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. HYDROLANT 2183/102010-11-17 → 2010-11-18
    Man overboard from vessel faith in 04-20S 039-44E at 170700Z nov
    Western-indian Ocean · Kenya
  2. HYDROPAC 2376/102010-11-05 → 2010-11-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V orient fortune in 23-17S 051-35E at 052115Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 2364/102010-11-04 → 2010-11-04
    5.6 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue exmouth (21-57S 114-09E) and return
    Australia-northwest Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 2338/102010-11-03 → 2010-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 44-36S 049-14E at 030327Z nov
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 2217/102010-10-23 → 2010-10-25
    Person missing vicinity 12-12.6S 096-54.0E at 221730Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Cocos Islands
  6. HYDROPAC 2076/102010-10-07 → 2010-10-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V mar de java in 21-40S 092-27E at 070232Z oct
    Southern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1979/102010-09-26 → 2010-09-26
    12 meter M/V two j, four persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 29-32.76S 114-36.84E at…
    Australia-west Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1977/102010-09-26 → 2010-09-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter M/V two-j, four persons on board, vicinity 28-43S 113-49E
    Australia-west Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1908/102010-09-20 → 2010-09-20
    10 meter vessel, white hull, 50 persons on board, sinking vicinity 10-30S 106-30E
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 1527/102010-07-28 → 2010-08-07
    Vessel, 72 persons on board, overdue indonesia to christmas island (10-31S 105-39E)
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 1471/102010-07-16 → 2010-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-05S 121-25E at 161804Z jul
    Australia-northwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1317/102010-06-26 → 2010-07-03
    F/V, 100 persons on board, requesting assistance vicinity north of christmas island (10-29S 105-37E) at…
    Northeastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  13. HYDROPAC 1293/102010-06-22 → 2010-06-25
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in 24-24S 112-41E at 220340Z jun
    Australia-west Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 957/102010-05-08 → 2010-05-10
    F/V, green hull, unreported
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 920/102010-05-04 → 2010-05-06
    18 meter F/V, light blue hull, 50 persons on board, unreported to christmas island (10-29.4S 105-37.7E)
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 451/102010-03-09 → 2010-03-13
    11.8 meter S/V lazy bones, two persons on board, capsized in 43-13.2S 141-55.6E at 090300Z mar
    Australia-southeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 438/102010-03-06 → 2010-03-06
    Vessel, 70 persons on board, lost without food and water, vicinity 11-25S 107-30E at 050600Z mar
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 372/102010-02-26 → 2010-02-26
    Distress signal from F/V in 06-43S 098-00E at 250100Z feb
    Northeastern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 222/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-06
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 13-33.3S 119-49.2E at 031019Z feb
    Australia-northwest Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 114/102010-01-21 → 2010-02-02
    S/V kaupo, three persons on board, overdue cape town (33-55S 018-22E) to fremantle (32-07S 115-45E)
    South Africa To Australia
  21. HYDROLANT 130/102010-01-21 → 2010-02-02
    S/V kaupo, three persons on board, overdue cape town (33-55S 018-22E) to fremantle (32-07S 115-45E)
    South Africa To Australia
  22. HYDROPAC 2378/092009-12-18 → 2009-12-21
    Ten meter S/V capsized and adrift vicinity 28-00S 041-07E
  23. HYDROPAC 2280/092009-12-04 → 2009-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V quobba, four persons on board, in 20-00S 115-58E at 042109Z dec
  24. HYDROLANT 2333/092009-12-01 → 2010-01-17
    13 meter S/V kaupo, three persons on board, overdue cape town (33-55S 018-22E) to fremantle (32-07S 115-45E)
  25. HYDROPAC 2250/092009-12-01 → 2010-01-17
    13 meter S/V kaupo, three persons on board, overdue cape town (33-55S 018-22E) to fremantle (32-07S 115-45E)
  26. HYDROPAC 2168/092009-11-22 → 2009-12-19
    Man overboard from M/V triton lark in 07-24S 069-00E at 211930Z nov
  27. HYDROPAC 2157/092009-11-20 → 2009-11-28
    A merchant vessel reported coming under fire in 01-08S 062-28E (approximately 470 miles northeast of port…
  28. HYDROPAC 2074/092009-11-11 → 2009-12-05
    A merchant vessel reported a distress call in 00-35S 062-40E at 111737Z nov, approximately 490 miles…
  29. HYDROPAC 2001/092009-11-02 → 2009-11-07
    A merchant vessel reported coming under attack in 07-55S 047-40E, approximately 450 miles from seychelles at…
  30. HYDROPAC 1923/092009-10-23 → 2009-10-24
    Distress signal received from S/V lynn rival, six persons on board, in 04-31.43S 054-26.10E
  31. HYDROPAC 1888/092009-10-17 → 2009-10-21
    F/V, 71 persons on board, taking on water in 06-19S 102-10E at 162245Z oct
  32. HYDROPAC 1690/092009-09-19 → 2009-10-31
    16 foot F/V, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue providence island (09-14S 051-03E) and return
  33. HYDROPAC 1687/092009-09-19 → 2009-09-20
    12 meter F/V, yellow hull, 55 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-27S 093-50E at 180434Z sep
  34. HYDROPAC 1613/092009-09-06 → 2009-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 42 foot M/V ocean pearl, white hull, in 26-21S 045-37E at 061538Z sep
  35. HYDROPAC 1570/092009-08-31 → 2009-09-01
    12 meter S/V animation, one person on board, overdue steep point (26-08S 113-08E) to geraldton (28-44S…
  36. HYDROPAC 1527/092009-08-26 → 2009-10-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V gulser ana in 25-38S 045-28E at 260230Z aug
  37. HYDROPAC 1301/092009-07-19 → 2009-07-25
    S/V nicole, two persons on board, unreported to rodrigues islands (19-40S 063-25E)
  38. HYDROPAC 1272/092009-07-14 → 2009-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-26.5S 119-11.7E at 141004Z jul
  39. HYDROPAC 1207/092009-07-01 → 2009-07-25
    30 meter F/V jih chun tsai, white hull, 19 persons on board, on fire in 34-34.98S 056-26.76E at 291730Z jun
  40. HYDROPAC 1206/092009-07-01 → 2009-07-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-25S 030-56E at 010142Z jul
  41. HYDROPAC 1166/092009-06-24 → 2009-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-43-50S 034-29-10E
  42. HYDROPAC 1142/092009-06-18 → 2009-06-27
    11 meter S/V jarlam, white hull, two persons on board, overdue cocos islands (12-09S 096-52E) to fremantle…
  43. HYDROPAC 1056/092009-06-05 → 2009-07-20
    Distress signal received from M/V terlak in 05-53.48N 082-35.74E at 050001Z jun
  44. HYDROPAC 974/092009-05-21 → 2009-07-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-43S 052-47E at 211545Z may
  45. HYDROPAC 890/092009-05-09 → 2009-05-09
    Man overboard from M/V baltic frontier vicinity of trackline between useless loop (26-08S 113-25E) and…
  46. HYDROPAC 843/092009-04-30 → 2009-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-28.9S 108-18.4E at 292300Z apr
  47. HYDROPAC 837/092009-04-28 → 2009-06-13
    8 meter S/V le thetys, blue hull, overdue maldives (04-10N 073-30E) to seychelles (04-37S 055-27E) via…
  48. HYDROPAC 752/092009-04-15 → 2009-04-25
    Man overboard from M/V acx pearl in 05-04.5N 081-55.4E at 141200Z apr
  49. HYDROPAC 675/092009-04-04 → 2009-04-04
    F/V man sheng yi reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-55S 088-44E at 031830Z apr
  50. HYDROPAC 616/092009-03-24 → 2009-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-52.9N 091-24.5E

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