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 402/122012-02-21 → 2012-03-03
    Man overboard vicinity 03-26S 037-40W at 182330Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 282/122012-02-04 → 2012-02-18
    Man overboard from vessel rosa branca II in 02-31S 040-50W at 032343Z feb
    Brazil-north Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 276/122012-02-02 → 2012-02-04
    Distress signal received from M/V chinesa in 22-43S 015-00W at 021700Z feb
    South Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 239/122012-01-29 → 2012-02-18
    Vessel, four persons on board, engine room fire in 29-13S 048-40W at 290115Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 227/122012-01-28 → 2012-01-29
    Distress signal received in 01-36.25S 023-46.50W
    South Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 225/122012-01-27 → 2012-02-25
    Man overboard vicinity ponta da trindade (23-22S 044-43W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 209/122012-01-26 → 2012-01-27
    Vessel busca vida aground in 13-02.50S 038-38.95W at 242005Z jan
    Brazil-east Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 205/122012-01-25 → 2012-02-11
    Man overboard from M/V msc chelsea in 29-48S 016-05E at 250600Z jan
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  9. HYDROLANT 187/122012-01-23 → 2012-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-19-58S 010-06-23E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 174/122012-01-22 → 2012-02-11
    Man overboard vicinity 24-25.6S 045-26.6W at 211343Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 149/122012-01-19 → 2012-01-22
    Man overboard in 12-35.93S 037-56.92W at 181300Z jan
    Brazil-east Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 144/122012-01-19 → 2012-01-19
    Man overboard in 12-35.93S 035-56.92W at 182359Z jan
    Brazil-east Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 121/122012-01-16 → 2012-03-02
    Vessel marimanda wrecked in 23-34.95S 041-06.68W at 151713Z jan
    Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 93/122012-01-11 → 2012-01-21
    Distress signal received vicinity 15-57S 002-28E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  15. HYDROLANT 77/122012-01-10 → 2012-02-01
    Distress signal received in 22-42.47S 040-24.13W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROLANT 64/122012-01-08 → 2012-01-09
    Vessel doquinha, three persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 2305/112011-12-31 → 2012-01-01
    M/V sol summer, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 19-11S 039-01W at 301000Z dec
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 2138/112011-12-13 → 2011-12-19
    Vessel reports crewman sick in 22-31S 018-50W at 122033Z dec
    South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 2133/112011-12-11 → 2011-12-16
    Man overboard vicinity 21-13.63S 040-37.42W at 110001Z dec
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2130/112011-12-11 → 2011-12-13
    Man overboard vicinity 17-20.75S 039-13.08W at 102100Z dec
    Brazil-east Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 2064/112011-12-06 → 2011-12-09
    Man overboard in 23-42.5S 045-24.8W at 041923Z dec
    Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2061/112011-12-06 → 2011-12-16
    Vessel bruno unreported
    Brazil-north Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2042/112011-12-03 → 2011-12-10
    S/V rollerman unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 1992/112011-11-26 → 2011-12-06
    Man overboard vicinity 03-25.0S 038-23.5W at 252143Z nov
    Brazil-north Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 1948/112011-11-20 → 2011-11-27
    Vessel playa de sono reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 28-32S 020-34W
    Western South Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 1835/112011-11-05 → 2011-11-06
    Vessel ygaraoca, two persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 1797/112011-10-31 → 2011-11-12
    Tristan da cunha
    South Atlantic
  28. HYDROLANT 1697/112011-10-16 → 2012-01-21
    Nga chart 24172 (4TH ed)
    Brazil-east Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 1604/112011-10-01 → 2011-10-08
    Man overboard vicinity ilha da paz (26-10S 048-29W)
    Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 1540/112011-09-23 → 2011-09-23
    Distress signal received from M/V brave heart vicinity 19-05S 002-53E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1539/112011-09-22 → 2011-09-24
    M/V ocean prince reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 25-03S 042-18W at 211920Z sep
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 1535/112011-09-22 → 2011-09-24
    Man overboard vicinity 16-30S 038-59W
    Brazil-east Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 1531/112011-09-21 → 2011-09-22
    M/V oxum mare, one person on board, unreported
    Brazil-east Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 1503/112011-09-17 → 2011-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-36-53S 013-12-55E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  35. HYDROLANT 1445/112011-09-10 → 2011-09-24
    F/V deuse e amor, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 27-12.72S 048-30.10W at 080600Z sep
    Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 1413/112011-09-06 → 2011-10-22
    Brazil to cape town
    South Atlantic
  37. HYDROLANT 1412/112011-09-05 → 2011-09-17
    Man overboard in 06-07S 034-42W at 041130Z sep
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2512/112011-09-05 → 2011-10-22
    Brazil to cape town
    South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 1360/112011-08-25 → 2011-08-28
    Man overboard vicinity 00-32.60S 047-55-00W at 240400Z aug
    Brazil-north Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 1327/112011-08-21 → 2011-08-27
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 22-43S 040-47W at 202313Z aug
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 1223/112011-08-01 → 2011-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V chien tsao NO.322 in 25-17S 005-19E at 011800Z aug
    South Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1215/112011-07-31 → 2011-08-06
    Vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-25S 034-25W at 301020Z jul
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1189/112011-07-27 → 2011-08-27
    Man overboard vicinity 24-51.25S 044-45.22W at 260100Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 1149/112011-07-15 → 2011-07-16
    Vessel rio vello reports crewman sick requiring medical assistance in 28-17S 041-51W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1118/112011-07-07 → 2011-07-11
    Vessel nm ever shining reports sick crewman in 27-07.9S 032-24.0W at 070200Z jul
    South Atlantic
  46. HYDROLANT 993/112011-06-14 → 2011-06-25
    Angola to congo
    Eastern South Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 977/112011-06-11 → 2011-07-02
    F/V wiltamar III, six persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 976/112011-06-11 → 2011-06-13
    Man overboard vicinity 22-52.37S 040-47.82W at 101610Z jun
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 963/112011-06-09 → 2011-06-18
    Vessel, four persons on board, unreported
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 962/112011-06-09 → 2011-06-18
    Man overboard in 32-58.47S 051-11.83W on 05 jun
    Brazil-south Coast

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