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

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  1. HYDROLANT 2688/152015-11-01 → 2015-11-01
    Distress signal received from 70 foot S/V sorca, three persons on board, in 40-40.27N 063-48.11W at 010700Z…
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2660/152015-10-27 → 2015-11-08
    Man overboard from S/V cimarron vicinity 30-54N 071-27W at 250500Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2651/152015-10-25 → 2015-10-28
    Helicopter, down in 23-16.0N 016-28.7W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  4. HYDROLANT 2637/152015-10-23 → 2015-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-54.7N 046-35.6W at 232101Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 2620/152015-10-22 → 2015-11-08
    M/V atlantic star reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-01N 040-21W at 220320Z oct
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 2582/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-31
    14 foot F/V, red and white hull, two persons on board, overdue from santa cruz (23-09N 081-55W) and return
    Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2556/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-13N 056-05W at 131357Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 2549/152015-10-13 → 2015-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-40.5N 058-50.9W at 122226Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 2521/152015-10-09 → 2015-10-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter F/V antonio gomez in 20-47.8N 017-14.4W at 091456Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania · Western Sahara
  10. HYDROLANT 2460/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-02
    212 foot M/V minouche, black hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and preparing to abandon ship in 20-17N…
    Western North Atlantic · Windward Passage
  11. HYDROLANT 2438/152015-09-29 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel, blue hull, possible persons on board, capsized and adrift in 23-33N 081-19W at 291510Z sep
    Strait of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2404/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received from 40 meter F/V txori urdin, 24 to 25 persons on board, in 01-05N 001-08W at…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gulf of Guinea
  13. HYDROLANT 2393/152015-09-24 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-45.8N 073-35.7W at 241954Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  14. HYDROLANT 2385/152015-09-24 → 2015-11-08
    Canary islands to cape verde and the gambia
    Eastern North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2293/152015-09-15 → 2015-11-08
    Virginia to azores
    North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 2260/152015-09-12 → 2015-10-31
    Canoe aram sane overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  17. HYDROLANT 2221/152015-09-07 → 2015-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 34 foot vessel sexy beaches, five persons on board, between…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas To Florida
  18. HYDROLANT 2205/152015-09-06 → 2015-09-27
    Aircraft unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 2203/152015-09-05 → 2015-09-13
    42 foot vessel, black hull, 12 to 13 persons on board, overdue fort lauderdale (26-05N 080-07W) to bimini…
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Florida To Bahamas
  20. HYDROLANT 2174/152015-09-02 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-19.13N 074-32.87W at 021713Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia
  21. HYDROLANT 2156/152015-09-01 → 2015-10-18
    Azores to france
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  22. HYDROLANT 2136/152015-08-30 → 2015-08-31
    Distress signal received from F/V dimitrios in 11-56.6N 017-09.6W at 300908Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2131/152015-08-29 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot S/V blue heeler in 23-29.4N 078-26.1W
    Western North Atlantic · Old Bahama Channel
  24. HYDROLANT 2126/152015-08-28 → 2015-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-10.3N 068-18.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2108/152015-08-27 → 2015-10-04
    10.5 meter S/V stratus, black hull, two persons on board, overdue camarinas (43-07-48N 009-11-06W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay · Spain To France
  26. HYDROLANT 2051/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-30
    Man overboard vicinity 24-07N 062-35W on 17 aug
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2023/152015-08-18 → 2015-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-38.9N 059-46.3W at 181450Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  28. NAVAREA IV 681/152015-08-16 → 2015-08-19
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in 29-25.16N 052-57.87W at 152105Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2003/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel nurbano 1 in 15-35.5N 050-33.9W at 151821Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2001/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard from M/V queen mary 2 in 46-19.0N 042-38.6W vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp…
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1971/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-13
    Man overboard from M/V ibrahim dede vicinity of trackline joining bayonne (40-39.7N 074-06.6W), 40-27.5N…
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  32. HYDROLANT 1967/152015-08-11 → 2015-08-12
    Man overboard from M/V ibrahim dede vicinity 39-00N 073-00W
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  33. HYDROLANT 1941/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-12
    S/V, white and red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 38-18.85N 013-21.37W at 090245Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1938/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received from S/V skrowl in 38-20.1N 013-18.4W at 082334Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1880/152015-08-01 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot S/V defiant in 40-04.9N 072-54.5W at 010759Z aug
    Western North Atlantic · New York · New Jersey
  36. HYDROLANT 1871/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-22
    13 meter S/V macapa, yellow hull, one person on board, unreported
    North Atlantic · Greenland
  37. HYDROLANT 1827/152015-07-25 → 2015-08-01
    19 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity jupiter inlet (26-56.6N 080-04.4W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  38. HYDROLANT 1805/152015-07-22 → 2015-09-07
    11 meter S/V pollen, white hull with yellow stripe, one person on board, overdue saint barthelemy (17-54.0N…
    North Atlantic · West Indies To France
  39. HYDROLANT 1800/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-23
    Man overboard from F/V faro picamillo vicinity of trackline between 47-07N 010-17WW at 220001Z jul and…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1798/152015-07-22 → 2015-07-22
    Man overboard from F/V faro picamillo vicinity of trackline between 47-40N 010-23W at 220416Z jul and 46-53N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1790/152015-07-20 → 2015-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V scotia provider, three persons on board, abandoning ship in…
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1765/152015-07-17 → 2015-07-23
    Distress signal received from 29 foot vessel in 27-00N 077-30W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  43. HYDROLANT 1739/152015-07-15 → 2015-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V american heritage in 42-49.4N 068-45.2W at 150904Z jul
    Western North Atlantic · Maine
  44. HYDROLANT 1734/152015-07-15 → 2015-07-18
    M/V dublin express reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-44N 062-51W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1722/152015-07-13 → 2015-07-18
    Distress signal received vicinity 27-00N 079-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  46. HYDROLANT 1711/152015-07-13 → 2015-07-30
    23 foot vessel shock a con, four persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  47. HYDROLANT 1703/152015-07-12 → 2015-07-18
    M/V uiloq, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to ice in 65-01.9N 038-21.4W
    North Atlantic · Greenland
  48. HYDROLANT 1663/152015-07-07 → 2015-07-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-22N 061-24W at 071423Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1641/152015-07-05 → 2015-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-51N 056-04W at 051421Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1633/152015-07-04 → 2015-07-18
    27 foot S/V gandolf, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 28-18N 077-57W
    Western North Atlantic

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