Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Atlantic Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 1995
2,969

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the North Atlantic Ocean right now.

By year

95
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the North Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 2,969 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 1194/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 43-29.8N 067-36.0W at 040532Z jun
    Western North Atlantic · Gulf of Maine
  2. HYDROLANT 1192/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-23
    Two rubber vessels, two persons on board, overdue from matzanas (23-03N 081-34.5W)
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1171/122012-06-01 → 2012-07-14
    United states to azores
    Western North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 1161/122012-05-30 → 2012-06-09
    Man overboard within six miles of cayar (14-55.15N 017-52.07W) at 292300Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  5. HYDROLANT 1137/122012-05-27 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal received from 50 foot S/V heliodore, two persons on board, in 30-47N 079-29W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida-east Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 1131/122012-05-26 → 2012-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-15N 075-15W
    Cuba-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1117/122012-05-25 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal recieved from M/V boundless in 39-37.1N 072-10.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1110/122012-05-24 → 2012-06-02
    41 foot S/V anaab, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-45N 079-38W
    Straits of Florida
  9. HYDROLANT 1094/122012-05-21 → 2012-06-02
    25 meter S/V starry night, blue hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-33.0N 052-30.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1080/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-26
    40 foot S/V petra, two persons on board, abandoning ship in 34-40N 053-15W
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 1068/122012-05-18 → 2012-05-19
    S/V outer limits taking on water due to collision in 34-21.1N 058-55.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 1035/122012-05-15 → 2012-05-26
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz vicinity 31-45N 055-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 1034/122012-05-15 → 2012-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-24.2N 066-23.8W at 150822Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 1031/122012-05-14 → 2012-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-08.2N 048-17.0W at 141812Z may
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 1021/122012-05-13 → 2012-05-14
    S/V gwennili, white hull, overdue
    North Atlantic · Azores
  16. HYDROLANT 1018/122012-05-12 → 2012-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot S/V julie anne, white hull, in 26-33.43N 073-18.44W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 1002/122012-05-11 → 2012-05-26
    M/V msc idil, 25 persons on board, reported an explosion on board in 19-27.12N 066-06.4W
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico
  18. HYDROLANT 993/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-56.1N 042-00.6W at 101721Z may
    North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 987/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-10
    M/V kamu, two persons on board, capsized and taking on water in 45-05.52N 025-15.50W
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 975/122012-05-08 → 2012-06-16
    32 foot S/V sailabration, white hull, two persons on board, overdue to samana (19-12N 069-19W)
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  21. HYDROLANT 944/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-31.5N 072-45.7W at 031830Z may
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 914/122012-04-29 → 2012-06-16
    Bahamas to virginia
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 913/122012-04-29 → 2012-05-12
    S/V mer veielle, two persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 21-06.193N 063-26.417W
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 860/122012-04-20 → 2012-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 48 foot F/V miss tracy, white hull, three persons on board,…
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 848/122012-04-17 → 2012-04-28
    Distress signal received in 36-15N 071-00W
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 832/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-14
    40 foot S/V UBU7, three persons on board, taking on water in 37-45.16N 045-17.00W at 141109Z apr
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 831/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-14
    40 foot S/V UBU7, four persons on board, taking on water in 37-45.6N 045-17.0W at 141109Z apr
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 814/122012-04-12 → 2012-04-13
    Nine meter S/V shitane, blue and white hull, two persons on board, overdue dakar (14-41.5N 017-26.8W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  29. HYDROLANT 805/122012-04-12 → 2012-05-19
    43 foot S/V l'audace, white hull, three persons on board overdue turks and caicos (21-30N 071-42W) to…
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 799/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-09.7N 069-02.6W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic
  31. HYDROLANT 776/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-08
    M/V nordic apollo reports master requiring medical assistance in 05-24N 010-29W at 072024Z apr
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  32. NAVAREA IV 159/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-22
    Potential safety concerns in the area surrounding the wreckage of titanic
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 747/122012-04-04 → 2012-05-12
    43 foot S/V nicolani overdue san juan (18-27N 066-04W) to corpus christi (27-44N 097-24W)
    Puerto Rico To Texas
  34. HYDROLANT 738/122012-04-04 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-32.4N 055-01.8W at 032354Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 708/122012-03-30 → 2012-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-42.4N 052-39.1W at 292049Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 684/122012-03-27 → 2012-03-28
    S/V tabasco II, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 42-02N 065-13W at 270600Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 635/122012-03-22 → 2012-04-28
    Distress signal received from M/V japan in 34-08N 076-12W at 211850Z mar
    Western North Altantic
  38. HYDROLANT 601/122012-03-15 → 2012-03-31
    30 foot M/V, nine persons on board, overdue freeport (26-31N 078-41W) to jupiter (26-55N 080-06W)
    Bahamas To Florida
  39. HYDROLANT 559/122012-03-10 → 2012-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-40N 055-47W at 101018Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 528/122012-03-08 → 2012-03-10
    Man overboard vicinity 03-29N 048-36W at 071500Z mar
    Brazil-north Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 523/122012-03-07 → 2012-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-38.5N 052-16.9W at 071859Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 498/122012-03-05 → 2012-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-07.7N 020-20.1W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 487/122012-03-03 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-30.3N 045-14.1W at 031732Z mar
    North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 457/122012-02-29 → 2012-03-03
    Man overboard from M/V bahamas celebration vicinity freeport (26-31N 078-41W) to palm beach (26-43N 080-02W)
    Florida-east Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 431/122012-02-26 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 50-16N 031-47W at 261710Z feb
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 393/122012-02-20 → 2012-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 27-46.1N 079-27.1W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida-east Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 391/122012-02-19 → 2012-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-24.5N 040-33.4W at 191036Z feb
    North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 386/122012-02-17 → 2012-03-17
    Six meter vessel, red hull, one person on board, unreported las palmas (28-09.0N 015-25.0W) to caribbean sea
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Caribbean Sea
  49. HYDROLANT 305/122012-02-07 → 2012-03-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V la marine morgan in 20-52.67N 040-49.46W
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 295/122012-02-05 → 2012-02-25
    Man overboard from M/V cap harald vicinity 18-33.0N 062-40.7W at 051400Z feb
    Northeastern Caribbean Sea

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Atlantic Ocean — page 41 · seahazards