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 2312/132013-09-18 → 2013-09-19
    Vessel sonho meu I sank in 14-00S 038-00W
    Brazil-east Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 2304/132013-09-18 → 2013-09-18
    Vessel sonho meu I sank in 14-00S 038-00W
    Brazil-east Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 2302/132013-09-18 → 2013-09-19
    Vessel sank in 01-28.60S 048-28.25W at 170100Z sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 2301/132013-09-18 → 2013-09-18
    S/V la belle sinking in 01-57S 044-03W at 171350Z sep
    Brazil-north Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 2228/132013-09-11 → 2013-09-18
    Distress signal received in 01-39.0S 042-07.5W
    Brazil-north Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 2224/132013-09-11 → 2013-09-12
    Vessel sank vicinity 00-00S 047-00W
    Brazil-north Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 2208/132013-09-09 → 2013-10-16
    F/V vo joao g sank vicinity 26-22.7S 048-31.3W at 041155Z sep
    Brazil-south Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 2187/132013-09-07 → 2013-09-07
    Lagoa dos patos
    Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 2166/132013-09-04 → 2013-09-09
    F/V vo joao g sank vicinity 26-22.7S 048-31.3W at 041155Z sep
    Brazil-south Coast · Ilhas Tamboretes
  10. HYDROLANT 2165/132013-09-04 → 2013-09-08
    F/V cabral, one person on board, capsized and adrift in 26-19.80S 048-27.48W at 310800Z aug
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2031/132013-08-20 → 2013-08-31
    Vessel, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 1997/132013-08-15 → 2013-08-20
    F/V sombra rio, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 1892/132013-08-03 → 2013-08-07
    Man overboard vicinity 00-38S 048-04W at 292200Z jul
    Brazil-north Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1824/132013-07-27 → 2013-08-01
    F/V izabelle, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 1813/132013-07-26 → 2013-07-27
    Vessel sea baron, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-07.12S 043-46.12W at 252223Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 1766/132013-07-20 → 2013-07-22
    Distress signal received from F/V d.mattos IV in 24-28.08S 045-33.53W
    Brazil-south Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 1649/132013-07-09 → 2013-11-07
    Angola
    Eastern South Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 1423/132013-06-10 → 2013-06-12
    F/V cap finistere, 31 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-31S 027-40W at 091130Z jun
    South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 1357/132013-06-01 → 2013-06-02
    S/V jaline, one person on board, taking on water in 05-02.92S 017-04-57W at 010153Z jun
    South Atlantic
  20. HYDROLANT 1263/132013-05-22 → 2013-06-08
    F/V peralta sank in 02-07.83S 040-11.83W at 200700Z may
    Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 1220/132013-05-16 → 2013-06-08
    Man overboard vicinity 21-48S 040-14W at 132000Z may
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 1158/132013-05-09 → 2013-05-12
    Vessel lider I, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-east Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 1134/132013-05-07 → 2013-05-07
    Vessel santa clara, four persons on board, unreported vicinity ponta do coconho (05-22S 035-19W)
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 1078/132013-04-30 → 2013-05-01
    Vessel cristo rei, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 949/132013-04-14 → 2013-06-01
    Brazil to portugal
    North Atlantic · South Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 938/132013-04-13 → 2013-05-04
    Man overboard in area bound by 36-52S 052-17W, 36-39S 051-30W, 37-07S 051-18W, 37-21S 052-06W
    Western South Atlantic · Uruguay
  27. HYDROLANT 919/132013-04-12 → 2013-04-14
    Man overboard in 23-51.80S 045-46.88W at 110130Z apr
    Brazil-south Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 918/132013-04-12 → 2013-04-13
    Man overboard in 37-03S 052-21W
    Western South Atlantic · Uruguay
  29. HYDROLANT 900/132013-04-11 → 2013-04-13
    Man overboard vicinity 22-56.52S 043-50.58W at 110313Z apr
    Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 897/132013-04-10 → 2013-04-11
    Ten meter vessel bitbil, black and white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-28.8S…
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  31. HYDROLANT 889/132013-04-09 → 2013-04-27
    Man overboard vicinity of trackline between 03-50.00S 033-03.00W and 04-22.60S 031-28.70W at 081523Z apr
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 739/132013-03-23 → 2013-03-24
    Vessel garoto de cristo, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 664/132013-03-16 → 2013-03-16
    Vessel cristo rei, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 360/132013-02-08 → 2013-02-15
    Man overboard in 19-40S 039-50W at 071400Z feb
    Brazil-east Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 175/132013-01-19 → 2013-01-20
    12 meter vessel ninja, white hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 22-53.3S 041-45.5W on 19 jan
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 170/132013-01-19 → 2013-01-22
    Eight meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 36-55.1S 053-22.1W
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  37. HYDROLANT 159/132013-01-18 → 2013-01-20
    Vessel sank between arraial do cabo (22-58S 042-01W) and praia brava (22-50S 043-11W) at 180145Z jan, one…
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 126/132013-01-15 → 2013-01-16
    Man overboard vicinity ponte rio NITEROI(22-52S 043-09W) at 131730Z jan
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 20/132013-01-03 → 2013-01-12
    Vessel rossatto aground in 23-58.63S 046-21.48W at 021850Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 3085/122012-12-31 → 2013-02-09
    40 foot S/V artic tern three, white hull, one person on board, unreported cape town to grenada
    South Atlantic · South Africa To Grenada
  41. HYDROLANT 3039/122012-12-27 → 2013-02-02
    Man overboard vicinity 20-22.1S 039-52.2W at 262030Z dec
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 3019/122012-12-22 → 2012-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel yumapi in 27-20.24S 007-37.16E at 220954Z dec
    Eastern South Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 2886/122012-12-06 → 2012-12-15
    M/V charlon 2 sank in 26-27.5S 048-34.3W at 050430Z dec
    Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 2690/122012-11-13 → 2012-11-17
    Distress signal received from M/V comandante justino in 21-03.12S 039-22.90W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 2677/122012-11-11 → 2012-11-24
    One person missing from vessel izabella, within 2.5 miles of manguinhos beach (20-11.7S 040-11.5W) at…
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 2653/122012-11-09 → 2012-11-09
    Distress signal received from vessel cala in 02-36S 008-47E at 091230Z nov
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  47. HYDROLANT 2507/122012-10-26 → 2012-11-03
    F/V diniz pesca reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 23-04S 043-09W
    Brazil-south Coast · Ilha Rasa
  48. HYDROLANT 2438/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-27
    Vessel moncao I, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-47S 041-22W on 18 oct
    Brazil-north Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 2432/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-18
    Distress signal received from M/V federal severn in 30-18S 013-43E
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  50. HYDROLANT 2408/122012-10-15 → 2012-10-31
    M/V horizonte II, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast

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