Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Atlantic Ocean

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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 1086/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-21
    M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 22-28.66N 077-37.20W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Cuba
  2. HYDROLANT 1037/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-00N 067-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 1025/172017-03-30 → 2017-04-12
    17 foot M/V, brown hull, one person on board, overdue from great abaco (26-28N 077-05W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  4. HYDROLANT 1008/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-12
    25 foot vessel, numerous persons in water, capsized in 26-39.3N 073-06.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 995/172017-03-28 → 2017-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V marguel in 36-57N 040-36W
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 958/172017-03-24 → 2017-04-08
    16 meter S/V maid of crete, white hull, two persons on board, overdue dakar (14-41N 017-27W) to saint…
    North Atlantic · Senegal To French Guiana
  7. HYDROLANT 925/172017-03-22 → 2017-03-29
    Distress signal received from M/V ubc bremen in 20-02N 068-39W
    Western North Pacific · Dominican Republic
  8. HYDROLANT 918/172017-03-21 → 2017-04-08
    F/V baatsfjord reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 46-23N 045-57W at 211330Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  9. NAVAREA IV 209/172017-03-14 → 2017-03-17
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 38-54.8N 055-51.3W at 141331Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 787/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 22-15N 058-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 784/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-15N 058-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 778/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V, three persons on board, in 18-57.0N 045-10.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 774/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-46.9N 044-43.0W
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 767/172017-03-08 → 2017-03-24
    30 foot S/V katua, white hull, two persons on board, overdue la gomera (28-06N 017-08W) to sao vicente…
    North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Canary Islands To Martinique
  15. HYDROLANT 684/172017-03-02 → 2017-03-16
    Distress signal received in 26-06N 072-16W
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 659/172017-02-28 → 2017-03-01
    M/V marikee III, two persons on board, unreported to trinidad (10-27.6N 061-14.9W)
    Atlantic · Caribbean Sea
  17. HYDROLANT 565/172017-02-18 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-48N 068-48W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 535/172017-02-16 → 2017-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 62 foot M/V god gift, green hull, in 20-37.1N 073-32.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  19. HYDROLANT 531/172017-02-15 → 2017-03-03
    80 foot vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-32N 073-31W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  20. HYDROLANT 500/172017-02-13 → 2017-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-49.2N 077-33.7W at 130746Z feb
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  21. HYDROLANT 485/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-12
    Vessel sinking in 33-09.43N 075-20.17W at 112342Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 478/172017-02-11 → 2017-03-03
    30 foot S/V bambou, grey hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue la gomera (28-10N 017-21W)…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Cape Verde
  23. HYDROLANT 453/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel fifty fifty, two persons on board, in 16-46.7N 045-05.8W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 435/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-15
    Man overboard from vessel capitao leo in 01-10N 049-03W on 07 feb
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 420/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received in 34-15N 066-30W at 061424Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 407/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 62 foot S/V merrythoughts, white hull, in 22-07.5N 074-28.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  27. HYDROLANT 404/172017-02-05 → 2017-02-07
    One person from S/V daphni abandoned ship in liferaft in 19-44N 064-21W
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 370/172017-02-03 → 2017-02-03
    Distress signal received from vessel wembley in 46-33N 009-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 339/172017-02-01 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received in 21-03.10N 074-17.37W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel
  30. HYDROLANT 331/172017-01-31 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received from M/V harrier in 27-03N 049-50W at 312122Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 324/172017-01-31 → 2017-01-31
    Vessel focus taking on water in 16-23N 037-00W
    North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 323/172017-01-31 → 2017-01-31
    Vessel focus taking on water in 16-20N 036-47W
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 316/172017-01-30 → 2017-01-31
    Vessel focus taking on water in 15-53N 035-09W
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 307/172017-01-29 → 2017-02-16
    13 meter S/V shirena, three persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 288/172017-01-27 → 2017-02-08
    Man overboard from M/V celebrity summit in 25-14.6N 075-53.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  36. HYDROLANT 225/172017-01-22 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received in 26-45N 075-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 224/172017-01-22 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received from 44 foot S/V the wild blue, blue and white hull, in vicinity 26-00N 078-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  38. NAVAREA IV 41/172017-01-20 → 2017-01-23
    Derelict 24 foot vessel, white hull with red stripe, capsized and adrift along with nine 20 gallon fuel…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida
  39. HYDROLANT 194/172017-01-19 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received in 31-13.8N 071-07.2W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 192/172017-01-19 → 2017-02-01
    75 foot M/V ninah, six persons on board, abandoning ship in 31-10.1N 069-02.5W at 191114Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 176/172017-01-18 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 46 foot S/V senie alethe in 25-52.2N 063-53.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 143/172017-01-14 → 2017-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 73 foot F/V sea capture, red hull, in 40-10.5N 070-25.8W at 142053Z…
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 142/172017-01-14 → 2017-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-10.5N 070-25.8W at 142053Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 141/172017-01-14 → 2017-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 48-26.28N 015-06.30W at 141811Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 102/172017-01-10 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-30N 073-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 80/172017-01-08 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received from S/V leila on 406 mhz in 22-39.1N 073-49.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  47. HYDROLANT 41/172017-01-04 → 2017-01-25
    Vessel on fire vicinity 45-39N 023-14W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 3520/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-50.6N 074-36.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  49. HYDROLANT 3512/162016-12-29 → 2017-01-12
    38 foot S/V luna c, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 32-06.47N 075-04.42W
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 3487/162016-12-25 → 2016-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from from M/V italic g in 38-50.7N 055-29.8W
    Western North Atlantic

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