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

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  1. HYDROLANT 286/122012-02-04 → 2012-02-07
    Ten meter S/V antea, white hull, two persons on board, overdue canary islands (28-06N 015-24W) to martinique…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Martinique
  2. HYDROLANT 254/122012-01-31 → 2012-02-03
    Derelict vessel sara g capsized and adrift in 13-44.9N 050-58.5W at 310720Z jan
    North Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 244/122012-01-30 → 2012-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter vessel sara g, six persons on board, in 13-48N 050-21W at…
    North Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 219/122012-01-27 → 2012-01-29
    Man overboard in 09-37.4N 039-30.0W at 251730Z jan
    North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 216/122012-01-27 → 2012-01-27
    Man overboard in 09-37.67N 034-30.00W at 251730Z jan
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 184/122012-01-23 → 2012-01-23
    Distress signal received from vessel svendborg in 23-39.1N 039-39.1W at 230001Z jan
    North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 176/122012-01-22 → 2012-02-04
    Distress signal received vicinity 31-52.4N 013-36.5W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 162/122012-01-20 → 2012-01-28
    M/V abdoul aziz sy, green and white hull, capsized in 14-17N 017-17W on 20 jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  9. HYDROLANT 161/122012-01-20 → 2012-01-28
    Distress signal received vicinity 28-49.1N 073-05.3W
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 159/122012-01-20 → 2012-01-21
    21 foot M/V pelican, white hull, eight persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Sierra Leone
  11. HYDROLANT 158/122012-01-20 → 2012-01-20
    Vessel samira flying fish unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Sierra Leone
  12. HYDROLANT 139/122012-01-18 → 2012-02-04
    Man overboard from M/V csav totoral in 39-46N 027-20W at 180919Z jan
    North Atlantic · Azores
  13. HYDROLANT 135/122012-01-18 → 2012-01-19
    Cape verde to madeira
    Eastern North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 88/122012-01-11 → 2012-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shorthorn express in 38-08.33N 055-46.01W at 110355Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 87/122012-01-11 → 2012-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shorthorn express in 37-35.2N 055-02.8W at 110331Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 78/122012-01-10 → 2012-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-09.2N 057-41.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 53/122012-01-06 → 2012-01-14
    M/V, one person on board, white and pink hull, overdue to yoff beach (14-46N 017-28W)
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  18. HYDROLANT 50/122012-01-06 → 2012-01-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 32-47.7N 011-59.2W at 032112Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  19. HYDROLANT 9/122012-01-02 → 2012-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-18N 018-04W at 020329Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  20. HYDROLANT 8/122012-01-02 → 2012-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-02N 018-01W at 012127Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  21. HYDROLANT 2301/112011-12-31 → 2012-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-56.4N 054-49.9W at 311215Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2255/112011-12-27 → 2012-01-07
    Man overboard from M/V sea bailo in 11-15N 023-18W at 270030Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2202/112011-12-20 → 2011-12-31
    Canada to bermuda
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2170/112011-12-16 → 2011-12-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-48.73N 047-02.20W
    Western North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2149/112011-12-13 → 2011-12-14
    Distress signial received on 406 mhz from vessel, two persons on board, within three miles of 24-12N 025-13W…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2146/112011-12-13 → 2011-12-31
    Two vessels overdue andros island (24-26N 077-57W) on 10 dec
    Straits of Florida · Bahamas
  27. HYDROLANT 2129/112011-12-11 → 2012-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 64 foot M/V emoyeni, white hull, in 25-05.6N 078-24.8W
    Straits of Florida · Andros Island
  28. HYDROLANT 2123/112011-12-11 → 2011-12-11
    Distress signal received from S/V romarici in 15-57N 054-21W at 110308Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2092/112011-12-09 → 2011-12-09
    Vessel sank in 45-53.17N 008-12.72W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  30. HYDROLANT 2090/112011-12-09 → 2011-12-10
    92 foot vessel capitol T2004, seven persons on board, overdue
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2072/112011-12-07 → 2011-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-07.5N 047-41.8W at 070130Z dec
    North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2039/112011-12-02 → 2011-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V patricia marta in 48-15.00N 010-58.13W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1995/112011-11-26 → 2011-12-10
    34 foot S/V l'etoile du nord, one person on board, dismasted and adrift due to engine damage vicinity…
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1980/112011-11-25 → 2011-12-03
    S/V copihue reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-58N 051-57W at 250208Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROPAC 3267/112011-11-21 → 2011-11-24
    M/V bright ruby sank in 42-33N 023-04W
    South China Sea
  36. HYDROLANT 1901/112011-11-14 → 2011-12-24
    Cape verde to senegal
    Eastern North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1898/112011-11-14 → 2011-11-19
    S/V kawama reports crewman with appendicitis in 14-47N 058-17W at 140600Z nov
    North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1884/112011-11-11 → 2011-11-12
    Man overboard from 38 foot S/V triple stars vicinity 36-10.8N 068-05.0W at 111703Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1877/112011-11-11 → 2011-12-24
    Massachusetts to puerto rico
    Western North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 1857/112011-11-08 → 2011-12-24
    Virginia to st maarten
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1847/112011-11-07 → 2011-11-19
    Distress signal received from M/V bulk indonesia in 33-03N 045-05W
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1842/112011-11-06 → 2011-11-12
    S/V elle, four persons on board, disabled and preparing to abandon ship in 34-27.376N 066-50.590W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 1841/112011-11-06 → 2011-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 48 foot S/V song, three persons on board, in 33-34.7N 069-30.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1840/112011-11-06 → 2011-12-17
    Distress signal received from 40 foot S/V kalani, three persons on board, in 32-39.0N 072-34.6W
    Western North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 1837/112011-11-05 → 2011-11-12
    Distress signal received from 37 foot S/V spring moon, white hull, three persons on board, in 30-42.07N…
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1830/112011-11-05 → 2011-11-19
    S/V ocean pearl, two persons on board, taking on water vicinity 32-00N 012-00W at 031900Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  47. HYDROLANT 1829/112011-11-04 → 2011-11-05
    Distress received on 406 mhz from 38 foot S/V shunpiker, white hull with green stripe, three persons on…
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 1824/112011-11-04 → 2011-12-17
    42 foot S/V velocity, two persons on board, unreported new york (40-30N 74-00W) to florida (28-00N 81-00W)
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1794/112011-10-30 → 2011-10-31
    M/V st paul river, black and green hull, 18 persons on board, overdue monrovia (06-18.00N 010-48.00W) to…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Liberia
  50. HYDROLANT 1792/112011-10-30 → 2011-12-10
    22 foot M/V el regalo, white hull, three persons on board, overdue matanzas (23-03.1N 081-34.5W) and return
    Straits of Florida · Cuba-north Coast

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