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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Archive · 357 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1879/172017-05-29 → 2017-05-29
    Man overboard from vessel VIOLET-1 in vicinity 06-11.7N 090-39.1E
    Bay of Bengal
  2. HYDROPAC 899/172017-03-16 → 2017-03-20
    F/V sudu duwa 4, yellow and blue hull, reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-23N 087-35E at…
    Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 727/172017-03-01 → 2017-03-02
    F/V yeshan PUTHA-03, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 12-10N 086-20E
    Bay of Bengal
  4. HYDROPAC 186/172017-01-17 → 2017-01-22
    F/V madu renjani, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  5. HYDROPAC 157/172017-01-16 → 2017-01-17
    F/v's unreported: a. madu rejini, five persons on board
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  6. HYDROPAC 3912/162016-12-17 → 2017-01-04
    F/V namely jrs, nine persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · India
  7. HYDROPAC 2610/162016-08-29 → 2016-09-11
    F/V SOUMITRA-4, 14 persons on board, sinking in 20-55N 088-20E at 290103Z aug
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 2478/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-28
    F/V jayamadu, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 06-04N 084-12E at 180300Z…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  9. HYDROPAC 2427/162016-08-14 → 2016-09-12
    Two F/V, 28 persons on board, unreported
    Northern Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh · India-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 2209/162016-07-23 → 2016-08-09
    Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05.0N 080-16.0E) to port blair (11-40.1N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · Andaman Islands
  11. HYDROPAC 2189/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-23
    Aircraft af 330, 29 persons on board, unreported chennai (13-05-00N 080-16-00E) to port blair (11-40-06N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast · Andaman Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 2146/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-17
    Distress signal received from F/V ghadir in 06-16N 091-38E at 162242Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Southeastern Bay of Bengal
  13. HYDROPAC 2144/162016-07-17 → 2016-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V vicinity 06-16.1N 091-37.8E at 170041Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Southeastern Bay of Bengal
  14. HYDROPAC 1473/162016-05-20 → 2016-05-21
    Three f/v's, 18 persons on board, unreported krishnapatnam (14-16-59N 080-07-01E) to machilipatnam…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1454/162016-05-18 → 2016-05-22
    Tug orion dhanashree taking on water in 12-34N 080-38E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1453/162016-05-18 → 2016-05-20
    Man overboard from vessel in 06-00.6N 088-32.4E
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  17. HYDROPAC 1169/162016-04-21 → 2016-04-27
    Two persons missing vicinity 14-16N 080-19E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3862/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-27
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 08-35.2N 089-16.6E
    Bay of Bengal
  19. HYDROPAC 3666/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-22
    F/V ishan putha, persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 10-56N 086-02E
    Bay of Bengal
  20. HYDROPAC 3311/152015-10-08 → 2015-10-18
    F/V natasha, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-12N 082-54E
    Bay of Bengal
  21. HYDROPAC 3213/152015-09-26 → 2015-10-05
    Man overboard from M/V campbell bay vicinity 15-23.51N 086-25.45E at 260500Z sep
    Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 3080/152015-09-16 → 2015-09-19
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 17-38.5N 083-56.3E
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 2836/152015-08-27 → 2015-09-07
    F/V JAYAISURU-04, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  24. HYDROPAC 2818/152015-08-26 → 2015-08-28
    F/V kavindi, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 06-00N 081-57E on 26 aug
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-southeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2817/152015-08-26 → 2015-09-07
    F/V oshit, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-18N 083-46E on 25 aug
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2802/152015-08-25 → 2015-08-26
    F/V dulaj 06, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  27. HYDROPAC 2457/152015-07-27 → 2015-07-29
    F/V nadil 03, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 05-56N 082-17E on 24 jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2053/152015-06-22 → 2015-06-26
    F/V kelum PUTHA-02, six persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  29. HYDROPAC 1694/152015-05-22 → 2015-06-02
    F/V dhoni, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 12-34N 085-21E on 22 may
    Bay of Bengal
  30. HYDROPAC 1658/152015-05-20 → 2015-05-22
    F/V dhoni, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 11-57N 084-24E on 20 may
    Bay of Bengal
  31. HYDROPAC 1656/152015-05-20 → 2015-05-20
    F/V dhoni, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-57N 084-24E
    Bay of Bengal
  32. HYDROPAC 1640/152015-05-19 → 2015-05-20
    F/V dhoni, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 06-12N 083-45E on 18 may
    Southern Bay of Bengal
  33. HYDROPAC 1201/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-13
    F/V shalika 2, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 11-53N 080-47E on 08 apr
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  34. HYDROPAC 961/152015-03-19 → 2015-04-02
    F/V linode, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-50N 083-20E on 18 mar
    Bay of Bengal
  35. HYDROPAC 941/152015-03-17 → 2015-04-02
    Two persons missing from F/V three star vicinity 14-14N 085-35E
    Bay of Bengal
  36. HYDROPAC 461/152015-02-09 → 2015-02-12
    40 foot F/V toyo, white and blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Bay of Bengal
  37. HYDROPAC 220/152015-01-20 → 2015-03-12
    40 foot F/V THARU-02, blue and red hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal
  38. HYDROPAC 3823/142014-12-22 → 2015-03-12
    Tug aqua marine sank in 10-49.7N 079-53.0E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 3550/142014-11-28 → 2014-12-05
    Man overboard from M/V harshavardhana in 21-16.0N 088-13.6E on 27 nov
    Bay of Bengal · India-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3465/142014-11-20 → 2014-12-05
    Man overboard from drill rig aban II in 16-39.002N 082-22.743E on 19 nov
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 3415/142014-11-17 → 2014-11-20
    Man overboard from M/V amber ray vicinity 14-56N 092-57E on 17 nov
    Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea
  42. HYDROPAC 2891/142014-09-29 → 2014-10-07
    40 foot F/V amath II, green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 13-20N…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 2684/142014-09-12 → 2014-09-15
    Derelict 41 foot F/V dominic, blue hull, sinking vicinity 06-15N 081-45E
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal · Sri Lanka
  44. HYDROPAC 2650/142014-09-09 → 2014-09-09
    1200 ton M/V bes sincere, black hull, unreported singapore to united arab emirates
    Singapore To U.A.E
  45. HYDROPAC 2149/142014-07-22 → 2014-07-25
    40 foot F/V jeevana reka 03, orange and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Bay of Bengal
  46. HYDROPAC 2140/142014-07-21 → 2014-07-28
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 10-00N 082-00E at 201130Z jul
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2112/142014-07-18 → 2014-07-22
    37 foot F/V dolphin II, green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 13-08N 084-28E at…
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2106/142014-07-17 → 2014-07-19
    F/V nipuni, five persons on board, unreported last known position 10-00N 083-00E on 13 jul
    Bay of Bengal
  49. HYDROPAC 1619/142014-06-06 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 08-52N 092-32E at 060138Z jun
    Bay of Bengal · Nicobar Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 1273/142014-05-02 → 2014-05-19
    Vessel sunk vicinity 13-08N 080-22E
    Bay of Bengal · India-east Coast

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