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 572/022002-03-12 → 2002-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V espadarte in 32-31.5S 004-25.5W
  2. HYDROLANT 443/022002-02-23 → 2002-02-25
    Man overboard vicinity 00-10S 048-31W at 230001Z feb
  3. HYDROLANT 441/022002-02-23 → 2002-03-01
    Man overboard vicinity 49-54S 052-59W at 230617Z feb
  4. HYDROLANT 435/022002-02-23 → 2002-04-12
    Man overboard from F/V lyn in 49-54S 052-59W
  5. HYDROLANT 317/022002-02-07 → 2002-02-08
    F/V jessica and tiago, four persons on board, damaged in 23-21.00S 043-58.25W
  6. HYDROLANT 271/022002-02-03 → 2002-02-04
    Vessel doutor blumenau, blue and white hull, 12 persons on board, adrift in 26-40.0S 048-20.0W at 030413Z feb
  7. HYDROLANT 150/022002-01-21 → 2002-01-22
    Distress signal received in 06-41.0S 002-18.1E
  8. HYDROLANT 129/022002-01-18 → 2002-01-23
    Two crewmen missing from wreck of vessel turbo III in 25-44S 048-22W at 151700Z jan
  9. HYDROLANT 84/022002-01-12 → 2002-01-13
    Distress signal received in 31-40.55S 050-50.98W at 111626Z jan
  10. HYDROLANT 3272/012001-12-25 → 2001-12-28
    F/V pescarosa primeiro reports injured crewman in 21-11S 028-21W at 250001Z dec
  11. HYDROLANT 3261/012001-12-23 → 2001-12-31
    Man overboard vicinity porto seguro (16-21S 038-19W)
  12. HYDROLANT 3257/012001-12-23 → 2001-12-24
    Vessel, three persons on board, missing
  13. HYDROLANT 3216/012001-12-19 → 2002-02-02
    Man overboard in 34-28.9S 017-57.7E at 192121Z dec
  14. HYDROLANT 2873/012001-11-07 → 2001-12-25
    M/V iberian confidence unreported vicinity 01-20S 007-23W
  15. HYDROLANT 2870/012001-11-07 → 2001-11-07
    M/V iberial confidence unreported vicinity 01-02S 007-23W
  16. HYDROLANT 2851/012001-11-05 → 2001-11-05
    M/V berge athene reports unconscious crewmember with serious head injury in 18-46S 005-35E at 051430Z nov
  17. HYDROLANT 2787/012001-10-29 → 2001-10-30
    M/V great harmony reports crewman with burns requiring medical assistance in 01-40.0S 043-40.0W
  18. HYDROPAC 1696/012001-10-20 → 2001-10-20
    Distress signal received in 34-35S 019-20E at 192252Z oct
  19. HYDROLANT 2722/012001-10-20 → 2001-10-20
    Distress signal received in 34-35S 019-20E at 192252Z oct
  20. HYDROLANT 2633/012001-10-09 → 2001-10-10
    M/V cgm servilla reports crewman with leg fracture in 32-15.03S 052-00.08W
  21. HYDROLANT 2369/012001-08-29 → 2001-08-30
    M/V bismihitala, 28 persons on board, suffered hull damage and taking on water vicinity 31-33.5S 010-30.5E
  22. HYDROLANT 2364/012001-08-28 → 2001-08-29
    F/V guarau reports injured crewman vicinity 30-45S 050-05W at 281415Z aug
  23. HYDROLANT 2358/012001-08-28 → 2001-09-07
    Vessel thicanah adrift vicinity 24-18.7S 044-56.8W at 241700Z aug
  24. HYDROLANT 2353/012001-08-27 → 2001-08-30
    Man overboard vicinity 10-55.5S 033-43.0W at 270900Z aug
  25. HYDROLANT 2327/012001-08-24 → 2001-08-28
    Distress signal received in 32-42S 048-31W at 240013Z aug
  26. HYDROLANT 2324/012001-08-24 → 2001-08-28
    Ten meter vessel mururoa, eight persons on board, overdue conceicao de itanhaem (24-10S 047-10W) and return
  27. HYDROLANT 2313/012001-08-22 → 2001-08-29
    Last known position 02-38S 040-23W
    M/V Alice, Three Persons On Board, Unreported
  28. HYDROLANT 2307/012001-08-22 → 2001-08-23
    F/V itau costa IV reports crewman with injuries in 33-37S 052-54W at 212130Z aug
  29. HYDROLANT 2243/012001-08-13 → 2001-08-15
    Man overboard vicinity 14-17.4S 035-06.4W at 131400Z aug
  30. HYDROLANT 2144/012001-08-01 → 2001-08-07
    Distress signal received in 30-51S 041-00W
  31. HYDROLANT 2110/012001-07-28 → 2001-08-02
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 23-54S 045-30W
  32. HYDROPAC 1159/012001-07-22 → 2001-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V zuiho maru in 42-41S 019-35E at 221610Z jul
  33. HYDROLANT 2052/012001-07-22 → 2001-09-07
    Man overboard from F/V zuiho maru in 42-41S 019-35E at 221610Z jul
  34. HYDROLANT 2045/012001-07-21 → 2001-07-21
    M/V christophe colomb reports crewman with heart attack in 00-51S 006-37E
  35. HYDROLANT 1993/012001-07-15 → 2001-07-15
    M/V stefanis collided with vessel, sinking in 08-07S 004-21W
  36. HYDROLANT 1983/012001-07-14 → 2001-07-16
    Vessel nm wrestler I reports two injured crewmen vicinity 03-45S 030-15W
  37. HYDROLANT 1980/012001-07-14 → 2001-07-15
    M/V aerosa I reports injured crewman vicinity 28-08S 041-14W
  38. HYDROLANT 1848/012001-06-29 → 2001-07-03
    Man overboard in 09-41S 035-40W at 271400Z jun
  39. HYDROLANT 1797/012001-06-21 → 2001-06-22
    M/V bianch mar, six persons on board, suffered hull damage in 23-22S 043-18W at 210140Z jun
  40. HYDROLANT 1762/012001-06-19 → 2001-06-20
    S/V cavalo marinho, white hull, six persons on board, unreported vicinity 30-42S 050-29W
  41. HYDROLANT 1737/012001-06-15 → 2001-06-18
    M/V sideral reports crewman with appendicitis in 20-05S 031-02W at 150400Z jun
  42. HYDROLANT 1620/012001-06-04 → 2001-06-05
    22 meter F/V cacique, seven persons on board, adrift vicinity 34-40S 053-26W
  43. HYDROLANT 1554/012001-05-29 → 2001-05-29
    Distress signal received on 2182 khz from M/V inga sinking in 21-09S 011-23E
  44. HYDROLANT 1277/012001-04-29 → 2001-05-11
    Man overboard vicinity 52-36.5S 063-57.9W at 281858Z apr
  45. HYDROLANT 1219/012001-04-22 → 2001-06-07
    Man overboard vicinity ilha rasa (23-03.7S 043-08.8W)
  46. HYDROLANT 1157/012001-04-14 → 2001-04-17
    Man overboard in 37-39S 054-51W at 131515Z apr
  47. HYDROLANT 1136/012001-04-12 → 2001-04-17
    Vessel sunk vicinity comprida island (23-03S 043-13W)
  48. HYDROPAC 545/012001-04-12 → 2001-04-14
    Distress signal received from M/V samwoo vicinity 38-44S 020-01E at 120927Z apr
  49. HYDROLANT 1135/012001-04-12 → 2001-04-14
    Distress signal received from M/V samwoo vicinity 38-44S 020-01E at 120927Z apr
  50. HYDROLANT 1030/012001-03-31 → 2001-04-02
    F/V universo reports injured crewman in 27-00S 030-20W at 310800Z mar

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