Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean

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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 Indian Ocean

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  1. HYDROPAC 2909/142014-09-30 → 2014-10-01
    F/V on fire and persons abandoning ship in liferafts in 23-56.6S 107-14.0E at 302119Z
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 2904/142014-09-30 → 2014-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-57.66S 107-13.74E at 301421Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 2890/142014-09-29 → 2014-10-04
    M/V osiris reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 26-28S 044-15E at 291000Z sep
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-southwest Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2887/142014-09-29 → 2014-09-29
    M/V osiris reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 27-00S 043-00E at 290100Z sep
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-southwest Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2854/142014-09-26 → 2014-09-28
    M/V hoegh detroit reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-44.6S 099-43.0E at 261000Z sep
    Southern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 2849/142014-09-26 → 2014-09-26
    M/V hoegh detroit reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-22.8S 094-44.2E at 251953Z sep
    Southern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 2847/142014-09-25 → 2014-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-54S 062-09E and 35-13S 036-59E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2792/142014-09-19 → 2014-11-01
    41 foot F/V fvsl sadasarana, five persons on board, taking on water in 04-35N 062-34E at 181000Z sep
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 2667/142014-09-11 → 2014-09-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 19-18S 083-59E at 111209Z sep
    Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 2491/142014-08-26 → 2014-09-03
    M/V anugerah 89, 14 persons on board, sinking in 09-16.537S 115-23.137E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 2389/142014-08-14 → 2014-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel kestrel II vicinity 16-22.62S 122-55.74E at 141911Z aug
    Australia-northwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2388/142014-08-14 → 2014-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V kestrel II vicinity 16-26.40S 122-47.40E at 141911Z aug
    Australia-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2330/142014-08-09 → 2014-08-12
    Derelict 32 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 33-46.06S 029-08.94E at 091501Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  14. HYDROPAC 2316/142014-08-08 → 2014-08-08
    Possible distress signal reported vicinity kingfisher islands (16-06S 124-05E) at 081007Z aug
    Australia-northwest Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2309/142014-08-07 → 2014-08-10
    Derelict 32 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 34-26.5S 028-59.2E at 060815Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  16. HYDROPAC 2272/142014-08-04 → 2014-08-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-05S 069-01E at 041000Z aug
    Southern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 2184/142014-07-26 → 2014-07-29
    Man overboard from M/V sigma integrity vicinity 23-29.7S 112-28.6E at 261820Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-west Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 2072/142014-07-14 → 2014-07-18
    F/V madushi, six persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 2069/142014-07-14 → 2014-07-19
    42 foot F/V dilsara, white, yellow, blue and red hull, seven persons on board, disabled and taking on water…
    Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 2043/142014-07-11 → 2014-07-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-14.8S 115-42.9E at 111052Z jul
    Australia-southwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2036/142014-07-10 → 2014-07-11
    Vessel leven brown reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 12-29.26S 082-52.27E at 101900Z jul
    Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 2027/142014-07-09 → 2014-07-14
    M/V clipper legacy reports crewman with heart attack in 30-01S 042-11E at 091614Z jul
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 2026/142014-07-09 → 2014-07-14
    F/V torre giulia reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 05-45S 045-55E at 091530Z jul
    Western Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 1988/142014-07-06 → 2014-07-19
    40 foot F/V jayakishan 02, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 01-07N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 1979/142014-07-06 → 2014-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-22S 086-16E at 052331Z jul
    Southern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 1968/142014-07-04 → 2014-07-14
    37 foot F/V PUJAN-01, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 03-00N 082-00E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 1967/142014-07-04 → 2014-07-07
    Derelict 56 meter F/V ping shin 101, white hull, and liferaft adrift vicinity 03-29.3S 079-55.1E at 031730Z…
    Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 1944/142014-07-03 → 2014-07-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 56 meter F/V ping hing 101 vicinity 03-29.5S 079-27.6E at 030319Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 1905/142014-06-30 → 2014-07-04
    F/V kushan putha, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 03-40N 078-12E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 1777/142014-06-20 → 2014-06-20
    M/V, 41 persons on board, requesting assistance due to engine failure in 06-10S 091-04E at 200020Z jun
    Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 1760/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-27
    40 foot F/V ashani shanika I, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 03-20N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 1714/142014-06-14 → 2014-06-28
    Distress signal received from M/V cap pierre in 25-10S 053-26E at 140546Z jun
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 1517/142014-05-28 → 2014-06-14
    Man overboard from M/V gdf suez ghent in 38-00.55S 020-23.51E at 272336Z may
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · Eastern South Atlantic
  34. HYDROPAC 1337/142014-05-08 → 2014-05-09
    13 meter S/V beaufort, white hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 45-36.32S 080-14.02E at…
    Southern Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROPAC 1333/142014-05-08 → 2014-05-08
    13 meter S/V beaufort, white hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 45-29.59S 079-52.45E at…
    Southern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 1308/142014-05-06 → 2014-05-09
    Derelict vessel partially submerged and sinking in 13-12.18S 124-24.85E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea · Australia-northwest Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1107/142014-04-18 → 2014-05-10
    Man overboard from F/V buddhila vicinity 04-23N 081-56E at 171530Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 1078/142014-04-16 → 2014-04-17
    Mauritius to indonesia
    Western Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 1014/142014-04-10 → 2014-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 13-17.0S 120-54.9E at 100036Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 988/142014-04-07 → 2014-04-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 06-06S 091-20E at 071840Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 987/142014-04-07 → 2014-04-12
    S/V wolt riners, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water in 12-25.22S 049-43.87E at 071550Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-north Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 955/142014-04-04 → 2014-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter M/V blue thunder vicinity 16-33.7S 123-22.2E at 041212Z…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 898/142014-03-31 → 2014-05-17
    38 foot F/V valta, yellow and blue hull, five persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 859/142014-03-27 → 2014-04-16
    26.1 meter F/V fwu fa 12, white hull, 13 persons on board, unreported
    Western Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 834/142014-03-25 → 2014-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-03S 056-34E at 251019Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean
  46. HYDROPAC 765/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-21
    Derelict 15 meter vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 03-38.3S 085-56.3E at 170510Z mar
    Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 763/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-20
    Search and rescue operations vicinity of trackline between 34-39.5S 084-14.0E and 47-05.0S 091-03.5E
    Southern Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 761/142014-03-18 → 2014-03-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16 foot vessel hunter haines, blue and white hull, vicinity…
    Australia-west Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 757/142014-03-17 → 2014-03-18
    Search and rescue operations vicinity of trackline between 36-06.3S 081-12.0E and 47-19.2S 089-53.0E
    Southern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 710/142014-03-12 → 2014-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gold gemini in 11-39.24S 079-12.36E at 121518Z mar
    Northern Indian Ocean

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