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 639/142014-03-02 → 2014-03-09
    Vessel pacifico, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 06-48.86S 034-42.30W
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 538/142014-02-21 → 2014-02-25
    Man overboard in 43-20S 040-40W
    Western South Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 535/142014-02-21 → 2014-02-23
    Vessel tweety, six persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 507/142014-02-19 → 2014-02-21
    Man overboard vicinity 23-00S 044-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 379/142014-02-07 → 2014-02-22
    Man overboard vicinity praia de monte alto (22-57S 042-07W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 341/142014-02-04 → 2014-02-05
    Man overboard vicinity ilha do machadinho light 00-10.8S 048-45.9W at 030525Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 327/142014-02-03 → 2014-02-07
    Man overboard vicinity 23-00S 043-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 265/142014-01-29 → 2014-02-22
    24 meter S/V prince de bretagne, one person on board, capsized and adrift in 19-35S 025-03W at 282200Z jan
    Western South Atlantic
  9. HYDROLANT 251/142014-01-27 → 2014-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V prince de bretagne, one person on board, in 19-40.5S 024-29.6W
    South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 232/142014-01-24 → 2014-02-01
    Man overboard vicinity 09-40.5S 035-31.5W
    Brazil-east Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 222/142014-01-24 → 2014-01-25
    Man overboard vicinity 03-40.5S 038-27.2W
    Brazil-north Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 188/142014-01-18 → 2014-01-19
    Distress signal received vicinity 26-00S 048-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 182/142014-01-18 → 2014-01-18
    Distress signal received from F/V mar da fe I in 23-52.60S 044-13.58W
    Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 60/142014-01-07 → 2014-01-11
    10.7 meter S/V idefix 2, white hull, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 32-28.76S 012-57.41E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 58/142014-01-07 → 2014-01-08
    Person missing vicinity barra de guaratiba (23-02-34S 043-32-52W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 45/142014-01-06 → 2014-01-22
    Distress signal received in 02-11S 042-49W
    Brazil-north Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 38/142014-01-06 → 2014-01-06
    Distress signal received in 06-53.00S 034-08.03W
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 36/142014-01-05 → 2014-01-07
    10.7 meter S/V idefix 2, white hull, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 33-47.0S 013-09.6E…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 12/142014-01-02 → 2014-01-03
    Baia de guanabara
    Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 3370/132013-12-28 → 2013-12-29
    Five persons missing from capsized F/V deus e amor
    Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 3311/132013-12-22 → 2013-12-24
    Man overboard in 47-10.88S 047-53.73W at 211820Z dec
    Western South Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 3306/132013-12-22 → 2013-12-23
    43 foot S/V miscky, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 31-05S 014-54E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  23. HYDROLANT 3271/132013-12-18 → 2013-12-19
    Man overboard vicinity ilha da queimada grande (24-29S 046-41W) at 180700Z dec
    Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 3210/132013-12-12 → 2013-12-12
    55 foot vessel mussulo III, three persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 36-28S 003-18E at 120430Z…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Brazil To South Africa
  25. HYDROLANT 3172/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-12
    55 foot vessel mussulo III, three persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 37-45S 006-51W at 081226Z…
    South Atlantic · Brazil To South Africa
  26. HYDROLANT 3162/132013-12-07 → 2013-12-09
    55 foot vessel mussulo III, three persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 38-15S 009-15W at 071200Z…
    South Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 3068/132013-11-30 → 2013-12-07
    Vessel sank vicinity 21-37S 041-00W at 292130Z nov
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 3067/132013-11-30 → 2013-11-30
    Vessel sank vicinity 22-58S 043-07W at 292130Z nov
    Brazil-south Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 3035/132013-11-28 → 2013-11-29
    M/V vo tonho reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 27-19.67S 048-01.83W at 281931Z nov
    Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 3010/132013-11-27 → 2013-11-29
    F/V estrela guia, six persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity 25-00S 045-00W
    Brazil-south Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 3003/132013-11-26 → 2014-01-03
    Man overboard in 12-27.9S 024-13.4W at 250930Z nov
    South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2969/132013-11-21 → 2013-11-24
    Vessel macae rj capsized and adrift in 26-27.18S 048-36.72W
    Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 2946/132013-11-20 → 2013-11-21
    Distress signal received from vessel bg mahakam in 04-29S 011-24E at 201439Z nov
    Eastern South Atlantic · Congo
  34. HYDROLANT 2934/132013-11-20 → 2013-11-21
    Distress signal received vicinity 06-07.73S 033-45.80W at 192113Z nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 2853/132013-11-12 → 2013-11-14
    Vessel merces II, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2821/132013-11-08 → 2013-11-30
    Man overboard in 32-16.75S 050-44.78W at 081832Z nov
    Brazil-south Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 2757/132013-11-04 → 2013-11-06
    Arquipelago de fernando de noronha
    South Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 2695/132013-10-28 → 2013-10-30
    M/V adamastos reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 01-06.0S 048-29.5W at 270800Z oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 2651/132013-10-23 → 2013-10-27
    F/V compescal-v capsized, three crewman missing vicinity 04-18.95S 037-43.72W at 231140Z oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 2596/132013-10-19 → 2013-10-19
    Vessel assemio, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-09.93S 039-02.75W at 181905Z oct
    Brazil-east Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2536/132013-10-13 → 2013-10-14
    F/V argos pereira reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-32S 036-41W at 131710Z oct
    Brazil-east Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 2478/132013-10-07 → 2013-10-19
    M/V gaschem hamburg reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 35-20.2S 007-05.6W
    South Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2474/132013-10-07 → 2013-10-08
    Two persons missing from vessel caboto II vicinity 13-00S 038-00W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 2473/132013-10-07 → 2013-10-08
    One person missing from aground vessel fugitivo vicinity 11-00S 037-00W
    Brazil-east Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 2467/132013-10-06 → 2013-10-08
    Two vessels, two persons on board, unreported between 23-08.6S 014-26.4E and 23-08.2S 014-26.3E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  46. HYDROLANT 2423/132013-10-01 → 2013-10-04
    Vessel sara IX sank vicinity 04-31S 037-32W at 252223Z sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2421/132013-10-01 → 2013-10-05
    M/V stellar samba reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-37S 010-02W
    South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 2416/132013-09-30 → 2013-10-04
    Distress signal received from F/V nuevo atum in 27-43.98S 010-35.65W at 292341Z sep
    South Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 2348/132013-09-23 → 2013-09-24
    Vessel sank in 01-28.5S 048-28.1W at 212240Z sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 2314/132013-09-19 → 2013-09-22
    Vessel sonho meu I sank in 14-00S 039-00W
    Brazil-east Coast

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