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

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  1. HYDROLANT 113/152015-01-14 → 2015-01-16
    Distress signal received from M/V cassandra 6 in 31-37N 046-19W at 130240Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 109/152015-01-13 → 2015-01-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-45.8N 068-51.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 76/152015-01-10 → 2015-01-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 67 foot F/V capt alfredo in 29-06.4N 057-44.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 74/152015-01-09 → 2015-01-15
    41 foot S/V ketch 22 unreported fort pierce (27-26N 080-20W) to bahamas
    Strait of Florida · Florida To Bahamas
  5. HYDROLANT 73/152015-01-09 → 2015-01-15
    36 foot M/V heli, two persons on board, overdue miami (25-45N 080-15W) to bahamas
    Strait of Florida · Florida To Bahamas
  6. HYDROLANT 67/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-09
    10.1 meter S/V hakuna matata, white hull, unreported vicinity 22-00N 033-00W
    North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 35/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-06
    13 meter S/V high flight, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-25N 053-46W…
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 25/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-10
    Distress signal received in 38-59N 072-45W at 031927Z jan
    Western North Pacific · New Jersey
  9. HYDROLANT 20/152015-01-03 → 2015-02-07
    F/V madiop fall, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity 16-04N 016-38W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania · Senegal
  10. HYDROLANT 14/152015-01-02 → 2015-01-15
    48 foot M/V circe, overdue jupiter (26-55.6N 080-06.3W) to marsh harbor (26-24.0N 077-10.0W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  11. HYDROLANT 3184/142014-12-31 → 2015-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 14-34.4N 050-57.8W at 311904Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 3160/142014-12-28 → 2015-01-04
    Distress signal received in 24-53.5N 079-09.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida
  13. HYDROLANT 3155/142014-12-27 → 2015-01-04
    Vessel taking on water and adrift between elbow cay (26-31.6N 076-58.1W) and cay sal bank (23-57.4N 080-26.1W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  14. HYDROLANT 3153/142014-12-27 → 2015-02-07
    Senegal to venezuela
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 3147/142014-12-26 → 2015-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-45.5N 049-03.2W at 261420Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 3094/142014-12-19 → 2014-12-19
    40 foot S/V navette, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-17.6N 052-23.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 3079/142014-12-18 → 2015-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 20 foot F/V dawg house, three persons on board, vicinity 31-06.4N…
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  18. HYDROLANT 3077/142014-12-18 → 2014-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V delphin in 25-11.8N 017-58.4W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 3074/142014-12-18 → 2015-01-10
    Two 24 meters canoes mareme fall, four person on board each, unreported nouadhibou (20-56N 017-02W) to saint…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania To Senegal
  20. HYDROLANT 3065/142014-12-16 → 2014-12-28
    14 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported cay sal bank (23-41.3N 080-23.4W) to miami (25-47.0N…
    Strait of Florida · Bahamas To Florida
  21. HYDROLANT 3056/142014-12-15 → 2014-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V areth USA vicinity 34-00.4N 046-29.3W at 140130Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 3048/142014-12-14 → 2014-12-28
    Distress signal received from F/V amanda ashley in 38-50N 073-16W at 140130Z dec
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  23. HYDROLANT 3014/142014-12-10 → 2015-01-15
    44 foot vessel forever young, white hull, two persons on board, overdue west palm beach (26-42-35N…
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Bahamas
  24. HYDROLANT 2997/142014-12-08 → 2014-12-08
    9.5 meter S/V windover, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 20-43N 027-54W
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2995/142014-12-08 → 2014-12-09
    Vessel oystershack reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 22-17.66N 025-56.08W at 080841Z dec
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2991/142014-12-07 → 2015-01-16
    43 foot F/V armani, white and blue hull, 17 persons on board, unreported luperon (19-54N 070-57W) to silver…
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 2967/142014-12-05 → 2014-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-35.6N 051-21.1W at 052153Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2966/142014-12-05 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 24-00N 064-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2965/142014-12-04 → 2014-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-01.7N 049-10.0W at 042114Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2908/142014-11-29 → 2015-01-10
    40 foot S/V brahma fear, white hull, three persons on board, unreported beaufort (34-43N 076-39W) to…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina To Bahamas
  31. HYDROLANT 2891/142014-11-28 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received from S/V flaneus, three persons on board, in 32-34N 009-38W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  32. HYDROLANT 2890/142014-11-27 → 2014-11-30
    Man overboard from vessel hispasen 5 in 15-00.622N 017-23.257W at 271900Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  33. HYDROLANT 2880/142014-11-27 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received from S/V austina in 36-04.54N 074-05.14W at 270134Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  34. NAVAREA IV 999/142014-11-26 → 2014-11-29
    Derelict liferaft vicinity 20-52.6N 074-12.2W
    Western South Atlantic · Cuba
  35. HYDROLANT 2867/142014-11-25 → 2014-12-06
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 34-53.6N 054-33.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2863/142014-11-25 → 2014-12-06
    Man overboard from M/V msc armonia vicinity of trackline between 35-54N 008-15W at 242230Z nov and 34-37N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 2848/142014-11-24 → 2014-11-24
    M/V bravura reports crewman with head injury and broken arm in 22-43.44N 033-02.16W
    North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 2845/142014-11-23 → 2015-01-04
    S/V tanmateixo, two persons on board, overdue agadir (30-25N 009-38W) to graciosa (29-15N 013-30W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco To Canary Islands
  39. HYDROLANT 2835/142014-11-22 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-43N 055-51W at 221336Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2833/142014-11-22 → 2014-12-09
    S/V ruffian overdue marathon (24-43.6N 081-02.4W) to tortola (18-25.4N 064-37.1W)
    Western North Atlantic · Florida To Virgin Islands
  41. HYDROLANT 2828/142014-11-21 → 2014-11-22
    100 foot M/V calypso, seven persons on board, taking on water vicinity 20-00N 072-00W
    Western North Atlantic · Haiti
  42. HYDROLANT 2823/142014-11-21 → 2014-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-00N 070-00W at 210420Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2786/142014-11-18 → 2014-11-22
    Distress signal received from S/V pavana, three persons on board, vicinity 30-13.37N 077-48.54W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 2758/142014-11-15 → 2014-12-28
    10.5 meter vessel oceane, white hull, one person on board, overdue from madeira (32-45N 017-00W)
    Eastern North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 2749/142014-11-14 → 2014-11-15
    17 meter S/V bionic elk, grey hull, four persons on board, possibly disabled
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  46. HYDROLANT 2705/142014-11-10 → 2014-11-11
    38 foot S/V simpicity, white hull, overdue norfolk (36-55N 076-12W) to florida
    Western North Atlantic · Virginia To Florida
  47. HYDROLANT 2696/142014-11-09 → 2014-11-22
    Man overboard from S/V seven borealis vicinity 32-48.3N 047-42.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2695/142014-11-08 → 2014-11-09
    Man overboard from M/V seven borealis in 32-04.5N 078-00.8W
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  49. HYDROLANT 2671/142014-11-06 → 2014-12-20
    41 foot S/V tashtego overdue newport (41-30N 071-20W) to bermuda (32-18N 064-47W)
    Western North Atlantic · Rhode Island To Bermuda
  50. HYDROLANT 2668/142014-11-05 → 2014-11-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 36-11N 074-41W at 050725Z nov
    Western North Atlantic

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