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 1813/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    37 foot S/V happy, white hull, two persons on board, sinking in 48-05.76N 035-21.02W
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1803/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-09
    37 foot S/V happy, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 48-21.3N 035-38.7W
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 1801/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V tamarind, white hull, in vicinity 47-00N 032-00W at…
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 1799/172017-06-09 → 2017-06-30
    Vessel, four persons on board, unreported tasiilaq (65-36-49N 037-37-52W) to isertoq (65-32-55N 038-58-30W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 1775/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-45.38N 053-54.24W at 042000Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana
  6. HYDROLANT 1761/172017-06-04 → 2017-06-21
    39 foot vessel, three persons on board, aground in 20-38.35N 069-36.36W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1757/172017-06-03 → 2017-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 28-03N 069-31W at 031457Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1735/172017-06-02 → 2017-06-16
    Vessel reports crewman with head injury in 47-09.55N 015-29.16W at 020706Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1716/172017-06-01 → 2017-06-16
    Distress signal received in vicinity 40-13.1N 061-23.7W at 010141Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1715/172017-06-01 → 2017-06-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 40-13.1N 061-23.7W at 010141Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 1710/172017-05-31 → 2017-06-02
    Possible man overboard from vessel queen mary two in vicinity of trackline between 41-32.4N 059-50.8W and…
    Western North Atlantic
  12. NAVAREA IV 443/172017-05-29 → 2017-06-01
    Debris from capsized vessel in vicinity 21-00N 072-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands · Bahamas · Haiti
  13. HYDROLANT 1680/172017-05-29 → 2017-06-16
    S/V blue nomad, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 38-57N 072-30W at 290830Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1678/172017-05-29 → 2017-06-16
    S/V opak reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-58N 049-20W at 282125Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 1676/172017-05-28 → 2017-05-31
    Derelict 10 meter vessel, brown hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 47-48.3N 023-11.2W at 281448 may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 1675/172017-05-28 → 2017-06-16
    100 foot S/V small river, white and blue hull, eight persons on board overdue cap-haitien (19-44.7N…
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti To Bahamas
  17. HYDROLANT 1669/172017-05-28 → 2017-05-28
    Distress signal received from 75 foot vessel in vicinity 42-25.6N 061-48W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 1663/172017-05-27 → 2017-05-30
    Derelict 20 foot vessel, brown hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 31-14.8N 079-38.2W
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  19. HYDROLANT 1655/172017-05-26 → 2017-06-09
    45 foot S/V grace, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 37-52.498N 070-16.946W at 261326Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1637/172017-05-25 → 2017-06-09
    Man overboard from M/V vectis progress in vicinity of trackline between 30-21.2N 014-23.4W at 241800Z may…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1606/172017-05-23 → 2017-06-09
    Distress signal received from S/V teamgaist in 37-42.2N 045-38.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1600/172017-05-22 → 2017-06-09
    F/V gladiador, six persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1596/172017-05-21 → 2017-06-09
    Wales to bermuda
    Atlantic Ocean
  24. HYDROLANT 1573/172017-05-19 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 10.8 meter S/V merlin in 18-37.7N 059-31.8W at 190940Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 1566/172017-05-18 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1550/172017-05-17 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1546/172017-05-16 → 2017-05-19
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 38-05.6N 027-42.2W at 161049Z may
    North Atlantic · Azores
  28. HYDROLANT 1528/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 1527/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-43.7N 068-43.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 1526/172017-05-15 → 2017-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-40N 080-51W
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1503/172017-05-12 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received from vessel hagar in 27-40N 051-03W at 122158Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1479/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-10N 077-18W at 100001Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  33. HYDROLANT 1466/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 ft S/V sugar magnolia in 32-11.1N 079-07.4W
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  34. HYDROLANT 1443/172017-05-06 → 2017-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel aela in 37-14.4N 045-33.0W at 062000Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1426/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-00N 057-10W at 050651Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 1398/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-58.8N 078-57.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  37. HYDROLANT 1389/172017-05-02 → 2017-05-19
    43 foot S/V conch clipper, three persons on board, unreported to baltimore (39-17 076-37W)
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1351/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tasiilaq (65-36-49N 037-37-52W) to kulusuk (65-34-31N…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 1349/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 47-03.22N 012-54.19W at 281500Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1318/172017-04-25 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-01N 043-21W at 251828Z apr
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1297/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-27
    M/V tamar reports five crewmen with burns requiring medical assistance in 39-18-41N 042-31-48W at 241107Z apr
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1281/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Man overboard from M/V hawk in vicinity 17-00N 055-00W at 221755Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1232/172017-04-17 → 2017-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-37.8N 068-32.9W at 172010Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1201/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-28
    Vessel sank in 23-16.9N 081-19.2W at 140400Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  45. NAVAREA IV 311/172017-04-14 → 2017-04-16
    150001Z apr iceberg limit along trackline joining 47-40N 057-11W, 44-00N 055-00W, 40-30N 050-00W, 40-30N…
    North American Ice Service (nais) Iceberg Bulletin
  46. HYDROLANT 1182/172017-04-13 → 2017-04-28
    S/V ocean quest sank in 20-43.2N 069-43.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 1163/172017-04-11 → 2017-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-57N 072-11W at 111937Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · New York
  48. HYDROLANT 1141/172017-04-09 → 2017-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 30 meter M/V leopard in 15-15.68N 054-11.34W at 090700Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1134/172017-04-08 → 2017-04-28
    Man overboard in 25-57.8N 077-59.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  50. HYDROLANT 1132/172017-04-07 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received in 24-44.4N 042-08.8W at 072149Z apr
    North Atlantic

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