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 3481/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    12 meter S/V alexandra, three person on board, unreported las palmas (28-07.5N 015-25.7W) to guadelope…
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 3476/162016-12-23 → 2017-01-11
    Man overboard from M/V queen mary 2 vicinity 38-18.3N 072-29.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 3473/162016-12-23 → 2016-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-03.55N 011-34.06W at 230344Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 3433/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-19
    S/V bonnie af stockholm, white hull with beige cabin, overdue barbados (13-12N 59-32W)
    North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 3427/162016-12-19 → 2016-12-28
    16 meter S/V dove II, grey hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-56.35N 051-01.69W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 3426/162016-12-19 → 2017-01-04
    14 meter S/V swing o jack, four persons on board, overdue las palmas (28-09N 015-25W) to pointe a pitre…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Guadeloupe
  7. HYDROLANT 3425/162016-12-18 → 2017-01-04
    S/V l'amiral, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-45N 046-34W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 3424/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    S/V l'amiral, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-45N 046-31W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 3407/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-19.2N 059-09.2W at 170618Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 3406/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-00N 059-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 3317/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-16.45N 077-12.45W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Cuba
  12. HYDROLANT 3316/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-28
    Canoe khalifa ababacar, 15 persons onboard, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  13. HYDROLANT 3310/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 70 foot F/V evening prayer in 40-37.3N 071-05.8W at 081015Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 3276/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-07
    34 foot S/V exception, blue and white hull, one person on board, overdue bermuda (32-20N 064-45W) to puerto…
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To Puerto Rico
  15. HYDROLANT 3267/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-05
    34 foot S/V exception overdue bermuda (32-20N 064-45W) to puerto rico (18-12N 066-30W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To Puerto Rico
  16. HYDROLANT 3245/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-28
    Vessel ziza overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 3208/162016-11-30 → 2016-12-28
    42 foot S/V kalino, white hull, four persons on board, overdue pointe a pitre (16-14.47N 061-31.99W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea · Guadeloupe
  18. HYDROLANT 3173/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-46.0N 056-29.1W at 271335Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 3096/162016-11-19 → 2016-11-20
    Vessel, white hull with blue stripes, three persons on board, overdue tiniteqilaaq (65-53.3N 037-46.8W) to…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 3094/162016-11-19 → 2016-12-09
    Canoe espel ebeneser, ten persons onboard, overdue elinkine (12-33-13N 016-41-22W) to fishing grounds…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal · Guinea-bissau
  21. HYDROLANT 3088/162016-11-19 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-00N 073-45W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 3076/162016-11-18 → 2016-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 55 meter vessel midnight river in 08-53.3N 049-08.4W at 181824Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 3054/162016-11-17 → 2016-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot S/V jade in 18-42N 063-22W at 170132Z nov
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  24. HYDROLANT 3053/162016-11-17 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 57 foot S/V leopard in 27-00N 069-45W
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 3042/162016-11-15 → 2016-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot vessel luckies, blue hull, two persons on board, vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  26. HYDROLANT 3024/162016-11-14 → 2016-11-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot F/V candace, white hull, in 07-47.7N 056-10.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 3010/162016-11-13 → 2016-12-01
    Distres signal received on 406 mhz from F/V free spool, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  28. HYDROLANT 2997/162016-11-12 → 2016-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 54 foot S/V twilight at 120937Z nov in: a. 14-51.5N 048-23.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2954/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    37 foot S/V zipporah, three persons on board, unreported portsmouth (36-49.9N 076-17.8W) to british virgin…
    Western North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea · Virginia To British Virgin Islands
  30. HYDROLANT 2952/162016-11-07 → 2016-12-09
    30 foot M/V, white hull, 17 persons on board, overdue from freeport (26-32N 078-38W)
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  31. HYDROLANT 2943/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 45-50N 009-00W at 061924Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. NAVAREA IV 945/162016-11-02 → 2016-11-05
    Derelict ten meter barge capsized and adrift vicinity 34-54.8N 051-59.0W at 021300Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2858/162016-10-30 → 2016-11-17
    Man overboard in 03-10N 050-40W on 30 oct
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 2837/162016-10-28 → 2016-10-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-37.1N 053-24.4W at 282209Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2831/162016-10-28 → 2016-11-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-11.9N 078-38.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  36. HYDROLANT 2815/162016-10-26 → 2016-11-02
    F/V, blue hull, four persons on board, possibly disabled and adrift vicinity 23-27N 077-45W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  37. HYDROLANT 2796/162016-10-24 → 2016-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V fidelity in 34-31.4N 012-21.8W at 241211Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 2776/162016-10-21 → 2016-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-47N 049-55W at 211323Z oct
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 2765/162016-10-20 → 2016-11-02
    Distress signal received in 32-10.40N 072-19.33W at 201900Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2751/162016-10-19 → 2016-10-20
    Man overboard from M/V federal nakagawa in 47-44N 036-48W at 192005Z oct
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 2733/162016-10-17 → 2016-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 33-10.24N 076-55.08W at 171935Z oct
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  42. HYDROLANT 2732/162016-10-17 → 2016-10-26
    Possible distress signal received in 28-15.9N 070-30.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2659/162016-10-12 → 2016-10-19
    Distress signal received vicinity 31-27.1N 073-55.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 2641/162016-10-10 → 2016-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V dragon smoke in 21-39N 052-43W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 2635/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-13
    Aircraft, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  46. HYDROLANT 2633/162016-10-08 → 2016-10-13
    30 foot vessel victoria I, white hull, two persons on board, possibly disabled
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Bahamas
  47. HYDROLANT 2605/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V brila keji in 17-16.7N 042-32.3W at 060753Z oct
    North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2591/162016-10-05 → 2016-10-13
    Distress signal received from 55 foot vessel, four persons onboard, in 24-10N 079-09W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel · Strait of Florida
  49. HYDROLANT 2567/162016-10-02 → 2016-10-13
    30 foot F/V bad company, four persons on board, overdue bimini (25-44N 079-15W) to coral gables (25-43N…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas To Florida
  50. HYDROLANT 2561/162016-10-01 → 2016-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-35.6N 077-24.5W
    Western North Atlantic

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