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 821/222022-03-22 → 2022-04-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-42.53S 039-49.17W on 21 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 737/222022-03-14 → 2022-03-14
    Vessel, nine persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  3. HYDROLANT 728/222022-03-13 → 2022-03-14
    Vessel pinduca VII, one person on board, adrift in 24-21.72S 046-51.54W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 663/222022-03-05 → 2022-03-07
    Vessel tempanos reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-01.6S 043-04.4W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 607/222022-03-01 → 2022-03-07
    Vessel serdeli, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 351/222022-02-04 → 2022-02-18
    F/V nuevo golondrina reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 15-44.80S 022-39.12W
    South Atlantic
  7. HYDROLANT 262/222022-01-28 → 2022-01-31
    Derelict liferaft, grey hull, adrift at 272030Z jan in vicinity of area bound by 24-16.2S 045-22.6W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 199/222022-01-22 → 2022-01-22
    Vessel carola, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 178/222022-01-19 → 2022-01-25
    Two persons missing from vessel cheguei in vicinity 17-51.3S 038-54.5W on 19 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 3000/212021-12-08 → 2021-12-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 16-49.18S 039-03.10W on 07 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 2992/212021-12-06 → 2021-12-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-56.83S 042-29.03W on 04 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 2916/212021-11-26 → 2021-11-28
    Vessel le coquille, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-05.87S 043-30.21W on 26 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 2915/212021-11-26 → 2021-12-10
    Three persons missing in vicinity 23-27.57S 044-38.72W on 25 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 2876/212021-11-23 → 2021-12-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-43.40S 048-25.35W on 22 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 2868/212021-11-22 → 2021-11-26
    F/V playa de cubelas person requiring medical assistance in 27-53.93S 026-13.05W on 21 nov
    Western South Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 2717/212021-11-02 → 2021-11-19
    M/V cabral 1, 13 persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 22-28.55S 041-50.18W at 01 nov 21
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 2460/212021-10-03 → 2021-10-05
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 25-08S 042-45W on 03 oct
    Western South Atlantic
  18. HYDROLANT 2438/212021-09-30 → 2021-10-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 19-50.80S 039-52.21W on 28 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 2384/212021-09-23 → 2021-09-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-45S 040-25W on 22 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 2326/212021-09-14 → 2021-10-01
    M/V aquavita sea reports person requiring medical assistance in 31-52S 002-32E at 141400Z sep
    Eastern South Atlantic
  21. HYDROLANT 2298/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-24
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2286/212021-09-08 → 2021-09-09
    Vessel, orange hull, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2245/212021-09-01 → 2021-09-02
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 18-31.24S 039-28.56W on 31 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 2208/212021-08-27 → 2021-08-29
    S/V enigma I, three persons on board, adrift in 25-45.48S 046-52.21W on 26 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 2185/212021-08-25 → 2021-09-10
    Vessel novo milenio I, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 2134/212021-08-19 → 2021-09-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 25-43.33S 046-52.20W on 18 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2290/212021-08-09 → 2021-08-11
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue from christmas island (10-26S 105-42E) to kiribati (01-51N…
    Pacific Ocean · Eastern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROLANT 2060/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-08
    Vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 2059/212021-08-07 → 2021-08-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 32-34.47S 052-16.13W on 06 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 1951/212021-07-26 → 2021-07-29
    M/V goldeneye reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-59.20S 032-31.95W on 26 jul
    Western South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 1939/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-26
    Two crewmen missing from vessel in vicinity 13-51.00S 038-55.98W on 24 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 1900/212021-07-20 → 2021-08-06
    F/V matheus, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  33. HYDROLANT 1856/212021-07-14 → 2021-07-19
    F/V matheus, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 1845/212021-07-13 → 2021-07-13
    Vessel pombocu, one person on board, adrift in 23-04.70S 042-34.01W on 12 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 1745/212021-07-03 → 2021-07-05
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-19.8S 038-13.9W on 02 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 1730/212021-07-01 → 2021-07-01
    Man overboard from vessel NO.707 hong jin in 33-52.9S 013-47.7E on 01 jul
    Eastern South Atlantic · South Africa
  37. HYDROLANT 1675/212021-06-24 → 2021-06-25
    F/V filho do vento, 14 persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 1636/212021-06-18 → 2021-07-02
    Man overboard from vessel in 02-41.03S 039-26.07W on 18 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 1619/212021-06-17 → 2021-06-18
    Vessel luiz cesar, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 1598/212021-06-14 → 2021-06-16
    Vessel temente a deus, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 1567/212021-06-11 → 2021-06-11
    M/V lodur reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 28-00.04S 007-07.25W
    South Atlantic
  42. HYDROLANT 1522/212021-06-07 → 2021-06-08
    Vessel helena, 15 persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1397/212021-05-24 → 2021-06-07
    Man overboard in 15-17.9S 018-53.0W on 24 may
    South Atlantic
  44. HYDROLANT 1360/212021-05-20 → 2021-05-21
    F/V tamaru, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1329/212021-05-16 → 2021-05-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-05S 044-19W on 15 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 1308/212021-05-13 → 2021-05-28
    Vessel bp petrel I, six persons on board, taking on water in 20-23S 040-05W on 13 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1275/212021-05-09 → 2021-05-10
    Vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 1190/212021-04-30 → 2021-04-30
    Distress signal received from vessel the erias in vicinity 21-12.00S 003-39.04E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1178/212021-04-29 → 2021-04-29
    Vessel, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 1117/212021-04-22 → 2021-04-26
    Vessel emanuela sank in 22-24.27S 041-41.15W on 22 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast

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