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 187/112011-01-31 → 2011-03-19
    Five meter F/V silvia, blue hull with white stripe, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde Islands
  2. HYDROLANT 159/112011-01-26 → 2011-01-29
    Vessel taking on water in 28-28N 079-49W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  3. HYDROLANT 145/112011-01-24 → 2011-03-12
    53 foot S/V lady t, two persons on board, overdue hampton roads (36-58N 076-22W) to fajardo (18-19N 065-39W)
    Viginia To Puerto Rico
  4. HYDROLANT 141/112011-01-23 → 2011-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V green selje vicinity 32-00N 013-37W at 222100Z jan
    Eastern North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 140/112011-01-23 → 2011-02-19
    23 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue georgetown (34-22.0N 079-17.6W) to three mile…
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina
  6. HYDROLANT 103/112011-01-18 → 2011-01-29
    Five meter S/V, white and orange hull, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in 15-25N 042-13W at…
    North Pacific
  7. HYDROLANT 37/112011-01-07 → 2011-01-29
    S/V nima, one person on board, adrift due to broken rudder in 14-46N 031-52W
    North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 19/112011-01-05 → 2011-01-08
    45 foot S/V boomerang, two persons on board, in need of diesel fuel in 34-46.2N 074-16.1W at 040415Z jan
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 4/112011-01-01 → 2011-02-12
    Distress signal received in 25-05.8N 054-34.4W at 011455Z jan
    North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 2/112011-01-01 → 2011-02-12
    Distress signal received in 09-11.8N 024-17.5W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 2484/102010-12-22 → 2011-02-12
    31 foot S/V carefree IV, white hull, two persons on board, unreported to bermuda
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 2461/102010-12-20 → 2011-02-12
    73 foot S/V encore, unreported newport to caribbean sea
    Western North Atlantic · Rhode Island To Caribbean Sea
  13. HYDROLANT 2459/102010-12-19 → 2011-01-08
    47 foot S/V secret o life, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-49N 069-29W
    Western North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2454/102010-12-18 → 2011-01-29
    Madeira to guadeloupe
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2453/102010-12-18 → 2010-12-31
    S/V mojita reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-30N 053-24W at 181130z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 2442/102010-12-17 → 2011-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 89 foot M/V wanderbird, black hull, in 34-08.4N 073-37.2W on 17 dec
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 2361/102010-12-07 → 2011-01-08
    Distress signal received in 20-44N 058-59W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2340/102010-12-04 → 2010-12-04
    Distress signal received from vessel sparrow in 14-18N 031-26W
    North Atlantic
  19. NAVAREA IV 486/102010-12-03 → 2010-12-06
    Derelict 50 foot S/V capsized and adrift in 28-02.6N 046-18.5W at 021330Z dec
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 2320/102010-12-02 → 2011-01-15
    45 foot S/V boomerang, three persons on board, unreported marsh harbor (26-31.70N 078-41.80W)
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  21. HYDROLANT 2319/102010-12-02 → 2010-12-31
    Distress signal received in 26-04N 046-16W at 021525Z dec
    North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2318/102010-12-02 → 2010-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-35.1N 070-55.9W at 021340Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2312/102010-12-02 → 2010-12-02
    40 foot M/V british soldier, ten persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 20-59N 034-38W at 020910Z dec
    North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2311/102010-12-02 → 2011-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 45 foot S/V nim in 30-38.8N 058-22.7W at 020527Z dec
    North Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2291/102010-11-29 → 2010-11-29
    Distress signal received from 44 foot S/V calliste, three persons on board, in 33-01.5N 033-36.3W at 290829Z…
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2287/102010-11-29 → 2010-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V snooker, two persons on board, within three miles of…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2281/102010-11-28 → 2010-12-11
    S/V l' albatros, three persons on board, reports crewman with heart condition in 12-58N 048-31W
    North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2208/102010-11-19 → 2010-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V frio baltasar in 20-45N 017-00W
    Africa-northwest Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 2189/102010-11-18 → 2010-11-18
    Vessel sincero, 12 persons on board, shipwrecked in 01-52N 050-07W at 172000Z nov
    Brazil-north Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 2159/102010-11-13 → 2010-11-27
    S/V atn inc capsized in 28-58.99N 040-22.95W
    North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2133/102010-11-09 → 2010-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V skanderborg in 36-46.50N 071-02.74W at 090615Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2132/102010-11-08 → 2010-11-13
    M/V hemisferio sul reports captain with heart attack in 12-00N 035-42W
    North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2099/102010-11-03 → 2010-11-13
    Vessel, one person on board, adrift vicinity 41-15N 022-27.7W at 031830Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2087/102010-11-02 → 2010-11-03
    26 foot S/V summer delight, dark blue and black hull, one person on board, in need of assistance lunenberg…
    Nova Scotia To Bermuda
  35. HYDROLANT 2086/102010-11-02 → 2010-11-13
    Distress signal received in 38-50N 073-18W at 011738Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2067/102010-10-30 → 2010-11-02
    Eight liferafts adrift vicinity 47-39N 010-58W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 2041/102010-10-27 → 2010-10-30
    11 liferafts adrift vicinity 47-39N 010-58W at 271300Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 2033/102010-10-27 → 2010-10-27
    F/V athena, 123 persons on board, on fire in 47-39N 010-58W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2032/102010-10-27 → 2010-11-06
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-16N 026-09W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Cape Verde Islands
  40. HYDROLANT 1964/102010-10-16 → 2010-11-06
    M/V grande guinea reports crewman with appendicitis requiring medical assistance in 14-12N 034-53W
    North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1953/102010-10-14 → 2010-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-29.8N 074-26.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1933/102010-10-11 → 2010-11-27
    32 foot F/V black magic, six persons on board, overdue barnegat inlet (39-46N 074-06W) to toms canyon…
    Western North Atlantic · New Jersey
  43. HYDROLANT 1931/102010-10-11 → 2010-11-27
    Distress signal received from M/V boxford in 40-21N 040-00W at 110103Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1925/102010-10-10 → 2010-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-05.0N 065-06.8W
    Western North Atlantic · Puerto Rico
  45. HYDROLANT 1910/102010-10-07 → 2010-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-52.4N 050-55.4W at 071349Z oct
    North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1903/102010-10-06 → 2010-11-27
    Distress signal received from M/V sun danco in 19-18N 018-00W
    Africa-northwest Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1882/102010-10-04 → 2010-11-27
    Distress signal received from vessel lady g in 15-08N 018-03W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  48. HYDROLANT 1790/102010-09-22 → 2010-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-54.7N 062-08.7W
    Western North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1763/102010-09-17 → 2010-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 41-53.9N 053-16.3W at 171809Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1674/102010-09-05 → 2010-09-18
    38 foot vessel fountain, seven persons on board, taking on water within 35 miles of charleston (32-47N…
    Western North Atlantic · South Carolina

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