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 878/082008-05-25 → 2008-05-27
    Man overboard in 19-12S 038-50W at 240700Z may
  2. HYDROLANT 829/082008-05-15 → 2008-06-28
    Man overboard from M/V idefix bulker vicinity 24-40S 009-51E
  3. HYDROLANT 813/082008-05-13 → 2008-05-17
    Man overboard in 04-35.8S 036-54.6W at 112300Z may
  4. HYDROLANT 812/082008-05-13 → 2008-05-17
    Man overboard in 09-30S 035-16W at 112230Z may
  5. HYDROLANT 757/082008-05-03 → 2008-05-05
    M/V fast arrow reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 22-28.1S 030-34.7W at 031100Z may
  6. HYDROLANT 690/082008-04-22 → 2008-05-03
    Man overboard vicinity 26-24.32S 048-22.00W at 212344Z apr
  7. HYDROLANT 683/082008-04-21 → 2008-04-26
    Man overboard vicinity 26-28S 048-09W at 202223Z apr
  8. HYDROLANT 651/082008-04-16 → 2008-04-26
    M/V generates samba sunk within 300 meters of cabo sao tome light (22-02.5S 041-03.2W)
  9. HYDROLANT 650/082008-04-16 → 2008-04-26
    M/V renascente II, six persons on board, taking on water in 22-57S 042-21W
  10. HYDROLANT 537/082008-03-31 → 2008-04-04
    Vessel lili, four persons on board, unreported
  11. HYDROLANT 457/082008-03-16 → 2008-03-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 55-13S 065-25W
  12. HYDROLANT 381/082008-03-02 → 2008-03-04
    F/V mar do rosto reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-34S 021-05W at 012259Z mar
  13. HYDROLANT 372/082008-02-28 → 2008-03-01
    S/V berg with nine persons on board unreported to puerto deseado (47-45S 065-56W)
  14. HYDROLANT 365/082008-02-27 → 2008-03-01
    Hot air balloon down, four persons missing, vicinity 22-25.60S 040-01.78W
  15. HYDROPAC 338/082008-02-22 → 2008-02-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in: a. 37-35S 179-17W
  16. HYDROLANT 316/082008-02-15 → 2008-02-27
    Seven persons in life raft in 44-13.8S 064-53.5W
  17. HYDROLANT 235/082008-02-02 → 2008-02-05
    Derelict F/V ferrameles capsized, partially submerged and adrift in 50-20.16S 058-10.96W
  18. HYDROLANT 160/082008-01-22 → 2008-01-23
    F/V vo joao reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 32-59.5S 051-02.5W at 211709Z jan
  19. HYDROLANT 10/082008-01-02 → 2008-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-15S 013-00W
  20. HYDROPAC 2243/072007-12-22 → 2008-02-03
    Distress signals received on 121.5 mhz in: a. 40-58S 163-58W
  21. HYDROLANT 2128/072007-12-20 → 2007-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-53S 039-53W
  22. HYDROLANT 2114/072007-12-17 → 2007-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-29.1S 030-40.6W
  23. HYDROLANT 2055/072007-12-11 → 2007-12-15
    Man overboard vicinity 16-35S 036-25W at 100001Z dec
  24. HYDROPAC 2094/072007-11-27 → 2008-02-03
    Distress signals received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 45-33S 174-12E and 53-24S 143-11W
  25. HYDROPAC 1965/072007-11-09 → 2007-11-14
    Ten meter S/V tiki, blue hull, one person on board, unreported auckland (36-52S 174-46E) to papeete (17-30S…
  26. HYDROLANT 1790/072007-10-27 → 2007-10-28
    Vessel humber clipper reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-22.5S 036-50.3W at 260945Z oct
  27. HYDROLANT 1785/072007-10-26 → 2007-10-30
    F/V totorota reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-02S 029-28W at 251120Z oct
  28. HYDROLANT 1511/072007-09-01 → 2007-10-21
    F/V fidji V capsized, one person missing in 23-44.00S 043-01.13W at 312250Z aug
  29. HYDROLANT 1429/072007-08-16 → 2007-08-23
    M/V snatch unreported, three persons on board, last known position 00-26S 030-29W
  30. HYDROLANT 1338/072007-07-30 → 2007-10-21
    M/V mt southway reports crewman requiring medical assistance, possible heart attack, in 14-28S 011-15E
  31. HYDROLANT 1286/072007-07-23 → 2007-09-06
    Distress signal received from M/V caribbean lady in 40-46S 053-36W
  32. HYDROPAC 1272/072007-07-22 → 2007-09-06
    16 meter S/V pasada manana, white hull, one person on board, overdue honolulu (21-19N 157-50W) to melbourne…
  33. HYDROLANT 1256/072007-07-17 → 2007-07-19
    M/V atrevido I, seven persons onboard, adrift in vicinity 34-16.00S 051-48.10W at 160255Z jul
  34. HYDROPAC 1219/072007-07-14 → 2007-09-06
    Distress signal received vicinity 55-46S 024-35W
  35. HYDROLANT 1230/072007-07-12 → 2007-07-14
    M/V quetzal, white hull adrift vicinity 27-17.0S 047-44.7W with three persons on board
  36. HYDROLANT 1227/072007-07-11 → 2007-07-12
    M/V quetzal, white hull, three persons onboard, overdue punta del este (34-58S 054-56W) to florianopolis…
  37. HYDROLANT 1175/072007-07-06 → 2007-07-09
    Man overboard in 19-17S 036-55W at 050500Z jul
  38. HYDROLANT 1158/072007-07-04 → 2007-07-08
    Last known position 03-46S 032-23W at 021700Z jul
    M/V Bita I, White Hull, Two Persons On Board, Unreported
  39. HYDROLANT 1120/072007-06-28 → 2007-07-01
    Man overboard in 00-52.20S 043-52.90W at 270600Z jun
  40. HYDROLANT 1031/072007-06-14 → 2007-08-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-38.0S 014-20.6E
  41. HYDROLANT 999/072007-06-11 → 2007-08-05
    Man overboard from M/V nord rio vicinity 00-53S 006-08W at 101540Z jun
  42. HYDROLANT 847/072007-05-21 → 2007-05-22
    Vessel sinal da cruz requiring medical assistance for two crewmembers in 24-07S 043-19W
  43. HYDROLANT 764/072007-05-08 → 2007-07-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 05-12.0S 011-55.8E
  44. HYDROLANT 762/072007-05-07 → 2007-07-08
    Man overboard from F/V hung chin vicinity 37-44S 001-35E at 061040Z may
  45. HYDROLANT 714/072007-04-30 → 2007-06-10
    Distress signal received from M/V portland castle in 26-15-00S 035-22-48W at 291827Z apr
  46. HYDROLANT 643/072007-04-19 → 2007-04-20
    11 meter M/V joao do mar, five persons on board, adrift in 24-06S 043-43W at 181913Z apr
  47. HYDROLANT 632/072007-04-18 → 2007-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V petit bateau in 22-56.30S 039-55.32W at 172233Z apr
  48. HYDROLANT 470/072007-03-23 → 2007-03-25
    M/V al waaliyu reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-20S 029-52W at 221700Z mar
  49. HYDROLANT 455/072007-03-22 → 2007-03-23
    F/V sea land fenix reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-09S 048-25W at 211300Z mar
  50. HYDROLANT 415/072007-03-16 → 2007-03-18
    M/V geraldine, 17 persons on board, disabled and in need of assistance in 19-15S 012-30W at 160100Z mar

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