 → 2023-09-15
    Wooden vessel in distress, eight persons on board, in 21-18.00N 084-56.00W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba
  25. NAVAREA IV 903/232023-08-14 → 2023-09-01
    Six persons overboard from M/V playboy, white and red hull, capsized in 17-24.80N 063-03.20W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Netherlands Antilles
  26. HYDROLANT 1715/232023-08-02 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 59 foot M/V mango tango, white hull, three persons on board, in…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  27. NAVAREA IV 708/232023-06-23 → 2023-06-26
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 14-14.74N 060-22.19W at 231232Z jun
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  28. HYDROLANT 926/232023-04-29 → 2023-05-19
    30 foot S/V stardust, one person on board, unreported grenada to saint john
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada To US Virgin Islands
  29. HYDROLANT 900/232023-04-27 → 2023-05-05
    26 foot F/V j boy, white hull, three persons on board, unreported in vicinity of trackline joining 14-03.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  30. HYDROLANT 839/232023-04-18 → 2023-05-05
    15 meter S/V amaya, white hull, one person on board, overdue dominican republic (18-24.92N 069-56.32W) to…
    Caribbean Sea · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Guadeloupe
  31. HYDROLANT 821/232023-04-16 → 2023-05-05
    28 foot F/V travellers guide, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue from dennery (13-54.50N 060-53.20W)…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  32. HYDROLANT 816/232023-04-15 → 2023-05-05
    M/V, grey hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 13-34.50N 061-13.00W at 142000Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  33. HYDROLANT 793/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-28
    20 meter F/V maxime, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  34. NAVAREA IV 408/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-16
    Derelict 40 foot vessel dominica, white hull, capsized and adrift in 14-09.79N 061-36.93W at 121947Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  35. HYDROLANT 788/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    Vessel deluxe, white hull, four persons on board, unreported antigua (17-11.59N 061-46.69W) to sint maartin…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua To Sint Maartin
  36. NAVAREA IV 393/232023-04-08 → 2023-04-11
    Derelict M/V yasida capsized and adrift in 11-15.26N 074-17.65W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  37. HYDROLANT 702/232023-04-01 → 2023-04-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 12-31.00N 081-40.00W at 010800Z apr
    Western Caribbean Sea · Nicaragua
  38. NAVAREA IV 283/232023-03-14 → 2023-03-31
    13 meter M/V memores 3, white hull, two persons on board, unreported from sandy ground, saint martin…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin
  39. NAVAREA IV 242/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-24
    13 meter vessel catimini, white hull, three persons on board, overdue st martin to virgin island
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  40. HYDROLANT 468/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-03
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 16-38.5N 065-55.49W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  41. HYDROLANT 390/232023-02-19 → 2023-03-10
    F/V no that one, white, blue and red hull, three persons on board, overdue from st lucia harbor (14-05.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  42. HYDROLANT 345/232023-02-12 → 2023-03-03
    Ten meter S/V, white and yellow hull, 11 persons on board, unreported in vicinity dominica (15-25.00N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To British Virgin Islands
  43. HYDROLANT 342/232023-02-12 → 2023-03-03
    Vessel capsized in 15-04.17N 073-06.01W
    Caribbean Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 335/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    British virgin islands to saint martin DNC 16
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 330/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    39 foot S/V passage, unreported mexico (21-14.00N 086-44.00W) to cuba (21-36.00N 081-31.00W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Mexico To Cuba
  46. HYDROLANT 318/232023-02-07 → 2023-02-24
    15 foot F/V exodus, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue dominica island (15-36.09N 061-21.98W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To Guadeloupe
  47. HYDROLANT 180/232023-01-22 → 2023-02-10
    Distress signal received in 11-21.19N 081-24.76W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  48. NAVAREA IV 84/232023-01-20 → 2023-02-03
    M/V sea voyager, nine persons on board, sank
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  49. NAVAREA IV 25/232023-01-06 → 2023-01-09
    Derelict tug eg express and barge winbuild 1810 capsized and adrift in 17-55.37N 063-29.99W 2. cancel this…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Netherlands Antilles
  50. HYDROLANT 3297/222022-12-25 → 2023-02-03
    44 foot S/V mesh, white hull, two persons on board, overdue key west (24-33.92N 081-46.55W) to george town…
    Straits of Florida · Western Caribbean Sea · Florida To Cayman Islands

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