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 2649/142014-11-02 → 2014-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-13.3N 067-38.9W at 012200Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2634/142014-10-30 → 2014-11-08
    39 foot S/V adesso, blue hull, two persons on board, reports crewman with back injury in 34-29N 068-05W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 2622/142014-10-29 → 2014-11-08
    Distress signal received in 29-15.7N 053-18.0W at 282147Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 2614/142014-10-28 → 2014-11-01
    Distress signal received vicinity 36-42.0N 071-46.4W at 280216Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 2586/142014-10-25 → 2014-10-25
    11 meter S/V quo vadis, blue hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-45N 048-56W at 250400Z…
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 2548/142014-10-20 → 2014-10-23
    Derelict liferaft adrift vicinity 32-12N 025-44W on 20 oct
    North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 2495/142014-10-13 → 2014-10-14
    Distress signal received from vessel demas victory in 35-29.6N 026-11.2W at 131706Z oct
    North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 2478/142014-10-12 → 2014-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-27.52N 043-17.52W at 112345Z oct
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 2477/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-30.52N 043-13.04W at 111918Z oct
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 2474/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-53.5N 064-34.2W at 111535Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 2473/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-33.28N 043-09.16W at 111542Z oct
    North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 2467/142014-10-10 → 2014-10-18
    Distress signal received from vessel, one person on board, in 30-03.4N 070-51.4W at 101937Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 2444/142014-10-08 → 2014-10-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-42.7N 059-47.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2332/142014-09-26 → 2014-09-29
    M/V militos reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 06-27N 046-24W at 261210Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2295/142014-09-23 → 2014-09-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-16.5N 079-00.0W
    Western North Atlantic · Strait of Florida
  16. HYDROLANT 2269/142014-09-19 → 2014-11-01
    France to spain
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  17. HYDROLANT 2248/142014-09-17 → 2014-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-05.2N 046-02.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2217/142014-09-13 → 2014-09-14
    Canada to azores
    North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 2211/142014-09-12 → 2014-09-28
    Man overboard vicinity 41-39.4N 047-47.7W at 111945Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 2162/142014-09-06 → 2014-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ocean armonia in 17-33N 056-44W at 060605Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 2144/142014-09-04 → 2014-10-04
    Distress signal received from 42 foot S/V cap sud, green hull, two persons on board, in 43-58.8N 056-30.3W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2119/142014-09-02 → 2014-09-02
    Vessel mt culex, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-44.03N 010-32.32W at 020054Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  23. HYDROLANT 2109/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel tapertail in 16-46.0N 044-54.1W at 011739Z sep
    North Atlantic
  24. NAVAREA IV 697/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-04
    Derelict S/V port medoc atlantique capsized and adrift in 31-23.4N 056-30.5W at 011543Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2098/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-13
    Distress signal received from vessel summer isle in 20-53.1N 073-22.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  26. HYDROLANT 2081/142014-08-29 → 2014-09-07
    Vessel jrs mercur reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 19-58N 018-04W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  27. HYDROLANT 2068/142014-08-28 → 2014-08-29
    Canoe mamy ndiaye, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 13-59N 017-24W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  28. HYDROLANT 2058/142014-08-27 → 2014-09-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 40-00N 071-00W at 271016Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2049/142014-08-27 → 2014-09-07
    Man overboard from M/V lady begum in 36-32N 043-47W at 261830Z aug
    North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2038/142014-08-25 → 2014-10-04
    Gambia to senegal
    Eastern North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2034/142014-08-25 → 2014-08-27
    F/V palacio, one person on board, sinking in 01-25N 048-48W at 250030Z aug
    Brazil-north Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 2031/142014-08-24 → 2014-08-30
    40 foot S/V seaworthy 2, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 32-39.07N 078-33.67W
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  33. NAVAREA IV 667/142014-08-22 → 2014-08-25
    Derelict 30 foot vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 36-08.7N 066-55.6W at 221347Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2001/142014-08-21 → 2014-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-30.0N 073-10.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1967/142014-08-17 → 2014-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-16.9N 061-17.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 1958/142014-08-16 → 2014-08-30
    Man overboard from ten meter canoe mouhamadou diop vicinity 14-20N 017-10W at 151700Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  37. HYDROLANT 1932/142014-08-13 → 2014-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-36.5N 051-57.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1910/142014-08-10 → 2014-09-13
    Five meter F/V jaouhara, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue from agadir (30-26N 009-37W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  39. HYDROLANT 1897/142014-08-07 → 2014-08-16
    Man overboard in 35-56.9N 074-37.6W
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  40. HYDROLANT 1884/142014-08-05 → 2014-08-06
    Saint martin to france
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1874/142014-08-04 → 2014-08-16
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1863/142014-08-01 → 2014-09-13
    Spain to azores 38 foot S/V batifoleur, two persons on board, overdue la coruna (43-21.9N 008-24.6W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1841/142014-07-30 → 2014-08-02
    F/V pedra da grelo reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 47-29N 030-13W
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1840/142014-07-29 → 2014-07-30
    F/V pedra da grelo reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 48-31N 030-41W
    North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1836/142014-07-29 → 2014-08-02
    28 foot F/V, four persons on board, green and white hull, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    Western North Atlantic · Barbuda
  46. HYDROLANT 1826/142014-07-28 → 2014-08-30
    Distress signal received from 32 foot F/V anna jo, white hull, in 26-58.7N 070-33.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 1817/142014-07-26 → 2014-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 36 foot S/V mandolin, white hull, in 15-28.4N 051-28.1W at 261345Z…
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 1805/142014-07-25 → 2014-09-07
    45 foot S/V eileen marie, red hull, three persons on board, overdue charleston (32-47N 079-56W) to boston…
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina To Massachusetts
  49. HYDROLANT 1773/142014-07-22 → 2014-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 28 foot S/V sea heather, two persons on board, in 31-47.014N…
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1736/142014-07-17 → 2014-08-30
    19 foot vessel anaconda, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from santa cruz del norte (23-09-20N…
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast

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