Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean

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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

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  1. HYDROPAC 2158/152015-06-27 → 2015-07-02
    F/V LAKSHAN-03, three persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  2. HYDROPAC 2150/152015-06-27 → 2015-06-27
    40 foot vessel seafox II, one person on board, taking on water vicinity 26-48S 113-34E
    Australia-west Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 2132/152015-06-26 → 2015-07-06
    11 meter F/V marie laure, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Western Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 2008/152015-06-19 → 2015-06-19
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift vicinity 27-51.7S 063-01.6E on 05 jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1996/152015-06-18 → 2015-06-26
    F/V lucky 4, five persons on board, unreported vicinity 01-00N 077-00E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 1957/152015-06-16 → 2015-06-26
    11 meter F/V marie laure, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue
    Western Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1936/152015-06-14 → 2015-06-15
    Man overboard from M/V promise vicinity 11-39.9S 076-25.0E at 140500Z jun
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 1910/152015-06-11 → 2015-07-25
    F/V tissa, four persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 1840/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-08
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in 27-51.7S 063-01.6E on 05 jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 1837/152015-06-05 → 2015-06-08
    Derelict vessel dayi capsized and adrift vicinity 02-58.6N 091-19.7E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 1795/152015-06-01 → 2015-06-04
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 27-26.4S 064-30.0E on 22 may
    Western Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 1685/152015-05-22 → 2015-05-25
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 27-26.4S 064-30E on 21 may
    Western Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROPAC 1594/152015-05-14 → 2015-05-19
    F/V ploidputha, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 02-46N 081-28E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 1593/152015-05-14 → 2015-06-04
    F/V madu kumari, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 03-00N 077-43E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 1580/152015-05-13 → 2015-05-19
    F/V himash putha 2, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 00-04S 082-19E…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 1559/152015-05-12 → 2015-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-26.88S 114-41.52E at 120537Z may
    Australia-northwest Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1496/152015-05-05 → 2015-05-08
    F/V madu kumari 1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 00-06N 079-54E on 03 may
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 1452/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-05
    F/V madu kumari 1, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-00N 077-43E at 290930Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 1450/152015-04-30 → 2015-05-09
    Man overboard from M/V aquarius ocean vicinity 13-49S 053-56E at 300755Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 1442/152015-04-30 → 2015-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-09S 077-42E at 300008Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 1368/152015-04-24 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received from F/V baluch in 03-26S 061-24E
    Western Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 1320/152015-04-20 → 2015-05-16
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, three persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  23. HYDROPAC 1203/152015-04-09 → 2015-04-20
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, three persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  24. HYDROPAC 1122/152015-04-01 → 2015-04-07
    F/V kasun putha, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure vicinity 04-39N 079-15E…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 1091/152015-03-30 → 2015-04-02
    Derelict eight meter vessel, yellow hull with red and green stripes, capsized and adrift in 00-14.2S…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 943/152015-03-18 → 2015-03-22
    Man overboard from M/V sumber bahari 2 vicinity 02-32.21S 095-44.10E at 131600Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 926/152015-03-16 → 2015-04-02
    M/V sea cat, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-58S 042-18E at 161730Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Mozambique Island
  28. HYDROPAC 923/152015-03-16 → 2015-03-16
    Distress signal received vicinity 10-52S 042-25E at 161612Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 892/152015-03-14 → 2015-03-14
    F/V shofuku maru 78 on fire vicinity 16-04.92S 112-43.50E at 140145Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 718/152015-03-02 → 2015-03-13
    11.7 meter S/V moorings ZR6016, three persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  31. HYDROPAC 706/152015-03-02 → 2015-04-02
    Man overboard from vessel albatros vicinity 29-55.22S 057-43.11E at 011830Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean.
  32. HYDROPAC 648/152015-02-25 → 2015-03-04
    13 meter S/V moorings A5130, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  33. HYDROPAC 637/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-27
    Derelict vessel sirocco of oz capsized and adrift in 23-25.9S 054-48.4E
    Western Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 595/152015-02-20 → 2015-02-25
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  35. HYDROLANT 403/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-02
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket (07-53-17N 098-23-51E)
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  36. HYDROPAC 552/152015-02-16 → 2015-03-02
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket (07-53-17N 098-23-51E)
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  37. HYDROLANT 359/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-26
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  38. HYDROPAC 507/152015-02-12 → 2015-02-20
    11.7 meter S/V moorings, five persons on board, unreported cape town (33-55-31S 018-25-26E) to phuket…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Thailand
  39. HYDROPAC 494/152015-02-11 → 2015-02-12
    M/V saldanha reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 10-29S 078-32E at 111315Z
    Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 203/152015-01-19 → 2015-03-12
    38 foot F/V sagara wasana 02, blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 179/152015-01-17 → 2015-01-18
    Distress signal received vicinity 09-17.52S 098-05.58E at 171418Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 117/152015-01-12 → 2015-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-00S 082-15E from M/V global at 121515Z jan
    Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROPAC 3847/142014-12-24 → 2014-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-33.46S 115-10.51E at 241056Z dec
    Australia-southwest Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 3818/142014-12-22 → 2014-12-22
    Distress signal received from M/V kalaminja in 09-15.42S 096-25.20E at 220402Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 3687/142014-12-10 → 2014-12-10
    Distress signal received from M/V torm margrethe in 25-10S 050-43E
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  46. HYDROPAC 3571/142014-11-29 → 2014-12-03
    Vessel vestas wind, nine persons on board, aground and crew abandoning ship in liferaft in 16-48.0S 059-34.5E
    Western Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 3212/142014-10-29 → 2014-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-36S 079-02E at 291335Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 3210/142014-10-29 → 2014-10-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-44.9S 114-35.3E at 291327Z oct
    Australia-west Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 3037/142014-10-11 → 2014-10-16
    40 foot F/V jithma putha, white hull with red stripe, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 3028/142014-10-10 → 2014-10-11
    17.5 meter S/V sirocco of oz, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 21-06.13S 100-39.52E at 101347Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean

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