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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Archive · 1,599 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1186/132013-04-26 → 2013-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-26.99S 116-52.08E at 261552Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1170/132013-04-26 → 2013-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-26.40S 116-57.12E at 260436Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1149/132013-04-24 → 2013-04-27
    Vessel, 35 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-35S 106-17E at 240630Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1137/132013-04-23 → 2013-04-23
    F/V, 94 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-28.0S 107-19.5E at 230532Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 1136/132013-04-23 → 2013-04-23
    F/V, 62 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-58.51S 105-30.00E at 230100Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 1128/132013-04-22 → 2013-04-22
    Four f/v's, red hulls, missing
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1078/132013-04-18 → 2013-04-19
    M/V spirit of rema overdue cape town (33-55.0S 018-25.0E) to albany (35-01.0S 117-53.3E).VESSELS in vicinity…
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 1055/132013-04-16 → 2013-04-17
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-40S 106-57E at 161942Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1046/132013-04-15 → 2013-04-16
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-29S 104-34E at 150710Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 1038/132013-04-15 → 2013-04-15
    F/V, blue hull, 52 persons on board, disabled, adrift and taking on water in 09-21.31S 105-49.92E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  11. HYDROPAC 1017/132013-04-12 → 2013-04-12
    Vessel, 26 persons on board, in need of assistance in 10-28.8S 107-28.2E at 120904Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 1009/132013-04-11 → 2013-04-12
    F/V, 100 persons on board, taking on water in 09-31.4S 106-18.1E at 112110Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 975/132013-04-08 → 2013-04-08
    Vessel, 61 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-25S 105-38E at 081044Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 960/132013-04-06 → 2013-04-07
    20 meter F/V unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 958/132013-04-06 → 2013-04-06
    Vessel, 55 persons on board, requesting assistance in 10-28S 105-55E at 060042Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  16. HYDROPAC 946/132013-04-04 → 2013-04-06
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 12-14S 123-00E
    Australia-northwest Coast · Timor Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 922/132013-04-03 → 2013-04-03
    F/V, 58 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-49.50S 109-40.97E at 030015Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 909/132013-04-02 → 2013-04-02
    F/V, numerous persons on board, taking on water in 08-20.53S 105-11.13E at 020225Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 901/132013-04-01 → 2013-04-01
    F/V, 70 persons on board, sinking in 10-13.9S 106-31.4E at 010920Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 890/132013-03-31 → 2013-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-43.86S 115-57.72E at 310317Z mar
    Australia-northwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 889/132013-03-31 → 2013-03-31
    F/V, white and green hull, 62 persons on board, sinking vicinity 09-29.21S 106-47.56E at 310206UTC mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 879/132013-03-30 → 2013-03-30
    Vessel, 147 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-10.4S 105-17.0E at 300831Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 876/132013-03-30 → 2013-03-30
    Vessel, 147 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-20.8S 105-12.8E at 300345Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 850/132013-03-27 → 2013-03-27
    F/V, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 844/132013-03-27 → 2013-03-27
    Vessel, brown hull, 90 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-54.37S 106-53.06E at 270015Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 834/132013-03-26 → 2013-03-27
    Barge dlb norce endeavor, 47 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 29-12.3S 114-19.2E at 260601Z mar
    Australia-west Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 826/132013-03-26 → 2013-03-26
    Barge dlb norce endeavor, 47 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 29-27.8S 114-11.1E at 252304Z mar
    Australia-west Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 794/132013-03-21 → 2013-03-22
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-27.78S 106-45.54E at 212136Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 792/132013-03-21 → 2013-03-21
    Vessel, 130 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-31.44S 106-51.64E at 211908Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 715/132013-03-13 → 2013-03-23
    Four meter F/V, white and yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue from logoni
    Western Indian Ocean · Northern Mozambique Channel
  31. HYDROPAC 709/132013-03-13 → 2013-03-13
    Vessel sank in 11-44.25S 122-12.73E at 130400Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 703/132013-03-12 → 2013-03-12
    F/V, white hull, 46 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-01.02S 104-55.03E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 679/132013-03-10 → 2013-03-10
    20 meter F/V, grey hull with blue and red stripes, 105 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-00.19S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 628/132013-03-04 → 2013-03-07
    Derelict 25 foot vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 09-38.4S 105-29.2E at 040454Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 573/132013-02-26 → 2013-02-26
    M/V mellum trader, 13 persons on board, taking on water and preparing to abandon ship in 15-32S 120-08E at…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 565/132013-02-25 → 2013-03-11
    Man overboard from M/V bulk honduras vicinity 04-18.5S 085-36.2E at 250200Z feb
    Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 560/132013-02-25 → 2013-02-25
    Man overboard vicinity 04-18.5S 085-36.2E at 250200Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 530/132013-02-22 → 2013-04-06
    13 foot S/V ouais ouais, grey and red hull, two persons on board, overdue richards bay (28-48S 032-06E) to…
    South Africa To New Zealand
  39. HYDROPAC 511/132013-02-20 → 2013-02-21
    Vessel, 60 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-34.3S 107-24.0E at 200238Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 493/132013-02-19 → 2013-02-19
    20 meter vessel, 74 persons on board, requesting assistance in 07-02.3S 105-13.3E at 190228Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 385/132013-02-07 → 2013-02-10
    Derelict vessel, red and white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 30-10S 045-00E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 343/132013-02-02 → 2013-02-02
    Vessel, 100 persons on board, sinking in 09-03.23S 105-02.44E at 021450Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 302/132013-01-29 → 2013-02-09
    25 meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 24-38.4S 056-17.4E
    Western Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 297/132013-01-29 → 2013-01-30
    Four inner tubes, one person on board each, adrift vicinity 10-50S 106-30E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  45. HYDROPAC 248/132013-01-25 → 2013-01-29
    Four inner tubes, one person on board each, adrift vicinity 09-59.83S 105-39.40E at 240200Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  46. HYDROPAC 216/132013-01-22 → 2013-01-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V, one person on board, vicinity 31-34.5S 115-17.94E…
    Australia-southwest Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 196/132013-01-20 → 2013-01-22
    12 meter F/V sank in 07-21.7S 105-15.9E at 191050Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 189/132013-01-19 → 2013-01-20
    12 meter F/V, 18 persons on board, sinking in 07-21.7S 105-15.9E at 191050Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 186/132013-01-19 → 2013-01-20
    Liferaft, one person on board, adrift in 49-59.9S 142-56.4E at 190054Z jan
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 181/132013-01-18 → 2013-01-19
    S/V tchou tchou nougat sank in 50-15.1S 142-03.2E at 180844Z jan
    Southeastern Indian Ocean

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