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 179/132013-01-18 → 2013-01-18
    10.6 meter S/V tchou tchou nougat, one person on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 50-13.3S 141-43.3E at…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 176/132013-01-17 → 2013-01-18
    11 meter S/V tchou tchou nougat, white hull, one person on board, in need of assistance vicinity 50-16.08S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 173/132013-01-17 → 2013-01-17
    10.6 meter S/V tchou tchou nougat, white hull, one person on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 50-18.83S…
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 120/132013-01-12 → 2013-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-20.8S 115-29.9E at 120450Z jan
    Australia-northwest Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 93/132013-01-10 → 2013-01-11
    Derelict vessel, red hull, capsized and adrift in 31-40.1S 045-54.0E at 100250Z jan
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 62/132013-01-08 → 2013-01-12
    12 meter S/V white bird, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 13-14.25S 124-51.90E at 020811Z jan
    Australia-northwest Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 59/132013-01-08 → 2013-01-08
    12 meter S/V white bird, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 13-12S 124-58E at 072230Z jan
    Australia-northwest Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 32/132013-01-05 → 2013-01-12
    42 foot F/V brayan putha III, white, yellow and green hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift…
    Western Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 3741/122012-12-30 → 2013-01-01
    F/V LAL-1, 45 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-53.9S 096-43.4E at 300405Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 3733/122012-12-29 → 2013-02-09
    Mauritius to seychelles
    Western Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 3719/122012-12-28 → 2012-12-29
    F/V LAL-1, 45 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-45.9S 096-27.2E at 280929Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 3704/122012-12-27 → 2012-12-30
    Derelict 30 meter vessel, capsized and adrift vicinity 29-41-06S 044-53-03E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROPAC 3703/122012-12-27 → 2012-12-28
    F/V LAL-1, 45 persons on board, disabled and adrift, reports pregnant woman on board requiring medevac in…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 3702/122012-12-27 → 2012-12-27
    F/V LAL-1, 45 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-35.7S 096-31.9E at 270030Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 3697/122012-12-26 → 2012-12-27
    Derelict 30 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 29-41-06S 044-53-03E at 262020Z dec
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 3688/122012-12-26 → 2012-12-27
    F/V LAL-1, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 03-37.3S 096-20.0E at 251930Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  17. HYDROPAC 3661/122012-12-23 → 2012-12-23
    F/V, 100 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 09-33.46S 106-07.52E at 230008Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  18. HYDROPAC 3658/122012-12-22 → 2012-12-25
    F/V LAL-1, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-38S 094-58E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  19. HYDROPAC 3645/122012-12-21 → 2012-12-24
    Derelict vessel, red hull capsized and adrift vicinity 29-33.7S 046-00.8E on 20 dec
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 3635/122012-12-20 → 2012-12-21
    13 meter F/V mitchel duwa, 32 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-50S 090-50E at 201045Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 3604/122012-12-18 → 2012-12-18
    Vessel, 120 persons on board, requesting assistance in 07-36.57S 105-25.33E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 3570/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-15
    F/V, 25 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 10-28S 105-43E at 150342Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  23. HYDROPAC 3537/122012-12-12 → 2012-12-12
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-34.42S 105-13.30E at 121123Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 3441/122012-12-04 → 2012-12-08
    F/V, 64 persons on board, sinking in 08-18.9S 105-15.5E at 042105Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 3408/122012-12-02 → 2012-12-03
    37 foot F/V kavisha, brown hull, 43 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-10S 096-10E at 020230Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 3400/122012-12-01 → 2012-12-02
    F/V, 40 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-20.6S 105-25.4E at 010056Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  27. HYDROPAC 3389/122012-11-30 → 2012-12-01
    F/V, 36 persons on board, taking on water and requesting medical assistance in 13-38.2S 112-12.9E at 300150Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  28. HYDROPAC 3356/122012-11-27 → 2012-11-27
    F/V, 60 persons on board, adrift and unlit in 08-55S 105-08E at 270846Z
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 3334/122012-11-26 → 2012-11-26
    F/V, 82 persons on board, sinking in 09-12S 105-49E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 3326/122012-11-25 → 2012-11-25
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, sinking in 07-51.50S 105-05.41E at 251209Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  31. HYDROPAC 3276/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-24
    Man overboard from 183 meter M/V santa felicita vicinity 25-28S 070-22E at 200450Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 3273/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-20
    Man overboard from M/V santa felicita vicinity 24-48S 071-49E at 200450Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 3265/122012-11-19 → 2012-12-08
    Liferaft, 15 persons on board, overdue
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion Island
  34. HYDROPAC 3240/122012-11-16 → 2012-11-16
    Vessel, 56 persons on board, disabled due to lost rudder and taking on water in 12-07S 108-44E at 152330Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 3236/122012-11-16 → 2012-11-16
    Vessel, 56 persons on board, requesting assistance
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia To Christmas Island
  36. HYDROPAC 3229/122012-11-15 → 2012-11-15
    Vessel, 117 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-25.31S 106-51.41E at 151102Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 3221/122012-11-15 → 2012-11-15
    Vessel sinking in 10-09.84S 106-09.78E at 141417Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  38. HYDROPAC 3148/122012-11-07 → 2012-11-07
    12 meter F/V pragathi 2, green and white hull, 72 persons on board, requesting assistance in 10-09S 103-54E…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 3146/122012-11-07 → 2012-11-07
    12 meter F/V pragathi 2, green and white hull, 72 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-21.22S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 3120/122012-11-04 → 2012-11-05
    F/V, 60 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 05-00S 095-00E at 041300Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 3109/122012-11-02 → 2012-11-03
    F/V, 52 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 07-04.59S 105-47.22E at 020851Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 3101/122012-11-02 → 2012-11-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from M/V bubbles at 020125Z nov in: a. 34-09.66S 113-08.28E
    Australia-southwest Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 3091/122012-11-01 → 2012-11-01
    Vessel, 113 persons on board, taking on water vicinity 09-56.7S 105-30.1E at 010709Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  44. HYDROPAC 3077/122012-10-31 → 2012-10-31
    F/V, 60 persons on board, adrift in 11-41S 112-01E at 311148Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  45. HYDROPAC 3064/122012-10-30 → 2012-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-41S 048-11E
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northwest Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3059/122012-10-30 → 2012-10-31
    F/V, 120 persons on board, taking on water in 09-25.64S 107-53.94E at 300902Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 3056/122012-10-30 → 2012-10-30
    F/V, 70 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 09-46S 106-33E at 300605Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2968/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-23
    Vessel, 90 persons on board, taking on water in 10-23.77S 108-48.18E at 221854Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 2946/122012-10-20 → 2012-10-21
    Distress signal received from vessel, 70 persons on board, in 07-41S 106-09E at 200730Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 2913/122012-10-17 → 2012-10-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel, black hull, vicinity 21-55.26S 113-53.52E at…
    Australia-northwest Coast

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