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 583/022002-03-13 → 2002-04-26
    Man overboard from M/V merlin vicinity 10-03N 021-05W
  2. HYDROLANT 578/022002-03-12 → 2002-03-15
    Liferaft, one person on board, overdue vicinity 05-32.8N 044-59.3W
  3. HYDROLANT 556/022002-03-10 → 2002-03-11
    Inflatable raft, one person on board, overdue vicinity 06-31N 039-08W
  4. HYDROLANT 547/022002-03-09 → 2002-03-12
    Liferaft, one person on board, overdue vicinity 06-31N 039-08W
  5. HYDROLANT 450/022002-02-24 → 2002-02-27
    Distress signal received from M/V melody irin in 02-53-24N 036-23-18W at 242245Z feb
  6. HYDROLANT 384/022002-02-17 → 2002-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz within three miles of 46-42-23N 019-37-28W at 171415Z feb
  7. HYDROLANT 272/022002-02-03 → 2002-02-04
    Last known position 47-34N 018-51W at 291000Z jan
    M/V Maersk Perth Overdue Bremerhaven To Montreal
  8. HYDROLANT 255/022002-02-01 → 2002-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V le parrain within three miles of 59-04.4N 013-52.2W at 011945Z…
  9. HYDROLANT 142/022002-01-20 → 2002-01-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 11 miles of 49-10.2N 025-23.6W at 200634Z jan
  10. HYDROLANT 3302/012001-12-31 → 2001-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel le chemin du cygne vicinity 32-05.1N 016-04.7W
  11. HYDROLANT 3284/012001-12-28 → 2002-01-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V flibustier II in 09-10N 037-21W
  12. HYDROLANT 3281/012001-12-27 → 2002-02-08
    Vessel cap georges reports crewman with acute abdominal pain requiring medical assistance in 53-53N 032-01W…
  13. HYDROLANT 3266/012001-12-24 → 2002-02-08
    M/V christopher, 27 persons on board, reported missing and taking on water
  14. HYDROLANT 3262/012001-12-24 → 2001-12-24
    Distress signal received vicinity 06-15.43N 043-26.20W
  15. HYDROLANT 3258/012001-12-23 → 2001-12-24
    M/V christopher, 27 persons on board, overdue
  16. HYDROLANT 3243/012001-12-22 → 2001-12-23
    M/V oriental spirit, 21 persons on board, on fire with crew abandoning ship in 01-46.0N 004-37.9W
  17. HYDROLANT 3241/012001-12-22 → 2001-12-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V stranger in 06-15.4N 043-26.2W
  18. HYDROLANT 3201/012001-12-17 → 2002-02-02
    Distress signal received vicinity 35-44N 008-32W
  19. HYDROLANT 3186/012001-12-15 → 2002-02-02
    5 meter vessel reports crewman with coronary thrombosis in 04-19N 012-41W
  20. HYDROLANT 3045/012001-11-29 → 2002-01-11
    S/V heaven can wait reports crewman with kidney stones requiring medical assistance in 23-36N 028-04W
  21. HYDROLANT 3021/012001-11-25 → 2002-01-11
    Man overboard from M/V cma cgm in 45-46.4N 007-36.4W at 252019Z nov
  22. HYDROLANT 2885/012001-11-09 → 2001-12-25
    Distress signal received from F/V santa engracia vicinity 42-56N 013-25W at 082245Z nov
  23. HYDROLANT 2881/012001-11-08 → 2001-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel la gironde, two persons on board, within three miles of…
  24. HYDROLANT 2815/012001-11-01 → 2001-11-02
    Man overboard in 01-24.45N 047-23.63W at 301700Z oct
  25. HYDROLANT 2795/012001-10-30 → 2001-10-30
    Distress signal received from F/V pardo in 46-08N 007-31W
  26. HYDROLANT 2739/012001-10-23 → 2001-10-23
    27 foot S/V beyond, black hull, one person on board, unreported to liverpool, england
  27. HYDROLANT 2730/012001-10-22 → 2001-10-31
    Distress signal received in 07-07N 049-10W at 211421Z oct
  28. HYDROLANT 2726/012001-10-20 → 2001-10-22
    Distress signal received in 06-21N 048-57W at 201322Z oct
  29. HYDROLANT 2616/012001-10-07 → 2001-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-59.0N 010-28.2W at 071553Z oct
  30. HYDROLANT 2603/012001-10-05 → 2001-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-53N 015-42W
  31. HYDROLANT 2584/012001-10-02 → 2001-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lun within three miles of 51-43N 014-53W at 021210Z oct
  32. HYDROLANT 2567/012001-09-30 → 2001-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz within three miles of 51-28N 015-46W at 302016Z sep
  33. HYDROLANT 2548/012001-09-27 → 2001-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-39.6N 007-55.7W
  34. HYDROLANT 2503/012001-09-20 → 2001-11-02
    F/V jositan reports crewman with heart attack in 56-20N 017-08W
  35. HYDROLANT 2431/012001-09-08 → 2001-10-20
    Man overboard from M/V sanmar progress in 07-34.6N 014-02.1W at 071320Z sep
  36. HYDROLANT 2430/012001-09-07 → 2001-09-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and 243 mhz within 11 miles of 46-17.6N 029-12.4W at 072230Z sep
  37. HYDROLANT 2388/012001-09-02 → 2001-10-16
    Person missing and presumed overboard from S/V amaroc vicinity of trackline between 47-09N 006-02W and…
  38. HYDROLANT 2383/012001-09-02 → 2001-09-02
    Person missing and presumed overboard from S/V travemane vicinity of trackline between 47-09N 006-02W and…
  39. HYDROLANT 2310/012001-08-22 → 2001-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V didi z within three miles of 57-26.1N 008-19.6W
  40. HYDROLANT 2283/012001-08-19 → 2001-10-05
    Man overboard from M/V nicolas-d vicinity 13-47.80N 017-31.27W
  41. HYDROLANT 2282/012001-08-18 → 2001-10-05
    41 foot S/V beauty, white hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to loss of main sail in…
  42. HYDROLANT 2229/012001-08-12 → 2001-08-13
    Distress recieved from F/V auralia, five persons on board, taking on water vicinity 57-53.4N 011-04.7W
  43. HYDROLANT 2195/012001-08-08 → 2001-09-21
    Distress signal received from vessel kiyoh vicinity 17-05N 028-02W
  44. HYDROLANT 2185/012001-08-07 → 2001-08-11
    Distress signal received in 05-40.6N 049-50.8W
  45. HYDROLANT 2060/012001-07-23 → 2001-07-23
    Man overboard from M/V queen elizabeth II vicinity of trackline between 50-20N 017-00W and 50-08N 011-00W
  46. HYDROLANT 2050/012001-07-22 → 2001-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-57.3N 017-20.4W
  47. HYDROLANT 2030/012001-07-19 → 2001-08-31
    Ten meter S/V shaman, white hull, two persons on board, overdue saint martin to deauville
  48. HYDROLANT 2023/012001-07-18 → 2001-07-18
    Man overboard from vessel loie sauvage vicinity 46-01N 007-15W
  49. HYDROLANT 2012/012001-07-17 → 2001-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11.3 meter S/V hortansia vicinity 46-30.6N 007-33.8W
  50. HYDROLANT 2008/012001-07-17 → 2001-07-17
    Distress signal received from S/V white rose, four persons on board, in 45-56N 007-29W at 162025Z jul

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