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 3176/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-21
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-50.0N 040-14.2W at 200326Z oct
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 3175/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-49.6N 040-12.2W at 200326Z oct
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 3006/202020-10-03 → 2020-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-59.00N 024-06.93W at 032057Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 3001/202020-10-03 → 2020-10-23
    F/V, two persons on board, green hull with white stripes, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  5. HYDROLANT 2842/202020-09-17 → 2020-10-02
    F/V mouhsinat 1 sinking in 24-46.3N 015-25.5W at 171723Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  6. NAVAREA IV 864/202020-09-12 → 2020-10-02
    50 foot S/V hard act unreported
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  7. NAVAREA IV 784/202020-08-24 → 2020-08-24
    F/V kassidy lynn taking on water in vicinity 39-55.64N 069-29.29W
    Western North Atlantic · Massachusetts
  8. NAVAREA IV 763/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-18
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 36-13.5N 046-56.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. NAVAREA IV 742/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-15
    Six meter vessel, black and white hull, partially submerged and capsized in the vicinity of 35-35.76N…
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 2331/202020-07-24 → 2020-08-07
    Distress signal received in 32-38.9N 052-53.0W at 241223Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  11. NAVAREA IV 636/202020-07-22 → 2020-07-29
    Distress signal received from 39 foot S/V dellamyra in 38-15.87N 051-22.62W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 2176/202020-07-09 → 2020-07-09
    Aircraft ditched, distress signal received in 49-37.3N 013-06.0W at 090951Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 2162/202020-07-07 → 2020-07-24
    Distress signal received from S/V paradise in 39-14.42N 037-04.21W
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2115/202020-07-02 → 2020-07-17
    Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-45N 015-37W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2114/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-02
    Man overboard from M/V js ineos inspiration in 56-48N 014-56W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 2107/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-36.8N 041-31.6W at 010037Z jul
    North Atlantic
  17. NAVAREA IV 576/202020-06-30 → 2020-07-03
    S/V, blue hull, capsized reported in 35-09.35N 060-20.52W at 301321Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2094/202020-06-29 → 2020-07-17
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 35-40.32N 006-46.01W at 292100Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  19. HYDROLANT 2075/202020-06-28 → 2020-07-17
    32 foot S/V jayes 11, two persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1908/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-22N 047-22W on 09 jun
    Western North Atlantic
  21. NAVAREA IV 481/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-00N 064-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1872/202020-06-05 → 2020-06-19
    46 foot S/V long reach, white hull, towing 20 foot vessel, unreported, last known position in 28-55.1N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  23. NAVAREA IV 470/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-13
    Vessel, white and red hull, taking on water in 28-50.23N 046-51.96W
    Western North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA IV 469/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-13
    Vessel, black hull, capsized in 27-15.06N 046-42.65W
    Western North Atlantic
  25. NAVAREA IV 467/202020-06-02 → 2020-06-04
    Search and rescue exercises 041030Z to 041200Z jun in area within one mile of 04-52.75N 052-12.47W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  26. HYDROLANT 1827/202020-06-01 → 2020-06-19
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-20N 044-45W on 26 may
    North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  27. NAVAREA IV 458/202020-05-30 → 2020-06-02
    Search and rescue exercises 040600Z to 040730Z jun in area within one mile of 04-52.75N 052-12.47W
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  28. HYDROLANT 1760/202020-05-25 → 2020-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-34.1N 040-34.2W
    North Atlantic
  29. NAVAREA IV 434/202020-05-24 → 2020-05-24
    Distress received from 41 foot S/V ismini, one person on board, in vicinity 40-06N 069-09W at 241730Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 1724/202020-05-22 → 2020-06-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-02.93N 018-15.67W at 212318Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1404/202020-04-24 → 2020-05-08
    Man overboard from M/V jiaolong spirit in 22-01.39N 068-43.69W
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1229/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-24
    14 meter S/V errance, white hull, three persons on board, overdue horta (38-31-52N 028-37-31W) to france…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Azores
  33. HYDROLANT 1219/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 24-17.3N 020-30.5W at 040430Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1202/202020-04-03 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received vessel yuan yu 902 in 20-14.6N 017-33.27W at 030352Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  35. HYDROLANT 1200/202020-04-03 → 2020-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-13.2N 072-39.8W at 022240Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 1199/202020-04-02 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in 53-18.1N 017-51.3W at 020743Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1179/202020-04-01 → 2020-04-17
    M/V torm maren reports three crewman requiring medical assistance in 09-39.1N 016-21.2W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Guinea-bissau
  38. NAVAREA IV 266/202020-03-21 → 2020-03-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-15.5N 051-07.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 891/202020-03-08 → 2020-03-09
    F/V novo, ten persons onboard, sinking in 33-28.32N 046-38.3W at 071834Z mar
    North Atlantic
  40. NAVAREA IV 207/202020-03-05 → 2020-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-04.7N 066-02W at 051440Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 787/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-20
    Distress signal received from S/V deneb in 11-10.9N 019-25.8W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 600/202020-02-18 → 2020-03-06
    F/V jose netto reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-43.68N 038-39.55W
    North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 593/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-20
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice in vicinity 35-53N 006-20W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  44. HYDROLANT 421/202020-02-06 → 2020-02-21
    F/V ahmet ocak balikcilik 55 sinking and crew abandoning ship in 24-53N 015-55W at 062245Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  45. HYDROLANT 360/202020-02-01 → 2020-02-21
    F/V siempre nuevo angel requesting urgent medical evacuation in vicinity 18-23N 025-28W
    North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  46. HYDROLANT 319/202020-01-29 → 2020-02-12
    Search and rescue operations in area within 10 miles of 35-46.5N 006-27.1W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  47. HYDROLANT 280/202020-01-27 → 2020-02-14
    Distress signal received from eight meter vessel, 15 persons onboard in 23-03N 018-59W at 261820Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  48. NAVAREA IV 79/202020-01-23 → 2020-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot F/V hayley ann, white hull, in 43-10.1N 069-10.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Maine
  49. HYDROLANT 228/202020-01-23 → 2020-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V rua mar in 35-46.7N 006-45.6W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  50. HYDROLANT 227/202020-01-23 → 2020-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V rua mar in 35-46.5N 006-34.8W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morrocco

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