Drifting objects in the Indian Ocean

Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift.

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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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No drifting objects in force in the Indian Ocean right now.

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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

Archive · 109 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1400/192019-04-26 → 2019-04-29
    Large cylindrical object adrift in vicinity 18-50.1S 118-06.6E at 260305Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1294/192019-04-16 → 2019-04-19
    Fishing gear adrift in vicinity 14-42.25S 120-34.07E at 161203Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 936/192019-03-21 → 2019-03-24
    4630 meter long seismic cables with buoy adrift in 16-12.07S 113-09.12E at 210813Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 744/192019-03-06 → 2019-03-09
    Fishing net adrift in 15-10.06S 118-01.53E at 060524Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 181/192019-01-18 → 2019-01-21
    Fishing net adrift in 14-53.23S 117-53.7E at 180532Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 2186/182018-06-13 → 2018-06-16
    15 meter log adrift in 12-36.13S 123-31.35E at 130430Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 1747/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-10
    Fishing net adrift in 15-35.25S 118-10.78E at 070611Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 843/182018-03-04 → 2018-03-07
    Fishing net adrift in 15-21.7S 119-21.3E at 040558Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 832/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-04
    Fishing net adrift in 15-17.8S 119-12.4E at 030546Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 817/182018-03-02 → 2018-03-05
    Fishing net adrift in 15-11.5S 119-04.1E at 020541Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 792/182018-02-28 → 2018-03-03
    15 meter partially submerged object adrift in 02-07N 090-34E at 261700Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 3397/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-07
    One mile long object adrift in 21-19.43S 055-00.00E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  13. HYDROPAC 2215/172017-06-24 → 2017-06-27
    Eight meter long object adrift in 15-12.6S 120-37.8E at 240900Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 2214/172017-06-24 → 2017-06-27
    Eight meter partially submerged tree in 15-22.08S 120-42.85E at 240847Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 2213/172017-06-24 → 2017-06-27
    Ten meter partially submerged tree in 15-39.13S 120-39.18E at 240900Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 1653/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-13
    50 meter long black and blue object adrift in 20-36S 055-29E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  17. HYDROPAC 1230/172017-04-06 → 2017-04-09
    200 meter long fishing gear adrift in vicinity 13-35S 123-18E at 060503Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 420/172017-02-04 → 2017-02-07
    Two meter long fishing gear adrift in 14-03.6S 124-03.8E at 040347Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2181/162016-07-21 → 2016-07-24
    Debris reported vicinity 11-35.36S 098-20.76E at 201000Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 1621/162016-06-01 → 2016-06-04
    Ten meter long wooden object adrift in 09-59.0S 105-37.3E at 010800Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  21. HYDROPAC 1506/162016-05-22 → 2016-05-25
    20 meter long green object adrift in 23-43.2S 056-37.0E at 220923Z may
    Western Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 2782/152015-08-21 → 2015-08-24
    30 meter long fishing net adrift in 13-26.42S 120-11.07E at 211052Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 1892/152015-06-10 → 2015-06-13
    Two mile long fishing line with two buoys adrift in 21-10S 054-57E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion-west Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1321/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-23
    Wooden object adrift in 20-47.5S 055-07.4E on 18 apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion-northwest Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 571/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-21
    12 meter long fishing net adrift in 12-52.91S 119-02.98E at 180625Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 3840/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-12
    Debris field reported in 21-01.8S 055-12.7E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion-west Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3335/132013-10-27 → 2013-10-30
    Seven meter long white cylindrical object adrift vicinity 07-25.76S 083-14.00E at 260542Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 1054/132013-04-16 → 2013-04-19
    Seven meter long log adrift in 09-16.4S 105-54.0E at 160914Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 641/132013-03-05 → 2013-03-08
    Six meter long orange buoy adrift vicinity 29-50.5S 114-20.8E at 041940Z mar
    Australia-west Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3386/122012-11-29 → 2012-12-02
    Object adrift in 11-00S 046-36E
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Comoros
  31. HYDROPAC 2107/122012-07-24 → 2012-07-27
    Two mile long fishing line with buoys adrift vicinity 20-52S 055-02E on 21 jul
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion-west Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1757/122012-06-21 → 2012-06-24
    Two mile long fishing line with five orange buoys adrift in 21-00.0S 054-58.0E
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 3070/112011-10-31 → 2011-11-03
    13 meter long yellow object adrift in 40-15S 059-37E at 311030Z oct
    Southern Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 1964/112011-07-07 → 2011-07-10
    Six mile long line with buoys adrift vicinity 20-08S 054-58E
    Western Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROPAC 1830/112011-06-24 → 2011-06-27
    Four mile long line with buoys adrift vicinity 20-55S 055-00E on 22 jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 1611/112011-05-31 → 2011-06-03
    Nga chart 74012 (10TH ed)
    Australia-northwest Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1369/112011-05-06 → 2011-05-09
    Six meter log adrift vicinity 11-49.8S 119-22.0E at 050010Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 1264/112011-04-25 → 2011-04-28
    Six meter long log adrift in 13-59.66S 123-17.88E at 251300Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 825/112011-03-17 → 2011-03-20
    12 mile long fishing line with buoys adrift vicinity 21-19.9S 055-01.0E
    Western Indian Ocean · Mascarene Islands
  40. HYDROPAC 406/112011-02-03 → 2011-02-06
    5000 meter long wire rope with buoy adrift in 39-17.9S 034-50.7E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 2664/102010-12-03 → 2010-12-06
    Large fishing net adrift in 13-42.0S 122-00.3E at 030445Z dec
    Australia-northwest Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2532/102010-11-22 → 2010-11-25
    20 meter log with net adrift in 11-35.9S 122-54.0E at 220725Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1522/102010-07-27 → 2010-07-30
    Six meter long log adrift in 21-05.25S 115-10.52E at 270001Z jul
    Australia-northwest Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1415/102010-07-08 → 2010-07-11
    Eight meter long log adrift in 14-23S 118-31E
    Australia-northwest Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1041/102010-05-20 → 2010-05-23
    15 meter long log adrift vicinity 12-12.7S 123-16.6E at 200345Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2096/092009-11-13 → 2009-11-16
    Ten meter long object adrift in 31-08.95S 035-01.70E
  47. HYDROPAC 2085/092009-11-12 → 2009-11-13
    Eight meter long object adrift in 29-53S 043-05E
  48. HYDROPAC 1598/092009-09-05 → 2009-09-05
    20 foot long partially submerged metallic object adrift vicinity 05-34N 081-54E
  49. HYDROPAC 1401/092009-08-06 → 2009-08-08
    Large fishing net adrift in 13-24S 122-06E at 060453Z aug
  50. HYDROPAC 1291/092009-07-17 → 2009-07-24
    Large fishing net adrift in 12-10.4S 123-09.5E at 170030Z jul

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