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 1085/212021-04-19 → 2021-05-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-52.27S 048-22.20W on 18 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  2. HYDROLANT 1044/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-19
    Man overboard from M/V water phoenix in 34-42.18S 040-50.04W
    Western South Atlantic
  3. HYDROLANT 798/212021-03-21 → 2021-04-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-09.07S 044-41.48W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 787/212021-03-20 → 2021-03-21
    Vessel, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in vicinity 20-22S 039-50W on 19 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 786/212021-03-20 → 2021-03-20
    Derelict vessel, four persons onboard, adrift in vicinity 20-22S 039-50W on 19 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 731/212021-03-15 → 2021-03-15
    S/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  7. HYDROLANT 536/212021-02-24 → 2021-03-03
    Man overboard from vessel in 46-41S 060-52W
    Western South Atlantic
  8. HYDROLANT 369/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-26
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-01S 043-18W on 08 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 288/212021-01-31 → 2021-02-19
    M/V o maestro, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 285/212021-01-31 → 2021-02-01
    M/V thanks god, three persons on board adrift in vicinity 23-13.87S 044-21.10W at 30 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 224/212021-01-25 → 2021-02-12
    Person missing from vessel ressaca in 23-30S 043-06W on 14 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 135/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-25
    Vessel ressaca 1 unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 82/212021-01-10 → 2021-01-18
    Two persons missing from vessel barca de noe in 13-17.92S 038-45.90W on 08 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 27/212021-01-05 → 2021-01-14
    One person missing from vessel altissimo deus, last known position 30-31.17S 050-50.50W on 04 jan
    West South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 6/212021-01-02 → 2021-01-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz in: a. 48-04.5S 001-04.1W
    Eastern South Atlantic
  16. HYDROLANT 3991/202020-12-28 → 2021-01-07
    Man overboard from vessel september in 26-51.90S 048-33.36W on 26 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 3770/202020-12-03 → 2020-12-04
    Man overboard from vessel matues in vicinity 04-15.23S 037-46.77W on 02 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 3736/202020-11-30 → 2020-12-01
    Life raft, one person on board, adrift in vicinity 40-55.8S 009-16.7E at 301507Z
    Eastern South Atlantic
  19. HYDROLANT 3390/202020-11-04 → 2020-11-05
    Vessel, four persons on board, adrift in 22-46.18S 043-05.80W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 3303/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-29
    Vessel, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 3284/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 04-34.67S 037-08.02W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 3283/202020-10-28 → 2020-10-28
    Vessel, green hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 3240/202020-10-24 → 2020-10-24
    S/V caze reports sick crewman requiring medical assistance in 24-09.36S 045-30.33W at 24 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 3167/202020-10-19 → 2020-10-20
    Vessel deus e fiel, two persons on board, wrecked in 23-04.17S 043-11.98W on 19 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 3130/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-30
    M/V geo searcher 62 persons on board sinking and crew abandoning ship in 40-14.52S 009-58.12W at 151041Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Gough Island
  26. HYDROLANT 2734/202020-09-05 → 2020-09-05
    Vessel monarca, three persons on board, adrift in 23-08.38S 044-10.05W on 04 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 2733/202020-09-05 → 2020-09-05
    Vessel, one person onboard, adrift in 23-03.40S 043-35.20W on 04 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 2725/202020-09-04 → 2020-09-09
    Wreck reported, two persons missing in 23-04.0S 043-34.6W on 03 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 2563/202020-08-19 → 2020-09-04
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 00-03.48S 047-09.40W on 18 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 2552/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-21
    Derelict lifeboat capsized and adrift in vicinity 25-59.1S 006-32.4E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 2414/202020-08-01 → 2020-08-04
    Derelict lifeboat, orange hull, capsized and adrift in 030-07.32S 009-30.96E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2388/202020-07-30 → 2020-07-31
    F/V petrel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 21-12.39S 039-57.00W on 30 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 2366/202020-07-29 → 2020-07-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 26-34S 018-18W on 28 jul
    South Atlantic
  34. HYDROLANT 2351/202020-07-27 → 2020-08-14
    Distress signal received in 11-39S 013-19E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  35. HYDROLANT 2293/202020-07-21 → 2020-07-24
    Man overboard from vessel in 21-45.41S 040-36.22W on 20 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2278/202020-07-20 → 2020-07-21
    Vessel oscar do mar capsized in 07-49.13S 034-50.25W on 19 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 2277/202020-07-20 → 2020-08-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-24S 040-09W on 19 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2276/202020-07-20 → 2020-07-21
    Vessel mestre antonio II, six persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROLANT 2251/202020-07-17 → 2020-07-31
    F/V suso reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 19-15S 008-30E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2233/202020-07-15 → 2020-07-16
    Three crewmen missing from M/V tres amores in vicinity 13-42.43S 038-55.75W on 15 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2204/202020-07-12 → 2020-07-31
    Fishing vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 1748/202020-05-23 → 2020-05-24
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 23-51.18S 045-43.00W on 23 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 1681/202020-05-17 → 2020-05-18
    Man overboard from vessel in 14-12.80S 038-59.43W on 15 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 1647/202020-05-15 → 2020-05-16
    Vessel, sank, one person missing in 00-31S 047-18W on 14 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 1550/202020-05-06 → 2020-05-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-52S 043-09W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 1542/202020-05-06 → 2020-05-22
    Aircraft, 38 persons on board, down in vicinity 58-45.93S 064-46.16W
    Drake Passage
  47. HYDROLANT 1465/202020-04-29 → 2020-04-30
    F/V unreported, two persons on board, last known position in vicinity 04-40S 036-05W on 29 apr
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 1460/202020-04-29 → 2020-05-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 19-12.2S 014-08.0W
    South Atlantic
  49. HYDROLANT 1331/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-16
    Aircraft ditched in 04-10.73S 038-00.83W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 1311/202020-04-12 → 2020-04-13
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 07-51.92S 034-41.85W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast

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