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 294/222022-03-24 → 2022-03-27
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 34-04.4N 068-02.2W at 241432Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 841/222022-03-23 → 2022-04-08
    F/V labihya, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  3. HYDROLANT 831/222022-03-23 → 2022-03-23
    78 foot F/V hustler, four persons on board, taking on water in 41-41N 068-24W at 230450Z mar
    Western North Atlantic · Massachusetts
  4. HYDROLANT 811/222022-03-21 → 2022-04-08
    56 foot M/V goin sum ware, two persons on board, taking on water in 19-28.41N 069-37.99W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  5. HYDROLANT 782/222022-03-18 → 2022-04-01
    Vessel, red and white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Straits of Florida · Florida
  6. NAVAREA IV 270/222022-03-17 → 2022-04-01
    Man overboard from M/V carnival horizon in 21-50N 071-26W at 062306Z mar
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Island
  7. HYDROLANT 749/222022-03-15 → 2022-04-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 34-56N 041-24W
    North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 685/222022-03-07 → 2022-03-10
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 42-14.2N 022-41.9W at 071400Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 675/222022-03-07 → 2022-03-25
    F/V reel action, one person on board, overdue at 070330Z mar
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  10. HYDROLANT 672/222022-03-06 → 2022-03-25
    Vessel yayae thiaba diouf, white and yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  11. HYDROLANT 649/222022-03-04 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-00N 066-45W at 041022Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 622/222022-03-02 → 2022-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-38.5N 072-48.7W at 020832Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 617/222022-03-01 → 2022-03-25
    S/V atlantis, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 33-39.1N 010-12.0W at 011330Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  14. HYDROLANT 583/222022-02-26 → 2022-03-25
    Nine meter S/V guchelca, two persons on board, overdue gibraltar (36-06N 005-20W) to canary islands (28-36N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Strait of Gibraltar · Morocco
  15. NAVAREA IV 202/222022-02-25 → 2022-03-11
    Debris from sunken F/V villa de pitanxo reported in vicinity 46-51.9N 046-33.8W on 15 feb
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 558/222022-02-24 → 2022-02-27
    Derelict vessel cynthia capsized and adrift in 31-34.85N 080-29.33W at 241947Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  17. HYDROLANT 554/222022-02-24 → 2022-03-11
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 25-57.6N 014-56.8W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  18. HYDROLANT 550/222022-02-24 → 2022-03-11
    Ten meter S/V inox, white hull, three persons on board, overdue las palmas (28-08N 015-00W) to french giuana…
    North Atlantic · Spain To French Guiana
  19. HYDROLANT 524/222022-02-22 → 2022-03-11
    Seven persons overboard from canoe aida caty diop, capsized and adrift in 14-55.13N 017-07.48W at 220630Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  20. HYDROLANT 518/222022-02-21 → 2022-03-11
    Distress signal received from M/V shijing in 36-33N 051-23W
    Western North Atlantic
  21. NAVAREA IV 185/222022-02-21 → 2022-02-21
    Distress signal received from M/V shijing in 36-33N 051-23W
    Westenr North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 501/222022-02-20 → 2022-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter rowing vessel, one person on board, in 19-28N 059-13W
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 449/222022-02-15 → 2022-02-25
    Distress signal received from F/V villa de pitanxo in 46-50.3N 046-39.6W at 150419Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 365/222022-02-11 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 49-56N 019-23W at 110929Z feb
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 403/222022-02-09 → 2022-02-12
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 47-43.1N 008-38.4W at 09150Z feb
    Celtic Sea
  26. HYDROLANT 387/222022-02-08 → 2022-02-25
    24 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 23-22N 080-28W at 072230Z…
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  27. HYDROLANT 376/222022-02-07 → 2022-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 59-47.6N 024-48.5W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  28. NAVAREA IV 131/222022-02-06 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal 406MHZ received in vicinity 30-16.8N 049-21.1W at 061316Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 355/222022-02-04 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 57-15.0N 009-47.3W at 041330Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  30. HYDROLANT 350/222022-02-04 → 2022-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 57-15.0N 009-47.3W at 040822Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. NAVAREA IV 100/222022-01-30 → 2022-01-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 32-20N 071-46W at 300318Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  32. NAVAREA IV 99/222022-01-30 → 2022-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-17.07N 044-40.47W at 292103Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 284/222022-01-29 → 2022-02-18
    Three persons overboard from canoe abdou samate, capsized and adrift in 15-06N 017-21W at 280100Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  34. HYDROLANT 270/222022-01-28 → 2022-02-18
    S/V capriole reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-12.1N 051-50.0W at 272256Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 247/222022-01-27 → 2022-02-18
    Persons overboard from vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 27-15.9N 079-29.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  36. HYDROLANT 240/222022-01-26 → 2022-01-28
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 229/222022-01-25 → 2022-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 88 foot vessel tropical jet in 21-33.0N 072-16.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  38. HYDROLANT 215/222022-01-23 → 2022-02-18
    F/V cuple reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 25-05.1N 015-34.1W at 231230Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  39. NAVAREA IV 49/222022-01-17 → 2022-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in position 33-30N 052-45W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 141/222022-01-15 → 2022-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V horizon thetis in 39-53.5N 061-28.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 56/222022-01-06 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V namia 5 in 23-20N 016-28W at 060833Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  42. HYDROLANT 13/222022-01-03 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 22-00N 017-45W at 030225Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  43. NAVAREA IV 1169/212021-12-29 → 2022-01-14
    Possible vessel on fire in 32-45N 066-40W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 3185/212021-12-29 → 2021-12-29
    Distress signal received in vicinity 34-27.9N 072-39.1W at 280015Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 3174/212021-12-28 → 2022-01-14
    Eight meter S/V dream catcher, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported la linea de la concepcion…
    Strait of Gibraltar · Spain
  46. HYDROLANT 3151/212021-12-24 → 2021-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-01.7N 056-50.0W at 241753Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 3141/212021-12-24 → 2022-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in area within 15 miles of nassau (25-03-36N 077-20-42W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  48. HYDROLANT 3126/212021-12-22 → 2022-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-15N 076-15W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  49. HYDROLANT 3107/212021-12-20 → 2021-12-25
    Vessel blueberry, one person on board, adrift in vicinity 00-55.07N 028-45.12W on 20 dec
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 3087/212021-12-17 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 meter vessel oceans carisma in 13-21-00N 049-47-50W at 162315Z dec
    Western North Atlantic

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