Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South 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 South Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 1,590 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 923/242024-04-30 → 2024-04-30
    Distress signal received from vessel camburi in 04-15.55S 034-38.27W on 30 apr
    North Atlantic
  2. HYDROPAC 1354/242024-04-24 → 2024-04-27
    45 foot S/V peika, white hull, unreported to minerva reef (23-38.00S 178-54.00W)
    South Pacific · New Zealand
  3. HYDROLANT 796/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    Man overboard in 08-54.12S 034-50.55W on 14 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  4. HYDROLANT 622/242024-03-25 → 2024-04-12
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-33.82S 041-16.08W on 21 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  5. HYDROLANT 619/242024-03-24 → 2024-04-12
    F/V novo madre carmela reports crewman with heat stroke requiring medical assistance in 02-11.00S 013-20.00W…
    South Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 596/242024-03-22 → 2024-04-12
    Distress signal received from M/V bwek anholt in 25-58.00S 045-15.00W on 22 mar
    Western South Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 595/242024-03-21 → 2024-04-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-21.50S 040-43.50W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  8. HYDROLANT 535/242024-03-15 → 2024-04-05
    Vessel michael I overdue, two persons onboard
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  9. HYDROLANT 533/242024-03-14 → 2024-03-15
    Vessel nina pope sinking in 37-38.75S 007-21.79W at 140908Z mar
    South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 528/242024-03-14 → 2024-03-15
    Distress signal received from vessel in 37-55.31S 007-31.07W
    South Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 435/242024-03-02 → 2024-03-22
    Distress signal received from M/V glasgow voyager in 12-54.00S 021-42.00W
    South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 398/242024-02-26 → 2024-03-15
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 02-39.78S 041-19.28W on 23 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  13. HYDROLANT 301/242024-02-12 → 2024-03-01
    50 foot S/V shipyard brewing, white hull with blue trim, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in…
    Western South Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 212/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-16
    F/V maral segundo reports crewman with peritonitis in 23-41.00S 021-12.00W at 281458Z jan
    South Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 179/242024-01-24 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel sao francisco 36, four persons onboard, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  16. HYDROLANT 62/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-16.54S 046-36.77W on 08 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  17. HYDROLANT 56/242024-01-08 → 2024-01-11
    Derelict life boat capsized and adrift in 38-01.40S 014-03.90E at 080729Z jan
    Eastern South Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 6/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-19
    Distress signal received from vessel in 40-36.00S 005-39.00W
    South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 4/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-02
    Distress signal received in 40-36.00S 005-39.00E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 2977/232023-12-30 → 2024-01-19
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-06.28S 045-07.53W at 300001Z dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  21. HYDROLANT 2856/232023-12-11 → 2023-12-29
    Vessel unreported in 27-36.21S 048-24.75W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  22. HYDROLANT 2794/232023-12-04 → 2023-12-04
    M/V bp tornado V, two persons on board, unreported last known position in 23-00.98S 041-59.85W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  23. HYDROLANT 2699/232023-11-23 → 2023-12-08
    Distress signal received in 27-08.00S 001-18.00E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  24. HYDROPAC 3678/232023-11-22 → 2023-12-08
    36 foot S/V andiamo, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vava'u (18-39.10S 173-59.00W) to fiji…
    South Pacific · Tonga To Fiji
  25. HYDROLANT 2664/232023-11-20 → 2023-12-08
    Vessel sinking
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  26. HYDROLANT 2627/232023-11-16 → 2023-12-08
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-10.00S 047-12.00W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  27. HYDROLANT 2590/232023-11-12 → 2023-12-08
    7.5 meter F/V torpedo IV, blue and white, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  28. HYDROLANT 2546/232023-11-07 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received in 25-02.81S 039-26.48W
    Western South Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 2524/232023-11-04 → 2023-11-24
    M/V CV30 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-15.72S 004-03.07W
    Eastern South Atlantic
  30. HYDROPAC 3443/232023-11-01 → 2023-11-17
    36 foot S/V andiamo, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vava'u (18-39.10S 173-59.00W) to fiji…
    South Pacific · Tonga To Fiji
  31. HYDROLANT 2449/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    F/V montealba requesting medevac in 00-46.00S 007-24.00W
    South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2256/232023-10-05 → 2023-10-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 21-56.20S 022-56.50W
    South Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 2255/232023-10-05 → 2023-10-20
    11 meter S/V, white hull, one person on board, sinking in 21-50.50S 022-54.70W
    South Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2227/232023-10-02 → 2023-10-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-09.00S 047-39.00W at 010400Z oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  35. HYDROLANT 2219/232023-09-30 → 2023-10-03
    Derelict S/V zagaia manelis capsized and adrift in 05-08.77S 033-18.88W
    Western South Atlantic
  36. HYDROLANT 2218/232023-09-30 → 2023-10-20
    F/V patriot unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  37. HYDROLANT 2207/232023-09-30 → 2023-10-06
    S/V zagaia manelis capsized in 05-08.40S 033-15.50W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  38. HYDROLANT 2088/232023-09-17 → 2023-10-06
    Man overboard from vessel in 32-10.00S 052-02.00W at 170030Z sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  39. HYDROLANT 2020/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-22
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-11.90S 044-55.95W at 072120Z sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  40. HYDROLANT 1925/232023-08-27 → 2023-09-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-42.47S 048-19.10W on 27 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  41. HYDROLANT 1890/232023-08-24 → 2023-09-08
    Distress signal received from vessel joe griffin in 23-39.20S 042-24.52W on 23 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  42. HYDROLANT 1889/232023-08-23 → 2023-09-08
    M/V b/p jml sinking
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  43. HYDROLANT 1832/232023-08-18 → 2023-09-01
    S/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  44. HYDROLANT 1791/232023-08-13 → 2023-09-01
    M/V shirley unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  45. HYDROLANT 1672/232023-07-26 → 2023-08-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-01.42S 042-03.46W on 25 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  46. HYDROLANT 1504/232023-07-04 → 2023-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-00.00S 007-00.00E on 4 jul
    Eastern South Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 1500/232023-07-04 → 2023-07-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 31-04.00S 050-32.00W at 031843Z jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  48. HYDROLANT 1443/232023-06-27 → 2023-07-07
    Six meter vessel marinho I, blue hull, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  49. HYDROLANT 1432/232023-06-26 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  50. HYDROLANT 1379/232023-06-21 → 2023-07-07
    Vessel, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 14-55.63S 037-54.75W at 210930Z jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil

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