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. HYDROPAC 4435/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-45.45S 065-18.65W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  2. HYDROLANT 4087/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-17
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 55-45.45S 065-18.65W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  3. HYDROLANT 4086/172017-12-16 → 2017-12-31
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-05.98S 044-06.59W on 16 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 4427/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-16
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 56-08.64S 066-33.73W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  5. HYDROLANT 4075/172017-12-15 → 2017-12-16
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 56-08.64S 066-33.73W
    Drake Passage · Chile
  6. HYDROLANT 4034/172017-12-14 → 2017-12-29
    Man overboard from vessel in 07-21.5S 034-30.0W on 11 dec
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROLANT 3879/172017-12-01 → 2017-12-20
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  8. HYDROLANT 3865/172017-11-30 → 2017-12-01
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Argentina
  9. HYDROLANT 3801/172017-11-24 → 2017-11-30
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  10. HYDROLANT 3780/172017-11-23 → 2017-11-24
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  11. HYDROLANT 3720/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-24
    Submarine unreported
    Western South Atlantic
  12. HYDROLANT 3673/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Three persons missing from F/V nossa senhora do carmo I in 23-49S 043-57W on 09 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  13. HYDROLANT 3626/172017-11-09 → 2017-11-14
    Five persons missing from F/V nossa senhora do carmo I in 23-49S 043-57W on 09 nov
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  14. HYDROLANT 3593/172017-11-06 → 2017-11-06
    M/V cs star reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-52S 001-39E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  15. HYDROLANT 3408/172017-10-22 → 2017-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-30S 011-30E at 221758Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  16. HYDROLANT 3327/172017-10-17 → 2017-10-18
    Distress signal received from M/V ngol cunene in 08-43.7S 013-17.6E
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  17. HYDROLANT 3290/172017-10-15 → 2017-10-16
    Vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 27-04.40S 048-35.08W on 15 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  18. HYDROLANT 3240/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-22
    Man overboard in 00-21.7S 050-54.5W on 10 oct
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  19. HYDROLANT 3177/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-20
    Vessel kraken, three persons on board, taking on water in 20-34.4S 010-17.9E at 051200Z oct
    Eastern South Atlantic · Namibia
  20. HYDROLANT 3081/172017-09-28 → 2017-09-30
    Vessel p. jamily, five persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  21. HYDROLANT 3007/172017-09-24 → 2017-09-28
    F/V guma, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 27-58S 046-45W on 23 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  22. HYDROLANT 2944/172017-09-21 → 2017-09-24
    F/V guma, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 26-13S 045-11W on 20 sep
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  23. HYDROLANT 2935/172017-09-20 → 2017-10-06
    F/V montemayor reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-11S 005-48W
    South Atlantic
  24. HYDROLANT 2925/172017-09-20 → 2017-09-20
    F/V montemayor reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 01-18S 006-10W
    South Atlantic
  25. HYDROLANT 2880/172017-09-16 → 2017-09-22
    F/V luciano, six persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  26. HYDROLANT 2797/172017-09-11 → 2017-09-26
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 01-00.5S 029-11.9W on 10 sep
    Western South Atlantic
  27. HYDROLANT 2725/172017-09-05 → 2017-09-06
    F/V unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROLANT 2675/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-07
    Man overboard from vessel xavante in vicinity 24-05S 046-35W on 31 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  29. HYDROLANT 2639/172017-08-29 → 2017-09-15
    Man overboard from vessel in 27-00S 048-25W on 23 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2943/172017-08-29 → 2017-09-15
    F/V eleohil, orange and white hull, ten persons on board, requesting assistance between soyo (06-08-00S…
    Eastern South Atlantic · Angola
  31. HYDROLANT 2627/172017-08-28 → 2017-09-15
    F/V o kevin reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 27-58S 037-48W at 280600Z aug
    Western South Atlantic
  32. HYDROLANT 2477/172017-08-12 → 2017-09-01
    Vessel dom manoel XVI, seven persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  33. HYDROLANT 2473/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-12
    Seven persons missing from vessel dom manoel VXI in 32-03.05S 051-49.47W on 11 aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  34. HYDROLANT 2462/172017-08-11 → 2017-08-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 23-58.4S 042-47.2W at 101900Z aug
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  35. HYDROLANT 2350/172017-07-30 → 2017-08-09
    Man overboard from vessel in 29-20.43S 048-51.17W on 29 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  36. HYDROLANT 2316/172017-07-26 → 2017-07-27
    Vessel kairos, seven persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 21-21S 040-16W on 26 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-southeast Coast
  37. HYDROLANT 2289/172017-07-24 → 2017-07-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 01-51.30S 049-01.27W on 23 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  38. HYDROLANT 2265/172017-07-21 → 2017-07-24
    Man overboard from F/V ruey I shyang NO.102 in 30-00S 011-11E at 210345Z jul
    Eastern South Atlantic
  39. HYDROLANT 2258/172017-07-20 → 2017-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-10.3S 013-04.9E
    Eastern South Atlantic
  40. HYDROLANT 2163/172017-07-13 → 2017-07-14
    Distress signal received from vessel in 04-42.2S 033-07.0W on 12 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROLANT 2065/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-05
    Vessel luna and ijoshua, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  42. HYDROLANT 2061/172017-07-04 → 2017-07-05
    Two crewmen missing from vessel in vicinity 04-43.13S 035-58.37W on 03 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROLANT 2047/172017-07-02 → 2017-07-02
    Distress signal received from M/V metaltanque II in 22-58.73S 042-41.63W at 02 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  44. HYDROLANT 2029/172017-07-01 → 2017-07-02
    Man overboard from vessel
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  45. HYDROLANT 2005/172017-06-29 → 2017-07-04
    Vessel, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 04-21.3S 036-22.5W on 28 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROLANT 1979/172017-06-27 → 2017-07-14
    Man overboard from vessel in 00-33S 047-25W on 26 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil North Coast
  47. HYDROLANT 1925/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-25
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-51.35S 046-07.80W on 21 jun
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  48. HYDROLANT 1720/172017-06-01 → 2017-06-01
    Vessel das couve, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 26-45S 048-37W on 31 may
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  49. HYDROLANT 1659/172017-05-26 → 2017-05-28
    F/V, three persons on board, unreported
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROLANT 1623/172017-05-24 → 2017-05-27
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 29-22S 011-08W on 23 may
    South Atlantic

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