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 81/152015-01-11 → 2015-01-27
    Man overboard vicinity 03-11.22S 039-16.72W at 082150Z jan
    Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 31/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-08
    Man overboard vicinity ponta do jurujuba (22-55.2S 043-07.2W) at 041730Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 3152/142014-12-27 → 2014-12-28
    Vessel gold igo, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.89S 042-38.65W at 270930Z dec
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 2912/142014-11-30 → 2014-12-01
    F/V santa clara costeira, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 27-19S 048-10W
    Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 2879/142014-11-27 → 2014-11-27
    Distress signal received from M/V arion in 26-21S 011-04E at 262329Z nov
    Eastern South Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 2837/142014-11-23 → 2014-12-03
    Man overboard vicinity 10-30.99S 036-21.42W
    Brazil-east Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2774/142014-11-17 → 2014-11-19
    M/V, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 2764/142014-11-16 → 2014-11-17
    F/V luana filho, five persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 20-14.90S 039-42.08W at 151720Z nov
    Brazil-east Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 2604/142014-10-27 → 2014-10-28
    Vessel andre II, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 2497/142014-10-14 → 2014-11-03
    S/V tunante II, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 29-23.43S 046-21.64W at 131931Z oct
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2496/142014-10-13 → 2014-10-18
    Vessel estrela X, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2350/142014-09-29 → 2014-10-07
    Man overboard vicinity 02-16S 042-39W at 290230Z sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 2251/142014-09-17 → 2014-09-30
    Vessel american kilowa, unreported
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2235/142014-09-16 → 2014-09-17
    Vessel bolinha II, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2171/142014-09-07 → 2014-09-08
    F/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 22-58S 042-00W at 062100Z sep
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 2115/142014-09-02 → 2014-10-09
    Two persons missing from capsized vessel bob marlim in 23-00S 043-00W at 012253Z sep
    Brazil-south Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 2112/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-12
    Man overboard vicinity 02-16.10S 031-12.88W at 011913Z sep
    Western South Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2105/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-02
    S/V libertad reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity ilha do pai (22-59S 043-05W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 2104/142014-09-01 → 2014-09-02
    Vessel noracia, one person on board, unreported vicinity 30-00S 050-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2075/142014-08-29 → 2014-10-09
    Man overboard vicinity 01-39.7S 043-05.0W at 282330Z aug
    Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2070/142014-08-29 → 2014-08-29
    Man overboard from F/V jr II vicinity 01-39.7S 043-05.0W
    Brazil-north Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2050/142014-08-27 → 2014-09-30
    S/V tunante II, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 32-46S 049-37W at 261831Z aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2029/142014-08-24 → 2014-08-26
    Vessel carta branca, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 2019/142014-08-23 → 2014-08-26
    F/V taking on water vicinity 23-00S 041-00W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 1943/142014-08-14 → 2014-08-15
    S/V madame reye, two persons on board, unreported ubatuba (23-27.0S 045-04.0W)) to santa catarina (25-59.5S…
    Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 1898/142014-08-08 → 2014-08-09
    Vessel solitaire reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-15.2S 029-54.0W at 071630Z aug
    Western South Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 1825/142014-07-28 → 2014-07-28
    Distress signal received vicinity 13-24S 001-34E at 280335Z jul
    Eastern South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1745/142014-07-18 → 2014-07-20
    Distress signal received from S/V suli in 38-06-02S 014-25-37E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  29. HYDROPAC 2116/142014-07-18 → 2014-07-20
    Distress signal received from S/V suli in 38-06-02S 014-25-37E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  30. HYDROLANT 1635/142014-07-05 → 2014-07-10
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 20-51.4S 040-43.6W at 050313Z jul
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 1634/142014-07-05 → 2014-07-05
    F/V, one person on board, unreported vicinity ilhas piuma (20-51.5S 040-43.5W)
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1902/142014-06-30 → 2014-06-30
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yu 28 in: a. 26-04-37S 168-44-31E
    Western South Pacific
  33. HYDROLANT 1572/142014-06-27 → 2014-07-05
    M/V golar grand reports two crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-28S 003-11W at 270530Z jun
    Eastern South Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1566/142014-06-26 → 2014-06-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-48.0S 003-24.4W at 260900Z jun
    Eastern South Atlantic
  35. HYDROLANT 1512/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-30
    Man overboard in 04-46.7S 035-29.5W at 181957Z jun
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 1456/142014-06-11 → 2014-06-28
    Distress signal received vicinity 41-31S 014-35W
    South Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1452/142014-06-10 → 2014-06-11
    Distress signal received 41-12.5S 014-35.0W
    South Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1215/142014-05-13 → 2014-05-13
    F/V matxikorta reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 002-26.3S 008-39.1E at 151311Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1165/142014-05-08 → 2014-05-09
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 1163/142014-05-07 → 2014-05-09
    Distress signal received, vicinity 05-10S 011-53E at 071721Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  41. HYDROLANT 1097/142014-04-27 → 2014-04-27
    Distress signal received from M/V alexander the great in 20-25S 009-21W at 271418Z apr
    South Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 972/142014-04-09 → 2014-05-24
    French guiana to brazil
    Western Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 895/142014-04-02 → 2014-04-09
    F/V mairlajm reports two crewmen missing
    Brazil-north Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 890/142014-04-01 → 2014-04-09
    Distress signal received vicinity 24-30S 043-40W
    Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 855/142014-03-28 → 2014-03-29
    Man overboard in 09-53.13S 035-29.37W at 281143Z mar
    Brazil-east Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 779/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-19
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-44S 033-27W at 172213Z mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  47. HYDROLANT 778/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-22
    Vessel sank vicinity 28-00S 043-00W at 180951Z mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 710/142014-03-10 → 2014-03-22
    Man overboard vicinity 32-17.68S 052-03.80W at 100330Z mar
    Brazil-south Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 663/142014-03-05 → 2014-03-06
    F/V copa II, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-30S 034-49W at 041400Z mar
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 640/142014-03-02 → 2014-03-19
    Distress signal received in 03-03S 030-30W
    Western South Atlantic

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