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 2748/222022-10-29 → 2022-11-23
    37 foot S/V bermudes, white hull with red stripes, one person on board, overdue kourou (05-09.58N…
    Eastern Caribbean Sea · Western North Atlantic · French Guiana To Trinidad and Tobago
  2. HYDROPAC 3042/222022-10-29 → 2022-10-29
    37 foot S/V bermudes, white hull with red stripes, one person on board, overdue french guyana (05-09N…
    Western North Atlantic · French Guiana To Trinidad and Tobago
  3. HYDROLANT 2737/222022-10-28 → 2022-11-23
    68 foot M/V island time, white hull, overdue from havana (23-08.93N 082-21.55W) to key west (24-32.70N…
    Straits of Florida · Cuba To Florida
  4. HYDROLANT 2732/222022-10-27 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received in area within eight miles of 58-44.98N 007-45.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  5. HYDROLANT 2729/222022-10-27 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 58-45.00N 007-45.00W at 270025Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic · Scotland
  6. HYDROLANT 2717/222022-10-25 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 27-48.53N 070-45.53W
    Western North Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 2712/222022-10-25 → 2022-11-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-00.00N 069-00.00W at 251444Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  8. NAVAREA IV 1119/222022-10-22 → 2022-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-47.20N 047-34.26W at 221532Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 2653/222022-10-19 → 2022-10-19
    Distress signals received from aircraft in: a. 24-57.80N 075-47.40W
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  10. HYDROLANT 2637/222022-10-17 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 40-35.60N 064-40.07W at 170337Z oct
    Western North Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 2622/222022-10-15 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received from vessel in 45-28.40N 008-42.70W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 2621/222022-10-15 → 2022-11-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V pequod in 53-23.00N 029-30.00W at 141852Z
    North Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 2608/222022-10-14 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received from S/V cicada in vicinity 52-57.40N 017-56.20W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 2593/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-56.60N 044-04.20W at 121057Z oct
    North Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 2592/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    12 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  16. NAVAREA IV 1071/222022-10-12 → 2022-10-28
    12 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Bahamas
  17. HYDROLANT 2575/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-28
    Person requiring medical assistance in vicinity 48-00.00N 049-00.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2554/222022-10-07 → 2022-10-28
    Man overboard from F/V eder sands in 51-50.60N 014-48.70W at 071959Z oct
    Eastern North Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 2481/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-14
    300 foot M/V miranda unreported
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  20. HYDROLANT 2476/222022-09-29 → 2022-10-14
    33 foot S/V cafe liegeois, white hull, one person on board overdue french guiana (05-25.00N 052-53.00W) to…
    North Atlantic · French Guiana To France
  21. HYDROLANT 2451/222022-09-27 → 2022-10-14
    Vessel lkp, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 26-24.00N 014-44.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic · Western Sahara
  22. HYDROLANT 2421/222022-09-25 → 2022-10-14
    Straits of florida
    Western North Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 2411/222022-09-23 → 2022-10-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-44.70N 055-02.70W at 231439Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2403/222022-09-23 → 2022-09-23
    29 foot S/V macboatface 2, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 47-01.43N 007-01.28W
    Celtic Sea
  25. NAVAREA IV 968/222022-09-21 → 2022-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-30.00N 042-45.00W
    North Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 2382/222022-09-20 → 2022-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 60-26.33N 010-29.93W at 200702Z sep
    Eastern North Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2374/222022-09-19 → 2022-10-07
    M/V sider cartagena reports crewman requiring medical assistance of a possible life-saving measure along…
    Western North Atlantic · Bermuda
  28. HYDROLANT 2369/222022-09-19 → 2022-10-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 41-21.99N 059-28.82W at 190021Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2325/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 12-22.00N 056-20.00W at 141845Z sep
    Western North Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 2321/222022-09-14 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-32.80N 081-51.47W
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  31. HYDROLANT 2302/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-30
    54 foot S/V fortitude, one person on board, unreported
    Western North Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2292/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-30
    Western north atlantic
    Western North Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2278/222022-09-10 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz in 34-46.10N 072-19.00W at 092357Z
    Western North Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2271/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 41 foot F/V shooting star, green hull, three persons on board, in…
    Western North Atlantic · North Carolina
  35. HYDROLANT 2266/222022-09-09 → 2022-09-23
    M/V cape owl reports crewmember with heart attack symptoms requiring medical assistance in 25-18.60N…
    Western North Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2262/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-23
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, taking on water in 23-31.00N 081-33.00W
    Straits of Florida · Cuba
  37. HYDROLANT 2179/222022-09-02 → 2022-09-16
    Fire reported on vessel in vicinity 45-00.60N 045-34.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  38. NAVAREA IV 885/222022-09-02 → 2022-09-02
    Fire reported on vessel in vicinity 45-00.60N 045-34.00W
    Western North Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2166/222022-09-01 → 2022-09-16
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern North Atlantic · Morocco
  40. HYDROLANT 2163/222022-09-01 → 2022-09-16
    Aircraft distress signal received on 406 mhz in 54-46.70N 018-25.50W or 54-48.50N 018-30.80W at 201048Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 2151/222022-08-30 → 2022-09-16
    Canoe el hadji mansour ndiaye, blue and white hull, overdue
    Eastern North Atlantic · The Gambia
  42. HYDROLANT 2143/222022-08-30 → 2022-09-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-21.67N 080-13.40W
    Western North Atlantic · Florida
  43. NAVAREA IV 854/222022-08-25 → 2022-09-09
    Vessel, white and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported bimini (25-25.42N 079-12.15W) to andros…
    Straits of Florida · Western North Atlantic · Bahamas · Florida
  44. HYDROLANT 2084/222022-08-23 → 2022-09-09
    Canoe amineta fall, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 16-29.00N 016-33.00W at 211900Z aug
    Eastern North Atlantic · Mauritania
  45. HYDROLANT 2076/222022-08-22 → 2022-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-17.00N 072-30.00W at 220835Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 2066/222022-08-20 → 2022-09-09
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 26-15.00N 048-00.00W at 190858Z aug
    Western North Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 2052/222022-08-18 → 2022-08-18
    Distress signal received from vessel gudrun in 53-36.78N 025-13.62W at 180920Z aug
    North Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2049/222022-08-18 → 2022-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel gudrun in 53-39.10N 025-26.30W at 180510Z aug
    North Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 2048/222022-08-17 → 2022-09-02
    16 meter S/V chalbaya, orange hull, two persons on board, overdue from horta (38-35.00N 028-42.00W) to…
    Bay of Biscay · North Atlantic · Azores To France
  50. NAVAREA IV 818/222022-08-17 → 2022-08-20
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity of trackline joining 55-48.70N 040-08.50W at 162100Z aug and 56-16.90N…
    North Atlantic

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