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 2711/162016-10-16 → 2016-10-20
    M/V genco tiberius reports one crewman requiring medical assistance in 21-45.20S 040-57.30W on 15 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2709/162016-10-16 → 2016-11-03
    F/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 20-25.80S 040-19.30W on 15 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 2676/162016-10-13 → 2016-11-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 20-15.42S 040-07.62W on 13 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 2653/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-13
    Man overboard from vessel verekai in 24-33.95S 046-52.68W on 09 oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 2647/162016-10-11 → 2016-10-12
    Three persons missing from vessel pareo in 20-58S 040-21W on 10 oct
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 2615/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-08
    Man overboard from vessel joao jeronimo in 04-21S 037-39W on 06 oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2581/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    F/V maktub III, one person on board, taking on water in 23-19.72S 043-36.84W on 04 oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3031/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROLANT 2578/162016-10-04 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signal received from S/V perla gdynia, one person on board, dismasted and adrift in 38-56.5S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROLANT 2522/162016-09-28 → 2016-09-28
    F/V iron man reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 32-32S 051-37W on 28 sep
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2494/162016-09-25 → 2016-09-26
    F/V conan, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 20-21.33S 040-15.01W on 24 sep
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2410/162016-09-16 → 2016-09-17
    Possible man overboard from F/V bp pereira I vicinity 30-50.20S 049-59.07W
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 2396/162016-09-14 → 2016-10-05
    Vessel ludimila, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2342/162016-09-08 → 2016-09-09
    S/V m enfin, one person on board, disabled and adrift
    Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2310/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-09
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 01-39.92S 049-07.97W on 06 sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 2309/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from F/V alistado IV in: a. 10-28.96S 012-59.15E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  17. HYDROLANT 2286/162016-09-04 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V alistado IV in 10-28.21S 012-57.32E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  18. HYDROLANT 2178/162016-08-25 → 2016-08-26
    S/V migata, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.37S 043-37.53W
    Brazil-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 2147/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-25
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 23-30S 042-12W at 221600Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2142/162016-08-22 → 2016-08-23
    Three persons missing from vessel in 22-42.22S 043-02.90W
    Brazil-south Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2125/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-23
    Man overboard from vessel in 24-40.66S 047-19.84W on 15 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2102/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-21
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 23-56.03S 041-56.13W at 171726Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2038/162016-08-11 → 2016-08-13
    Vessel beira mar XXV, three persons on board, taking on water in 24-48.10S 042-42.22W on 11 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 2006/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-08
    Three persons missing from vessel stenio II
    Brazil-north Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 2002/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-00S 043-44W
    Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 2001/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-08
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-44.13S 041-56.23W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 2000/162016-08-08 → 2016-08-08
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-56.28S 041-59.13W on 07 aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 1993/162016-08-07 → 2016-08-08
    Distress signal received from S/V bicho doido in 23-01.01S 043-13.23W on 06 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 1950/162016-08-02 → 2016-08-12
    Man overboard vicinity 25-45.72S 048-13.50W on 02 aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 1945/162016-08-01 → 2016-08-20
    F/V anjo gabriel I, seven persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 1895/162016-07-26 → 2016-09-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-58S 042-35W on 26 jul
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 1891/162016-07-26 → 2016-07-26
    Distress signal received 21-56.86S 012-42.76E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  33. HYDROLANT 1808/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-24
    S/V taipan, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 1729/162016-07-09 → 2016-08-12
    Man overboard in 01-40.8S 043-45.8W on 08 jul
    Brazil-north Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 1709/162016-07-07 → 2016-07-20
    Man overboard in 29-11.4S 045-28.7W on 07 jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 1613/162016-06-27 → 2016-06-29
    Man overboard in 22-45.87S 041-48.33W on 26 jun
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 1546/162016-06-20 → 2016-06-22
    Man overboard from vessel skyfall 007 in 23-02.32S 044-20.84W on 20 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 1543/162016-06-20 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard in 34-20S 051-21W on 19 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 1531/162016-06-19 → 2016-06-19
    Vessel by pat, three persons on board, disabled and anchored in 23-06.10S 044-04.27W on 19 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 1527/162016-06-18 → 2016-06-19
    Vessel lancha shark, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-16.90S 044-00.98W on 18 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 1460/162016-06-13 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard in 06-56.52S 034-39.67W on 12 jun
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 1450/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-12
    Vessel, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-46.84S 045-04.83W on 12 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1449/162016-06-12 → 2016-06-12
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-47S 045-09W on 12 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 1409/162016-06-08 → 2016-06-08
    Distress signal received from M/V west coast two in 22-37.83S 013-02.85E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  45. HYDROLANT 1372/162016-06-05 → 2016-06-18
    Man overboard in 32-02.2S 032-56.5W on 05 jun
    Western South Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 1352/162016-06-03 → 2016-06-18
    Man overboard in 23-53.9S 045-48.0W
    Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1335/162016-06-02 → 2016-06-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-10.58S 043-08.90W on 02 jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 1321/162016-05-31 → 2016-06-08
    Man overboard vicinity 02-47S 039-08W on 31 may
    Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 1190/162016-05-20 → 2016-05-22
    F/V iron maiden reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 31-34-08S 014-31-01E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  50. HYDROLANT 1184/162016-05-19 → 2016-05-20
    F/V iron maiden reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 30-47S 013-00E
    Eastern South Atlantic

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