Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean

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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Archive · 1,599 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2439/132013-08-15 → 2013-08-16
    M/V genmar requesting medical assistance in 06-57S 102-11E at 151530Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 2418/132013-08-13 → 2013-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter M/V bobby gos, two persons on board, vicinity 25-30.90S…
    Australia-west Coast · Shark Bay
  3. HYDROPAC 2400/132013-08-11 → 2013-08-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift vicinity 05-33.2N 091-19.5E at 080610Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Bay of Bengal
  4. HYDROPAC 2392/132013-08-10 → 2013-08-10
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-30.32S 104-36.82E at 100621Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 2387/132013-08-09 → 2013-08-09
    Vessel, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-38.9S 105-47.4E at 091428Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  6. HYDROPAC 2349/132013-08-07 → 2013-08-08
    Man overboard from vessel pacific integrity vicinity of trackline between 02-55.3S 085-26.0E at 062330Z aug…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 2347/132013-08-07 → 2013-08-07
    Man overboard from vessel pacific integrity vicinity 02-50S 085-30E at 062351Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2345/132013-08-06 → 2013-08-07
    Vessel, 117 persons on board, requesting assistance in 06-55.1S 105-00.5E at 062049Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 2336/132013-08-06 → 2013-08-06
    Vessel taking on water in 09-30S 105-45E at 060623Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 2293/132013-08-02 → 2013-08-03
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-26.46S 106-07.63E at 021800Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 2284/132013-08-01 → 2013-08-02
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-15S 105-25E at 012020Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  12. HYDROPAC 2250/132013-07-30 → 2013-07-30
    Vessel, white hull, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 06-58.8S 105-01.9E at 292110Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 2242/132013-07-28 → 2013-07-29
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 07-45.5S 106-07.1E at 280427Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 2198/132013-07-24 → 2013-07-25
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, taking on water and requesting assistance in 08-34.04S 106-37.91E at 241910Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2191/132013-07-24 → 2013-07-24
    Vessel, 74 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-25.12S 108-50.80E at 241000Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  16. HYDROPAC 2186/132013-07-24 → 2013-07-24
    F/V, 100 persons on board, disabled and taking on water vicinity 09-03.99S 104-54.22E at 240610Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 2184/132013-07-24 → 2013-07-24
    F/V, 70 persons on board, taking on water vicinity 09-08.38S 106-02.30E at 240400Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 2179/132013-07-23 → 2013-07-24
    Vessel, 50 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-07.65S 106-27.60E at 231830Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 2177/132013-07-23 → 2013-07-24
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, in need of assistance in 08-13.8S 105-06.8E at 231534Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2175/132013-07-23 → 2013-07-24
    F/V savin putha, 65 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-40N 084-40E at 231105Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 2157/132013-07-22 → 2013-07-22
    12 meter vessel, green hull, 20-30 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  22. HYDROPAC 2156/132013-07-22 → 2013-07-22
    12 meter F/V, green hull, overdue to christmas island (10-29S 105-38E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  23. HYDROPAC 2148/132013-07-20 → 2013-07-21
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, taking on water vicinity 09-07.55S 107-07.20E at 202057Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 2133/132013-07-19 → 2013-07-19
    Vessel, 84 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 09-54.9S 105-47.9E at 191016Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 2104/132013-07-17 → 2013-07-17
    Vessel, blue and green hull, 80 persons on board, sinking in 08-57.5S 106-39.3E at 170255Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 2096/132013-07-16 → 2013-07-16
    Vessel, 180 persons on board, sinking vicinity 09-22S 105-12E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2091/132013-07-15 → 2013-07-16
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, taking on water in 08-58.25S 105-27.59E at 151932Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 2087/132013-07-15 → 2013-07-15
    Vessel, 180 persons on board, taking on water in 09-10.12S 105-46.28E at 151620Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2082/132013-07-15 → 2013-07-18
    16.46 meter F/V TAL-01 anusha, light blue hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2079/132013-07-15 → 2013-07-15
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-55.92S 106-03.46E at 150014Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 2078/132013-07-15 → 2013-07-15
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-00S 106-00E at 142345Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 2067/132013-07-14 → 2013-07-20
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 08-35S 105-26E at 132100Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 2058/132013-07-13 → 2013-07-14
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-22.5S 105-41.6E at 131409Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 2052/132013-07-13 → 2013-07-13
    F/V, 140 persons on board, taking on water and requesting assistance in 09-25.54S 105-59.29E at 130155Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 2048/132013-07-12 → 2013-07-15
    Vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 09-03.5S 105-44.5E at 121233Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  36. HYDROPAC 2044/132013-07-12 → 2013-07-12
    Vessel, 97 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 09-05.0S 105-48.0E at 121233Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 2002/132013-07-09 → 2013-07-10
    Vessel, 110 persons on board, in need of assistance due to engine failure in 08-52.3S 110-57.6E at 090720Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  38. HYDROPAC 1998/132013-07-09 → 2013-07-10
    Vessel, 66 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-32S 107-38E at 090245Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  39. HYDROPAC 1997/132013-07-09 → 2013-07-09
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-33.74S 122-45.59E at 090019Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 1975/132013-07-06 → 2013-07-07
    Vessel, 95 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 08-32.88S 106-39.42E at 060930Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 1958/132013-07-05 → 2013-07-05
    Distress signal received in 30-15.4S 050-23.2E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 1955/132013-07-05 → 2013-07-07
    F/V, 140 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-50S 105-58E at 051119Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 1952/132013-07-05 → 2013-07-05
    Vessel, 124 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-32.71S 106-18.88E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  44. HYDROPAC 1950/132013-07-05 → 2013-07-05
    Vessel, 80 persons on board, sinking in 08-08.24S 106-37.98E at 042314Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 1949/132013-07-04 → 2013-07-05
    Vessel, 20 to 30 persons on board, sinking in 08-06.9S 106-51.5E at 041928Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  46. HYDROPAC 1912/132013-07-01 → 2013-07-01
    Vessel, 34 persons on board, taking on water in 07-35.73S 104-59.59E at 011705Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 1911/132013-07-01 → 2013-07-01
    Vessel, 40 persons on board, in need of assistance in 06-56.49S 104-55.44E at 011149Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 1878/132013-06-28 → 2013-07-13
    F/V chun ying destroyed by fire in 01-13.28N 055-24.17E
    Western Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 1873/132013-06-28 → 2013-06-28
    15 meter vessel, green hull, 60 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-58.8S 107-12.2E at 280330Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 1871/132013-06-27 → 2013-06-28
    Vessel sinking in 10-10S 110-39E at 271508Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia

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