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 3574/182018-11-17 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V carolina odyssea in 35-31.6N 074-20.2W
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  2. HYDROLANT 3549/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-30
    M/V centennial harmony, requesting assistance in 45-55.3N 047-01.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 3546/182018-11-15 → 2018-11-15
    Distress signal received from M/V centennial harmony in 45-56.8N 047-04.2W
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 3529/182018-11-14 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received from S/V noir desir in 19-35N 044-57W
    North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 3519/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-59.7N 075-12.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  6. HYDROLANT 3518/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Seven meter S/V coco, white hull, two persons on board, unreported in vicinity 36-00N 014-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 3517/182018-11-13 → 2018-11-30
    Nine meter S/V alisandre, one person on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 3496/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-30
    F/V loun, 12PERSONS on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  9. HYDROLANT 3493/182018-11-10 → 2018-11-23
    F/V yu feng 202, five persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 12-34N 017-34W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  10. HYDROLANT 3490/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-23
    M/V marie elena reports person requiring medical assistance in 33-14N 070-47W at 091700Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 3487/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-23
    42 foot S/V molto bene, white hull, two persons on board, unreported to bermuda (32-20N 064-45W)
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia To Bermuda
  12. HYDROLANT 3478/182018-11-09 → 2018-11-12
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 40-27.43N 017-47.31W at 090457Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 3456/182018-11-07 → 2018-11-09
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in vicinity 40-46.59N 018-16.55W at 070539Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 3440/182018-11-05 → 2018-11-08
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 46-44N 007-46W at 051100Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 3306/182018-10-21 → 2018-11-09
    S/V debejour, white hull, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  16. HYDROLANT 3254/182018-10-17 → 2018-11-02
    Distress signal received from M/V norient saturn in 33-57.1N 041-58.9W at 170050Z oct
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 3253/182018-10-17 → 2018-11-02
    25 foot vessel, blue and white hull, one person on board, overdue haulover inlet (25-53-59N 080-07-26W) to…
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  18. HYDROLANT 3248/182018-10-16 → 2018-11-02
    40 foot S/V annataisia, white with blue trim, one person on board, unreported cape canaveral (28-23N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To North Carolina
  19. HYDROLANT 3157/182018-10-08 → 2018-10-26
    Distress signal received from F/V amy c, two persons on board, in 33-09.8N 077-42.8W
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  20. HYDROLANT 3126/182018-10-05 → 2018-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-08.0N 061-30.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 3118/182018-10-03 → 2018-10-19
    Distress signal received in 37-09.1N 061-15.7W at 032137Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 3110/182018-10-03 → 2018-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-33.07N 061-25.07W
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 3073/182018-09-29 → 2018-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-22.4N 068-58.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 3022/182018-09-25 → 2018-10-12
    Distress signal received from F/V khalad 3 in 22-18.4N 017-20W at 250911Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara · Mauri Tania
  25. HYDROLANT 2997/182018-09-22 → 2018-09-22
    Rowboat sleipnir, one person on board, requesting assistance in 48-04.48N 025-01.10W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2989/182018-09-21 → 2018-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in of 36-36.7N 059-23.9W at 211157Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2939/182018-09-17 → 2018-10-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 34-46.6N 066-55.8W at 171724Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2896/182018-09-13 → 2018-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in area within three miles of 29-21N 040-31W
    North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2891/182018-09-13 → 2018-09-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, overdue agadir (30-26N 009-36W) to canary islands (28-00N 016-00W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco To Canary Islands
  30. HYDROLANT 2872/182018-09-11 → 2018-09-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-27.8N 008-39.2W at 111243Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2870/182018-09-10 → 2019-01-04
    40 foot S/V vanghanderlust, four person on board, overdue lisbon (38-46N 09-09W) to nassau (25-04N 077-20W)
    North Atlantic · Portugal To Bahamas
  32. HYDROLANT 2863/182018-09-09 → 2018-09-28
    Aircraft ditched in 25-44N 077-52W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  33. HYDROLANT 2850/182018-09-07 → 2018-09-10
    Derelict vessel adrift and sinking in vicinity 12-27.7N 017-00.5W at 071750Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  34. HYDROLANT 2848/182018-09-07 → 2018-09-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-30N 049-30W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2838/182018-09-07 → 2018-09-21
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, overdue cape bojador (26-08N 014-30W) to canary islands (28-00N 016-00W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara To Canary Islands
  36. HYDROLANT 2818/182018-09-04 → 2018-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot vessel, blue hull, four persons on board, in 40-26.6N…
    Western North Atlantic · New York
  37. HYDROLANT 2765/182018-08-30 → 2018-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-30N 055-15W at 301143Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 2757/182018-08-29 → 2018-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-22.7N 053-09.1W at 292225Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2751/182018-08-29 → 2018-08-29
    Derelict 25 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 35-20N 074-08W at 291223Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2743/182018-08-28 → 2018-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-44.7N 042-26.9W at 282012Z aug
    North Atlantic
  41. NAVAREA IV 696/182018-08-25 → 2018-08-25
    Aircraft down in 31-06.96N 070-00.60W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2696/182018-08-23 → 2018-09-07
    29 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue stuart, fl (27-12.0N 080-15.0W) to west end,…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  43. HYDROLANT 2669/182018-08-21 → 2018-09-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-24.60N 050-25.84W on 18 aug
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 2666/182018-08-21 → 2018-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-15.1N 064-14.0W at 202319Z
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 2587/182018-08-13 → 2018-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-35.1N 065-03.1W at 131403Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 2568/182018-08-11 → 2018-08-24
    Vessel, two persons on board, sinking in 31-19.1N 016-59.9W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Madeira
  47. HYDROLANT 2517/182018-08-04 → 2018-08-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 14-24N 017-01W at 030800Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  48. HYDROLANT 2471/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Bahamas to nova scotia
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 2453/182018-07-31 → 2018-08-17
    12 meter S/V matador, white hull, overdue tenerife (28-16N 016-36W) to huelva (37-15N 006-57W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Cadiz · Canary Islands To Spain
  50. HYDROLANT 2382/182018-07-24 → 2018-08-10
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic

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