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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Archive · 632 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 63/102010-01-12 → 2010-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 68 foot F/V vilco 20 in 10-33.0N 061-37.1W at 121854Z jan
    Trinidad and Tobago
  2. HYDROLANT 2517/092009-12-29 → 2009-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot S/V kantele, white hull, two persons on board, st…
  3. HYDROLANT 2482/092009-12-22 → 2010-01-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 18-00N 063-00W at 211948Z dec
  4. HYDROLANT 2425/092009-12-12 → 2010-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V sticky toffee between virginia and saint maarten (18-04N 063-03W)
  5. HYDROLANT 2239/092009-11-18 → 2010-01-01
    Distress signal received from S/V perfect rite in 15-31N 064-56W
  6. HYDROLANT 2018/092009-10-18 → 2009-12-05
    20 foot F/V we mama, green hull, two persons on board, overdue scotts head, dominica (15-13N 061-22W) and…
  7. HYDROLANT 2014/092009-10-18 → 2009-10-19
    Man overboard from vessel between antigua (17-05N 061-48W) at 170300Z oct and st maarten (18-01N 063-03W) at…
  8. HYDROLANT 1919/092009-10-05 → 2009-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-40.0N 061-38.8W
  9. HYDROLANT 1867/092009-09-28 → 2009-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 15-01N 077-17W
  10. HYDROLANT 1714/092009-09-09 → 2009-09-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-16N 080-59W
  11. HYDROLANT 1673/092009-09-02 → 2009-10-17
    10 foot vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported from st vincent (12-53N 061-10W) and return
  12. HYDROLANT 1653/092009-08-30 → 2009-09-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz between saint croix (17-45N 064-45W) and puerto rico (18-29N 066-07W)
  13. NAVAREA IV 126/092009-04-11 → 2009-04-12
    36 ft S/V marsha claire, one person on board, reports low fuel in 14-56N 071-51W at 111600Z apr
  14. NAVAREA IV 36/092009-02-11 → 2009-02-18
    Derelict F/V saintoise, capsized and adrift vicinity 16-24.2N 061-41.2W at 100215Z feb
  15. NAVAREA IV 108/082008-03-23 → 2008-03-30
    Derelict 38 foot S/V, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 12-53.2N 071-01.4W
  16. NAVAREA IV 104/082008-03-22 → 2008-03-23
    Derelict 38 foot S/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 12-35.42N 070-26.03W at 212305Z mar
  17. NAVAREA XII 371/072007-12-29 → 2007-12-29
    Distress signal received from M/V xing ning 88 between haiti and hong kong
  18. NAVAREA IV 392/072007-12-29 → 2007-12-29
    Distress signal received from M/V xing ning 88 between haiti and hong kong
  19. HYDROPAC 2285/072007-12-29 → 2007-12-29
    Distress signal received from M/V xing ning 88 between haiti and hong kong
  20. NAVAREA IV 34/062006-02-06 → 2006-02-08
    Distress signal received from S/V oqui, one person on board, vicinity 18-13.1N 063-22.5W
  21. HYDROLANT 2072/042004-12-29 → 2005-02-17
    Last known position vicinity 17-33.7N 062-52.0W
    F/V Reality, White Hull With Blue Stripe, One Person On Board
  22. NAVAREA IV 139/042004-04-26 → 2004-05-03
    Derelict 72 foot S/V, blue hull with white trim, sinking in 19-32.5N 074-58.5W
  23. HYDROLANT 1214/032003-06-22 → 2003-06-23
    F/V psalm 124, green hull, three persons on board, adrift in 14-17.4N 061-12.0W at 151853Z jun
  24. NAVAREA IV 336/022002-09-06 → 2002-09-13
    Derelict 35 foot M/V, white hull with blue trim, capsized, partially submerged and adrift vicinity 11-01.3N…
  25. NAVAREA IV 234/012001-07-02 → 2001-07-09
    Derelict 35 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 18-31.7N 080-07.0W
  26. HYDROLANT 683/012001-02-27 → 2001-02-28
    Distress signal received from vessel rosayelena in 10-17.0N 064-38.4W
  27. NAVAREA IV 480/002000-11-23 → 2000-11-30
    Ten meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 15-02N 061-19W at 221600Z nov
  28. NAVAREA IV 93/002000-03-23 → 2000-03-30
    Derelict seven meter vessel capsized and adrift in 15-42.5N 061-39.8W
  29. NAVAREA IV 90/002000-03-17 → 2000-03-24
    Derelict 30 foot M/V, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 19-36.8N 073-59.0W
  30. NAVAREA IV 407/991999-12-03 → 1999-12-10
    Derelict 35 foot S/V, red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 10-29.5N 076-52.5W at 031730Z dec
  31. NAVAREA IV 41/991999-02-11 → 1999-02-12
    Liferaft lost overboard 10 feb by M/V asphalt victory in vicinity 14-32.6N 069-39.7W
  32. NAVAREA IV 52/971997-01-23 → 1999-05-21
    Cayo borracho light 10-58.9N 068-14.7W unlit

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