Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Bay of Bengal

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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  1. HYDROPAC 1469/242024-05-03 → 2024-05-05
    47 foot F/V vihaga 03, blue and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-50.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  2. HYDROPAC 1400/242024-04-28 → 2024-05-02
    47 foot F/V vihaga 03, blue and yellow hull, seven persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 06-46.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 1233/242024-04-15 → 2024-05-03
    F/V periyandavar, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-33.00N 085-22.00E on…
    Bay of Bengal
  4. HYDROPAC 1133/242024-04-08 → 2024-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V sea hazel in 06-09.00N 089-15.00E at 081930Z apr
    Bay of Bengal
  5. HYDROPAC 1100/242024-04-06 → 2024-04-08
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  6. HYDROPAC 1085/242024-04-05 → 2024-04-05
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  7. HYDROPAC 1073/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-19
    F/V periya nayagi, ten persons on board, sank in 14-20.00N 081-02.00E at 031900Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · India
  8. HYDROPAC 1071/242024-04-04 → 2024-04-04
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook in 06-31.40N 082-00.90E at 030830Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  9. HYDROPAC 1063/242024-04-03 → 2024-04-04
    Man overboard from M/V bos brook in 06-31.40N 082-00.90E at 030830Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  10. HYDROPAC 1037/242024-03-31 → 2024-04-19
    F/V RONAS-1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-26.00N 082-40.00E on 27 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  11. HYDROPAC 1021/242024-03-29 → 2024-03-31
    F/V, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-17.00N 084-15.00E on 27 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  12. HYDROPAC 975/242024-03-25 → 2024-03-25
    Distress signal received from M/V rc ocean in 05-58.00N 089-26.00E at 250410Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 886/242024-03-16 → 2024-04-05
    Distress signal received in 06-51.80N 093-39.20E at 161148Z mar
    Bay of Bengal · India
  14. HYDROPAC 718/242024-03-04 → 2024-03-13
    45 foot F/V thisall duwa, yellow and red hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  15. HYDROPAC 487/242024-02-10 → 2024-02-14
    40 foot F/V senuki duwa, yellow and white hull, six persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Bay of Bengal
  16. HYDROPAC 388/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-16
    40 foot F/V nethra 02, yellow hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  17. HYDROPAC 336/242024-01-28 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard from F/V sadalu putha in 10-07.00N 085-43.00E at 280015Z jan
    Bay of Bengal
  18. HYDROPAC 292/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-27
    Man overboard from M/V mpv thalia, search and rescue operations in area bound by 06-18.00N 089-18.00E,…
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 281/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-25
    Man overboard from M/V mpv thalia between 05-51.00N 085-14.00E and 05-58.00N 089-08.00E at 231000Z jan
    Bay of Bengal · Northern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 276/242024-01-24 → 2024-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V mpv thalia in 05-58.00N 089-08.00E at 240448Z jan
    Bay of Bengal
  21. HYDROPAC 269/242024-01-23 → 2024-02-09
    Man overboard from M/V mt sanmar santoor between 17-57.00N 084-59.90E and 20-08.00N 087-02.00E at 221240Z jan
    Bay of Bengal · India
  22. HYDROPAC 236/242024-01-19 → 2024-01-22
    Man overboard from M/V zim rotterdam in 05-53.10N 092-15.60E
    Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 4031/232023-12-27 → 2023-12-28
    45 foot F/V lion brothers, yellow, green and red hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  24. HYDROPAC 3862/232023-12-09 → 2023-12-11
    F/V, two persons on board, yellow and white hull, overdue
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  25. HYDROPAC 3659/232023-11-20 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received from vessel in 07-05.30N 083-30.24E at 192205Z nov
    Bay of Bengal
  26. HYDROPAC 3591/232023-11-14 → 2023-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tian you in vicinty 06-03.00N 086-44.00E at 141030Z nov
    Bay of Bengal
  27. HYDROPAC 3577/232023-11-13 → 2023-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tian you in vicinty 06-07.00N 090-55.00E at 131610Z nov
    Bay of Bengal
  28. HYDROPAC 3412/232023-10-28 → 2023-11-17
    40 foot F/V denuwanra manike, 06 persons on board, disabled and adrfit due to engine failure in 06-40.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 3392/232023-10-26 → 2023-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V joyhope in vicinity 05-53.00N 089-18.00E at 260845Z oct vessels…
    Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 3260/232023-10-12 → 2023-10-27
    Man overboard from F/V in 09-49.00N 087-52.00E at 120001Z oct
    Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 2944/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-29
    F/V, three persons on board, capsized in 14-32.00N 084-46.00E at 140445Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  32. HYDROPAC 2921/232023-09-12 → 2023-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-58.00N 085-33.00E at 120237Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 2824/232023-09-02 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-30.00N 085-12.00E at 020510Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 2718/232023-08-23 → 2023-08-27
    36 foot F/V shehan putha, yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 2622/232023-08-14 → 2023-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 05-59.00N 086-07.00E at 140924Z aug
    Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 2563/232023-08-08 → 2023-08-10
    40 foot F/V dns 01, blue hull, six persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 07-40.00N…
    Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 2492/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-03
    40 foot F/V thenuka 01, white, blue and brown hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 2472/232023-07-30 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-03.00N 085-28.00E at 300128Z jul
    Bay of Bengal
  39. HYDROPAC 2469/232023-07-29 → 2023-07-30
    41 foot F/V thenuka 01, white hull, five person on board adrift due to engine failure in 06-14.00N…
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  40. HYDROPAC 2021/232023-06-18 → 2023-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V mt al mahboobah in vicinity 06-20.00N 082-01.00E at 180220Z jun
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  41. HYDROPAC 2015/232023-06-17 → 2023-06-24
    36 foot F/V dhoni 04, green hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  42. HYDROPAC 1984/232023-06-14 → 2023-06-15
    30 foot F/V anuki 01, green and yellow hull, four persons on board, unreported tangalle sri lanka (06-01.46N…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  43. HYDROPAC 1926/232023-06-09 → 2023-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-54.00N 082-26.00E at 090258Z jun
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  44. HYDROPAC 1899/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-23
    F/V dinew 04, four persons on board, capsized in 09-37.00N 087-15.00E at 061200Z jun
    Bay of Bengal
  45. HYDROPAC 1801/232023-05-30 → 2023-05-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hamgam in 05-59.00N 087-36.00E at 300850Z may
    Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 1750/232023-05-26 → 2023-05-29
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in 06-09.50N 081-55.23E at 241315Z may
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  47. HYDROPAC 1734/232023-05-24 → 2023-05-26
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in vicinity of trackline joining 06-09.71N 081-55.23E and 06-27.2N 082-12.90E
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  48. HYDROPAC 1733/232023-05-24 → 2023-05-24
    Man overboard from M/V ns burgas in vicinity of trackline joining 06-09.71N 081-55.23E and 06-27.2N 082-12.90E
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  49. HYDROPAC 1601/232023-05-15 → 2023-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-57.90N 081-49.70E at 150430Z may
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  50. HYDROPAC 1491/232023-05-05 → 2023-05-05
    32 foot F/V dinewa, white, green and red hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka

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