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 2211/152015-09-06 → 2015-09-10
    Vessel jesus sobre as aguas I, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2210/152015-09-06 → 2015-09-07
    Man overboard between toque toque grande (23-50S 045-31W) and guaeca (23-48S 045-24W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 2145/152015-08-31 → 2015-10-14
    Vessel mais mar, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-08.13S 048-18.45W
    Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 2122/152015-08-28 → 2015-09-06
    Vessel jesus sobre as aguas I, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 2069/152015-08-22 → 2015-08-24
    Vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 26-00S 048-00W at 222131Z aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 1972/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard vicinity 02-06.5S 040-06.0W at 121713Z aug
    Brazil-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1968/152015-08-12 → 2015-08-20
    Man overboard vicinity 05-07S 035-22W at 120253Z aug
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2612/152015-08-09 → 2015-08-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ramatai between fiji (18-10S 178-20E) and tonga (21-08S 175-12W)
    South Pacific · Fiji To Tonga
  9. HYDROLANT 1826/152015-07-25 → 2015-08-09
    Man overboard reported in 03-56S 037-46W at 240600Z jul
    Brazil-north Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 1818/152015-07-23 → 2015-07-31
    Vessel ivanildo, two persons on board, unreported vicinity 04-40S 036-25W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1615/152015-07-02 → 2015-07-04
    M/V eclipse II reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-09.30S 052-29.88W at 020405Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 1553/152015-06-24 → 2015-06-28
    Man overboard in 25-26.90S 046-38.07W at 232100Z
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 1551/152015-06-24 → 2015-06-24
    Vessel derik, three persons on board, unreported vicinity ilha do mel (25-30-53S 048-20-02W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1525/152015-06-22 → 2015-07-18
    Vessel on fire in 25-20.32S 047-48.80W at 212131Z jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 1514/152015-06-20 → 2015-07-06
    Man overboard from vessel albatros vicinity 07-22S 009-27W at 192115Z jun
    South Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 1360/152015-06-04 → 2015-06-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-46.51S 013-13.03E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  17. HYDROLANT 1222/152015-05-19 → 2015-05-23
    Man overboard in 48-09.8S 055-41.0W 182330Z may
    Western South Atlantic
  18. HYDROPAC 1592/152015-05-14 → 2015-05-17
    12.7 meter S/V suenos, white hull, unreported papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to whangarei (35-43.5S 174-19.4E)
    South Pacific · Tahiti To New Zealand
  19. HYDROPAC 1585/152015-05-13 → 2015-05-14
    M/V suenos overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to whangarei (35-43.5S 174-19.4E)
    South Pacific · Tahiti To New Zealand
  20. HYDROLANT 1153/152015-05-12 → 2015-05-13
    Two persons missing from sunk f/v. last known position 28-00S 048-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 1142/152015-05-11 → 2015-05-14
    Man overboard vicinity 00-53.2S 048-20.6W at 110540Z may
    Brazil-north Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 1053/152015-05-01 → 2015-05-16
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-20.23S 030-42.22W
    Western South Atlantic
  23. HYDROLANT 1037/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard vicinity 51-42S 062-27W at 250030Z apr
    Western South Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 1025/152015-04-28 → 2015-05-02
    Man overboard vicinity 00-14S 047-19W at 271800Z apr
    Brazil-north Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 1006/152015-04-26 → 2015-04-27
    Distress signal received in 03-30S 032-14W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 992/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-26
    Man overboard vicinity 01-15S 048-49W
    Brazil-north Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 912/152015-04-16 → 2015-05-01
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-20.23S 030-42.22W
    Western South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 866/152015-04-13 → 2015-05-16
    10.5 meter S/V oceane, one person on board, white hull, overdue kerguelen island (49-15S 069-10E) to cape…
    South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 1240/152015-04-13 → 2015-05-16
    10.5 meter S/V oceane, one person on board, white hull, overdue kerguelen island (49-15S 069-10E) to cape…
    South Atlantic · Southwestern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROLANT 800/152015-04-06 → 2015-04-15
    S/V, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 717/152015-03-25 → 2015-04-09
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-20.23S 030-42.22W
    Western South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 692/152015-03-22 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-45S 013-15E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  33. HYDROLANT 684/152015-03-21 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 24-33.23S 042-59.10W at 091922Z mar
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 575/152015-03-10 → 2015-03-13
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 561/152015-03-08 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel sank in 26-42.50S 048-36.08W at 080131Z mar
    Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 531/152015-03-06 → 2015-03-18
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-20.23S 030-42.22W
    Western South Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 530/152015-03-05 → 2015-04-09
    Person requiring medical assistance on st helena island (15-56S 005-43W)
    South Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 486/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-06
    59 meter F/V hsiang fu chuen, white hull, 49 persons on board, possible flooding in 43-24.2S 030-32.6W
    Western South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 480/152015-02-27 → 2015-03-03
    Man overboard vicinity 01-44.25S 049-28.50W at 260700Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 424/152015-02-18 → 2015-04-26
    Vessel wrecked in 00-34.6S 047-54.6W at 181930Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 356/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-24
    Vessel fpso cidade sao mateus, six persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-east Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 337/152015-02-10 → 2015-03-18
    Vessel duro na queda sank in 18-05.10S 039-21.69W at 060459Z feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 323/152015-02-08 → 2015-02-10
    Vessel duro na queda sank in 18-05.10S 039-21.69W at 060459Z feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 309/152015-02-06 → 2015-02-08
    Vessel duro na queda sank in 18-05.10S 039-21.69W at 060459Z feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 275/152015-02-01 → 2015-02-03
    Man overboard in 00-06S 051-08W at 312130Z jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 253/152015-01-30 → 2015-01-30
    Vessel, five persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 182/152015-01-21 → 2015-02-07
    Distress signal received from M/V sagar shakti in 01-24S 005-57W at 211525Z jan
    South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 119/152015-01-15 → 2015-01-23
    Man overboard vicinity 04-08.05S 037-25.05W at 132000Z jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 117/152015-01-14 → 2015-02-07
    S/V way to brisbane, white hull, one person on board, overdue tristan da cunha (37-07S 012-17W) to cape town…
    South Atlantic · Tristan Da Cunha To South Africa
  50. HYDROLANT 103/152015-01-13 → 2015-01-13
    Vessel a. sonia, 11 persons on board, taking on water in 21-05S 040-05W at 121813Z jan
    Brazil-southeast Coast

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