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 1614/002000-05-07 → 2000-05-19
    Last known position 31-10S 050-40W at 050930Z may
    M/V Mirimar X Unreported
  2. HYDROLANT 1482/002000-04-27 → 2000-05-19
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, adrift in 30-47S 050-27W at 262000Z apr
  3. HYDROLANT 1430/002000-04-22 → 2000-06-09
    Man overboard from M/V patty ann vicinity 32-53S 004-03.6E at 221800Z apr
  4. HYDROLANT 1395/002000-04-19 → 2000-04-26
    Man overboard marker adrift in 28-49.0S 007-22.4E at 191455Z apr
  5. HYDROLANT 1308/002000-04-13 → 2000-04-21
    Distress signal received from M/V win kae fu in 30-45S 043-23W at 121121Z apr
  6. HYDROLANT 1296/002000-04-12 → 2000-04-15
    F/V mailex, blue hull, four persons on board, adrift vicinity 24-00.6S 043-31.6W at 111620Z apr
  7. HYDROLANT 1197/002000-04-05 → 2000-04-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-14.27S 014-00.16E
  8. HYDROLANT 1109/002000-03-29 → 2000-04-04
    Man overboard vicinity 47-25S 063-05W at 202106Z mar
  9. HYDROLANT 1092/002000-03-27 → 2000-04-14
    Man overboard from M/V tenedos vicinity 16-01.56S 010-52.17E at 250700Z mar
  10. HYDROLANT 1090/002000-03-27 → 2000-03-29
    Helicopter retrieved, one person remains missing vicinity 47-18.8S 062-35.5W
  11. HYDROLANT 1023/002000-03-21 → 2000-03-24
    Man overboard vicinity 21-02S 040-17W at 191700Z mar
  12. HYDROLANT 1001/002000-03-20 → 2000-03-22
    Distress signal received in 02-01.3S 043-04.0W at 201812Z mar
  13. HYDROLANT 923/002000-03-14 → 2000-03-17
    Man overboard in 20-16.05S 040-04.05W
  14. HYDROLANT 892/002000-03-12 → 2000-04-28
    Distress signal received from vessel spencer bay in 29-24S 014-51E
  15. HYDROLANT 852/002000-03-08 → 2000-03-09
    Vessel atol IV in distress vicinity 23-13S 044-00W at 071225Z mar
  16. HYDROLANT 796/002000-03-03 → 2000-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel new ambition in 33-16S 014-19E
  17. HYDROLANT 580/002000-02-16 → 2000-02-18
    Man overboard from F/V hui chuan 3 vicinity 04-23S 009-08W
  18. HYDROLANT 508/002000-02-10 → 2000-02-11
    10 meter vessel dragon II, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, adrift in 23-50S 042-55W
  19. HYDROLANT 339/002000-01-29 → 2000-03-17
    Distress signal received from M/V philippe ld vicinity 05-03S 005-45W at 291700Z jan
  20. HYDROLANT 300/002000-01-26 → 2000-03-10
    M/V shunkoh reports injured crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 32-02S 011-19E
  21. HYDROLANT 298/002000-01-26 → 2000-01-26
    M/V shunkoh reports injured crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 32-02S 011-19W
  22. HYDROLANT 242/002000-01-23 → 2000-01-27
    F/V cosmos reports injured crewman requiring medical assistance in 19-54S 029-22W
  23. HYDROLANT 239/002000-01-22 → 2000-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-52.35S 011-16.52E at 220237Z jan
  24. HYDROPAC 111/002000-01-22 → 2000-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-52.35S 011-16.52E at 220237Z jan
  25. HYDROLANT 133/002000-01-14 → 2000-01-18
    Distress signal received in 37-36S 005-22W
  26. HYDROLANT 125/002000-01-14 → 2000-01-21
    Derelict S/V la bamba, white hull with blue stripe, adrift and sinking in 29-45S 011-31E
  27. HYDROLANT 116/002000-01-12 → 2000-01-14
    S/V labamba, white hull with blue stripe, six persons on board, taking on water in 29-29S 011-42E at 121700Z…
  28. HYDROLANT 104/002000-01-11 → 2000-02-25
    Critically ill man requiring medical assistance on board M/V new crusader in 30-03S 014-58E
  29. HYDROLANT 75/002000-01-09 → 2000-01-13
    Man overboard in 01-17S 038-46W at 081400Z jan
  30. HYDROLANT 2829/991999-12-27 → 2000-02-11
    Man overboard vicinity 00-04.0S 051-06.6W at 261740Z dec
  31. HYDROLANT 2828/991999-12-27 → 2000-02-11
    Man overboard vicinity 02-10.8S 050-37.1W at 261740Z dec
  32. HYDROLANT 2675/991999-12-10 → 1999-12-10
    Sick crewman on board M/V mykonos requiring medical assistance in 29-36S 020-43W at 100915Z dec
  33. HYDROLANT 2547/991999-11-26 → 2000-01-07
    55 meter F/V hsiang jang 102, white hull, 29 persons on board, overdue
  34. HYDROLANT 2470/991999-11-18 → 1999-11-19
    Distress message received from F/V perola matala, four persons on board, vicinity 21-19.7S 040-25.7W at…
  35. HYDROLANT 2457/991999-11-15 → 1999-12-31
    Man overboard from M/V arizona vicinity 35-10S 018-35E at 151845Z nov
  36. HYDROLANT 2370/991999-11-05 → 1999-11-09
    Man overboard vicinity 31-29.9S 049-44.5W at 041950Z nov
  37. HYDROLANT 2339/991999-11-03 → 1999-11-04
    F/V falcao azul, white and blue hull, sinking in 23-05.9S 041-45.0W
  38. HYDROLANT 2306/991999-10-29 → 1999-11-19
    Last known position 05-55S 022-20W at 162300Z oct
    F/V Hsang Jang Unreported
  39. HYDROLANT 2295/991999-10-27 → 1999-10-30
    Man overboard from F/V pioneer vicinity 48-19S 055-03W at 270440Z oct
  40. HYDROLANT 2228/991999-10-17 → 1999-10-18
    Last known position 21-55S 040-28W
    F/V Izidomar, Yellow Hull, Four Persons On Board, Unreported
  41. HYDROLANT 2178/991999-10-12 → 1999-10-14
    Distress signal received from F/V solapa vicinity 23-37.19S 042-56.03W
  42. HYDROLANT 2168/991999-10-11 → 1999-10-14
    Distress signal received in 21-59.9S 039-42.7W
  43. HYDROLANT 2163/991999-10-10 → 1999-10-12
    Man overboard vicinity 26-27.37S 048-01.62W at 080500Z oct
  44. HYDROLANT 2011/991999-09-21 → 1999-09-22
    Derelict six meter F/V soraya, orange hull, capsized vicinity 34-46.2S 054-28.2W
  45. HYDROLANT 1971/991999-09-16 → 1999-09-16
    M/V locust in 24-07S 027-14W requires medical assistance
  46. HYDROLANT 1947/991999-09-14 → 1999-09-19
    F/V tinerfe costro oria, white hull with blue and yellow trim, seven persons on board, unreported vicinity…
  47. HYDROLANT 1935/991999-09-12 → 1999-09-14
    Distress signal received in 03-06.0S 038-58.2W at 120358Z sep
  48. HYDROLANT 1796/991999-08-26 → 1999-08-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 08-04S 034-30W at 241900Z aug
  49. HYDROLANT 1671/991999-08-11 → 1999-09-24
    Distress signal received vicinity 09-32S 035-21W
  50. HYDROLANT 1665/991999-08-10 → 1999-08-12
    Liferaft, three persons on board, adrift in 33-37S 051-00W at 082130Z aug

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