Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Atlantic Ocean

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 North Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 2,969 cancelled

  1. NAVAREA IV 652/242024-06-07 → 2024-10-02
    45 foot S/V nuti ridge, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 21-04.00N 069-19.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. NAVAREA IV 516/242024-05-08 → 2024-05-11
    Derelict vessel, black hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 31-09.00N 062-12.80W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 917/242024-04-30 → 2024-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-53.53N 041-31.07W at 300105Z apr
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 897/242024-04-27 → 2024-04-27
    Distress signal received from S/V nomad's land in 30-29.00N 050-27.57W at 270815Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  5. NAVAREA IV 446/242024-04-19 → 2024-04-23
    Search and rescue exercises 231300Z to 231400Z apr in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  6. HYDROLANT 811/242024-04-16 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-01.30N 064-29.30W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 801/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    F/V niama n, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  8. NAVAREA IV 429/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from 277 meter M/V gsl arcadia in 08-30.85N 051-31.24W at 150839Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 795/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received in vicinity 23-30.00N 017-30.00W at 150918Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  10. HYDROLANT 786/242024-04-13 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V noraila in 51-21.00N 023-42.40W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 781/242024-04-13 → 2024-04-13
    Distress signal received in 32-00.00N 051-00.00W at 131032Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 776/242024-04-12 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from 52 foot M/V sick leave in vicinity 25-54.00N 078-39.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  13. HYDROLANT 750/242024-04-10 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 60-57.30N 022-46.10W at 100847Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 742/242024-04-09 → 2024-05-03
    Dominican republic to british virgin islands
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 708/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-25.80N 069-18.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 700/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    Man overboard from cruise ship liberty of the seas in 20-57.8N 074-32.8W
    Old Bahama Channel · Western North Atlantic · Cuba
  17. HYDROLANT 687/242024-04-03 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received from vessel in 60-52.00N 015-38.30W at 030827Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 677/242024-04-02 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 22-15.00N 063-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 668/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-01
    Distress signal received in 27-30.00N 064-15.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 662/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received from S/V tres hombres in 39-01.20N 041-37.07W
    North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 660/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    12 meter S/V gemini, five persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 653/242024-03-30 → 2024-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-05.00N 059-10.40W at 301022Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  23. NAVAREA IV 369/242024-03-29 → 2024-04-19
    S/V la peregrina, one person on board, requesting assistance in 17-06.23N 053-55.00W at 29055Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA IV 366/242024-03-29 → 2024-03-29
    Search and rescue exercises 021300Z to 021430Z apr in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  25. HYDROLANT 642/242024-03-28 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 24-55.70N 015-02.80W at 281715Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  26. NAVAREA IV 343/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-26
    Search and rescue exercises 261830Z to 262000Z mar in area within three miles of 04-53.07N 052-12.69W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  27. HYDROLANT 614/242024-03-24 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 45-06.00N 012-51.00W at 241020Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 611/242024-03-23 → 2024-04-12
    S/V norwegian queen, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-00.70N 025-15.59W at 231534Z mar
    North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 589/242024-03-21 → 2024-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 58-40.80N 019-41.50W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 579/242024-03-20 → 2024-04-05
    Distress signal received in 41-46.00N 050-14.00W at 200015Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 559/242024-03-17 → 2024-04-05
    Vessel calvao reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-24.03N 029-32.03W
    North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 554/242024-03-16 → 2024-04-05
    Distress signal received in 10-48.00N 017-58.00W at 160619Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 553/242024-03-16 → 2024-04-05
    Man overboard from M/V valencia eagle in vicinity 10-00.00N 017-00.00W at 152100Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Guinea-bissau
  34. HYDROLANT 517/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-29
    Distress signal received in 42-45.00N 060-30.00W at 130336Z mar vessels in vicinity requested to keep a…
    Western North Atlantic · Canada
  35. HYDROLANT 508/242024-03-12 → 2024-03-29
    Distress signal received in vicinity 29-27.70N 020-50.40W at 121418Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 503/242024-03-11 → 2024-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-00.00N 064-45.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 477/242024-03-08 → 2024-03-22
    S/V, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 20-19.69N 072-09.07W
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti
  38. HYDROLANT 468/242024-03-07 → 2024-03-22
    Distress signal received from vessel in 26-00.00N 017-00.00W at 070330Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 452/242024-03-05 → 2024-03-22
    Distress signal received from vessel in 20-04.27N 066-37.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 443/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 19 foot S/V lhor one, two persons on board, in 26-37.70N 047-20.20W…
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 442/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-37.70N 047-20.20W at 032300Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 391/242024-02-25 → 2024-02-25
    Distress signal received from 40 foot S/V eye of the wind in 28-54.60N 065-28.20W at 250610Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 363/242024-02-21 → 2024-03-08
    F/V kings bay reports person onboard with suspected heart attack in 54-17.36N 015-40.42W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 357/242024-02-20 → 2024-02-22
    M/V ambition requesting medical assistance in 24-24.20N 047-14.80W at 201210Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 348/242024-02-19 → 2024-03-08
    Five persons overboard from canoe serigne babacar, five persons on board, in vicinity 12-40.00N 017-30.00W…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  46. HYDROLANT 287/242024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    16 meter F/V mabinty 8, green hull, one person on board overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  47. HYDROLANT 286/242024-02-09 → 2024-02-23
    16 meter F/V mabinty 7, green hull, one person on board overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  48. HYDROLANT 234/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received in vicinity 39-15.30N 058-10.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 227/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    Vessel, 45 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in vicnity 19-05.23N 068-25.55W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  50. NAVAREA IV 102/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    S/V tiny dancer requesting medical assistance in vicinity 12-38.00N 052-34.00W at 310207Z
    Western North Atlantic

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