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

Archive · 1,590 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 1521/172017-05-14 → 2017-05-16
    Tristan da cunha
    South Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1342/172017-04-28 → 2017-04-28
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 01-32.8S 048-51.2W on 27 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1314/172017-04-25 → 2017-04-26
    Vessel S2 carol, two persons on board, taking on water in 23-15.11S 043-52.07W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 1308/172017-04-24 → 2017-04-25
    Vessel barao do mar II, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-14.99S 042-13.17W on 24 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 1285/172017-04-23 → 2017-04-23
    Man overboard in 27-08.25S 048-32.82W on 22 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  6. HYDROLANT 1162/172017-04-11 → 2017-04-12
    15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, disabled
    Eastern South Atlantic
  7. HYDROPAC 1277/172017-04-11 → 2017-04-11
    15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 37-53S 018-26E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1158/172017-04-11 → 2017-04-11
    15 meter S/V climate action now, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 37-53S 018-26E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1125/172017-04-07 → 2017-04-09
    Vessel mister david, four persons on board, diabled and adrift in 25-28.05S 045-31.35W on 06 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 1115/172017-04-06 → 2017-04-21
    Man overboard in 02-04.23S 044-08.30W on 06 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1090/172017-04-04 → 2017-04-11
    M/V stellar daisy, 24 persons on board, sunk in 34-23S 018-30W
    South Atlantic
  12. HYDROPAC 1148/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V stellar daisy in 34-23S 018-30E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  13. HYDROLANT 1054/172017-03-31 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V stellar daisy in 34-23S 018-30E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  14. HYDROLANT 922/172017-03-22 → 2017-04-08
    Possible man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-51.11S 048-08.85W on 21 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 846/172017-03-15 → 2017-03-18
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 25-21.9S 007-42.6W
    South Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 819/172017-03-13 → 2017-03-15
    Vessel vo mani, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil- South Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 564/172017-02-18 → 2017-03-08
    Man overboard from M/V maersk cotonou in 16-14.66S 011-05.20E on 17 feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  18. HYDROLANT 502/172017-02-13 → 2017-02-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-30.62S 048-18.33W on 13 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 493/172017-02-13 → 2017-02-13
    Vessel alianca, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-13.42S 044-19.98W on 12 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 411/172017-02-06 → 2017-02-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-35S 047-21W on 04 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 367/172017-02-03 → 2017-02-04
    S/V neto, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 292/172017-01-27 → 2017-02-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 28-40.13S 048-42.02W on 27 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 248/172017-01-24 → 2017-01-27
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 28-11S 002-47E on 23 jan
    Eastern South Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 234/172017-01-22 → 2017-01-24
    Two persons missing from vessel itaguai
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 196/172017-01-19 → 2017-01-24
    Aircraft, two persons on board, missing in 23-12.63S 044-40.98W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 78/172017-01-08 → 2017-01-25
    M/V explorer II reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 07-06S 008-04E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 75/172017-01-08 → 2017-01-25
    Vessel allure, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 32/172017-01-03 → 2017-01-03
    Vessel trekker II, eight persons on board, disabled and crew abandoning ship in 30-09.10S 010-12.14E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  29. HYDROLANT 28/172017-01-03 → 2017-01-03
    Vessel trekker II, eight persons on board, disabled due to sheared rudder pin in 30-13-00S 010-16-28E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  30. HYDROLANT 3497/162016-12-27 → 2017-01-11
    42 foot S/V silver girl, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder, preparing…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 3496/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-29
    Derelict vessel adrift and sinking in 27-32.3S 007-25.7E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 3405/162016-12-17 → 2016-12-17
    M/V astro perseus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-36S 049-48W on 16 dec
    Western South Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 3396/162016-12-16 → 2016-12-21
    F/V pesca maro uno reports crewman with appendicitis in 25-28S 022-32W at 162000Z dec
    South Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 3383/162016-12-16 → 2016-12-18
    M/V cape enterprise reports crewman requiring medical assistance
    Western South Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 3359/162016-12-13 → 2016-12-13
    Vessel el-shadai, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 3288/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-10
    Vessel julia sinking in 32-37.94S 052-25.25W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 3272/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-28
    Man overboard from M/V chopin in 15-02S 008-23E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 3248/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    M/V antaios, 19 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 34-01.1S 001-11.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 3247/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-02
    M/V antaic sinking in 34-01.0S 001-11.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 3237/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-04
    Vessel cardoso c II, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-02S 042-44W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 3203/162016-11-29 → 2016-12-01
    Vessel continente II, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-47.60S 042-56.28W on 29 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 3178/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-53S 048-15W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 3170/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-10
    Vessel hibisco, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 3099/162016-11-20 → 2016-11-21
    Vessel mauricinho, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-02.10S 043-14.14W on 20 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 3066/162016-11-18 → 2016-11-18
    Vessel baila comigo, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.39S 043-30.81W on 17 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 3037/162016-11-15 → 2016-11-17
    Vessel alemao pescados reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 32-44S 049-03W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 3004/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-16
    Vessel alalunga III, 24 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-28.83S 042-46.85W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 3003/162016-11-13 → 2016-11-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-03.04S 046-15.81W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 2811/162016-10-26 → 2016-10-31
    Vessel novo horizonte sank in 26-13.5S 047-29.5W on 26 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 2764/162016-10-20 → 2016-11-17
    F/V jorge seif junior, seven persons on board, aground in 28-13.95S 047-48.60W on 20 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast

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