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 3221/222022-12-16 → 2023-01-13
    Distress signal received in 34-30.00N 074-15.00W at 161230Z dec
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  2. HYDROLANT 3211/222022-12-15 → 2023-01-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-15.00N 007-30.00W
    Celtic Sea
  3. HYDROLANT 3208/222022-12-14 → 2023-01-13
    Distress signal received in 22-00.00N 020-05.00W vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout,…
    Eastern North Atlantic
  4. NAVAREA IV 1348/222022-12-14 → 2023-01-13
    Five person overboard from S/V star 1, grey hull, capsized in 18-50.00N 053-45.00W at 141100Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 3196/222022-12-13 → 2023-01-13
    M/V luna eggs reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-34.00N 041-30.26W at 130910Z dec
    North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 3195/222022-12-13 → 2023-01-13
    Distress signal received from S/V serenity in 27-19.40N 067-08.80W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. NAVAREA IV 1345/222022-12-13 → 2022-12-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 46 foot S/V in 27-18.73N 067-10.20W
    Western North Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 3187/222022-12-12 → 2023-01-13
    30 foot S/V, blue hull, two persons on board, atrevida II, overdue cape hatteras (35-11.35N 075-45.55W) to…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina To Florida
  9. HYDROLANT 3183/222022-12-11 → 2023-01-13
    S/V stigher, four persons on board, dismasted and requesting assistance in 18-23.00N 050-19.00W at 112215Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 3168/222022-12-09 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 45-53.00N 008-07.50W at 091323Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 3164/222022-12-09 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-00.00N 055-30.00W at 091107Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 3160/222022-12-09 → 2022-12-23
    Canoe, brown and white hull, six persons on board, overdue from nouadhibou (20-56.00N 017-02.00W) and return
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  13. HYDROLANT 3146/222022-12-07 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received from S/V ivy rosa in 35-48.49N 007-06.95W at 071530Z dec
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  14. HYDROLANT 3129/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Man overboard from canoe in vicinity 12-45.00N 016-50.00W at 040432Z dec 22
    Eastern North Atlantic · Senegal
  15. HYDROLANT 3120/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V bombay sapphire in 32-00.30N 010-20.80W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  16. HYDROLANT 3118/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-49.50N 050-42.20W
    Western North Atlantic
  17. HYDROLANT 3117/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-41.07N 072-15.67W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 3114/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V sea fantasy in 13-40.90N 054-41.40W at 042330Z dec
    Western North Atlantic
  19. NAVAREA IV 1261/222022-11-29 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signals received at 291605Z nov in: a. 34-20.40N 044-50.50W
    North Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 3062/222022-11-28 → 2022-12-01
    Derelict vessel, white and red hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 42-56.00N 015-04.00W at 271200Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 3057/222022-11-28 → 2022-11-28
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 42-56.00N 015-04.00W at 271200Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 3040/222022-11-25 → 2022-11-28
    Derelict 36 foot S/V jess, white hull, capsized and adrift in 18-38.10N 058-48.20W at 232216Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 3036/222022-11-25 → 2022-12-09
    M/V alika reports two crewman requiring medical assistance in 20-34N 043-59W at 250115Z nov
    North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 3032/222022-11-25 → 2022-12-09
    27 foot vessel, three persons on board, capsized in vicinity 19-00.00N 064-00.00W at 230040Z nov
    Western North Atlantic · British Virgin Islands
  25. HYDROLANT 3028/222022-11-25 → 2022-11-25
    S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 18-47.42N 042-42.28W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 3019/222022-11-24 → 2022-11-25
    S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 17-55.98N 041-23.83W at 240115Z nov
    North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 3016/222022-11-23 → 2022-11-25
    36 foot S/V jess, one person on board, capsized in 18-37.02N 058-39.66W at 232000Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 2995/222022-11-21 → 2022-11-24
    S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 16-34.71N 036-14.77W
    North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2994/222022-11-21 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signal received from 42 foot vessel pax in 20-50.80N 060-59.40W
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2992/222022-11-21 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-00.00N 049-29.00W at 211457Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2988/222022-11-21 → 2022-11-21
    S/V alika reports two persons requiring medical assistance in 16-42.00N 034-59.00W
    North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2987/222022-11-21 → 2022-11-21
    Distress signal received in 57-19.60N 024-35.30W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2966/222022-11-19 → 2022-11-25
    30 to 40 foot S/V pirouette, white hull, one person on board, overdue halifax (44-38.27N 063-33.68W) to…
    Western North Atlantic · Halifax To Saint Martin
  34. HYDROLANT 2965/222022-11-18 → 2022-12-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 34-40.10N 072-16.70W
    Western North Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 2962/222022-11-18 → 2022-12-09
    10 meter S/V coconut, white hull with a red stripe, one person on board, unreported port of cadiz (36-31.00N…
    Eastern North Atlantic · Spain To Portugal
  36. HYDROLANT 2949/222022-11-17 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received from 20 foot vessel in 25-54.43N 079-12.29W
    Straits of Florida · Bahamas
  37. HYDROLANT 2944/222022-11-16 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received in 32-15.50N 010-52.30W at 161829Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  38. HYDROLANT 2933/222022-11-16 → 2022-11-16
    Man overboard from 28 foot vessel in 20-36.20N 066-51.70W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2911/222022-11-14 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot vessel chimera, three persons on board, in 31-27.10N…
    Western North Atlantic · Georgia
  40. HYDROLANT 2865/222022-11-09 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received in 24-54.30N 057-23.20W at 092146Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 2863/222022-11-09 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received from F/V coyo cinco in 16-58.30N 028-33.40W at 091947Z nov
    North Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 2855/222022-11-09 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-15.00N 064-30.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2839/222022-11-07 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel yellow stone, white and blue hull, in 23-40.10N 081-46.30W
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  44. HYDROLANT 2827/222022-11-05 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 foot S/V, white hull, in 24-45.00N 074-45.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  45. HYDROLANT 2820/222022-11-04 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 56-30.00N 023-00.00W at 041619Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 2808/222022-11-04 → 2023-05-19
    Derelict 19 foot M/V opiket too, white hull, unreported
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Anguilla
  47. HYDROLANT 2802/222022-11-03 → 2022-12-02
    Man overboard from M/V eagle halifax in 29-15.60N 074-42.30W at 031750Z nov
    Western North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2779/222022-11-01 → 2022-12-02
    Fire reported on vessel in vicinity 27-55.00N 079-47.00W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  49. HYDROLANT 2771/222022-11-01 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in area within one mile of 60-34.00N 028-42.00W at 010505Z nov
    North Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 2751/222022-10-29 → 2022-11-23
    23 foot F/V, one person on board, overdue bimini (25-44.00N 079-15.00W) and return on 25 oct
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Bahamas

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