Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Caribbean Sea

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  1. HYDROLANT 79/152015-01-10 → 2015-01-19
    47 foot S/V pelengina 2, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue bonaire (12-11.0N…
    Caribbean Sea · Bonaire To Martinique
  2. HYDROLANT 32/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    39 foot vessel kalalu, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 29/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-16
    Distress signal received from 45 foot S/V in 18-20.41N 082-19.59W at 041450Z jan
    Western Caribbean Sea
  4. HYDROLANT 3173/142014-12-30 → 2015-01-10
    47 foot S/V pelengina 2, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue bonaire (12-11N 068-15W)…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Bonaire To Martinique
  5. HYDROLANT 3159/142014-12-28 → 2015-01-04
    Distress signal received from 40 foot S/V nautilus, blue hull, two persons on board, in 14-01.7N 061-53.3W…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St Lucia To Bonnaire
  6. HYDROLANT 3149/142014-12-27 → 2015-01-04
    50 foot S/V amana, gray hull, two persons on board, capsized and adrift in 14-09.85N 081-09.68W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  7. HYDROLANT 3099/142014-12-20 → 2014-12-28
    Aircraft, two persons on board, possibly crashed vicinity martinique (14-40N 061-00W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  8. HYDROLANT 3075/142014-12-18 → 2015-01-16
    30 foot M/V party shot overdue st
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands To Antigua
  9. HYDROLANT 3069/142014-12-16 → 2014-12-28
    Vessel sank in 11-04N 082-55W at 150300Z dec
    Western Caribbean Sea
  10. HYDROLANT 2968/142014-12-05 → 2014-12-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-45N 070-15W
    Caribbean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 2904/142014-11-28 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-06.0N 068-30.7W
    Caribbean Sea
  12. HYDROLANT 2811/142014-11-19 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-19.7N 077-24.7W
    Caribbean Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 2741/142014-11-14 → 2014-11-14
    Distress signal received from 25 foot S/V, one person on board, vicinity 16-54.2N 081-12.36W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  14. HYDROLANT 2728/142014-11-12 → 2014-11-13
    11 meter F/V la renaissance, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-04.9N 062-04.4W at 121417Z nov
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  15. HYDROLANT 2726/142014-11-12 → 2014-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 19-35N 074-50W
    Caribbean Sea · Cuba-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 2711/142014-11-11 → 2014-11-29
    18 foot F/V, two persons on board, overdue from portsmouth (15-34N 061-27W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Dominica
  17. HYDROLANT 2694/142014-11-08 → 2014-11-09
    45 foot F/V lady sonia, white and grey hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua and Barbuda
  18. HYDROLANT 2681/142014-11-07 → 2014-11-07
    52 foot F/V glorious, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 14-39N 062-03W at…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Martinique
  19. HYDROLANT 2606/142014-10-27 → 2014-11-08
    47 foot S/V serenity, white hull, two persons on board, overdue st lucia (14-01N 060-59W) to barbados…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · St Lucia To Barbados
  20. HYDROLANT 2565/142014-10-22 → 2014-10-23
    S/V sigrid, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, unreported florida to cabo rojo (18-05N 067-09W)
    Florida To Puerto Rico
  21. HYDROLANT 2545/142014-10-20 → 2014-11-01
    26 meter vessel il daprima, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-00N 078-35W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  22. HYDROLANT 2511/142014-10-15 → 2014-10-25
    11.6 meter M/V grey dawn of alderney, grey hull, three persons on board, overdue antigua (17-05N 061-48W) to…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Antigua To Guadeloupe
  23. HYDROLANT 2420/142014-10-07 → 2014-11-22
    47 foot S/V albacor adelante, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue to santa marta…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  24. HYDROLANT 2348/142014-09-29 → 2014-10-04
    16 meter M/V rena, blue and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Montserrat
  25. HYDROLANT 2183/142014-09-09 → 2014-09-20
    20 foot vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-30N 078-32W
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  26. HYDROLANT 2168/142014-09-06 → 2014-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 90 foot F/V emerald in 18-26.2N 082-33.0W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  27. HYDROLANT 2159/142014-09-05 → 2014-09-13
    Aircraft, three persons on board, ditched in 18-31.55N 076-25.21W
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-north Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 2152/142014-09-04 → 2014-09-13
    16 foot vessel miss alicia, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-21N 079-44W at 042030Z sep
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  29. HYDROLANT 2146/142014-09-04 → 2014-09-04
    16 foot vessel miss alicia, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-24.67N 079-53.84W at 040217Z sep
    Western Caribbean Sea · Panama
  30. HYDROLANT 2102/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-07
    Distress signal received from F/V vicinity 17-00N 064-00W
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Croix
  31. HYDROLANT 2089/142014-08-31 → 2014-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-59.1N 076-41.1W at 310222Z aug
    Caribbean Sea · Jamaica-south Coast
  32. NAVAREA IV 666/142014-08-22 → 2014-08-30
    24 meter M/V delta 1, blue and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-07-29N 074-32-50W
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  33. NAVAREA IV 660/142014-08-19 → 2014-08-22
    24 meter vessel delta 1, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-07-42N…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  34. HYDROLANT 1962/142014-08-17 → 2014-08-23
    Distress signal received vicinity 18-00N 066-00W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  35. HYDROLANT 1951/142014-08-16 → 2014-08-23
    82 meter M/V libertad 1, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-20.8N 073-20.1W
    Caribbean Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 1912/142014-08-10 → 2014-08-16
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 17-30N 067-50W
    Caribbean Sea
  37. NAVAREA IV 619/142014-08-06 → 2014-08-09
    F/V castrapo, white and red hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  38. HYDROLANT 1886/142014-08-06 → 2014-08-09
    F/V castrapo, white and red hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  39. HYDROLANT 1885/142014-08-05 → 2014-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 22 meter M/V elitta II, red, white and blue hull, in 14-59.6N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 1875/142014-08-04 → 2014-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean armonia in 12-13.3N 078-40.7W
    Western Caribbean Sea
  41. HYDROLANT 1761/142014-07-20 → 2014-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-46.6N 077-44.1W
    Caribbean Sea
  42. HYDROLANT 1678/142014-07-10 → 2014-08-02
    33 foot M/V, white and yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue key west (24-33.3N 081-47.5W) to grand…
    Florida To Cayman Islands
  43. HYDROLANT 1662/142014-07-08 → 2014-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V spirit of nyami vicinity 18-00N 066-00W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Puerto Rico
  44. HYDROLANT 1658/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-14
    Vessel freedom, white hull, two persons on board, unreported from soufriere (13-51N 061-04W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia
  45. HYDROLANT 1656/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-00N 064-00W
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  46. HYDROLANT 1574/142014-06-27 → 2014-07-05
    S/V blue dolphin, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering failure in 14-22.0N 061-55.5W…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  47. HYDROLANT 1560/142014-06-26 → 2014-06-26
    S/V blue dolphin, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering failure in 13-56N 062-18W at…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 1501/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-18
    Vessel ti thomme, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported basse terre (15-59.7N 061-43.7W) to 15-30.1N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  49. HYDROLANT 1489/142014-06-15 → 2014-06-28
    Martinique to dominica
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  50. HYDROLANT 1465/142014-06-13 → 2014-07-19
    M/V the pal, black and pink hull, four persons on board, unreported from castries (14-01N 060-59W)
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Saint Lucia

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