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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  1. HYDROPAC 2877/122012-10-14 → 2012-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-01.4S 051-03.2E at 141701Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  2. HYDROPAC 2876/122012-10-14 → 2012-10-15
    F/V, 36 persons on board, taking on water in 02-13.16N 083-12.28E at 140745Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 2855/122012-10-12 → 2012-10-12
    F/V, 172 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-00S 106-00E at 120200Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 2828/122012-10-09 → 2012-10-11
    F/V nethmi II, 46 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 04-00S 091-00E at 090500Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  5. HYDROPAC 2813/122012-10-07 → 2012-10-09
    F/V nethmi II, 45 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 02-15N 089-58E at 051000Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 2795/122012-10-05 → 2012-10-10
    M/V roshan 1, 30 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 00-30N 083-00E at 050400Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 2775/122012-10-02 → 2012-10-03
    18 meter F/V sansula, blue and white hull, 80 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-29S 095-30E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2772/122012-10-02 → 2012-10-02
    18 meter F/V, blue hull, 50 persons on board, in need of assistance
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka To Cocos Island
  9. HYDROPAC 2739/122012-09-29 → 2012-09-30
    Man overboard from M/V magsenger along trackline between 07-13S 078-36E at 261700Z sep and 11-00S 078-08E at…
    Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 2726/122012-09-27 → 2012-10-05
    M/V roshan 1, 30 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-12S 083-06E
    Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 2693/122012-09-21 → 2012-09-22
    15 meter vessel, 200 persons on board, requesting assistance in 07-33.48S 105-16.62E at 212135Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 2630/122012-09-14 → 2012-09-15
    Vessel, 65 persons on board, requesting assistance in 08-58S 105-39E at 142222Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 2574/122012-09-09 → 2012-09-09
    Vessel, white and blue hull, 82 persons on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 07-22.02S 105-22.86E…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 2568/122012-09-08 → 2012-09-09
    Vessel, white hull, 82 persons on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 07-43.2S 105-22.3E at 082142Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  15. HYDROPAC 2559/122012-09-07 → 2012-09-07
    15 meter F/V, white hull, 80 persons on board, in need of assistance in 11-26.1S 122-27.9E at 070656Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 2545/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-10
    F/V, green hull, 28 persons on board, overdue sri lanka to christmas island (10-29S 105-38E)
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 2538/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    F/V, 28 persons on board, overdue to cocos keeling islands (12-07S 096-54E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 2535/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    Vessel, 67 persons on board, taking on water in 09-27.11S 103-45.34E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 2531/122012-09-04 → 2012-09-05
    F/V, 18 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-17S 094-00E at 040600Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 2491/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-31
    F/V, 150 persons on board, sank
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  21. HYDROPAC 2481/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-30
    M/V apl bahrain, 150 persons on board, unreported vicinity 06-54.5S 104-28E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2472/122012-08-29 → 2012-08-29
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 06-46.80S 104-48.42E at 290143Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 2464/122012-08-28 → 2012-08-29
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 06-46.44S 105-05.15E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  24. HYDROPAC 2463/122012-08-28 → 2012-08-28
    F/V, white hull, 150 persons on board, sinking in 08-06.3S 105-05.6E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  25. HYDROPAC 2447/122012-08-27 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel, white hull, 150 persons on board, in 09-53S 105-03E at 262330Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 2435/122012-08-25 → 2012-08-25
    Vessel, 75 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 12-30S 096-10E at 250640Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 2423/122012-08-24 → 2012-08-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.4 meter M/V hunter gather, three persons on board, vicinity…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2410/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-24
    20 meter vessel, 90 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 07-43.94S 105-13.23E at 230920Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 2404/122012-08-23 → 2012-08-23
    20 meter vessel, 90 persons on board, taking on water in 07-11.95S 105-12.16E at 230108Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  30. HYDROPAC 2390/122012-08-21 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received in 25-15S 053-15E
    Western Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 2373/122012-08-20 → 2012-08-23
    Derelict 60-75 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-09S 047-46E on 16 aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 2339/122012-08-17 → 2012-08-17
    Vessel on fire in 16-03.48S 122-55.33E
    Australia-northwest Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2332/122012-08-16 → 2012-08-17
    Derelict 60-75 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-09S 047-46E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 2310/122012-08-15 → 2012-08-18
    F/V, white and green hull, 86 persons on board, in need of assistance christmas island (10-29S 105-38E) to…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 2297/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-13
    Vessel, 54 persons on board, taking on water vicinity 07-31.98S 105-11.94E at 131715Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Jawa-south Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2294/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-13
    Vessel, 54 persons on board, taking on water vicinity 08-25.44S 105-23.35E at 131044Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Jawa-south Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2290/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-13
    Vessel, yellow and blue hull, 65 persons on board, reports hole in hull in 09-41.84S 113-57.12E at 122330Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Jawa-south Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2288/122012-08-13 → 2012-08-13
    Vessel, yellow and blue hull, 65 persons on board, reports hole in hull in 11-27.8S 119-43.1E at 122330Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Jawa-south Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2275/122012-08-11 → 2012-08-11
    Vessel, 29 persons on board, in need of assistance nine miles north of ashmore island (12-15.5S 123-02.5E)
    Australia-northwest Coast · Timor Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 2247/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Vessel, green and red hull, 230 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-19S 106-29E at 080500Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 2216/122012-08-03 → 2012-08-09
    12 meter F/V ashain puttah, blue and white hull, 40 persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 05-30S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 2166/122012-07-29 → 2012-08-02
    Distress signal received from vessel, 68 persons on board, in 10-18.39S 118-06.57E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  43. HYDROPAC 2105/122012-07-23 → 2012-07-24
    Distress signal received from vessel, 160 persons on board, in 09-34S 105-47E at 232350Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 2068/122012-07-20 → 2012-07-20
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-00S 105-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 2001/122012-07-15 → 2012-07-15
    F/V suru putha, white hull, 50 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 09-15S 105-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  46. HYDROPAC 1994/122012-07-14 → 2012-07-15
    Two F/V disabled and adrift vicinity sri lanka (07-00N 081-45E) to cocos islands (12-07S 096-54E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 1953/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-10
    Distress signal received within 60 miles of 08-36.36S 106-02.93E at 101320Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 1946/122012-07-10 → 2012-07-10
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, taking on water in 07-17.2S 105-02.0E at 100109Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  49. HYDROPAC 1895/122012-07-04 → 2012-07-05
    F/V, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-30S 104-50E at 031223Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  50. HYDROPAC 1890/122012-07-03 → 2012-07-04
    F/V, 150 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-14.26S 104-29.87E at 031820Z
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia

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