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 420/142014-02-10 → 2014-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 09-36.1N 052-47.0W at 101815Z feb
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 419/142014-02-10 → 2014-02-22
    Distress signal received from 9.5 meter S/V gost in 19-50.8N 023-51.3W at 101424Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  3. HYDROLANT 418/142014-02-10 → 2014-02-22
    Man overboard within five miles of 39-36.1N 016-14.9W at 101300Z feb
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 368/142014-02-06 → 2014-03-22
    Turk and caicos to haiti
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 313/142014-02-01 → 2014-02-22
    Man overboard vicinity 14-55N 017-08W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  6. HYDROLANT 307/142014-02-01 → 2014-02-08
    M/V cape elise, 21 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 52-07N 014-50W at 011115Z…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 282/142014-01-30 → 2014-02-08
    Vessel arosia reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-57.2N 017-56.2W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  8. HYDROLANT 270/142014-01-29 → 2014-01-29
    11.5 meter S/V tiki, white hull, one person on board, overdue tenerife canary islands (28-16N 016-36W) to…
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 266/142014-01-29 → 2014-02-08
    Man overboard from canoe cherif aidara vicinity tanji (13-21N 016-47W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · The Gambia
  10. HYDROLANT 263/142014-01-28 → 2014-01-31
    Distress signal received from 40 foot S/V raison d'etre, white and blue hull, two persons on board, in…
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 255/142014-01-27 → 2014-03-15
    7.6 meter F/V jolaibib, green hull, four persons on board, overdue boujdour (26-07N 014-30W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  12. HYDROLANT 242/142014-01-25 → 2014-02-02
    Distress signal received vicinity 33-43.3N 045-14.3W at 251752Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 228/142014-01-24 → 2014-02-22
    39 foot S/V catamount, white hull, two persons on board, overdue bimini (25-44N 079-15W) to berry islands…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  14. HYDROLANT 223/142014-01-24 → 2014-02-02
    Distress signal received from 29 meter S/V ciliam in 14-07N 051-47W at 232340Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 220/142014-01-23 → 2014-02-22
    11.7 meter M/V marie galante, one person on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  16. HYDROLANT 216/142014-01-23 → 2014-01-25
    M/V long glory reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 45-09.0N 028-14.5W
    North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 214/142014-01-23 → 2014-01-26
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 18-42N 016-49W at 211715Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  18. HYDROLANT 200/142014-01-21 → 2014-02-02
    Man overboard vicinity 38-29N 035-28W at 210017Z jan
    North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 191/142014-01-19 → 2014-01-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-44.2N 052-02.5W at 190910Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 176/142014-01-17 → 2014-02-02
    Distress signal received from 12 meter S/V spirit of the gift, white hull, one person on board, in 35-22.0N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 174/142014-01-17 → 2014-01-17
    Distress signal received from 12 meter S/V spirit of the gift, one person on board, in 35-15N 010-45W at…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 155/142014-01-15 → 2014-02-08
    Bahamas to florida
    Straits of Florida
  23. HYDROLANT 145/142014-01-14 → 2014-03-01
    Vessel mamadou dame seck, brown and white hull with grey stripe, 12 persons on board, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Guinea
  24. HYDROLANT 141/142014-01-14 → 2014-01-15
    Vessel buccaneer taking on water and crew abandoning ship in 21-37.43N 033-54.59W at 140949Z jan
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 137/142014-01-14 → 2014-01-14
    Vessel buccaneer taking on water and crew abandoning ship in 28-35.19N 033-59.98W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 132/142014-01-13 → 2014-01-14
    42 foot S/V be good too, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 36-34.39N 069-59.79W
    Western North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 123/142014-01-12 → 2014-01-25
    Man overboard in 14-24.17N 017-19.00W at 100800Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  28. HYDROLANT 120/142014-01-12 → 2014-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-29.5N 069-20.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 102/142014-01-10 → 2014-02-22
    30 foot F/V atlantic runner, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity jacksonville
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  30. HYDROLANT 65/142014-01-07 → 2014-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 19-11.3N 057-42.0W at 071425Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1/142014-01-01 → 2014-01-11
    Distress signal received vicinity 28-00.15N 051-24.47W at 010210Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 3388/132013-12-31 → 2014-01-11
    Distress signal received from S/V estancia or sindonemo in 20-50.5N 047-38.5W
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 3371/132013-12-28 → 2014-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-15N 065-15W at 281602Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 3353/132013-12-26 → 2014-01-04
    Vessel, one person on board, requesting assistance in 13-35.11N 025-34.48W at 261930Z dec
    North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  35. HYDROLANT 3338/132013-12-25 → 2013-12-25
    S/V new wave, one person on board, sinking in 33-50.4N 009-26.7W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  36. HYDROLANT 3336/132013-12-24 → 2014-01-04
    Distress signal received in 34-42.4N 071-49.6W at 241833Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 3323/132013-12-23 → 2014-01-11
    Man overboard in 14-09N 017-00W at 231300Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  38. HYDROLANT 3322/132013-12-23 → 2013-12-25
    Vessel rivages, two persons on board, dismasted and taking on water in 47-30.49N 008-43.00W at 231918Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 3319/132013-12-23 → 2014-01-04
    Kayak, one person on board, requesting assistance in 23-38.00N 052-48.12W
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 3317/132013-12-23 → 2013-12-23
    Kayak, one person on board, requesting assistance in 23-59-26N 048-40-50W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 3309/132013-12-22 → 2013-12-22
    Distress signal received from vessel gentle lady in 44-28N 058-16W at 220930Z dec
    Western North Atlantic · Nova Scotia
  42. HYDROLANT 3299/132013-12-21 → 2013-12-25
    S/V pepite, two persons on board, unreported canary islands (28-15N 016-35W) to martinique (14-40N 061-00W)
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To West Indies
  43. HYDROLANT 3258/132013-12-17 → 2014-01-18
    Vessel, five persons on board, unreported vicinity bakau (13-29N 016-41W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Gambia
  44. HYDROLANT 3246/132013-12-16 → 2013-12-21
    12 meter S/V cigale, red hull, two persons on board, overdue to martinique (14-38N 061-00W)
    Western North Atlantic · Eastern Caribbean Sea
  45. HYDROLANT 3242/132013-12-16 → 2013-12-16
    Vessel, one person on board, taking on water in 12-47.7N 047-42.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 3220/132013-12-13 → 2013-12-13
    Vessel coima, four persons on board, sinking in 16-21.19N 030-10.00W
    North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 3198/132013-12-11 → 2014-01-25
    20 meter S/V liberdad, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  48. HYDROLANT 3196/132013-12-11 → 2013-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-55.4N 073-44.6W at 110211Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 3186/132013-12-10 → 2013-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-54.3N 055-20.5W at 101045Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 3185/132013-12-10 → 2013-12-14
    Florida to bahamas
    Western North Atlantic

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