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 1035/162016-04-29 → 2016-05-22
    M/V grand sun, four persons on board, overdue port fourchon (29-06N 090-11W) to south pass (29-01N 089-10W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  2. HYDROLANT 980/162016-04-25 → 2016-05-08
    M/V il padrino, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 22-51N 085-17W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 949/162016-04-21 → 2016-05-01
    20 foot vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-06.4N 084-30.24W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  4. HYDROLANT 945/162016-04-21 → 2016-05-29
    35 foot S/V high maintenance, grey and white hull, three persons on board, unreported tampa bay (27-45.6N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida To Mexico
  5. HYDROLANT 925/162016-04-19 → 2016-04-21
    35 foot S/V high maintenance, grey hull, three persons on board, unreported gulfport (27-45N 082-42W) to…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida To Mexico
  6. NAVAREA IV 259/162016-04-05 → 2016-04-08
    Derelict 30 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 25-52-00N 089-50-20W on 04 apr
    Gulf of Mexico
  7. HYDROLANT 809/162016-04-05 → 2016-05-08
    17 foot vessel honey bee, white hull, two persons on board, unreported vicinity 29-00N 089-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  8. HYDROLANT 650/162016-03-17 → 2016-03-20
    F/V morning star reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 27-05N 092-19W at 162234Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico
  9. HYDROLANT 533/162016-03-03 → 2016-03-20
    Possible distress from 12 foot canoe, white hull, in 28-39.3N 092-25.5W at 031830Z mar
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  10. HYDROLANT 455/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 26-00N 083-00W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 444/162016-02-22 → 2016-02-28
    F/V ocean one, four persons on board, taking on water in 28-45.1N 091-12.7W at 220700Z feb
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  12. HYDROLANT 358/162016-02-11 → 2016-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 50 foot S/V lady catherine, blue hull, in 25-48.4N 087-56.7W at…
    Gulf of Mexico
  13. HYDROLANT 300/162016-02-02 → 2016-02-07
    F/V lozen disabled and adrift and reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 28-56N 084-54W at 022053Z…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  14. NAVAREA IV 62/162016-01-26 → 2016-01-29
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, green and yellow hull, capsized and adrift in 26-42.1N 092-24.6W
    Gulf of Mexico
  15. HYDROLANT 203/162016-01-23 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel tropic lure in 23-12.3N 083-30.1W
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba
  16. HYDROLANT 2993/152015-12-03 → 2015-12-06
    50 foot F/V solo, blue and white hull, three persons on board, taking on water in 28-32N 085-38W at 031205Z…
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida
  17. HYDROLANT 2909/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received from vessel hawaii FIVE-1 in 23-44N 086-28W
    Gulf of Mexico
  18. HYDROLANT 2807/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-24.8N 093-05.0W at 132338Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  19. HYDROLANT 2783/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-15
    Man overboard from cableship norwegian pearl in 22-37.8N 084-32.8W at 122317Z nov
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-west Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2759/152015-11-10 → 2015-12-06
    38 foot S/V carpe noctem, overdue biloxi (30-25.2N 088-56.2W) to corpus christi (27-44.6N 097-24.1W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Mississippi To Texas
  21. HYDROLANT 2747/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-12
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 27-59.54N 093-05.49W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  22. NAVAREA IV 947/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-10
    Mississippi to texas
    Gulf of Mexico
  23. HYDROLANT 2690/152015-11-01 → 2015-12-06
    36 foot S/V deja vu, white hull, possibly overdue pensacola (30-26.0N 087-12.0W) to havana (23-08.0N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Strait of Florida · Florida To Cuba
  24. HYDROLANT 2580/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 30 foot vessel undertaker in 28-15N 093-15W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  25. HYDROLANT 2540/152015-10-11 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-10.97N 088-10.60W at 111644Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  26. HYDROLANT 2517/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-18
    41 foot F/V, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-11.3N 094-54.2W at 082257Z oct
    Gulf of Mexico
  27. HYDROLANT 2370/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-05.9N 085-26.8W
    Gulf of Mexico
  28. HYDROLANT 2207/152015-09-06 → 2015-10-31
    30 foot M/V reel thrill 3.0, white hull with blue stripes, six persons on board, overdue from venice…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  29. HYDROLANT 2139/152015-08-31 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-15N 089-45W at 310110Z aug
    Gulf of Mexico
  30. HYDROLANT 2026/152015-08-19 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 95 foot F/V joseph anthony, black and white hull, four persons on…
    Gulf of Mexico
  31. HYDROLANT 1894/152015-08-03 → 2015-09-13
    45 foot vessel the wild bills, white and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported progreso (21-16.8N…
    Gulf of Mexico · Mexico To Texas
  32. HYDROLANT 1878/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 foot F/V angela c, white hull, disabled and adrift vicinity…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  33. HYDROLANT 1842/152015-07-26 → 2015-09-07
    38 foot vessel lee chrisler, four persons on board, overdue from mouth of colorado river (28-35.7N 095-59.0W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  34. NAVAREA IV 611/152015-07-25 → 2015-07-28
    Derelict 21 foot vessel, black hull, capsized and adrift in 29-14-00.1N 094-34-00.1W
    Gulf of Mexico · Texas
  35. HYDROLANT 1810/152015-07-23 → 2015-08-01
    M/V after you, three persons on board, taking on water vicinity 26-07.75N 094-53.88W at 230230Z jul
    Gulf of Mexico
  36. HYDROLANT 1631/152015-07-03 → 2015-08-09
    96 foot M/V sans souchi V, white hull, unreported houston (29-45.8N 095-23.0W) to miami (25-46.5N 080-12.5W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Strait of Florida · Texas To Florida
  37. HYDROLANT 1590/152015-06-29 → 2015-07-06
    Possible distress received from platform in 26-00.00N 092-12.58W at 290345Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico
  38. HYDROLANT 1575/152015-06-27 → 2015-07-06
    36 foot F/V lead dog, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 29-12.24N 087-00.0W at 270612Z jun
    Gulf of Mexico
  39. HYDROLANT 1556/152015-06-24 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received from S/V infinito vicinity 25-00N 081-00W
    Florida-south Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 1472/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V theresa law in 27-11.53N 091-01.46W
    Gulf of Mexico
  41. HYDROLANT 1356/152015-06-04 → 2015-07-18
    64 foot F/V generation overdue cancun (21-09-38N 086-50-51W) to destin (30-23-36N 086-28-31W)
    Gulf of Mexico · Yucatan Channel · Mexico To Florida
  42. NAVAREA IV 414/152015-05-30 → 2015-06-02
    Derelict 22 foot M/V not today, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 28-02.35N 082-50.11W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1306/152015-05-29 → 2015-06-06
    Yucatan channel DNC 15
    Gulf of Mexico · Cuba-northwest Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 1279/152015-05-24 → 2015-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 68 foot F/V cathy ann, white and black hull, four persons on board,…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  45. HYDROLANT 1219/152015-05-19 → 2015-05-23
    M/V triple d taking on water in 29-12.94N 092-03.98W
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  46. HYDROLANT 1139/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-16
    46 foot S/V la matilda, blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering in…
    Gulf of Mexico · Louisiana
  47. HYDROLANT 1122/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-16
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 27-50N 083-46W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  48. NAVAREA IV 334/152015-04-27 → 2015-04-30
    Derelict 22 foot F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 26-25.5N 082-11.9W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  49. NAVAREA IV 324/152015-04-24 → 2015-04-27
    Derelict 18 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 28-03.87N 082-56.53W
    Gulf of Mexico · Florida-west Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 981/152015-04-23 → 2015-05-02
    M/V stella belinda adrift in 26-12N 089-17W, persons on board
    Gulf of Mexico

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