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. HYDROLANT 3075/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 47-47.2N 010-32.0W at 161021Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2727/212021-11-03 → 2021-11-04
    Search and rescue exercise in progress until 041600Z nov in area bound by 33-57.0N 008-03.0W, 34-04.8N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  3. HYDROLANT 2713/212021-11-01 → 2021-11-03
    Search and rescue exercise 0800Z to 1600Z daily 03 and 04 nov in area bound by 33-57N 008-03W, 34-07N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  4. HYDROLANT 2711/212021-11-01 → 2021-11-01
    Search and rescue exercise 0800Z to 1600Z daily 03 and 04 nov in area bound by 33-57.0N 008-03.0W, 34-12.5N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  5. NAVAREA IV 984/212021-10-29 → 2021-10-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 35-46.92N 074-21.99W at 292319Z oct
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  6. NAVAREA IV 931/212021-10-14 → 2021-10-15
    Distress signal received in 33-00N 075-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 2417/212021-09-27 → 2021-10-15
    Man overboard reported from vessel in vicinity 37-43N 012-06W at 261213Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 2328/212021-09-14 → 2021-09-16
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 25-05N 016-12W at 131500Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  9. HYDROLANT 1614/212021-06-16 → 2021-07-02
    13 meter S/V luwar, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Guinea-bissau
  10. HYDROLANT 1387/212021-05-24 → 2021-06-11
    Vessel taking on water in 24-08N 015-37W at 240030Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  11. HYDROLANT 1226/212021-05-04 → 2021-05-21
    M/V, one person on board, possibly flooding and overdue nassau (25-03-36N 077-20-42W) to sandy point…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  12. HYDROLANT 1100/212021-04-21 → 2021-05-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 38-38.8N 053-37.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1030/212021-04-15 → 2021-04-30
    Distress signal received in 39-59.9N 061-55.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 947/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-23
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic · Bahamas
  15. NAVAREA IV 272/212021-03-31 → 2021-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-02.5N 077-16.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 875/212021-03-30 → 2021-04-16
    S/V amazonas 3, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 12-16.9N 028-54.0W
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 768/212021-03-18 → 2021-04-02
    M/V antonis reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-46-48N 051-48-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 666/212021-03-07 → 2021-03-26
    38 foot S/V, disabled and taking on water, possible injured crewman, in 29-33.73N 078-51.81W
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 598/212021-03-01 → 2021-03-04
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-15.3N 007-06.6W at 010700Z mar
    Bay of Biscay
  20. HYDROLANT 587/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-01
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-22N 006-37W at 271900Z feb
    Bay of Biscay
  21. HYDROLANT 583/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-19
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 543/212021-02-25 → 2021-03-12
    25 foot F/V grouper therapy, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue from st
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  23. HYDROLANT 540/212021-02-24 → 2021-02-25
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-28.9N 006-28.8W at 241735 feb
    Bay of Biscay
  24. HYDROLANT 533/212021-02-24 → 2021-02-24
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-27.9N 006-35.7W at 241218Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  25. HYDROLANT 518/212021-02-23 → 2021-02-24
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-25.5N 006-59.7W at 230730Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  26. HYDROLANT 508/212021-02-22 → 2021-02-23
    Derelict 50 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 45-20N 007-12W at 220954Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 497/212021-02-21 → 2021-03-12
    13 meter S/V sultans of swing, white hull, seven persons onboard, unreported canary ISLANDS(28-34.21N…
    Western North Atlantic
  28. NAVAREA IV 119/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-08
    Distress signal received from vessel in 36-55N 075-23W at 081635Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  29. HYDROLANT 366/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-10N 050-51W on 02 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 331/212021-02-04 → 2021-02-06
    M/V hanaki maru I, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 313/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 54-58.8N 025-14.6W at 030817Z feb
    North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 311/212021-02-03 → 2021-02-08
    Vessel, two persons on board, sank in 04-10N 050-51W on 02 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 303/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-34N 051-11W on 30 jan
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 299/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-19
    Vessel ndeye marieme dieng, five persons on board, sank in vicinity (ndiago) 16-10N 016-30W, four persons…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  35. HYDROLANT 265/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    14 meter S/V cap, white hull, two persons on board, reports person requiring medical assistance in 16-07.80N…
    North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 264/212021-01-28 → 2021-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V tropic scout II, capsized and adrift in 21-05.6N 072-00.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  37. HYDROLANT 194/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-24
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 43-25.6N 009-37.8W at 210900Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain
  38. HYDROLANT 193/212021-01-21 → 2021-02-05
    Distress signal received from vessel gottlien in 20-55N 056-41W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 78/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-29
    F/V papa iba mbaye, four persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  40. HYDROLANT 77/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 35-44N 041-30W at 090015Z jan
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 71/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-22
    F/V ana gandon reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 43-44.5N 014-29.0W at 082215Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 68/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-22
    Man overboard in 35-44N 041-30W at 090015Z jan
    North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 41/212021-01-07 → 2021-01-07
    Distress signal received from M/V ottoman equity in 36-38N 041-00W at 070319Z jan
    North Atlantic
  44. NAVAREA IV 1236/202020-12-29 → 2020-12-30
    Vessel possibly in distress, smoke reported in vicinity 40-54N 050-28W at 291400Z dec
    North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 3662/202020-11-25 → 2020-11-28
    Derelict S/V and liferaft adrift in vicinity 27-22N 024-06W at 251000Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 3645/202020-11-24 → 2020-12-11
    90 foot F/V harmony, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of steering in 42-09.2N 068-45.2W…
    Western North Atlantic · Massachusetts
  47. HYDROLANT 3537/202020-11-14 → 2020-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 34-46.3N 067-57.9W at 140402Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 3468/202020-11-09 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received from vessel veni vedi VIXI, seven persons on board, in 35-24N 006-32W at 090930Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  49. HYDROLANT 3369/202020-11-02 → 2020-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-15N 072-20W at 022020Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 3304/202020-10-29 → 2020-11-13
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, adrift in 17-41N 018-37W at 281200Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic

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