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 2435/122012-10-18 → 2012-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 26 meter S/V ruby, black hull, in 18-13.7N 040-39.8W at 181252Z oct
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 2377/122012-10-11 → 2012-10-13
    Vessel diniz pesca reports crewman sick in 04-31.18N 050-32.03W
    Brazil-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 2327/122012-10-04 → 2012-11-03
    Distress signal received from vessel mentor vicinity 43 miles south of grand turk island (21-28.3N 071-08.3W)
    Western North Atlantic · Turks and Caicos Islands
  4. HYDROLANT 2309/122012-10-03 → 2012-10-13
    Vessel, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 2282/122012-09-30 → 2012-10-13
    9.5 meter vessel, white hull, five persons on board, unreported to saint louis (16-02N 016-30W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  6. HYDROLANT 2042/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-05
    Distress signal received from S/V rzeszowiak in 61-25N 009-39W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Faroe Islands
  7. HYDROLANT 2041/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-04
    Distress signal received from S/V rzeszowiak in 61-25N 009-39W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Faroe Islands
  8. HYDROLANT 2003/122012-08-30 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-00N 030-00W at 301500Z aug
    North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1977/122012-08-28 → 2012-09-15
    Man overboard from F/V lio I dak 1143 vicinity 14-41.7N 017-22.1W at 271830Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  10. HYDROLANT 1966/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received from M/V argyroula, blue hull, in 31-57.8N 035-03.1W at 270642Z aug
    North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 1886/122012-08-16 → 2012-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 23-51.4N 057-15.8W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1881/122012-08-16 → 2012-09-29
    Azores to france
    Eastern North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1875/122012-08-15 → 2012-09-29
    Haiti to france
    North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1813/122012-08-08 → 2012-09-08
    Distress signal received from 74 foot M/V victoria express, white hull, four persons on board, vicinity…
    Old Bahama Channel · Cuba-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 1769/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz in 18-56.4N 043-23.7W
    North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 1759/122012-08-01 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 41 foot F/V straight flush in 29-18.2N 077-05W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  17. HYDROLANT 1743/122012-07-31 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-43N 059-26W at 311346Z jul
    North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 1740/122012-07-31 → 2012-08-11
    Ten foot vessel, blue and green hull, one person on board, unreported luperon (19-54N 070-57W) and return
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 1738/122012-07-31 → 2012-08-04
    33 foot M/V crowley, white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 38-45.19N 073-03.98W at…
    Western North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1731/122012-07-30 → 2012-09-15
    Bahamas to florida
    Western North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 1685/122012-07-24 → 2012-08-04
    21 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue from monte cristi (19-51N 071-39W)
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  22. HYDROLANT 1628/122012-07-19 → 2012-07-19
    Azores to france
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1595/122012-07-16 → 2012-07-28
    Distress signal received in 38-23.8N 039-32.2W at 161629Z jul
    North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1581/122012-07-15 → 2012-07-28
    Man overboard in 27-38.1N 078-47.9W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  25. HYDROLANT 1568/122012-07-14 → 2012-07-15
    M/V msc flaminia on fire and numerous containers adrift in 48-13N 027-59W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1566/122012-07-14 → 2012-07-14
    M/V msc flaminia, 23 persons on board, suffered an explosion and fire in 48-13N 027-59W
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1560/122012-07-13 → 2012-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz by 25 foot F/V rough and ready in 33-56.9N 076-42.6W at 131745Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1533/122012-07-11 → 2012-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-38.8N 058-16.4W at 101942Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 1527/122012-07-10 → 2012-08-18
    Guinea to sierra leone
    Eastern North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 1482/122012-07-06 → 2012-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-25.2N 073-35.9W at 052315Z jul
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1467/122012-07-04 → 2012-08-18
    Florida to jamaica
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 1418/122012-06-28 → 2012-07-14
    Distress signal received from vessel arctic endurance in 44-40.8N 058-02.7W at 281515Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · Nova Scotia
  33. HYDROLANT 1414/122012-06-28 → 2012-08-11
    S/V india song unreported saint martin (18-01N 063-03W) to azores (37-44N 25-40W)
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1411/122012-06-28 → 2012-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-45.7N 060-30.4W at 280256Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1396/122012-06-26 → 2012-06-30
    S/V convictus maximus reports injured crewman vicinity 35-59.6N 067-44.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 1392/122012-06-26 → 2012-06-30
    40 foot S/V avenir, white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of rudder in 35-12.6N…
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1380/122012-06-25 → 2012-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V prince of tides, three persons on board, vicinity 31-14.28N…
    Western North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1369/122012-06-23 → 2012-06-30
    Man overboard from M/V maersk bintan vicinity of trackline between 24-25.7N 056-15.2W and 24-44.4N 055-34.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1362/122012-06-23 → 2012-08-04
    37 foot S/V tawini, two persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1313/122012-06-18 → 2012-06-19
    S/V sea biscuit reports crewman requiring medical equipment for a diabetic condition in 33-01.1N 066-13.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1311/122012-06-17 → 2012-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hybur star in 22-15.1N 052-15.1W at 170134Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1269/122012-06-13 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-30N 056-00W at 130406Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1264/122012-06-13 → 2012-06-23
    Man overboard from S/V wacawa vicinity 34-34.2N 057-53.1W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1259/122012-06-12 → 2012-06-12
    12 meter S/V maima, red hull, one person on board, overdue to guadeloupe (16-15.00N 061-35.00W)
    Western North Atlantic · Leeward Islands
  45. HYDROLANT 1258/122012-06-12 → 2012-06-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V wacawa in 34-30.7N 057-51.8W at 121956Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1248/122012-06-10 → 2012-06-23
    Aircraft, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 1246/122012-06-10 → 2012-06-12
    Antigua to united kingdom
    North Atlantic
  48. NAVAREA IV 303/122012-06-10 → 2012-06-10
    Distress signal received in 24-00N 059-11W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1241/122012-06-09 → 2012-06-09
    Distress signal received in 38-23.3N 073-29.6W at 091530Z jun
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1198/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V wacawa in 37-02.33N 048-11.00W at 041212Z jun
    North Atlantic

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