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 1222/202020-04-04 → 2020-04-04
    Distress signal received from M/V seaways 26 in 07-50.5S 012-07.2E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  2. HYDROLANT 1214/202020-04-03 → 2020-04-24
    Man overboard in 50-21.8S 058-22.3W
    Western South Atlantic · Falkland Islands
  3. HYDROLANT 1141/202020-03-28 → 2020-03-29
    Man overboard in 23-02.5S 044-00.0W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 988/202020-03-16 → 2020-03-17
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 962/202020-03-13 → 2020-03-17
    Man overboard from vessel nanda I in 14-16.5S 038-58.7W at 09 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  6. HYDROLANT 945/202020-03-12 → 2020-03-13
    S/V teimoso, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 25-50.43S 048-24.58W on 12 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 914/202020-03-09 → 2020-03-10
    Man overboard in 23-49S 045-09W at 09 mar 20
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 899/202020-03-09 → 2020-03-09
    S/V teimoso, three persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 13-12.29S 038-47.41W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  9. HYDROLANT 785/202020-03-02 → 2020-03-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-03S 040-38W on 01 mar
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  10. HYDROLANT 701/202020-02-25 → 2020-02-28
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-20.77S 044-42.74W on 25 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 690/202020-02-24 → 2020-02-26
    Distress received from S/V alexandria forever in 20-04S 039-00W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  12. HYDROLANT 676/202020-02-24 → 2020-02-25
    S/V boa sorte, two persons on board, adrift in 23-09.72S 043-46.48W on 24 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 607/202020-02-19 → 2020-03-06
    Fisherman missing from F/V resplendent in vicinity 21-41.0S 012-48.6E at 182117Z feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  14. HYDROLANT 591/202020-02-18 → 2020-02-23
    Man overboard in 22-59.27S 043-12.33W on 17 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  15. HYDROLANT 562/202020-02-16 → 2020-02-19
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity 12-48.78S 038-29.44W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  16. HYDROLANT 513/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-19
    Four persons missing from wreck vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  17. HYDROLANT 465/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 25-43.77S 048-21.83W on 09 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 464/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-10
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 25-43.77S 048-21.83W on 09 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 387/202020-02-04 → 2020-02-10
    Man overboard from vessel in 20-19.20S 040-17.19W on 03 feb
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  20. HYDROLANT 372/202020-02-03 → 2020-02-04
    Vessel, two persons on board, adrift in vicinity 23-15.77S 044-37.97W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil- South Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 328/202020-01-30 → 2020-02-01
    Vessel, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 327/202020-01-30 → 2020-02-01
    S/V, eight persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 241/202020-01-24 → 2020-01-24
    Possible distress signal in 23-16.43S 044-15.63W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  24. HYDROLANT 229/202020-01-23 → 2020-01-24
    Vessel, five persons on board, aground in vicinity 23-16.33S 044-32.90W on 22 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  25. HYDROLANT 163/202020-01-17 → 2020-01-26
    Distress received in vicinity 23-08.0S 044-09.5W at 162100Z jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 138/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-21
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-57.07S 042-06.92W on 14 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROLANT 46/202020-01-06 → 2020-01-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-02.72S 041-02.83W on 06 jan
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 3999/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-04
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-52.55S 048-19.57W on 29 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 3983/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-29
    Vessel unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  30. HYDROLANT 3959/192019-12-26 → 2020-01-01
    Man overboard from vessel in 41-46.33S 022-22.33W on 25 dec
    South Atlantic
  31. HYDROLANT 3955/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-26
    Two persons missing from F/V comandante mateus
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  32. HYDROLANT 3953/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-27
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-55.63S 043-48.50W on 24 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 3897/192019-12-19 → 2019-12-20
    Vessel wrecked, four persons missing
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 3892/192019-12-18 → 2019-12-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-13S 048-43W on 18 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 3869/192019-12-17 → 2019-12-24
    F/V isan maru III, six persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 3843/192019-12-15 → 2019-12-16
    Vessel bp isac I, one person on board, adrift in 05-25.55S 035-11.36W on 15 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 3805/192019-12-12 → 2019-12-13
    One person missing from F/V cruzeiro
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 3797/192019-12-11 → 2019-12-13
    Aircraft unreported
    Drake Passage
  39. HYDROLANT 3796/192019-12-11 → 2019-12-11
    One crewman missing from M/V embarcacao de pesca last known position in 23-05.03S 044-17.29W on 09 dec 19
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  40. HYDROLANT 3795/192019-12-11 → 2019-12-13
    M/V sentinela two persons on board unreported last known position in 25-32.52S 048-20.63W on 09 dec 19
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 3713/192019-12-04 → 2019-12-06
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 01-23.15S 048-34.77W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 3636/192019-11-27 → 2019-11-29
    F/V, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 3591/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-07
    Man overboard from vessel in 03-40S 037-49W on 22 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 3480/192019-11-13 → 2019-11-14
    Vessel, one person onboard, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 3440/192019-11-08 → 2019-11-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 32-37.77S 052-24.60W on 07 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 3413/192019-11-06 → 2019-11-07
    S/V CV28 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-48.04S 001-43.90W vessels able to provide…
    Eastern South Atlantic
  47. HYDROLANT 3400/192019-11-05 → 2019-11-06
    S/V CV28 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-06.54S 006-46.75W
    South Atlantic
  48. HYDROLANT 3151/192019-10-16 → 2019-10-17
    Man overboard from vessel in 22-56.35S 043-56.55W on 15 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 3068/192019-10-09 → 2019-10-11
    F/V o marinheiro 66, three persons on board, disabled in 02-33.80S 042-44.27W on 08 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 3051/192019-10-08 → 2019-10-08
    Man overboard in 32-50.85S 034-45.55W on 04 oct
    Western South Atlantic

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