Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Caribbean Sea

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.

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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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  1. HYDROLANT 547/182018-02-15 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-27.13N 080-18.86W at 150358Z feb
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  2. HYDROLANT 493/182018-02-10 → 2018-03-03
    F/V, three persons on board, overdue saint vincent (13-10N 061-14W) to dominica (15-25N 061-20W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Vincent To Dominica
  3. NAVAREA IV 107/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-06
    Vessel galleon adventurer capsized and adrift in 11-27.50N 061-53.04W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  4. NAVAREA IV 106/182018-02-01 → 2018-02-01
    Vessel galleon adventurer capsized and adrift in 11-29.5N 061-49.3W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Trinidad
  5. HYDROLANT 316/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-16
    25 foot F/V its a fond blanc, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue st lucia (13-53N 060-58W) to 13-01N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St Lucia
  6. NAVAREA IV 77/182018-01-24 → 2018-02-09
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  7. NAVAREA IV 17/182018-01-06 → 2018-01-07
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity cristobal breakwater (09-23N 079-55W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  8. HYDROLANT 65/182018-01-06 → 2018-01-08
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 09-23N 079-55W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  9. HYDROLANT 4226/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-20.8N 082-13.4W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  10. HYDROLANT 4143/172017-12-21 → 2018-01-05
    54 foot S/V dances with dragons, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-52.88N 077-34.16W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  11. HYDROLANT 4139/172017-12-20 → 2017-12-21
    54 foot S/V dancers with dragons, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-56.12N 076-55.99W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  12. NAVAREA IV 1177/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received in 14-57-33N 064-41-09W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 3983/172017-12-09 → 2017-12-29
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, overdue in vicinity 17-00N 069-00W
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  14. HYDROLANT 3971/172017-12-08 → 2017-12-22
    Vessel, 20 persons on board, overdue in vicinity 18-00N 067-00W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  15. HYDROLANT 3937/172017-12-06 → 2017-12-22
    20 foot vessel, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue beata island (17-34.7N 071-30.7W) and…
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  16. NAVAREA IV 1106/172017-11-24 → 2017-12-08
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Western Caribbean Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 3650/172017-11-11 → 2017-12-01
    S/V capsized and adrift in 16-39.1N 063-46.9W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St · Kitts and Nevis
  18. HYDROLANT 3628/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-24
    Distress signal received in 20-49.16N 078-56.87W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cuba
  19. HYDROLANT 3584/172017-11-05 → 2017-11-24
    28 foot M/V, white and grey hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 17-57.1N 082-27.8W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  20. HYDROLANT 3525/172017-10-31 → 2017-11-17
    M/V temptation, white and grey hull with orange stripes, three persons on board, overdue from rodney bay…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  21. HYDROLANT 3353/172017-10-19 → 2017-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-44.5N 070-18.7W
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic
  22. HYDROLANT 3338/172017-10-18 → 2017-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-23.1N 072-25.9W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  23. HYDROLANT 3238/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    F/V del fin, two persons on board, overdue port nargana (09-27N 078-35W) to cayo halondeses (09-34N 078-43W)
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  24. NAVAREA IV 936/172017-10-10 → 2017-10-27
    F/V, red hull, one person on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  25. NAVAREA IV 907/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-20
    Eight meter F/V lorena, white and red hull, three persons on board, unreported to manaure (11-46N 072-26W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  26. HYDROLANT 3145/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-20
    Eight meter S/V mario, w hite hull, one person on board, dismasted and overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin
  27. HYDROLANT 3104/172017-09-30 → 2017-10-20
    48 foot S/V briseis, white hull, capsized and adrift in 17-44.6N 065-40.5W on 22 sep
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  28. HYDROLANT 3072/172017-09-27 → 2017-09-30
    48 foot S/V briseis, white hull, two persons on board, overdue st croix (17-44N 064-44W) to st john (18-20N…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  29. HYDROLANT 2998/172017-09-23 → 2017-09-27
    40 foot S/V vrisei, white hull, two persons on board, overdue st croix (17-44N 064-44W) to st john (18-20N…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  30. HYDROLANT 2997/172017-09-23 → 2017-10-13
    38 foot S/V carolinian, white hull, one person on board, overdue st john (18-20N 064-44W) to culebra (18-19N…
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands To Puerto Rico
  31. HYDROLANT 2979/172017-09-22 → 2017-10-06
    12 meter S/V esperance, grey hull, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  32. HYDROLANT 2939/172017-09-20 → 2017-10-06
    104 foot tug chassidy, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-36.76N 064-04.04W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · British Virgin Islands
  33. HYDROLANT 2932/172017-09-20 → 2017-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-26.9N 063-23.3W at 201515Z sep
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  34. HYDROLANT 2890/172017-09-17 → 2017-10-06
    85 foot S/V goddess athena, black hull, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  35. HYDROLANT 2790/172017-09-10 → 2017-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 16-26.5N 062-33.7W at 101401Z sep
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  36. HYDROLANT 2778/172017-09-08 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V saxon 1 in 18-03N 063-57W
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  37. HYDROLANT 2774/172017-09-08 → 2017-09-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-30.5N 063-57.6W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands
  38. HYDROLANT 2752/172017-09-07 → 2017-09-22
    Vessel princess samiah overdue puerto rico to grenada
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico To Grenada
  39. HYDROLANT 2584/172017-08-24 → 2017-09-08
    S/V ana, green and white hull, three persons on board, overdue bocas del toro (09-20.5N 082-14.5W) to…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama-east Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 2306/172017-07-25 → 2017-08-11
    105 foot M/V blue angel, two persons on board, overdue santiago de cuba (20-01N 075-49W) to ocho rios…
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba To Jamaica
  41. HYDROLANT 2284/172017-07-23 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received from 150 foot F/V grace zanzibar, 16 persons on board, in 17-51.1N 073-03.3W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  42. HYDROLANT 2277/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    S/V blue spirit, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 18-05.1N 063-41.4W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  43. HYDROLANT 2274/172017-07-22 → 2017-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-00N 073-00W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  44. NAVAREA IV 583/172017-07-12 → 2017-07-27
    Isla de san andres
    Western Caribbean Sea
  45. NAVAREA IV 556/172017-06-29 → 2017-07-14
    Martinique to azores
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1936/172017-06-23 → 2017-06-23
    6.5 meter F/V new level, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue vieux fort (13-44N 060-57W) and return
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  47. HYDROLANT 1898/172017-06-19 → 2017-07-14
    48 foot vessel hold on tight, beige hull, two persons on board, unreported grand cayman (19-20N 081-13W) and…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  48. HYDROLANT 1892/172017-06-18 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel tropic mist in 20-02.6N 081-04.8W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands
  49. HYDROLANT 1842/172017-06-13 → 2017-06-30
    Distress signal received in 16-50N 069-08W
    Caribbean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 1822/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-07.80N 080-09.07W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Cayman Islands

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