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 1207/182018-04-16 → 2018-05-04
    52 foot S/V awakened, unreported U.S
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · U.S · Virgin Islands To Florida
  2. NAVAREA IV 301/182018-04-14 → 2018-04-16
    North american ice service (nais) iceberg bulletin 150001Z apr
  3. HYDROLANT 1200/182018-04-14 → 2018-05-04
    32 meter S/V banque POPULAIRE-9, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in vicinity 34-00N 010-16W at…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 1145/182018-04-09 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-24.5N 066-48.3W
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 1057/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 50-06.30N 022-43.02W at 301021Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1050/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    F/V serigne abdou aziz sy, six persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  7. HYDROLANT 1018/182018-03-27 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot F/V, three persons on board, in vicinity 31-06.1N 080-01.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  8. HYDROLANT 1014/182018-03-26 → 2018-04-13
    Western north atlantic DNC 15, DNC 16
  9. HYDROLANT 1005/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    8.65 meter long S/V kurun, yellow hull, overdue madeira (32-39-04N 016-54-35W) to concarneau (47-52-34N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Madeira To France
  10. HYDROLANT 1004/182018-03-24 → 2018-04-13
    11.6 meter S/V double twenty, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering gear…
    North Atlantic
  11. NAVAREA IV 230/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V captain joe in 42-06.5N 067-27.1W at 182042Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 913/182018-03-16 → 2018-03-30
    S/V maid of crete, two persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 901/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-18
    Liferaft adrift in vicinity 35-16N 007-04W at 151320Z mar 18
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  14. HYDROLANT 799/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-15N 052-45W at 061704Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 790/182018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 22 foot S/V in 13-19N 052-33W at 060400Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 786/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-23
    M/V anis overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  17. HYDROLANT 753/182018-03-02 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-17.28N 022-47.58W at 022129Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 723/182018-03-01 → 2018-03-16
    Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity 55-08N 011-32W at 011713Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic · Ireland
  19. HYDROLANT 661/182018-02-26 → 2018-03-16
    S/V serenity, six persons on board, disabled and preparing to abandon ship in 25-28.74N 078-09.50W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  20. HYDROLANT 657/182018-02-25 → 2018-02-25
    Distress signal received from F/V le brodeliande in 45-10.19N 018-10.96W at 252130Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 645/182018-02-24 → 2018-03-16
    18 meter M/V motor cat excellence, four person on board, unreported algeciras (36-08N 005-27W) to maspalomas…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Strait of Gibraltar · Spain To Canary Islands
  22. HYDROLANT 602/182018-02-19 → 2018-03-09
    35 foot S/V vagabond six, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue lanzarote (29-02N 013-37W) to…
    North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Canary Islands To Martinique
  23. HYDROLANT 573/182018-02-16 → 2018-03-03
    Man overboard from M/V grande abidjan in 34-59N 011-11W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA IV 137/182018-02-15 → 2018-03-03
    M/V paxiship reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-51N 042-20W at 151600Z feb
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 495/182018-02-11 → 2018-03-03
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-06.30N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 491/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-11
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-10.80N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 485/182018-02-10 → 2018-02-10
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-20.6N 007-48.7W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 481/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-10
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-35.5N 007-58.5W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 476/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-09
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 45-45.2N 007-48.4W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 466/182018-02-09 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 9.5 meter S/V adaya, white hull, three persons on board, in…
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 453/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-09
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 46-01.8N 007-40.8W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 448/182018-02-08 → 2018-02-08
    Tug nas pathfinder, white and black hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 45-57.5N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 441/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    34 foot F/V jessie k, three persons on board, overdue from mayport (30-24N 081-25W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  34. HYDROLANT 429/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-00N 049-15W at 070713Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 403/182018-02-04 → 2018-02-06
    S/V moflete reports crewman requiring medical evacuation in 16-17N 046-43W at 041630Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 213/182018-01-18 → 2018-02-02
    S/V saudade reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-28.46N 047-08.85W at 181200Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 204/182018-01-17 → 2018-02-02
    Aircraft debris in 25-00N 077-50W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  38. HYDROLANT 190/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel possibly on fire in 43-03N 048-58.32W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 171/182018-01-15 → 2018-02-02
    Eastern north atlantic spain to canary islands
    Western Mediterranean Sea · Alboran Sea
  40. HYDROLANT 156/182018-01-14 → 2018-02-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 124/182018-01-11 → 2018-01-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 42-03.9N 010-50.8W at 101917Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 115/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-26
    38 foot S/V aju IV, white hull, five persons on board, unreported cadiz (36-32N 006-17W) to canary islands
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Cadiz · Spain To Canary Islands
  43. HYDROLANT 112/182018-01-10 → 2018-01-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 43-00N 045-00W at 100641Z jan
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 48/182018-01-04 → 2018-01-20
    Distress signal received from vessel whitia in 10-13.7N 060-15.5W
    Western North Atlantic · Trinidad
  45. HYDROLANT 4227/172017-12-29 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received from F/V arca uno in 38-08.2N 043-00.0W
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 4225/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    21 foot M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from mayport (30-23N 081-25W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  47. HYDROLANT 4219/172017-12-28 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 053-15W at 281036Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  48. NAVAREA IV 1203/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 053-15W at 281036Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 4204/172017-12-27 → 2018-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-00N 049-30W at 230511Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 4180/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-25
    Distress signal received from M/V flag hope in 40-50.0N 047-07.9W
    Western North Atlantic

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