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 156/162016-01-18 → 2016-01-31
    Vessel, eight persons on board, requesting assistance in 24-16.1N 079-25.2W at 180415Z jan
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida
  2. HYDROLANT 151/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-20
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 35-58.1N 011-17.9W at 171220Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 144/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-31
    23 foot F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-37N 079-25W
    Strait of Florida · Bimini
  4. HYDROLANT 140/162016-01-16 → 2016-01-23
    Virginia to azores
    North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 127/162016-01-15 → 2016-01-31
    Possible distress signal received from vessel sun seaker in 31-20.7N 068-41.9W at 150335Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 121/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received from S/V cayola in 22-24N 020-13W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 109/162016-01-13 → 2016-01-17
    F/V golden nugget taking on water vicinity 38-45N 072-55W at 131000Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 90/162016-01-11 → 2016-01-17
    18 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  9. HYDROLANT 88/162016-01-11 → 2016-01-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-10.7N 044-33.5W at 111445Z jan
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 56/162016-01-05 → 2016-01-10
    Vessel, 59 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 23-41.10N 075-20.78W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas · Long Island-north Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 33/162016-01-03 → 2016-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-07.70N 024-53.67W at 031346Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 25/162016-01-02 → 2016-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-05.22N 025-09.86W at 022131Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 22/162016-01-02 → 2016-01-07
    Possible man overboard from M/V carnival ecstacy in 26-04.9N 078-04.1W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  14. HYDROLANT 6/162016-01-01 → 2016-02-14
    12 meter S/V thetys, white hull, three persons on board, overdue
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 4/162016-01-01 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 33 foot vessel moonstone or my drama queen in 33-36.9N 068-14.3W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 3/162016-01-01 → 2016-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-41.13N 025-45.04W at 010932Z jan
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 3233/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-47.07N 025-50.64W at 312212Z dec
    North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 3207/152015-12-29 → 2016-01-10
    Man overboard from F/V khady dioula dieye in 14-27N 017-42W at 290400Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  19. HYDROLANT 3184/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-20N 074-00W
    Cuba-east Coast · Windward Passage
  20. HYDROLANT 3183/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-00N 074-00W
    Cuba-east Coast · Windward Passage
  21. HYDROLANT 3182/152015-12-26 → 2015-12-27
    Vessel, 20 to 25 persons on board, taking on water in 20-25.7N 073-07.7W
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti-northwest Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 3181/152015-12-26 → 2016-01-03
    Distress signal received in 28-45.6N 067-30.7W at 261510Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 3175/152015-12-25 → 2015-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-02.6N 074-56.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  24. HYDROLANT 3136/152015-12-19 → 2015-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-33.1N 030-45.5W at 190926Z dec
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 3134/152015-12-18 → 2015-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-41N 031-17W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 3132/152015-12-18 → 2016-01-31
    38 foot S/V roamer, one person on board, overdue terceira (38-43N 027-14W) to canary islands (28-06N 015-24W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Azores To Canary Islands
  27. NAVAREA IV 1033/152015-12-13 → 2015-12-16
    Derelict eight meter vessel capsized and adrift in 36-34.6N 064-16.0W at 121418Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 3074/152015-12-11 → 2015-12-27
    26 foot vessel unreported chincoteague (37-56-05N 075-22-04W) to norfolk canyon (37-05-55N 074-37-24W)
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  29. HYDROLANT 3050/152015-12-09 → 2016-01-31
    75 foot F/V ocean one, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 3034/152015-12-07 → 2015-12-13
    Possible distress signal received from vessel it's amazing in 20-10.96N 053-45.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 3016/152015-12-05 → 2015-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel quokka 8 in 17-58.8N 053-11.2W at 050200Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 3006/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.3N 072-09.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos
  33. HYDROLANT 3000/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-13
    S/V magritte sinking in 16-42.9N 027-24.1W at 040400Z dec
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2970/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-04
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 34-09.4N 014-30.2W at 011150Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2956/152015-11-30 → 2015-12-13
    S/V lottus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 21-09N 038-46W
    North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2947/152015-11-29 → 2016-01-10
    60 foot S/V stergann II, white hull, five persons on board, overdue canary islands (28-06N 015-24W) to…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Antigua
  37. HYDROLANT 2913/152015-11-26 → 2015-11-30
    Man overboard from M/V bercay-n between 19-09.7N 066-15.1W at 260100Z nov and 18-51.5N 066-55.0W at 260800Z…
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico-north Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2912/152015-11-26 → 2015-11-29
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 34-48N 013-28W at 261005Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2910/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sophia in 31-32.0N 014-03.2W at 251750Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2901/152015-11-25 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 55 foot S/V mulungu vicinity 21-21.1N 051-58.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 2876/152015-11-23 → 2015-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 180 foot F/V gregory poole, gray hull, in 07-28N 056-39W at 221810Z…
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2872/152015-11-22 → 2015-12-06
    Distress signal received from 8.7 meter S/V menfin, one person on board, in 30-57N 012-30W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2860/152015-11-20 → 2015-11-23
    Derelict vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 36-24.95N 013-05.28W at 201710Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 2840/152015-11-18 → 2015-11-19
    S/V ekaterina reports crewman with leg injury requesting medical assistance in 35-32N 064-08W at 181945Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 2816/152015-11-16 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V life is good, two persons on board, in 23-14.3N 075-04.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  46. HYDROLANT 2803/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 250 miles of 26-00N 050-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 2785/152015-11-13 → 2015-11-22
    Seven meter S/V eva luna, white hull, one person on board, overdue to pointe a pitre (16-14.47N 061-31.99W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  48. HYDROLANT 2774/152015-11-12 → 2015-11-13
    Seven meter S/V eva luna, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 2731/152015-11-06 → 2015-11-22
    Man overboard from cableship oasis vicinity 23-01.08N 071-40.68W
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 2703/152015-11-03 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received from vessel calbud 894 in 22-53.8N 017-16.0W at 022315Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara

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