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.

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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 1777/112011-10-28 → 2011-11-12
    Man overboard from M/V ventura in 26-09N 039-15W at 280705Z oct
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1772/112011-10-27 → 2011-10-30
    Derelict vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 38-18.7N 036-30.7W at 270918Z oct
    North Atlantic
  3. NAVAREA IV 370/112011-10-27 → 2011-10-30
    Derelict vessel, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 38-18.7N 036-30.7W at 270918Z oct
    North Atlantic · Azores
  4. HYDROLANT 1767/112011-10-26 → 2011-12-03
    Distress signal received from M/V ocean team in 39-37.4N 056-53.9W at 261042Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 1748/112011-10-24 → 2011-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter S/V okoume, red hull with yellow stripes, in 11-14N…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1721/112011-10-19 → 2011-12-03
    15 foot F/V barbarita, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue havana (23-08N 082-22W) and return
    Cuba-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1599/112011-10-01 → 2011-10-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-24N 067-19W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1593/112011-09-30 → 2011-10-08
    Distress signal received in 29-08.6N 073-48.4W
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1565/112011-09-26 → 2011-10-01
    French guyana to france
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1518/112011-09-20 → 2011-09-20
    Distress signal received from S/V, three persons on board, dismasted vicinity 43-09N 059-24W at 200456Z sep
    Western North Atlantic · Nova Scotia
  11. HYDROLANT 1478/112011-09-15 → 2011-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-49N 070-41W
    Western North Atlantic · Dominican Republic-north Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 1081/112011-06-30 → 2011-07-16
    34 foot S/V hannah b, white hull, one person on board, overdue newport (41-29N 071-18W) to st john (18-20N…
    Rhode Island To Virgin Islands
  13. HYDROLANT 917/112011-06-01 → 2011-07-16
    39 foot S/V halcyon, white hull, one person on board, overdue jamaica (17-59.0N 076-48.0W) to folly beach…
    Jamaica To South Carolina
  14. HYDROLANT 892/112011-05-27 → 2011-06-18
    Distress signal received from person on raft in 19-32.14N 058-23.53W
    Western North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 871/112011-05-24 → 2011-05-29
    Guadeloupe to maryland
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 842/112011-05-18 → 2011-07-02
    S/V antares unreported rhode island (41-07N 071-05W) to azores (37-44N 025-40W)
    North Atlantic · Rhode Island To Azores
  17. HYDROLANT 799/112011-05-11 → 2011-05-12
    80 foot S/V mary rose, white and green hull, four persons on board, unreported bermuda (32-18N 064-47W) to…
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda To Rhode Island
  18. HYDROPAC 1406/112011-05-09 → 2011-05-21
    38 foot S/V fyn alee, white hull, two persons on board, unreported honolulu (21-18N 157-49W) to fiji (18-00S…
    Hawaii To Fiji
  19. HYDROLANT 773/112011-05-06 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received from S/V lady-freda in 32-00.45N 047-24.00W at 061627Z may
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 772/112011-05-06 → 2011-05-14
    Vessel serigne saliou, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 10-20.2N 016-34.5W at 051515Z may
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 765/112011-05-06 → 2011-06-18
    26 foot M/V, blue and white hull, three persons on board, overdue lighthouse point (26-16N 080-05W) to great…
    Florida To Bahamas
  22. HYDROLANT 759/112011-05-05 → 2011-05-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 47-59N 039-27W
    North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 758/112011-05-04 → 2011-06-18
    34 foot S/V cea-jay, white hull with green stripe, two persons on board, overdue marsh harbor (26-32.5N…
    Bahamas To Florida
  24. HYDROLANT 753/112011-05-03 → 2011-06-18
    51 foot S/V ketch 22, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue grand cayman island (19-20.0N…
    Cayman Islands To Florida
  25. HYDROLANT 741/112011-05-01 → 2011-06-11
    46 foot S/V eva, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 704/112011-04-26 → 2011-04-27
    S/V pollux, one person on board, unreported to azores
    North Atlantic · Azores
  27. HYDROLANT 677/112011-04-21 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-41.2N 028-09.4W
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 650/112011-04-18 → 2011-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V highland breeze in 31-49.46N 051-09.13W on 18 apr
    North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 643/112011-04-17 → 2011-04-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V highland breeze vicinity 27-54N 053-36W at 170435Z apr
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 639/112011-04-16 → 2011-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-33.6N 007-47.2W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Bay of Biscay
  31. HYDROLANT 585/112011-04-07 → 2011-05-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 22-35N 078-08W
    Cuba-northeast Coast · Old Bahama Channel
  32. HYDROLANT 528/112011-03-29 → 2011-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-42.9N 042-38.0W
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 511/112011-03-27 → 2011-04-16
    Distress signal received from M/V barrington island, in 33-34-36N 038-42-24W at 271527Z mar
    North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 498/112011-03-25 → 2011-04-09
    20 foot M/V, two persons on board, capsized vicinity 13 miles north of matanzas (23-03.4N 081-34.3W)
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  35. HYDROLANT 466/112011-03-22 → 2011-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea explorer in 14-15.8N 047-35.1W
    North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 448/112011-03-18 → 2011-04-30
    23 meter F/V ana da quinta, red and white hull, nine persons on board, unreported
    North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 428/112011-03-16 → 2011-03-18
    Ten meter S/V gwennelik, white hull, five persons on board, overdue canary islands (28-28N 016-14W) to…
    North Atlantic · Canary Islands To Martinique
  38. HYDROLANT 419/112011-03-14 → 2011-04-02
    Distress signal received in 14-59N 058-49W at 132358Z mar
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 411/112011-03-13 → 2011-03-13
    F/V iria flavia, 11 persons on board, taking on water in 13-00.1N 042-02.0W
    North Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 403/112011-03-11 → 2011-03-26
    Man overboard from M/V bbc ontario vicinity 09-52.2N 016-49.8W at 110750Z mar
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 363/112011-03-03 → 2011-03-12
    M/V atlanticborg reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-14N 040-27W
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 335/112011-02-26 → 2011-02-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter S/V recidive, four to six persons on board, in 19-33.26N…
    North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 291/112011-02-17 → 2011-03-12
    Man overboard from M/V elbe max in 40-08.1N 048-56.5W at 171209Z feb
    North Atlantic
  44. NAVAREA IV 58/112011-02-14 → 2011-02-15
    Distress signal received from M/V abou karim, collision with F/V pianhiang 137 vicinity 09-55.37N 034-29.80W
    North Atlantic
  45. HYDROLANT 274/112011-02-14 → 2011-02-26
    Distress signal received from M/V abou karim, collision with F/V pianhiang 137 vicinity 09-55.37N 034-29.80W
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 273/112011-02-14 → 2011-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V elliott in 12-38N 021-59W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 249/112011-02-10 → 2011-03-26
    F/V marilin melissa, white and blue hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde
  48. NAVAREA IV 53/112011-02-09 → 2011-02-12
    Derelict 12 meter S/V atninc.com, yellow hull, capsized and adrift in 22-45.4N 043-14.5W at 081405Z feb
    North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 219/112011-02-04 → 2011-03-19
    Distress signal received from S/V nacouda, white hull, one person on board, in 18-04.6N 044-41.9W at 031941Z…
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 213/112011-02-03 → 2011-03-19
    49 foot S/V night swan, blue hull, unreported brunswick (31-09N 081-29W) to st thomas (18-20N 064-55W)
    Georgia To Virgin Islands

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