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.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 1997
1,590

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the South Atlantic Ocean right now.

By year

97
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the South Atlantic Ocean

Archive · 1,590 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 1495/102010-08-04 → 2010-08-14
    M/V katsuragi maru reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 26-28.1S 015-03.5W
    South Atlantic
  2. HYDROLANT 1462/102010-07-30 → 2010-07-31
    Vessel shipwrecked with one person missing in 25-52.48S 048-35.15W at 271830Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 1440/102010-07-28 → 2010-07-30
    Vessel shipwrecked with two persons missing in 25-52.48S 048-35.15W
    Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 1414/102010-07-24 → 2010-07-27
    M/V cape syros reports two crewmen requiring medical assistance in 12-23.4S 028-05.4W at 232200Z jul
    South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 1396/102010-07-21 → 2010-07-29
    Man overboard vicinity 03-10S 038-34W at 211130Z jul
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 1382/102010-07-19 → 2010-07-24
    F/V urutu, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 24-17S 045-15W at 191950Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 1362/102010-07-17 → 2010-07-26
    Ilhas da trindade and martin vaz
    South Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 1300/102010-07-08 → 2010-07-15
    Man overboard vicinity 06-11S 034-55W at 080400Z jul
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 1269/102010-07-05 → 2010-07-07
    F/V amanda santos reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-43.5S 045-36.5W at 051645Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 1263/102010-07-05 → 2010-07-06
    Crewman requiring medical assistance in 25-55.8S 040-26.5W at 041440Z jul
    Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1257/102010-07-04 → 2010-07-05
    Man overboard in 23-23.81S 042-52.94W at 031900Z jul
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 1167/102010-06-23 → 2010-06-25
    Person requiring medical assistance in 25-27S 044-10W
    Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 1158/102010-06-23 → 2010-06-23
    Distress signal received vicinity 23-25.28S 044-24.77W at 221304Z jun
    Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 1093/102010-06-12 → 2010-06-14
    S/V restless, pale blue hull, overdue falkland islands (51-42.0S 057-51.0W) to cape town (33-55.5S 018-25.4E)
    Falkland Islands To South Africa
  15. HYDROLANT 1040/102010-06-06 → 2010-06-11
    Vessel gastao motta reports one crewman sick in 31-14.3S 028-57.0W
    South Atlantic · Brazil
  16. HYDROLANT 993/102010-05-31 → 2010-06-01
    F/V astro san I reports one crewman sick within 60 miles of santos (23-58S 046-20W) on 31 may
    Brazil-south Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 976/102010-05-29 → 2010-06-23
    Man overboard vicinity 32-23S 052-06W at 290258Z may
    South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 965/102010-05-27 → 2010-06-04
    Man overboard in 36-44S 044-41W at 261700Z may
    South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 962/102010-05-27 → 2010-05-28
    Distress signal received in 24-57.85S 044-43.83W at 262332Z may
    Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 903/102010-05-20 → 2010-06-12
    Man overboard vicinity 16-42S 018-48W at 192055Z may
    South Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 821/102010-05-10 → 2010-06-05
    F/V sao luiz gonsaga shipwrecked vicinity 23-03.3S 042-57.6W at 090335Z may
    Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 717/102010-04-25 → 2010-04-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 05-41.0S 035-10.5W at 241600Z apr
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 715/102010-04-24 → 2010-04-26
    Vessel shipwrecked with three persons missing vicinity 18-15.38S 039-27.43W at 250245Z apr
    Brazil-east Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 675/102010-04-19 → 2010-04-20
    M/V cape bon reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-13.0S 035-23.4W
    Brazil-east Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 661/102010-04-16 → 2010-04-28
    Distress signal received vicinity 33-45.18S 012-11.02W
    South Atlantic
  26. HYDROLANT 517/102010-03-25 → 2010-03-26
    Distress signal received from S/V fuscia in 03-52S 033-47W at 241004Z mar
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 457/102010-03-17 → 2010-03-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V maia stella in 03-52S 033-47W at 170450Z mar
    Brazil-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 453/102010-03-16 → 2010-04-16
    Distress signal received on 8414.5 khz in 02-50S 029-00W
    South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 428/102010-03-12 → 2010-03-13
    M/V professor logachev reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 20-21S 039-01W
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 420/102010-03-11 → 2010-03-27
    Man overboard from vessel gant vision in 37-15S 010-44E at 110055Z mar
    Eastern South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 363/102010-02-27 → 2010-02-28
    Vessel sank in 26-42.58S 048-37.02W at 260130Z feb
    Brazil-south Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 359/102010-02-26 → 2010-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-45S 003-45W
    South Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 353/102010-02-25 → 2010-03-13
    Man overboard vicinity 23-06.18S 043-36.25W at 240118Z feb
    Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 347/102010-02-23 → 2010-02-24
    Vessel samara II, four persons on board, unreported vicinity 02-49.6S 039-09.6W
    Brazil-north Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 332/102010-02-21 → 2010-03-02
    Vessel serendipety, white hull, two persons on board, unreported arraial do cabo (22-57.9S 042-01.7W) to…
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 327/102010-02-20 → 2010-02-24
    Distress signal received from vessel novo concordia in 27-17.85S 040-50.27W at 181813Z feb
    South Atlantic · Brazil
  37. HYDROLANT 320/102010-02-19 → 2010-02-26
    Man overboard vicinity 46-46S 060-45W
    South Atlantic · Argentina
  38. HYDROLANT 316/102010-02-19 → 2010-02-20
    Distress signal received from vessel novo concordia in 27-17.85S 040-50.27W at 181813Z feb
    South Atlantic · Brazil
  39. HYDROLANT 219/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-03
    Vessel lavingna mares, two persons on board, unreported between tres ilhas (20-36.9S 040-22.8W) and ilha…
    Brazil-east Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 190/102010-01-30 → 2010-01-31
    S/V tir na nog, one person on board, in need of assistance in 09-02.54S 035-11.60W on 30 jan
    Brazil-east Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 158/102010-01-26 → 2010-01-27
    F/V nicassia da costa reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-59.87S 050-04.04W
    Brazil-south Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 135/102010-01-22 → 2010-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-00S 004-15W
    South Atlantic
  43. HYDROLANT 133/102010-01-22 → 2010-01-25
    Derelict 12 meter F/V dallas II capsized and adrift in 23-43.51S 042-39.39W on 21 jan
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 114/102010-01-19 → 2010-01-21
    F/V nuevo monte ventosa reports crewman sick in 30-03S 043-35W at 181810Z jan
    South Atlantic · Brazil
  45. HYDROLANT 93/102010-01-15 → 2010-01-16
    Vessel splendour of the seas reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-57.83S 050-24.83W
  46. HYDROLANT 67/102010-01-13 → 2010-01-16
    Derelict 12 meter F/V dallas II capsized and adrift in 22-12.50S 039-55.20W on 12 jan
    Brazil-southeast Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 2471/092009-12-19 → 2009-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-05-18S 011-37-50E
  48. HYDROLANT 2465/092009-12-18 → 2009-12-22
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported within 11 miles of 20-59S 040-40W
  49. HYDROLANT 2297/092009-11-25 → 2009-11-26
    Distress signal received from F/V playa de pesmar vicinity 11-26S 034-14W
  50. HYDROLANT 2257/092009-11-20 → 2009-11-21
    F/V velozo II, three persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 07-59S 034-02W

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South Atlantic Ocean — page 20 · seahazards