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 1619/152015-07-03 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-43.6N 065-22.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1595/152015-06-29 → 2015-07-04
    27 foot S/V gandalf, two persons on board, unreported port st
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  3. HYDROLANT 1594/152015-06-29 → 2015-07-06
    Eastern north atlantic DNC 08, DNC 19
  4. HYDROLANT 1579/152015-06-27 → 2015-06-28
    Distress signal received from M/V tanja jacob in 28-02N 048-42W at 270810Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 1537/152015-06-22 → 2015-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lan gazoch in 44-43.80N 011-51.10W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1535/152015-06-22 → 2015-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lan gazoch in 44-54.2N 011-46.98W at 221524Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 1455/152015-06-15 → 2015-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 65 foot F/V gloria cruz, white, orange and black hull in 21-46.3N…
    Cuba-northeast Coast · Old Bahama Channel
  8. HYDROLANT 1442/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-24
    53 foot M/V, eight persons on board, taking on water in 39-29.3N 073-15.2W at 130001Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  9. HYDROLANT 1441/152015-06-13 → 2015-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 65 foot vessel gloria cruz in 22-13.5N 077-35.5W
    Cuba-northeast Coast · Old Bahama Channel
  10. HYDROLANT 1390/152015-06-08 → 2015-06-17
    Two vessels, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift between tasiilaq (65-36-27N 037-34-00W) and isortoq…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1382/152015-06-06 → 2015-06-06
    30 foot S/V prodical, one person on board, taking on water in 37-39.71N 063-59.81W at 061800Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1344/152015-06-02 → 2015-06-03
    31 foot S/V orion, one person on board, overdue noank (41-20N 072-00W) to bermuda (32-17N 064-47W)
    Western North Atlantic · Connecticut To Bermuda
  13. HYDROLANT 1323/152015-05-31 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-19.4N 064-48.7W at 310610Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1315/152015-05-30 → 2015-07-18
    S/V shinding, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue lanzarote (29-02N 013-38W) to…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To West Indies
  15. HYDROLANT 1309/152015-05-29 → 2015-06-06
    Distress signal received from F/V hermanos bralo in 19-39.6N 017-06.9W at 291123Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  16. HYDROLANT 1304/152015-05-28 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-36.1N 059-01.9W at 281455Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 1276/152015-05-24 → 2015-07-06
    35 foot S/V here we go, white hull, one person on board, overdue san juan (18-27N 066-04W) to titusville…
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico To Florida
  18. HYDROLANT 1261/152015-05-22 → 2015-06-04
    Distress signal received from 39 foot S/V boxer, two persons on board, in 21-27.60N 075-56.93W at 220739Z may
    Western North Atlantic · Cuba-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 1259/152015-05-22 → 2015-05-23
    Possible distress signal reported vicinity 26-54.835N 079-11.449W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  20. HYDROLANT 1190/152015-05-15 → 2015-05-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sawsea lady in 20-52.93N 064-06.00W vessels in vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1166/152015-05-13 → 2015-05-13
    40 foot S/V black diamond, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 38-36N 070-08W
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROLANT 1108/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    Western north atlantic DNC 01, DNC 16
  23. HYDROLANT 1103/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-22.9N 056-33.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1101/152015-05-06 → 2015-05-09
    S/V monaco, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering damage in 27-57.88N 043-53.29W
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 1081/152015-05-04 → 2015-05-04
    Distress signal received in 31-34.4N 057-49.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1064/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from 70 foot S/V sazisy, white hull with red trim, five persons on board, in 35-39N…
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1063/152015-05-02 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard from F/V rafik vicinity 31-10N 010-21W at 012145Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  28. HYDROLANT 1057/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, eight or nine persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 25-43.7N 079-27.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida · Bahamas
  29. HYDROLANT 1051/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-06.9N 057-03.0W at 301751Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 1039/152015-04-29 → 2015-06-17
    Eight meter S/V shearwater isle, red hull, one person on board, overdue las palmas (28-09N 015-25W) to bahamas
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Bahamas
  31. HYDROLANT 1038/152015-04-29 → 2015-05-09
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, in need of assistance in 20-21N 072-36W at 282030Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti
  32. HYDROLANT 1024/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-02
    M/V caroline express, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 20-40N 071-39W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1020/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bana bana in 17-37.12N 061-19.44W at 271215Z apr
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  34. HYDROLANT 1018/152015-04-27 → 2015-06-17
    Guadaloupe to azores
    North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1013/152015-04-27 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from M/V medi nagasaki in 28-26.8N 055-22.7W at 270221Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 1008/152015-04-26 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot vessel sea knight vicinity 26-00N 070-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 994/152015-04-25 → 2015-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-00N 080-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  38. HYDROLANT 993/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-00N 080-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  39. HYDROLANT 955/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received from S/V shell bell in 31-54.3N 065-05.4W at 202132Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 954/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-23
    Man overboard vicinity 23-54.60N 045-27.85W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 938/152015-04-19 → 2015-06-04
    21 meter S/V k VIII, blue hull, 12 persons on board, overdue la rochelle (46-10N 001-09W) to new york…
    France To New York
  42. HYDROLANT 935/152015-04-19 → 2015-06-04
    45 foot S/V daby, blue hull, one person on board, unreported gran canaria (27-58N 015-36W) to curacao…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Curacao
  43. HYDROPAC 1303/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard from canoe in 16-10N 016-32W at 161830Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  44. HYDROLANT 916/152015-04-17 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-17.8N 076-38.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  45. NAVAREA IV 287/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-16
    150001Z apr iceberg limit along trackline joining 46-37N 053-32W, 44-30N 047-45W, 44-30N 046-00W, 46-00N…
    North American Ice Service (nais) Iceberg Bulletin
  46. HYDROLANT 877/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-26
    38 foot S/V trident 3, two persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 874/152015-04-13 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 21-13N 059-57W
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 860/152015-04-11 → 2015-04-13
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 21-13N 059-57W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 859/152015-04-11 → 2015-06-04
    34 foot S/V anemone, cream hull, one person on board, overdue maryland (39-16-37N 076-10-02W) to bahamas…
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland To Bahamas
  50. HYDROLANT 818/152015-04-08 → 2015-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 27-38.68N 076-14.08W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas

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