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

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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Other hazards in the Gulf of Mexico

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  1. NAVAREA IV 162/222022-02-13 → 2022-03-04
    Vessel, 25 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 28-12.7N 090-05.5W at 131927Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  2. HYDROLANT 306/222022-01-31 → 2022-02-18
    72 foot vessel, three persons on board, taking on water in 28-45.61N 084-08.10W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  3. HYDROLANT 3116/212021-12-21 → 2022-01-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-00N 085-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  4. HYDROLANT 1604/212021-06-15 → 2021-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-22.81N 083-41.61W
    Gulf of Mexico
  5. HYDROLANT 1591/212021-06-14 → 2021-07-02
    38 foot vessel double down, four persons on board, overdue at 140320Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  6. NAVAREA IV 458/212021-05-30 → 2021-05-30
    M/V tiger shark, 12 persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  7. HYDROLANT 1227/212021-05-04 → 2021-05-21
    Florida to mexico
    Straits of Florida · Gulf of Mexico · Yucatan Channel
  8. HYDROLANT 256/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    34 foot S/V my time, white hull, two persons on board, unreported vermillion bay (29-43-11N 091-58-34W) to…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana To Florida
  9. HYDROLANT 248/212021-01-27 → 2021-02-12
    Distress signal received from M/V maggie in vicinity 28-44.6N 091-45.0W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  10. HYDROLANT 177/212021-01-19 → 2021-02-05
    Orange liferaft, two persons on board, reported in 28-15.36N 088-23.61W at 191300Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  11. NAVAREA IV 14/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-22
    Florida to mexico
    Gulf of Mexico
  12. HYDROLANT 3074/202020-10-09 → 2020-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 76 foot F/V crazy horse in 27-48.4N 095-14.6W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  13. NAVAREA IV 737/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-13
    25 foot derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized adrift in 27-05N 082-43W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  14. NAVAREA IV 733/202020-08-09 → 2020-08-11
    25 foot derelict vessel, blue and white hull, capsized adrift in 27-05.85N 082-37.89W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  15. NAVAREA IV 408/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-21
    16 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and anchored in 28-23.3N 082-57.9W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  16. NAVAREA IV 177/202020-02-22 → 2020-03-13
    52 foot F/V rome, yellow and green hull, two persons on board, overdue panama city (30-10N 085-40W) to vero…
    Gulf of Mexico · Western North Atlantic · Florida
  17. HYDROLANT 13/202020-01-02 → 2020-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 37 foot S/V rhapsody in 25-44.87N 092-56.67W at 020812Z jan
    Gulf of Mexico
  18. HYDROLANT 2572/192019-08-23 → 2019-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-41.8N 087-29.2W at 231113Z aug 19
    Gulf of Mexico
  19. NAVAREA IV 682/192019-08-04 → 2019-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-45N 093-15W at 031314Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico
  20. HYDROLANT 2310/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    32 foot M/V still rumming, white hull, four persons on board, overdue orange beach (29-53.08N 089-56.73W) at…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  21. NAVAREA IV 663/192019-07-28 → 2019-08-16
    Derelict orange life raft reported in vicinity 28-26.14N 092-02.94W at 281936Z jul 19
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  22. NAVAREA IV 595/192019-07-05 → 2019-07-12
    Straits of florida
    Gulf of Mexico
  23. HYDROLANT 2027/192019-07-04 → 2019-07-19
    Man overboard from M/V carnival victory in 23-26.8N 083-17.4W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  24. HYDROLANT 1938/192019-06-27 → 2019-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-30N 094-15W
    Gulf of Mexico
  25. HYDROLANT 922/192019-03-22 → 2019-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-12.2N 082-07.8W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  26. HYDROLANT 3880/182018-12-13 → 2018-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V svt today in 27-38.87N 089-22.93W at 130035Z dec
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  27. HYDROLANT 3772/182018-12-04 → 2018-12-21
    45 foot S/V trident, beige hull, four persons on board, unreported galveston (29-17N 094-50W) to to st
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas To Florida
  28. HYDROLANT 3596/182018-11-20 → 2018-12-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 27-00N 083-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  29. HYDROLANT 3474/182018-11-08 → 2018-11-16
    28 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 27-54.5N 094-00.1W at 081715Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  30. HYDROLANT 3223/182018-10-13 → 2018-10-17
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 26-24.71N 090-53.16W at 131412Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  31. HYDROLANT 3220/182018-10-13 → 2018-11-02
    Vessel, four persons on board, on fire in 29-36N 093-18W at 131305Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  32. HYDROLANT 2806/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V miss barbara in 29-15.50N 088-41.12W at 031227Z sep
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  33. HYDROLANT 2400/182018-07-25 → 2018-08-10
    30 foot S/V olive oyl unreported southwest pass (28-56N 089-23W) to port st joe (29-49N 085-18W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana To Florida
  34. HYDROLANT 2362/182018-07-21 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 26 foot vessel, green hull, two persons on board in 29-41.6N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Alabama
  35. HYDROLANT 2271/182018-07-12 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 27-10.4N 084-03.4W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  36. HYDROLANT 2233/182018-07-09 → 2018-07-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 091547Z jul in: a. 28-08.0N 093-20.2W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  37. HYDROLANT 2132/182018-06-30 → 2018-07-20
    Man overboard from M/V norwegian getaway in 22-39.2N 084-42.1W at 300935Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  38. HYDROLANT 2036/182018-06-23 → 2018-07-13
    61 foot vessel miss virginia, white hull, taking on water in 28-37.78N 086-19.98W at 230135Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico
  39. HYDROLANT 1965/182018-06-18 → 2018-07-06
    68 foot S/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift, taking on water in 28-09.65N 090-50.324W at 181430Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  40. HYDROLANT 1961/182018-06-18 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from F/V capt kent in 28-22.36N 093-17.51W at 180825Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  41. HYDROLANT 1605/182018-05-22 → 2018-06-08
    Man overboard in 25-29.8N 083-14W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  42. HYDROLANT 1552/182018-05-18 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 27-50.7N 089-18.6W at 181002Z may
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  43. HYDROLANT 1488/182018-05-13 → 2018-06-01
    S/V slew, taking on water in 27-32.4N 089-32.0W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  44. HYDROLANT 1445/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from F/V c-venture in position 28-56.0N 093-45.5W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  45. HYDROLANT 1309/182018-04-24 → 2018-05-11
    54 foot M/V makani lani overdue
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  46. HYDROLANT 897/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-30
    37 foot F/V juma, white hull, four persons on board, taking on water in 26-08.4N 083-00.7W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  47. HYDROLANT 691/182018-02-28 → 2018-03-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-32.9N 091-42.5W at 280005Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  48. HYDROLANT 663/182018-02-26 → 2018-03-16
    Vessel taking on water in 25-28.34N 091-50.30W at 260402Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico
  49. HYDROLANT 542/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 70 foot S/V triple crown in 29-23.9N 086-00.7W at 141123Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  50. HYDROLANT 535/182018-02-14 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V miss quynh chi II, four persons on board, in vicinity 28-58.8N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana

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