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 1347/232023-06-17 → 2023-07-07
    F/V safadi seif sank in 27-57.23S 048-07.22W at 162255Z jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  2. HYDROLANT 1059/232023-05-14 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in vicinity 50-30.00S 017-00.00E at 130559Z may
    Eastern South Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 800/232023-04-14 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received from S/V puffin in 46-45.30S 036-41.20W
    Western South Atlantic
  4. HYDROLANT 792/232023-04-13 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received from S/V puffin in 46-46.27S 036-46.00W
    Western South Atlantic
  5. HYDROLANT 784/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    Man overboard in vicinity 26-10.00S 048-20.60W on 11 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  6. HYDROLANT 780/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-28
    S/V akeal II, white hull, one person on board, overdue cape town (33-55.50S 018-25.40E) to st
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa To St · Helena
  7. HYDROLANT 727/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-21
    S/V sufoco III unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  8. HYDROLANT 726/232023-04-04 → 2023-04-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-03.35S 035-08.74W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  9. HYDROLANT 664/232023-03-26 → 2023-04-14
    Man overboard from vessel in 06-53.00S 034-35.00W on 23 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  10. HYDROLANT 643/232023-03-24 → 2023-04-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 06-52.98S 034-34.98W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  11. HYDROLANT 564/232023-03-15 → 2023-03-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 11-04.40S 036-03.05W on 14 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  12. HYDROLANT 538/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-31
    Person requiring medical assistance on tristan da cunha island (37-06.19S 012-16.38W)
    South Atlantic
  13. HYDROLANT 176/232023-01-21 → 2023-02-10
    Man overboard from M/V msc korea in 19-43.19S 012-19.43W at 211200Z jan
    South Atlantic
  14. HYDROLANT 10/232023-01-02 → 2023-01-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-56.97S 043-52.82W on 01 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  15. HYDROLANT 3311/222022-12-28 → 2023-02-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-05.15S 044-33.08W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  16. HYDROLANT 3219/222022-12-15 → 2023-01-13
    M/V msc seashore reports person on board requiring medical assistance in 19-03.13S 039-00.68W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  17. HYDROPAC 3498/222022-12-08 → 2022-12-23
    Man overboard from vessel boloko 1 in 35-38.51S 019-21.64E at 080220Z dec
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  18. HYDROLANT 3140/222022-12-07 → 2022-12-23
    Person missing from vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  19. HYDROLANT 3115/222022-12-05 → 2022-12-23
    Distress signal received from vessel MADRP081 in 14-20.40S 011-28.00E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  20. HYDROLANT 3110/222022-12-04 → 2022-12-23
    Two persons missing from F/V santa terezinha in vicinity 04-46.00S 036-53.00W on 04 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  21. HYDROLANT 3030/222022-11-25 → 2022-11-25
    Vessel master jupiter reports one person requiring medical assistance in 13-42.00S 036-39.00W on 24 nov 22
    Western South Atlantic
  22. HYDROLANT 2979/222022-11-20 → 2022-12-09
    S/V alejandra, black hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  23. HYDROLANT 2898/222022-11-12 → 2022-12-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-41.12S 040-39.68W on 12 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  24. HYDROLANT 2767/222022-11-01 → 2022-12-02
    Vessel antonio maria, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 18-43.00S 038-56.00W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  25. HYDROLANT 2763/222022-10-31 → 2022-11-23
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-32.42S 039-51.58W on 30 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  26. HYDROLANT 2261/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-09
    Vessel, pink hull, sank in vicinity 13-04.67S 038-37.12W on 07 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  27. HYDROLANT 2253/222022-09-08 → 2022-09-08
    Vessel with two persons on board adrift in vicinity 13-04.67S 038-37.12W on 07 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  28. HYDROLANT 2174/222022-09-01 → 2022-09-16
    Four persons missing from vessel bencao de deus in vicinity 18-48.35S 039-01.50W on 26 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  29. HYDROLANT 2124/222022-08-27 → 2022-09-02
    One person missing from wrecked jet ski in vicinity 04-06.00S 038-08.90W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  30. HYDROLANT 2119/222022-08-27 → 2022-09-16
    M/V minanur cebi 1 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-52.00S 036-38.00W on 27 aug
    Western South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1874/222022-07-28 → 2022-07-29
    Fisherman missing from vessel on 25 jul in area bound by 04-56.30S 036-38.20W, 04-49.00S 036-51.50W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  32. HYDROLANT 1855/222022-07-26 → 2022-07-28
    Fisherman missing from vessel on 23 jul in area bound by 05-04.0S 036-40.6W, 04-56.3S 036-38.2W, 04-49.0S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  33. HYDROLANT 1837/222022-07-22 → 2022-08-12
    Man overboard from vessel in 12-52.53S 038-02.62W on 22 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  34. HYDROLANT 1820/222022-07-20 → 2022-08-05
    F/V, three person on board, overdue
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  35. HYDROLANT 1599/222022-06-22 → 2022-07-08
    Distress signal received from M/V thais IV in 06-25.00S 033-57.20W on 22 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  36. HYDROLANT 1510/222022-06-12 → 2022-07-01
    Vessel moby dick, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  37. HYDROLANT 1483/222022-06-09 → 2022-06-12
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity in 32-14.00S 021-38.00W
    Eastern North Atlantic
  38. HYDROLANT 1335/222022-05-21 → 2022-06-10
    Distress signal received from M/V monjasa trader in 14-42.72S 011-04.51E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  39. HYDROLANT 1324/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    Vessel, yellow hull with white stripes, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  40. HYDROLANT 1135/222022-04-25 → 2022-05-13
    Man overboard from M/V OJAS/3EOU2 in 31-30.20S 002-33.80E at 250935Z apr
    Eastern South Atlantic
  41. HYDROLANT 1084/222022-04-17 → 2022-04-17
    Ten meter S/V eleanor, white hull, two persons on board, unreported cape town (33-56.0S 018-25.0E) to…
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  42. HYDROLANT 1060/222022-04-14 → 2022-04-14
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1059/222022-04-14 → 2022-04-16
    Vessel, three persons on board, sank
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 1057/222022-04-14 → 2022-04-14
    Vessel, three persons on board, sank
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1030/222022-04-11 → 2022-04-18
    Six meter S/V hummingbird, black and white hull, two persons on board, overdue st
    South Atlantic · Eastern North Atlantic · St · Helena To Cape Verde
  46. HYDROLANT 995/222022-04-08 → 2022-04-10
    Three crewmen missing from M/V mila maria in vicinity 02-39.47S 040-40.40W on 05 april
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 939/222022-04-02 → 2022-04-05
    Distress signal received from vessel cresty reporting crewman requiring medical assistance in 20-06.1S…
    South Atlantic
  48. HYDROPAC 855/222022-03-31 → 2022-03-31
    M/V km anugrah, five persons on board, unreported taliabu (01-48-00S 124-48-00E) to manui (23-13-55S…
    Western South Pacific · South Pacific · Indonesia
  49. HYDROLANT 895/222022-03-29 → 2022-03-31
    Vessel danaina, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 878/222022-03-28 → 2022-03-30
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 08-18.60S 034-57.23W 27 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil

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