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 3145/132013-12-06 → 2014-01-18
    Florida to bahamas
    Western North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 3135/132013-12-05 → 2013-12-05
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 43-47.3N 023-49.7W at 051421Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 3122/132013-12-04 → 2013-12-05
    Ireland to spain
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 3114/132013-12-04 → 2014-01-18
    11 meter S/V toumim, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 3103/132013-12-03 → 2014-01-18
    12 meter S/V pinkas, white hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde Islands
  6. HYDROLANT 3084/132013-12-01 → 2013-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V team work, one person on board, in 16-55N 050-07W at 011700Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 3058/132013-11-29 → 2013-12-07
    Distress signal received 22 miles southeast of tybee island (32-00N 080-51W) from S/V angels share on 28 nov
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  8. HYDROLANT 3045/132013-11-29 → 2013-12-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 32-11.06N 042-01.20W
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 3011/132013-11-27 → 2013-11-28
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 04-04N 049-15W
    Brazil-north Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 2993/132013-11-25 → 2013-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V laura beth in 42-18N 067-47W at 251043Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 2865/132013-11-13 → 2013-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-56.1N 070-45.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 2859/132013-11-13 → 2013-11-30
    S/V southern cross, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 31-26N 065-27W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 2850/132013-11-11 → 2013-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-07.7N 065-46.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2828/132013-11-09 → 2013-12-21
    Virginia to U.S
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2812/132013-11-08 → 2013-12-21
    M/V fatou diop gueye, white hull, five persons on board, overdue vicinity 14-00N 018-00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  16. HYDROLANT 2804/132013-11-07 → 2013-11-08
    S/V nyapa, four persons on board, dismasted and adrift in 36-25.57N 071-42.11W at 071237Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 2785/132013-11-05 → 2013-11-06
    Distress signal received vicinity 35-40.0N 034-37.9W at 051711Z nov
    North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2776/132013-11-05 → 2013-12-21
    43 foot S/V cimarron, four persons on board, unreported morehead city (34-44N 076-45W) to saint john (18-20N…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina To Virgin Islands
  19. HYDROLANT 2762/132013-11-04 → 2013-11-05
    Distress signal received from 34 foot S/V easy going, dark green hull with yellow trim, in 40-36N 054-28W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 2741/132013-11-02 → 2013-11-03
    M/V, two persons on board, unreported tasiilaq (65-36.9N 037-38.3W) to sermilingaaq (65-54.5N 036-22.8W)
    North Atlantic · Greenland-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2733/132013-10-31 → 2013-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-07.3N 060-40.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2726/132013-10-31 → 2013-10-31
    Distress signal received from F/V frances partially submerged and adrift vicinity 38-58.0N 015-09.5W at…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2663/132013-10-24 → 2013-10-24
    18 meter, M/V karabane 2, red and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  24. HYDROLANT 2635/132013-10-22 → 2013-10-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-30N 042-15W at 220145Z oct
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2591/132013-10-18 → 2013-10-26
    Distress signals received from vessel santana in: a. 58-41N 046-57W
    Western North Atlantic · Greenland
  26. HYDROLANT 2585/132013-10-18 → 2013-10-18
    Vessel rias baixas un, 11 persons on board, sinking in 05-46.3N 022-01.2W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2570/132013-10-16 → 2013-10-17
    Ten meter S/V wind psalm, white hull with green stripe, one person on board, overdue shelburne (43-45N…
    Nova Scotia
  28. HYDROLANT 2550/132013-10-15 → 2013-10-18
    F/V forca maior VI disabled, adrift and taking on water in 00-27.06N 046-03.68W at 142213Z oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 2547/132013-10-15 → 2013-10-15
    F/V forca maior VI, adrift and taking on water in 00-26N 046-00W at 142200Z oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 2435/132013-10-02 → 2013-10-19
    S/V mithrandir, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 10-00N 030-00W
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2389/132013-09-26 → 2013-09-27
    Distress signal received from F/V victoria in 43-18.3N 013-49.1W at 262222Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2381/132013-09-26 → 2013-10-02
    S/V mithrandir, 29 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 09-48N 030-17W
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2380/132013-09-26 → 2013-09-26
    S/V mithrandir, 29 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure
    North Atlantic · Senegal To Caribbean
  34. HYDROLANT 2344/132013-09-22 → 2013-09-28
    Distress signal received from M/V endless summer vicinity 31-38.2N 080-06.0W at 220011Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2308/132013-09-18 → 2013-11-02
    19 foot vessel lucero, white hull with red trim, overdue from matanzas (23-03.1N 081-34.5W)
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2307/132013-09-18 → 2013-09-18
    19 foot vessel, white hull, overdue from matanzas (23-03.1N 081-34.5W) at 151730Z sep
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 2280/132013-09-16 → 2013-09-28
    Man overboard vicinity 21-00N 071-11W
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  38. HYDROLANT 2268/132013-09-15 → 2013-09-21
    Vessel impulse reports person requiring medical assistance in 39-31.41N 072-19.02W at 151549Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2266/132013-09-15 → 2013-10-26
    36 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board, unreported lucaya (26-32N 078-40W) to bimini (25-44N…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  40. HYDROLANT 2242/132013-09-12 → 2013-09-21
    50 foot F/V beginning one, six persons on board, disabled and anchored in 23-56.198N 079-06.358W
    Straits of Florida
  41. HYDROLANT 2241/132013-09-12 → 2013-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 27-57.6N 075-19.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2240/132013-09-12 → 2013-09-21
    Man overboard vicinity 14-20N 017-04W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  43. HYDROLANT 2239/132013-09-12 → 2013-10-26
    40 meter M/V rotterdam, green and cream hull, six persons on board, overdue praia santiago (14-55.2N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  44. HYDROLANT 2223/132013-09-11 → 2013-10-05
    52 foot S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue nevis (17-09-00N 062-35-00W) to horta (38-34-46N…
    North Atlantic · Leeward Islands To Azores
  45. HYDROLANT 2215/132013-09-10 → 2013-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-44.4N 057-48.0W
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 2210/132013-09-09 → 2013-09-28
    Namibia to cape verde
    Eastern Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 2205/132013-09-09 → 2013-09-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zuberoa in 18-37.8N 019-32.6W at 090350Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2200/132013-09-08 → 2013-10-19
    Senegal to the gambia
    Eastern North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 2193/132013-09-07 → 2013-10-19
    37 foot S/V stella blue, light blue hull, two persons on board, unreported georgetown (23-33.0N 075-47.0W)…
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas To South Carolina
  50. HYDROLANT 2159/132013-09-03 → 2013-09-14
    Man overboard from canoe lamine gueye vicinity 13-20N 017-00W on 01 sep
    Eastern North Atlantic · The Gambia

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