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 1334/132013-05-29 → 2013-07-13
    Jamaica to panama
    Caribbean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 1215/132013-05-15 → 2013-05-17
    S/V lady domina, blue and white hull, five persons on board, overdue saint martin (18-04N 063-03W) to…
    North Atlantic · West Indies To Portugal
  3. HYDROLANT 1136/132013-05-07 → 2013-06-15
    Martin to norway
    North Atlantic · St
  4. HYDROLANT 1125/132013-05-06 → 2013-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-05.2N 073-43.3W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 948/132013-04-14 → 2013-04-27
    30 foot vessel, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue grand cayman (19-20N 081-13W) and return
    Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  6. HYDROLANT 942/132013-04-13 → 2013-04-15
    30 foot F/V in a while, blue hull with white stripes, two persons on board, overdue to vieille case (15-37N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Lesser Antilles · Dominica
  7. HYDROLANT 824/132013-04-01 → 2013-05-18
    6.4 meter F/V yamsa, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from case pilote (14-38N 061-08W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  8. HYDROLANT 753/132013-03-25 → 2013-04-06
    Man overboard from M/V coral princess vicinity 15-07.137N 080-44.530W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  9. HYDROLANT 718/132013-03-20 → 2013-03-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lee angel fish in 17-38.24N 062-32.44W on 20 mar
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 698/132013-03-19 → 2013-03-20
    14 meter S/V serenade, four persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba-southeast Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 684/132013-03-18 → 2013-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 7.5 meter F/V epaulard, white hull
    Western North Atlantic · Martinique
  12. HYDROLANT 613/132013-03-11 → 2013-03-16
    F/V sinking in 19-33.5N 075-30.4W at 102330Z mar
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba-southeast Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 595/132013-03-09 → 2013-04-20
    27 foot M/V dios es amor, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue isla beata (17-35N 071-31W) to…
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  14. HYDROLANT 478/132013-02-21 → 2013-02-21
    Antigua and barbuda
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 449/132013-02-19 → 2013-03-30
    45 foot S/V totally skewed, white and blue hull, three persons on board, unreported from st thomas (18-20N…
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  16. HYDROLANT 297/132013-02-02 → 2013-02-16
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 14-11.2N 060-52.2W at 010001Z feb and 15-18.7N 062-07.6W at…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique-west Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 203/132013-01-23 → 2013-02-09
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 15-37.65N 061-31.48W at 201600Z jan
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Lesser Antilles · Dominica-northwest Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 145/132013-01-17 → 2013-01-26
    Vessel pirogue, blue hull with white stripe, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  19. HYDROLANT 52/132013-01-05 → 2013-01-26
    7.5 meter vessel mandal, white hull with red stripes, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 50/132013-01-04 → 2013-01-05
    Vessel, white and green hull, three or four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  21. HYDROLANT 39/132013-01-04 → 2013-02-16
    13 meter S/V diabolo menthe, blue hull, four persons on board, unreported cayos holandeses (09-36N 078-47W)…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  22. HYDROLANT 2995/122012-12-20 → 2012-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hercules in 17-57N 062-42W at 200640Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  23. HYDROLANT 2895/122012-12-07 → 2012-12-15
    Distress signal received from 37 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board in 13-41.35N 062-18.10W
    Eastern Carribean Sea · Windward Islands
  24. HYDROLANT 2887/122012-12-06 → 2013-01-19
    Four meter F/V marian, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity 15-56N 061-42W on 04 dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Lesser Antilles · Guadeloupe
  25. HYDROLANT 2785/122012-11-26 → 2012-12-22
    M/V islander sank in 17-08.71N 061-35.30W at 251655Z nov
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua
  26. HYDROLANT 2782/122012-11-25 → 2012-11-26
    M/V islander sank in 17-08.71N 061-35.30W at 251655Z nov
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua
  27. HYDROLANT 2537/122012-10-29 → 2012-12-15
    Dominica to martinique
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  28. HYDROLANT 2526/122012-10-27 → 2012-12-15
    86 foot M/V two brothers, green hull, four persons on board, overdue aruba (12-31N 069-58W) to tortola…
    Caribbean Sea · Aruba To Virgin Islands
  29. HYDROLANT 2350/122012-10-07 → 2012-10-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz from aircraft vicinity british virgin islands (18-25N 064-37W)
    Western North Atlantic · Virgin Islands
  30. HYDROLANT 2304/122012-10-02 → 2012-10-13
    F/V rising shine, one person on board, sank vicinity north of saint lucia (14-01N 060-59W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia-north Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 2040/122012-09-04 → 2012-10-13
    Martinique to saint lucia
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  32. HYDROLANT 1919/122012-08-20 → 2012-09-01
    S/V, white hull, 20 persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 1852/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-48.3N 080-43.0W
    Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  34. HYDROLANT 1846/122012-08-11 → 2012-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 16-48.0N 080-17.3W
    Caribbean Sea
  35. HYDROLANT 1829/122012-08-09 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V out of africa in 17-54.9N 067-28.4W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico-southwest Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 1774/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-07
    16 foot F/V it is time, blue and black hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  37. HYDROLANT 1514/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-21
    Vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift within seven miles west of gros piton…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  38. HYDROLANT 1472/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-09
    Distress signal received from vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, 20 miles west of gros piton…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  39. HYDROLANT 1379/122012-06-25 → 2012-07-07
    Florida to mexico
    Gulf of Mexico
  40. HYDROLANT 1326/122012-06-19 → 2012-06-19
    38 foot S/V beijnho, one person on board, overdue curacao (12-11N 069-00W) to saint martin (18-01N 063-03W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 1177/122012-06-02 → 2012-06-02
    Antigua to united kingdom
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1019/122012-05-13 → 2012-05-13
    Saint lucia to martinique
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  43. HYDROLANT 1007/122012-05-12 → 2012-05-12
    Martinique to saint lucia
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  44. HYDROLANT 943/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-04
    Vessel, blue hull, overdue
    Northeastern Carribbean Sea · Anguilla
  45. HYDROLANT 786/122012-04-09 → 2012-05-19
    St vincent and the grenadines
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 544/122012-03-09 → 2012-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V cape blossom in 12-02N 061-40W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Grenada
  47. HYDROLANT 538/122012-03-08 → 2012-03-24
    Saint lucia to saint vincent
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 492/122012-03-04 → 2012-04-21
    35 foot S/V seth wyatt, white hull, two persons on board, overdue key west (24-33N 081-47W) to cayman…
    Florida To Cayman Islands
  49. HYDROLANT 488/122012-03-03 → 2012-03-03
    F/V cutting edge, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from choiseul (13-46N 061-03W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  50. HYDROLANT 440/122012-02-28 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-57.6N 067-22.5W
    Puerto Rico-southwest Coast

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