Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Gulf of Mexico

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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 Gulf of Mexico

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  1. HYDROLANT 663/232023-03-26 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot vessel in 24-54.20N 088-07.30W at 261211Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  2. HYDROLANT 551/232023-03-13 → 2023-03-31
    Distress signal received from S/V, three persons on board, in 28-21.00N 093-23.20W at 130839Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  3. HYDROLANT 543/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    M/V salty, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 27-38.00N 094-44.00W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  4. HYDROLANT 510/232023-03-06 → 2023-03-24
    F/V kim nhi requests medevac in 27-46.50N 087-12.40W at 061653Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  5. HYDROLANT 488/232023-03-03 → 2023-03-17
    40 foot S/V taking on water in 29-03.36N 087-29.40W at 031303Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  6. HYDROLANT 469/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-17
    Vessel, eight persons on board, requesting assistance in 26-27.89N 089-14.70W at 010723Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  7. HYDROLANT 446/232023-02-26 → 2023-03-17
    Kayak, red and yellow, capsized in 27-52.31N 091-59.11W at 261936Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  8. HYDROLANT 329/232023-02-10 → 2023-02-24
    Liferaft reported in 25-03.10N 086-37.40W at 092200Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  9. HYDROLANT 304/232023-02-06 → 2023-02-24
    Derelict 12 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 29-06.97N 088-26.92W at 061612Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  10. HYDROLANT 94/232023-01-11 → 2023-01-14
    Derelict 25 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 28-17.35N 088-16.67W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  11. HYDROLANT 7/232023-01-01 → 2023-05-19
    25 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 27-50.70N 092-31.10W at 011719 jan
    Gulf of Mexico
  12. HYDROLANT 6/232023-01-01 → 2023-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot F/V liberty belle in 26-58.27N 083-45.93W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  13. HYDROLANT 3313/222022-12-28 → 2022-12-31
    Derelict 180 foot M/V abshire tide, black, green and white hull, adrift in 24-17.60N 086-15.10W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  14. NAVAREA IV 1392/222022-12-25 → 2022-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-53.33N 088-19.47W at 242334Z dec
    Gulf of Mexico
  15. NAVAREA IV 1369/222022-12-18 → 2022-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-17.80N 084-40.40W at 181838Z dec
    Gulf of Mexico
  16. HYDROLANT 3050/222022-11-27 → 2022-12-16
    Distress signal received from vessel shes a belle in vicinity 28-41.98N 084-23.74W at 270717Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  17. HYDROLANT 3041/222022-11-25 → 2022-12-09
    20 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 28-14.01N 090-13.19W at 252140Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  18. HYDROLANT 3031/222022-11-25 → 2022-12-09
    Man overboard from carnival valor in vicinity 28-00.00N 089-00.00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  19. HYDROLANT 2984/222022-11-20 → 2022-12-09
    Three liferafts, persons on board, reported in 28-16.30N 092-06.40W at 201910Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  20. HYDROLANT 2908/222022-11-14 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-00.00N 088-00.00W at 140206Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico
  21. HYDROLANT 2849/222022-11-08 → 2022-12-02
    28 foot F/V, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from fishing grounds in vicinity: a. 28-52.09N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  22. NAVAREA IV 1124/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-23
    Four persons onboard 20 foot F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 25-33.50N 096-56.30W at 231645Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  23. HYDROLANT 2699/222022-10-23 → 2022-11-23
    Four persons missing from 20 foot F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in 25-33.50N 096-56.30W at 231645Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  24. HYDROLANT 2562/222022-10-09 → 2022-10-28
    20 foot M/V, black hull with white stripe, three persons on board, overdue empire, louisiana (29-26.64N…
    Gulf of Mexico
  25. HYDROLANT 2543/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot vessel, yellow hull, in vicinity 29-36.93N 087-00.87W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  26. HYDROLANT 2487/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-03
    Derelict liferaft, black hull adrift in 27-45.00N 094-27.30W at 300037Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  27. HYDROLANT 2480/222022-09-30 → 2022-09-30
    Liferaft, black hull, 25 persons on board, requesting assistance in 27-45.00N 094-27.30W at 300037Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  28. HYDROLANT 2365/222022-09-18 → 2022-10-07
    Distress signal received from M/V c-constructor in 27-10.00N 090-22.00W at 182000Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  29. HYDROLANT 2331/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-50.80N 089-28.50W at 150638Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  30. HYDROLANT 2139/222022-08-30 → 2022-09-16
    Texas DNC 15
    Gulf of Mexico
  31. HYDROLANT 1842/222022-07-23 → 2022-08-12
    M/V thunder taking on water in 28-00.70N 090-20.27W at 231828Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  32. HYDROLANT 1829/222022-07-21 → 2022-08-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 35 foot S/V one love, two persons on board
    Gulf of Mexico
  33. NAVAREA IV 710/222022-07-21 → 2022-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 35 foot S/V one love, two persons on board, last known position in…
    Gulf of Mexico
  34. HYDROLANT 1812/222022-07-19 → 2022-08-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 35 foot S/V, white hull, two persons on board, in 21-45.80N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico
  35. HYDROLANT 1731/222022-07-09 → 2022-07-29
    Distress signal received in 26-20.53N 083-04.20W
    Gulf of Mexico
  36. HYDROLANT 1719/222022-07-07 → 2022-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-33.00N 084-48.80W
    Gulf of Mexico
  37. HYDROLANT 1395/222022-05-27 → 2022-06-10
    Florida DNC 15
    Gulf of Mexico
  38. HYDROLANT 1343/222022-05-22 → 2022-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V athena in 28-59.20N 092-45.65W at 221526Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  39. HYDROLANT 1339/222022-05-22 → 2022-06-10
    33 foot S/V eleanore, yellow and maroon hull, one person on board, unreported
    Gulf of Mexico
  40. HYDROLANT 1329/222022-05-21 → 2022-06-10
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 24-11.40N 083-10.80W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  41. HYDROLANT 1322/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    22 foot vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue from key west (24-33.91N 081-46.55W) on 17 may
    Straits of Florida · Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  42. NAVAREA IV 459/222022-05-14 → 2022-06-03
    28 foot M/V mikria, white and green hull, three persons on board, disabled in 29-21.79N 087-46.22W at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  43. HYDROLANT 1175/222022-04-29 → 2022-05-13
    S/V, one person on board, requesting assistance in 27-57.67N 091-57.61W at 291238Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  44. HYDROLANT 1173/222022-04-29 → 2022-05-13
    Man overboard from M/V shandong fu xin in vicinity 27-38.4N 088-48.8W at 282341Z apr
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  45. HYDROLANT 1035/222022-04-11 → 2022-04-29
    100 foot S/V the nino, white hull, overdue from galveston, tx (29-21.1N 094-42.8W) to venice, fl (27-04.9N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  46. HYDROLANT 955/222022-04-03 → 2022-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V crying times, two persons on board, in vicinity 23-03.2N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  47. HYDROLANT 826/222022-03-22 → 2022-04-08
    Distress signal received from F/V guadalupe in 26-29.87N 091-56.56W at 221632Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  48. NAVAREA IV 279/222022-03-20 → 2022-04-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-40.9N 085-39.2W at 200154Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  49. HYDROLANT 781/222022-03-17 → 2022-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-41.6N 090-15.2W at 172050Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  50. NAVAREA IV 269/222022-03-16 → 2022-04-01
    Orange liferaft reported in 28-05.04N 090-49.14W at 161615Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana

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