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 1176/162016-05-18 → 2016-05-22
    Man overboard in 00-30S 047-59W on 18 may
    Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 1172/162016-05-18 → 2016-05-20
    Vessel veleiro dom alberto, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1086/162016-05-06 → 2016-05-07
    Vessel mericia IV reports crewman sick in 25-29.82S 045-28.95W
    Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 1083/162016-05-06 → 2016-05-08
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-17.5S 048-29.2W on 06 may
    Brazil-north Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 1073/162016-05-05 → 2016-05-07
    M/V silver cloud, three persons on board, disabled and adrfit in 34-30-06S 008-53-18E at 051400Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 1045/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-22
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-18.18S 011-29.30E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 1044/162016-05-02 → 2016-05-02
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-06.5S 011-25.9E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1041/162016-05-01 → 2016-05-02
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 27-39.47S 011-05.10E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 1025/162016-04-29 → 2016-04-29
    Man overboard from M/V svenner vicinity 12-46S 000-11W at 290745Z apr
    Eastern South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 1016/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-01
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, disabled in 29-12.76S 011-40.89E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 989/162016-04-26 → 2016-05-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-39S 048-05W on 26 apr
    Brazil-north Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 987/162016-04-26 → 2016-04-28
    Ten meter S/V cielo, cream hull, one person on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern South Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 981/162016-04-25 → 2016-05-08
    Vessel navegantes, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 948/162016-04-21 → 2016-04-24
    Man overboard in 23-00S 043-15W on 21 apr
    Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1034/162016-04-07 → 2016-04-17
    12 meter S/V manara, white hull, three persons on board, overdue puerto williams (54-56S 067-37W) to port…
    Western South Atlantic · Chile To Falkland Islands
  16. HYDROLANT 826/162016-04-07 → 2016-04-17
    12 meter S/V manara, white hull, three persons on board, overdue puerto williams (54-56S 067-37W) to port…
    Western South Atlantic · Chile To Falkland Islands
  17. HYDROLANT 804/162016-04-04 → 2016-04-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 49-07.37S 054-01.50W at 040950Z apr
    Western South Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 760/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-05
    Man overboard vicinity 20-22.02S 040-11.98W on 29 mar
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 699/162016-03-22 → 2016-03-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-44S 046-51W on 22 mar
    Brazil-north Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 603/162016-03-12 → 2016-03-13
    Vessel genessis V disabled and adrift reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 25-36.5S 048-09.5W
    Brazil-south Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 561/162016-03-08 → 2016-03-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-10S 045-00W on 07 mar
    Brazil-north Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 555/162016-03-08 → 2016-03-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 33-32.13S 052-28.14W on 07 mar
    Brazil-south Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 420/162016-02-19 → 2016-04-01
    Man overboard in 02-39S 041-20W on 18 feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 392/162016-02-15 → 2016-04-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 30-00.08S 049-17.73W on 15 feb
    Brazil-south Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 375/162016-02-13 → 2016-04-03
    F/V ivanildo sank vicinity of trackline between 00-35S 047-19W and 00-53S 046-12W on 08 feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 368/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-21
    Man overboard vicinity 02-37S 039-44W on 11 feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 325/162016-02-06 → 2016-02-09
    Vessel marinheiro da viga sank in 00-13.67S 048-11.14W on 30 jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 314/162016-02-04 → 2016-02-06
    Vessel marinheiro da vigia sank in 00-13.67S 048-11.14W on 30 jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 297/162016-02-02 → 2016-02-03
    Distress signal received in 24-46S 040-04W on 02 feb
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 296/162016-02-02 → 2016-02-07
    26 foot S/V elbow grease, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in 34-30.34S 017-10.23E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  31. HYDROLANT 285/162016-02-01 → 2016-02-12
    Man overboard in 27-43.97S 048-26.87W on 01 feb
    Brazil-south Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 282/162016-02-01 → 2016-02-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 29-43.97S 048-26.87W on 01 feb
    Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 277/162016-01-31 → 2016-02-04
    Vessel marinheiro da vigia sank in 00-13.67S 048-11.14W on 30 jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 39/162016-01-04 → 2016-01-04
    Distress signal received in 20-00S 008-00W
    South Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 3216/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-01
    M/V keila, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-45.87S 048-38.00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 3120/152015-12-17 → 2015-12-21
    F/V anjo do mar sunk in 32-42.05S 052-21.00W on 17 dec
    Brazil-south Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 3052/152015-12-09 → 2015-12-10
    F/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2999/152015-12-04 → 2015-12-05
    Vessel monte maul sank in 02-32.17S 042-50.26W on 03 dec
    Brazil-north Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 2966/152015-12-01 → 2015-12-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-31.13S 037-07.33W on 30 nov
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 2948/152015-11-29 → 2015-12-12
    Vessel minas gerais sank in 23-13.65S 044-21.12W on 29 nov
    Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2927/152015-11-27 → 2015-11-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 20-59S 040-45W on 27 nov
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 2757/152015-11-10 → 2015-11-12
    Man overboard vicinity 01-27.52S 048-30.63W on 08 nov
    Brazil-north Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 2679/152015-10-30 → 2015-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V sousa novo in 15-28.68S 011-48.67E at 300529Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  44. HYDROLANT 2576/152015-10-15 → 2015-10-16
    Vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-21.30S 044-22.97W at 141250Z oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 2476/152015-10-03 → 2015-10-07
    Two persons missing from vessel vicinity 21-07.07S 040-25.88W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 2445/152015-09-30 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel clipper ventures, four persons on board, aground in 23-03.80S 043-46.89W
    Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2373/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-26
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 2359/152015-09-21 → 2015-09-22
    Vessel, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 23-10S 044-02W
    Brazil-south Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 2268/152015-09-13 → 2015-09-17
    Man overboard from vessel in 10-04.65S 035-54.47W
    Brazil-east Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 2261/152015-09-12 → 2015-10-31
    12 meter S/V jesy II, white hull, one person on board, unreported bahia blanca (38-43S 062-16W) to south…
    South Atlantic · Argentina To South Africa

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