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.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 1999
1,599

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the Indian Ocean right now.

By year

99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

Archive · 1,599 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1811/122012-06-27 → 2012-06-27
    Distress signal received vicinity 08-00S 108-26E at 262000Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1809/122012-06-26 → 2012-06-27
    Vessel, 150 persons on board, taking on water in 08-39.22S 105-17.73E at 262108Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  3. HYDROPAC 1766/122012-06-23 → 2012-06-23
    Vessel, 206 persons on board, capsized in 08-38S 105-03E at 210500Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 1751/122012-06-21 → 2012-06-22
    F/V, 206 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 08-38S 105-03E at 210500Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1703/122012-06-17 → 2012-06-18
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, within 200 miles of christmas island (10-29S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 1702/122012-06-17 → 2012-06-17
    Distress signal received from vessel, 100 persons on board, within 200 miles of christmas island (10-29S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 1672/122012-06-14 → 2012-06-17
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 58-55S 061-09E
    Southern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 1657/122012-06-13 → 2012-06-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-46.1S 117-24.4E at 130722Z jun
    Australia-northwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1644/122012-06-12 → 2012-06-12
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, taking on water and requests assistance in 09-16S 107-00E at 120049Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 1535/122012-06-01 → 2012-06-03
    F/V, 90 persons on board, in need of assistance in 11-05S 121-45E at 010830Z jun
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 1516/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-02
    Vessel, blue hull, 147 persons on board, in need of assistance in 07-10.62S 105-16.06E at 310726Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 1413/122012-05-19 → 2012-05-20
    Distress signal received from vessel, 175 persons on board, vicinity 08-53S 105-53E at 191205Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 1348/122012-05-13 → 2012-05-14
    F/V, 123 persons on board, unreported to christmas island (10-29S 105-38E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 1333/122012-05-11 → 2012-05-19
    Distress signal received in 07-00S 102-00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 1331/122012-05-11 → 2012-05-11
    Vessel taking on water vicinity 09-58S 105-10E at 111343Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 1327/122012-05-11 → 2012-05-14
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 29-11.8S 049-51.8E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 1276/122012-05-06 → 2012-05-09
    F/V, wood hull, capsized and adrift in 11-00.6S 106-11.1E at 060401Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 1269/122012-05-05 → 2012-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-54.96S 113-36.00E at 050600Z may
    Australia-west Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1268/122012-05-05 → 2012-05-05
    Vessel sank in 26-57.20S 113-34.65E at 050520Z may
    Australia-west Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 1183/122012-04-25 → 2012-04-25
    Derelict M/V, 50 persons onboard, sinking in 12-41.04S 120-05.63E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1147/122012-04-21 → 2012-04-28
    Man overboard from M/V cape mercury vicinity 18-56S 113-47E at 210300Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1068/122012-04-14 → 2012-04-17
    M/V orient lotus reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 33-05S 093-58E at 140827Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 989/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-36.4S 116-40.0E at 070605Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 798/122012-03-19 → 2012-03-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-28.80S 114-41.64E at 191224Z mar
    Australia-southwest Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 775/122012-03-17 → 2012-03-18
    Man overboard from M/V maha roos vicinity of trackline between 13-50S 106-35E at 161130Z mar and 11-43S…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 678/122012-03-08 → 2012-03-11
    Derelict 15 meter F/V capsized and adrift in 15-07S 054-44E at 080715Z mar, reports to mrcc reunion,…
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 661/122012-03-07 → 2012-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-42.4S 114-40.9E at 070045Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Jawa
  28. HYDROPAC 628/122012-03-03 → 2012-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 04-08.20S 083-36.71E at 031354Z mar
    Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 596/122012-03-01 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-11.56S 043-57.27E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROLANT 438/122012-02-27 → 2012-03-31
    26 foot S/V seastar, white hull, one person on board, overdue falmouth (50-09N 005-04W) to perth (31-57S…
    United Kingdom To Australia
  31. HYDROPAC 564/122012-02-27 → 2012-03-31
    26 foot S/V seastar, white hull, one person on board, overdue falmouth (50-09N 005-04W) to perth (31-57S…
    United Kingdom To Australia
  32. HYDROPAC 560/122012-02-27 → 2012-02-28
    M/V costa allegra on fire, 1040 persons on board, in 07-30.70S 052-37.04E
    Western Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 480/122012-02-20 → 2012-02-20
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 09-54S 105-20E at 200415Z feb
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 463/122012-02-18 → 2012-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V outrider vicinity 25-42.77S 113-06.61E at 180201Z feb
    Australia-west Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 450/122012-02-17 → 2012-02-17
    Distress signal received in 09-40.88S 105-01.32E at 170553Z feb
    Northeastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  36. HYDROPAC 423/122012-02-15 → 2012-02-15
    Distress signal received in 09-45.26S 105-02.04E at 150339Z feb
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  37. HYDROPAC 136/122012-01-16 → 2012-01-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-53.47N 045-49.93E
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia
  38. HYDROPAC 3622/112011-12-29 → 2012-01-14
    M/V elisabeth 1, 20 persons on board, taking on water in 16-00S 050-18E on 27 dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 3582/112011-12-24 → 2011-12-24
    Distress signal received from vessel, 116 persons on board, vicinity 08-44.556S 105-26.181E at 240158Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 3553/112011-12-20 → 2011-12-23
    Derelict life raft adrift vicinity 27-38.8S 048-11.1E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 3475/112011-12-13 → 2011-12-17
    Vessel, 105 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity of christmas island (10-29S 105-38E) and…
    Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 3414/112011-12-07 → 2011-12-08
    Distress signal received from F/V chung yong 83 in 15-23.52S 091-28.62E at 071832Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROPAC 3408/112011-12-07 → 2011-12-10
    12 meter F/V lakmadhu 03, yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 00-22N 085-17E at…
    Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 3407/112011-12-07 → 2011-12-07
    43 foot F/V lakmadhu 03, yellow hull, five persons on board, unreported
    Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROPAC 3367/112011-12-03 → 2011-12-09
    12 meter M/V polska miedz, red and white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  46. HYDROPAC 3338/112011-11-30 → 2011-11-30
    Vessel taking on water in 08-01S 105-05E at 300330Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 3337/112011-11-30 → 2011-11-30
    Vessel, 109 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 09-53.7S 108-05.5E at 300035Z nov
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 3333/112011-11-29 → 2011-12-03
    12 meter M/V polska miedz, red and white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Southern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 3197/112011-11-12 → 2011-11-13
    4.5 meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue within 20 miles of 18-00.3S 122-12.3E and return
    Australia-northwest Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 3159/112011-11-09 → 2011-12-24
    40 foot F/V nimesha duwa, light blue and white hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Western Indian Ocean

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean — page 21 · seahazards