Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean

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  1. HYDROPAC 3115/112011-11-04 → 2011-11-07
    43 meter F/V chin I wen, white hull, 28 persons on board, hijacked in 06-11S 051-04E at 032100Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 3100/112011-11-03 → 2011-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V wizard in 26-45-38S 039-45-29E
    Mozambique Channel
  3. HYDROPAC 2967/112011-10-22 → 2011-10-22
    Vessel, 85 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 12-30S 105-40E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 2915/112011-10-16 → 2011-10-22
    Man overboard from M/V zheng hao vicinity of trackline between 10-57.6S 097-24.3E at 151500Z oct and…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 2909/112011-10-16 → 2011-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-07.1S 115-40.5E at 152327Z oct
    Australia-southwest Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 2832/112011-10-10 → 2011-10-13
    30 meter F/V, red and white hull, capsized and adrift in 24-43.59S 090-59.50E
    Southern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 2696/112011-09-25 → 2011-09-26
    M/V wizard reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-09S 085-29E at 251259Z sep
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 2693/112011-09-25 → 2011-10-01
    M/V hai soon reports crewman with serious head injury in 37-33S 107-06E at 251009Z sep
    Australia-southwest Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 2667/112011-09-22 → 2011-09-24
    Distress signal received from vessel, 110 persons on board, taking on water in 09-54.6S 106-03.8E at 221123Z…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Christmas Island
  10. HYDROPAC 2661/112011-09-22 → 2011-09-22
    Distress signal received from vessel, 70 persons on board, in 08-44.95S 105-43.66E at 220205Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 2480/112011-09-02 → 2011-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel viper, white hull, three persons on board, vicinity muiron…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2292/112011-08-16 → 2011-08-16
    Distress signal recieved on 406 mhz from M/V roddy vicinity 21-32.0S 114-46.0E at 160106Z aug
    Australia-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2152/112011-08-01 → 2011-08-02
    Distress signal received from S/V bakoua, three persons on board, in 36-46S 045-30E at 011446Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 2146/112011-08-01 → 2011-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-23S 112-26E at 010054Z aug
    Australia-southwest Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2144/112011-07-31 → 2011-07-31
    Distress signal received from M/V opal gallant in 33-16.44S 114-51.36E
    Australia-southwest Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1984/112011-07-10 → 2011-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-41.04S 115-26.82E at 100035Z jul
    Australia-southwest Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1943/112011-07-06 → 2011-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-36.06S 115-04.50E at 060537Z jul
    Australia-southwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1825/112011-06-23 → 2011-06-23
    Vessel, 64 persons on board, sinking vicinity 09-28.33S 106-56.58E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 1779/112011-06-19 → 2011-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 18 foot M/V, two persons on board, taking on water vicinity…
    Australia-west Coast · Shark Bay
  20. HYDROPAC 1664/112011-06-07 → 2011-06-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 31-45.96S 115-22.56E at 070546Z jun
    Australia-southwest Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 1648/112011-06-04 → 2011-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-03S 118-21E at 040613Z jun
    Australia-northwest Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 1595/112011-05-29 → 2011-07-16
    14 meter S/V tiana, two persons on board, overdue richards bay (28-48S 032-06E) to fremantle (32-03S 115-45E)
    Indian Ocean · South Africa To Australia
  23. HYDROPAC 1589/112011-05-28 → 2011-05-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ocean glory vicinity 34-17.88S 088-54.48E at 280735Z may
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 1587/112011-05-28 → 2011-05-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ocean glory vicinity 34-51.3S 087-11.2E at 280425Z may
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 1579/112011-05-27 → 2011-05-28
    Man overboard from vessel yayoi express vicinity of trackline between 21-17S 110-16E at 261600Z may and…
    Australia-northwest Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1567/112011-05-26 → 2011-07-02
    Man overboard from M/V monte alegre in 20-46.5S 057-38.5E at 250610Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius-south Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1523/112011-05-22 → 2011-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-46.9S 053-53.6E at 212336Z may
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 1427/112011-05-12 → 2011-05-19
    M/V bien nam unreported tuticorin (08-45N 078-13E) to padang (00-57S 100-21E)
    India To Indonesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1289/112011-04-27 → 2011-04-28
    Vessel, 82 persons on board, in need of assistance vicinity 12-10.92S 122-58.58E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Timor Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1194/112011-04-19 → 2011-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 16-41.52S 123-36.60E at 190329Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1165/112011-04-14 → 2011-04-17
    Derelict 15 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 12-29-52S 119-50-47E at 140548Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 1103/112011-04-09 → 2011-04-12
    Derelict 12 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 12-42.9S 122-14.6E at 090147Z apr
    Australia-northwest Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1101/112011-04-08 → 2011-05-21
    Reunion to mauritius
    Western Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 890/112011-03-22 → 2011-03-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-00.18S 113-21.72E at 220158Z mar
    Australia-northwest Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 877/112011-03-21 → 2011-03-24
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 12-12.75S 120-26.33E at 210510Z mar
    Australia-northwest Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 862/112011-03-19 → 2011-03-20
    Vessel with doctor requested to provide medical assistance within 15 hours of vicinity 12-00S 120-00E
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 777/112011-03-12 → 2011-03-13
    Reunion to mauritius
    Western Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 775/112011-03-12 → 2011-03-12
    Reunion to mauritius
    Western Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 641/112011-02-27 → 2011-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-54S 048-08E at 272123Z feb
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 323/112011-01-27 → 2011-03-05
    Distress signal received from M/V hako fortress in 27-21.1S 112-55.2E on 26 jan
    Australia-west Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 282/112011-01-24 → 2011-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V fu yuan yu vicinity 38-47S 089-56E at 240800Z jan
    Southern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 159/112011-01-14 → 2011-01-29
    Man overboard from F/V o covelo in 31-00S 040-10E at 141353Z jan
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROPAC 2798/102010-12-15 → 2010-12-18
    F/V aground, unknown number of persons onboard, within 40 miles of 10-00S 106-25E at 142300Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 2776/102010-12-14 → 2010-12-14
    14 meter vessel battlestar, three persons on board, overdue shark bay (25-30S 113-30E) to geraldton (28-46S…
    Australia-west Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2745/102010-12-11 → 2011-01-22
    Vessel magoer unreported
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa-south Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2621/102010-11-28 → 2010-12-11
    M/V han-de reports crewman with visual impairment in 23-00S 064-30E at 281550Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  47. HYDROPAC 2611/102010-11-27 → 2010-12-07
    Vessel chikara, grey hull, overdue east london (32-59S 027-52E) to madagascar
    Western Indian Ocean · South Africa To Madagascar
  48. HYDROPAC 2495/102010-11-18 → 2010-12-11
    Man overboard from vessel faith in 04-20S 039-44E at 170700Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya
  49. HYDROPAC 2489/102010-11-17 → 2010-11-27
    M/V oosea reports crewman without vital signs in 26-16.8S 049-38.6E
    Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROLANT 2184/102010-11-17 → 2010-11-17
    HYDROLANT 2184/10(61)

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