Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Caribbean Sea

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Other hazards in the Caribbean Sea

Archive · 632 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 1074/152015-12-21 → 2015-12-23
    Bonaire to aruba
    Caribbean Sea
  2. HYDROLANT 3142/152015-12-20 → 2015-12-27
    21 meter tug holly g, black hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 3099/152015-12-14 → 2015-12-16
    M/V spence, four persons on board, disabled, adrift and taking on water in 12-19N 075-37W
    Caribbean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 3081/152015-12-12 → 2015-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-30N 063-30W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Kitts and Nevis
  5. HYDROLANT 3053/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-26.1N 062-23.4W at 090636Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  6. HYDROLANT 3021/152015-12-05 → 2015-12-06
    Seven meter M/V armani, white hull, four persons on board, overdue fort de france (14-36N 061-05W) to rodney…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  7. HYDROLANT 2990/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-59N 062-27W at 030455Z dec
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  8. HYDROLANT 2951/152015-11-30 → 2016-01-10
    36 foot S/V wildeman, two persons on board, overdue bonaire (12-11N 068-15W) to puerto rico (18-12N 066-30W)
    Caribbean Sea · Bonaire To Puerto Rico
  9. HYDROLANT 2944/152015-11-28 → 2015-12-27
    50 foot S/V rumba, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue saint martin (18-04N 063-03W) to tortola…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Martin To Tortola
  10. NAVAREA IV 981/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-24
    Colombia to panama
    Western Caribbean Sea
  11. NAVAREA IV 976/152015-11-19 → 2015-11-21
    Colombia to panama
    Western Caribbean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2841/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-21
    12 meter S/V sweetblue, white hull, two persons on board, unreported santa marta (11-14.5N 074-12.3W) to…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Colombia To Panama
  13. HYDROPAC 3704/152015-11-12 → 2015-12-27
    21 foot S/V fleur d'ajonc, blue hull, one person on board, unreported roscoff (48-43.6N 003-59.1W) to tahiti…
    France To French Polynesia
  14. HYDROLANT 2776/152015-11-12 → 2015-12-27
    21 foot S/V fleur d'ajonc, blue hull, one person on board, unreported roscoff (48-43.6N 003-59.1W) to tahiti…
    France To French Polynesia
  15. HYDROLANT 2746/152015-11-08 → 2015-11-22
    F/V millenium o, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 12-32N 075-36W
    Caribbean Sea
  16. NAVAREA IV 927/152015-11-02 → 2015-12-13
    Colombia to aruba
    Caribbean Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 2693/152015-11-01 → 2015-12-13
    14 meter F/V milenio 0 unreported bahia hondita (12-24-32N 071-41-32W) to aruba (12-30-00N 069-58-00W)
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia To Aruba
  18. HYDROLANT 2691/152015-11-01 → 2015-11-08
    40 foot F/V diva kenyia, white hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea
  19. HYDROLANT 2685/152015-10-31 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 61 foot M/V patrica in 21-09.20N 083-14.27W
    Northwestern Caribbean Sea · Cuba-southwest Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2671/152015-10-28 → 2015-11-08
    50 foot F/V in god we trust, three persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 17-30.4N 064-09.3W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  21. NAVAREA IV 864/152015-10-16 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, grey hull with yellow and red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2579/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, grey hull with yellow and red stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia-north Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2396/152015-09-25 → 2015-11-08
    21 meter tug gage paul thornton, black hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 2243/152015-09-10 → 2015-09-20
    55 foot vessel, blue and white hull, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-27N 075-23W
    Northern Caribbean Sea · Cuba-southeast Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 2187/152015-09-03 → 2015-10-18
    38 foot S/V tiki, yellow hull, one person on board, overdue puerto la cruz (10-12-00N 064-38-00W) to le…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Venezuela To Martinique
  26. HYDROLANT 2182/152015-09-03 → 2015-09-13
    Three persons overboard from vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 16-11N 079-07W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 2176/152015-09-03 → 2015-09-20
    Distress signal received from 37 foot S/V wolf II, white hull, two persons on board, in 21-30.7N 085-52.3W
    Yucatan Channel
  28. HYDROLANT 2065/152015-08-22 → 2015-08-26
    F/V jah walks on water, white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  29. HYDROLANT 1901/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-06
    Six meter vessel laukreen, white hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica To Guadeloupe
  30. HYDROLANT 1874/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-01
    Seven meter S/V fleepa, white hull, two persons on board, overdue fort de france (14-36N 061-05W) to saint…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  31. HYDROLANT 1779/152015-07-19 → 2015-07-25
    Vessel, blue and gray hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 17-02-08N 073-04-09W
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  32. HYDROLANT 1746/152015-07-15 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-39.5N 076-24.4W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Jamaica
  33. HYDROLANT 1475/152015-06-17 → 2015-08-01
    13 meter S/V harmonie, two persons on board, overdue boca chica (18-27-14N 069-36-23W) to martinique…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Martinique
  34. HYDROLANT 1463/152015-06-15 → 2015-06-24
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between mona island (18-05-12N 67-53-22W) and isla saona (18-09-20N…
    Puerto Rico To Dominican Republic
  35. HYDROLANT 1422/152015-06-11 → 2015-06-24
    Ten foot kayak, yellow hull, one person on board, unreported vicinity 16-09-29N 086-21-47W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Honduras
  36. HYDROLANT 1376/152015-06-06 → 2015-07-11
    Eight meter M/V l'inattendu, green hull with black stripe, four persons on board, fort de france (14-36N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique To Saint Lucia
  37. HYDROLANT 1374/152015-06-05 → 2015-07-18
    38 foot F/V shamrock, white hull, unreported dominican republic (19-00N 070-40W) to grenada (12-03N 061-45W)
    Caribbean Sea · Dominican Republic To Grenada
  38. HYDROLANT 1235/152015-05-19 → 2015-06-04
    30 foot F/V, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-10.2N 084-24.6W at 182000Z may
    Western Caribbean Sea
  39. HYDROLANT 1227/152015-05-19 → 2015-05-19
    30 foot F/V, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-10.2N 084-24.6W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 1134/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-16
    M/V stephania, blue and white hull, two persons on board, with engine failure, overdue saint lucia to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  41. HYDROLANT 1128/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-09
    M/V stephania, blue and white hull, two persons on board, with engine failure, overdue saint lucia to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia To Martinique
  42. HYDROLANT 1050/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 9.25 meter F/V vague d'or in 16-04.56N 062-38.48W at 301905Z apr
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  43. NAVAREA IV 319/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-24
    Derelict 40 foot S/V on fire and sinking vicinity 18-18.48N 064-49.52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  44. HYDROLANT 963/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-22
    Derelict 40 foot S/V on fire and sinking vicinity 18-18.48N 064-49.52W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Virgin Islands
  45. HYDROLANT 956/152015-04-21 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16.4 meter S/V bulix II in 16-01.6N 067-04.1W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 587/152015-03-11 → 2015-03-11
    21 foot F/V lightning, white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  47. HYDROLANT 476/152015-02-26 → 2015-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 17-00N 071-00W
    Caribbean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 452/152015-02-23 → 2015-03-11
    14 meter S/V callisto, white and red hull, overdue cancun (21-09N 086-50W) to cuba
    Yucatan Channel · Mexico To Cuba
  49. HYDROLANT 304/152015-02-05 → 2015-03-11
    S/V algeria, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-00.0N 082-17.1W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Costa Rica
  50. NAVAREA IV 30/152015-01-11 → 2015-01-19
    Bonaire to martinique
    Caribbean Sea

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