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 1735/142014-07-17 → 2014-08-30
    Florida to bahamas
    Straits of Florida
  2. HYDROLANT 1704/142014-07-14 → 2014-07-19
    Diver missing from M/V sheer water vicinity 27-01N 079-09W at 132252Z jul
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  3. HYDROLANT 1672/142014-07-10 → 2014-08-02
    17 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, unreported from red bays, andros (25-07.46N 078-10.02W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  4. HYDROLANT 1661/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-37.7N 060-39.8W at 072040Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 1660/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-50.3N 045-49.3W at 071815Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1646/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-07
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, unreported tiniteqilaaq (65-53-20N 037-46-45W) to tasiilaq…
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1645/142014-07-07 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V isabel mcallister vicinity 20-00N 068-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1636/142014-07-05 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received in 31-27.7N 070-55.8W at 051648Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1614/142014-07-01 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-41.6N 073-11.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1571/142014-06-27 → 2014-07-05
    Distress signal received from S/V spirit of malibu, one person on board, in 18-08N 062-34W at 262315Z jun
    Eastern Caribbean Sea
  11. HYDROLANT 1555/142014-06-25 → 2014-07-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-47.3N 046-02.5W at 251508Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  12. NAVAREA IV 472/142014-06-23 → 2014-06-26
    Derelict 35 foot S/V port medoc capsized and adrift in 32-09.4N 059-41.0W at 231320Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  13. NAVAREA IV 473/142014-06-23 → 2014-06-26
    Derelict 41 foot S/V elusive capsized and adrift in 34-00.53N 063-03.08W at 231630Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1541/142014-06-23 → 2014-07-05
    Distress signal received from vessel aventura cayman in 30-00.14N 078-39.21W
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 1537/142014-06-23 → 2014-08-02
    8.2 meter S/V steredenn ar vag, yellow hull, one person on board, overdue benodet (47-52-30N 004-06-13W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · France To Canary Islands
  16. HYDROLANT 1536/142014-06-23 → 2014-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel carribean jade in 17-26.9N 043-31.1W at 230832Z jun
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 1530/142014-06-22 → 2014-06-24
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 1527/142014-06-22 → 2014-06-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-28.1N 047-16.5W at 210144Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 1524/142014-06-21 → 2014-06-21
    Distress signal received from vessel life of riley in 38-14N 074-40W
    Western North Atlantic · Maryland
  20. HYDROLANT 1516/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-19
    36 foot S/V aspis, white hull, unreported caribbean sea to canary islands
    North Atlantic · Caribbean Sea To Canary Islands
  21. HYDROLANT 1515/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 32-00N 067-00W at 190345Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 1511/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-19
    Azores to france
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1509/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-28
    99 foot M/V meyfas adventure, green and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 21-20.236N…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  24. HYDROLANT 1504/142014-06-18 → 2014-08-02
    Haiti to turks and caicos
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 1487/142014-06-15 → 2014-08-02
    41 foot S/V two roads, white hull, four person on board, overdue bimini (25-44N 079-16W) to great exuma…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  26. HYDROLANT 1476/142014-06-13 → 2014-06-21
    S/V frek, three persons on board, taking on water due to small leak in 37-23.1N 034-01.4W at 131130Z jun
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1467/142014-06-13 → 2014-06-15
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 13-12.9N 052-48.1W at 121700Z jun and 12-25.7N 051-50.6W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1463/142014-06-12 → 2014-06-28
    12 meter S/V benesam, one person on board, disabled and in need of fuel in 44-55N 018-18W at 121258Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  29. NAVAREA IV 438/142014-06-11 → 2014-06-14
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 23-28.8N 082-20.0W
    Straits of Florida
  30. HYDROLANT 1432/142014-06-08 → 2014-06-08
    35 foot S/V paillard, white hull with red stripe, two persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1423/142014-06-07 → 2014-06-07
    Distress signal received from S/V dongfeng, seven persons on board, in 40-39.9N 022-59.9W at 070715Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1422/142014-06-07 → 2014-06-07
    Distress signal received from S/V dongfeng in 41-29.00N 023-01.43W at 070519Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1419/142014-06-06 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 31-00N 078-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1409/142014-06-05 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-42.0N 061-54.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1405/142014-06-04 → 2014-07-19
    38 foot S/V venus, white hull, three person on board, overdue canary islands (28-10N 015-40W) to guadeloupe…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Leeward Islands
  36. HYDROLANT 1383/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-14
    42 foot S/V vagrant, blue hull, one person on board, sinking in 38-42N 064-05W
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1379/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-02
    42 foot S/V vagrant, blue hull, one person on board, taking on water in 37-52N 063-10W
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1378/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received in 33-24.2N 009-15.2W at 021237Z jun
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  39. HYDROLANT 1373/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-02
    42 foot S/V vagrant, blue hull, one person on board, taking on water in 38-57.0N 062-58.2W at 011212Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1372/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-02
    42 foot S/V vagrant, blue hull, one person on board, taking on water in 39-00N 063-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1354/142014-05-30 → 2014-06-14
    42 foot vessel, four persons on board, taking on water in 38-54.32N 050-11.40W at 301417Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1350/142014-05-30 → 2014-05-30
    Vessel white admiral unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1336/142014-05-28 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lucky one in 30-54.7N 026-55.2W at 1739Z may
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1327/142014-05-28 → 2014-05-28
    S/V schwalbe, two persons on board, dismasted, adrift and in need of fuel in 40-04.1N 061-37.9W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1314/142014-05-26 → 2014-05-27
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 1313/142014-05-25 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 40 foot S/V rapture, green hull, two person on board, in 36-00N…
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 1310/142014-05-24 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter S/V jane in 36-36.7N 048-27.8W at 242106Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 1289/142014-05-22 → 2014-05-23
    S/V elusive, three persons on board, in need of assistance in 35-34N 068-52W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1286/142014-05-22 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received from M/V rio malleco in 38-17.1N 048-30.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1285/142014-05-22 → 2014-05-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 28-31.7N 075-39.7W
    Western North Atlantic

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