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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Other hazards in the Bay of Bengal

Archive · 357 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2395/112011-08-25 → 2011-09-09
    13 meter F/V sumudu 03, blue and white hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka-southeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2327/112011-08-19 → 2011-08-25
    Man overboard from M/V madala I in 20-25N 087-42E at 180645Z aug
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  3. HYDROPAC 2321/112011-08-18 → 2011-08-25
    Man overboard in 17-15.05N 083-37.65E at 181545Z aug
    India-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2249/112011-08-11 → 2011-08-14
    Two derelict liferafts adrift in 06-02.4N 086-29.4E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 2226/112011-08-08 → 2011-08-27
    40 foot F/V piumi duwa, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 15-37N 090-47E
    Bay of Bengal
  6. HYDROPAC 2162/112011-08-02 → 2011-08-08
    Man overboard from M/V akbar in 14-48N 087-28E at 021015Z aug
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  7. HYDROPAC 1206/112011-04-20 → 2011-04-23
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 10-54.3N 082-39.8E
    Bay of Bengal
  8. HYDROPAC 1076/112011-04-06 → 2011-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V hyang ro bong in 22-10N 091-44E at 061740Z apr
    Bay of Bengal · Bangladesh
  9. HYDROPAC 951/112011-03-25 → 2011-04-02
    F/V, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 09-00.5N 088-27.0E at 250455Z mar
    Bay of Bengal
  10. HYDROPAC 623/112011-02-25 → 2011-02-28
    Derelict 20 meter F/V jenn jui rong capsized and adrift in 06-12.7N 091-43.3E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 536/112011-02-17 → 2011-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-08.8N 091-20.2E at 171225Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 352/112011-01-30 → 2011-02-19
    49 foot F/V lakshmi ammal, green and blue hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-21.5N…
    Sri Lanka-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 213/112011-01-18 → 2011-02-12
    F/V jenn jyi rong capsized in 05-49N 094-06E at 180700Z jan
    Southern Andaman Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 127/112011-01-12 → 2011-02-26
    F/V jenn jyi rong, 16 people on board, unreported
    Bay of Bengal · Andaman Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 118/112011-01-12 → 2011-01-12
    Distress signal received from vessel baccus, two persons on board, vicinity 07-00N 085-00E
    Northern Indan Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 2673/102010-12-03 → 2010-12-18
    11 meter F/V sankara 02, blue and yellow hull, five persons on board, unreported to hambantota (06-07-28N…
    Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  17. HYDROPAC 2394/102010-11-08 → 2010-12-04
    Man overboard from 12 meter F/V aruna and vessel is adrift due to engine failure in 10-32N 084-31E at…
    Bay of Bengal
  18. HYDROPAC 2288/102010-10-29 → 2010-10-29
    M/V paradise, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift due to power failure in 05-59.2N 088-39.9E at…
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 2054/102010-10-04 → 2010-10-23
    Man overboard from M/V maersk sentosa in 06-22.5N 093-56.1E at 021345Z oct
    Southern Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  20. HYDROPAC 2040/102010-10-03 → 2010-10-04
    Man overboard from M/V maersk sentosa in 06-16N 093-28E at 022315Z oct
    Southern Andaman Sea · Nicobar Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 1006/102010-05-14 → 2010-06-19
    Man overboard from M/V swaraj dweep in 11-46.0N 083-55.2E
    Bay of Bengal
  22. HYDROPAC 34/102010-01-07 → 2010-01-23
    Man overboard from M/V nancowry vicinity 11-42.94N 083-20.90E at 061232Z jan
    India-east Coast · Bay of Bengal
  23. HYDROPAC 1322/092009-07-24 → 2009-08-01
    34 meter F/V aviska duwa, blue hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
  24. HYDROPAC 1320/092009-07-24 → 2009-09-05
    Three persons missing from F/V diviya vicinity 11-56N 079-53E
  25. HYDROPAC 1197/092009-06-29 → 2009-07-11
    46 foot F/V odiliya, blue hull, six persons on board, sinking in 10-38N 084-32E
  26. HYDROPAC 1154/092009-06-22 → 2009-07-20
    40 foot F/V sarindu II, green hull with yellow stripe, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-17N…
  27. HYDROPAC 992/092009-05-24 → 2009-07-11
    Distress signal received from vessel thor nexus in 06-24N 093-29E
  28. HYDROPAC 875/092009-05-04 → 2009-05-16
    M/V coastal express II, 26 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-31.4N 082-05.0E
  29. HYDROPAC 674/092009-04-03 → 2009-05-16
    23 meter M/V gulmohor, blue hull, overdue gangawaram (17-37N 083-14E) to ennore (13-16N 080-20E)
  30. HYDROPAC 655/092009-04-01 → 2009-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V fighter vicinity 06-09.3N 093-38.2E at 010803Z apr
  31. HYDROPAC 228/092009-01-29 → 2009-02-05
    F/V max II sinking in 16-57N 090-05E
  32. HYDROPAC 2373/082008-12-02 → 2008-12-25
    Man overboard from M/V hawk arrow vicinity 06-16.3N 093-52.4E
  33. HYDROPAC 2371/082008-12-02 → 2009-01-01
    M/V ym unison, 23 persons on board, on fire in 05-56N 084-14E
  34. HYDROPAC 2296/082008-11-22 → 2008-11-28
    30 meter M/V logos surveyor, black hull, overdue singapore to vishakapattnam (17-42N 083-22E)
  35. HYDROPAC 1591/082008-08-18 → 2008-09-11
    Man overboard from M/V swarajdeep in 12-13.0N 086-26.3E
  36. HYDROPAC 1355/082008-07-17 → 2008-08-13
    Man overboard from M/V nicobar vicinity 17-00.6N 084-19.2E at 121200Z jul
  37. HYDROPAC 760/082008-04-22 → 2008-06-07
    40 foot F/V j lanka, white hull, five persons on board, overdue
  38. HYDROPAC 733/082008-04-17 → 2008-06-02
    Man overboard from M/V lantau beach vicinity 22-01.6N 091-44.0E
  39. HYDROPAC 390/082008-02-29 → 2008-04-15
    Vessel, 87 persons on board, adrift vicinity 09-01N 088-25E at 240930Z feb
  40. HYDROPAC 365/082008-02-26 → 2008-04-15
    36 foot F/V VIHAJI-02, blue hull, five persons on board, adrift in 11-32N 080-29E at 250400Z feb
  41. HYDROPAC 344/082008-02-23 → 2008-04-15
    Vessel, 91 persons on board, adrift vicinity 09-07N 088-39E at 231000Z feb
  42. HYDROPAC 2208/072007-12-15 → 2008-02-03
    Man overboard from M/V maersk value vicinity 06-10N 095-55E at 141000Z dec
  43. HYDROPAC 1785/072007-10-15 → 2007-12-02
    Man overboard from M/V nanjing vicinity 13-34N 088-28E at 141041Z oct
  44. HYDROPAC 1748/072007-10-09 → 2007-11-24
    M/V chang fa yun sinking vicinity 19-37.00N 093-05.45E
  45. HYDROPAC 1490/072007-08-27 → 2007-08-27
    Man overboard from M/V astro vicinity 05-58N 085-34E at 081400Z jun
  46. HYDROPAC 1472/072007-08-24 → 2007-09-06
    Man overboard from M/V astro chorus vicinity 05-58N 085-34E
  47. HYDROPAC 1288/072007-07-26 → 2007-10-21
    F/V dasuna 2, light green hull, five persons on board, overdue since 26 jun
  48. HYDROPAC 1215/072007-07-13 → 2007-08-25
    Man overboard from F/V nova vicinity 16-48.0N 082-34.5E
  49. HYDROPAC 1189/072007-07-09 → 2007-08-25
    Man overboard from M/V harsha varna in 18-58.49N 089-31.64E at 081110Z jul
  50. HYDROPAC 1141/072007-06-30 → 2007-08-13
    F/V jalparee 1 sunk at 282222Z jun

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