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 611/092009-03-23 → 2009-03-24
    Vessel lewek snipe reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-00S 115-25E at 230700Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 530/092009-03-13 → 2009-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-15S 055-15E
  3. HYDROPAC 520/092009-03-11 → 2009-04-25
    38 foot vessel serinity, two persons on board, overdue reunion island (21-00S 055-30E)
  4. HYDROPAC 504/092009-03-10 → 2009-03-12
    Derelict vessel, white and blue hull, capsized and adrift in 24-39.5S 049-44.5E
  5. HYDROPAC 372/092009-02-17 → 2009-02-21
    13 meter M/V sea hawk, white hull, one person on board, overdue kalbarri (27-43S 114-10E) to useless loop…
  6. HYDROPAC 354/092009-02-16 → 2009-04-04
    28 meter M/V belle rose 2, 80 persons on board, overdue antalaha (14-54S 050-16E) to tamatave (18-09S 049-22E)
  7. HYDROPAC 324/092009-02-11 → 2009-02-13
    Derelict vessel, white and blue hull, capsized and adrift in 24-46.0S 049-14.2E
  8. HYDROPAC 311/092009-02-09 → 2009-02-16
    Vessel jarlem, two persons on board, unreported sri lanka (06-54N 079-54E) to fremantle (32-03S 115-44E)
  9. HYDROPAC 265/092009-02-02 → 2009-02-02
    M/V odigitria reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 34-25S 041-28E at 021244Z feb
  10. HYDROPAC 208/092009-01-26 → 2009-01-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 31-55.7S 115-14.7E at 260938Z jan
  11. HYDROPAC 191/092009-01-23 → 2009-02-07
    M/V azteca reports crewman with broken legs in 09-30.2S 049-42.4E
  12. HYDROPAC 188/092009-01-22 → 2009-02-21
    Two persons missing from S/V queequeg II vicinity 25-11.9S 051-48.3E
  13. HYDROPAC 180/092009-01-22 → 2009-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-00S 048-00E at 211717Z jan
  14. HYDROPAC 179/092009-01-22 → 2009-01-22
    S/V austral, two persons on board, capsized in 42-43S 137-41E at 220000Z jan
  15. HYDROPAC 178/092009-01-22 → 2009-02-28
    5 meter S/V banzai, red hull, one person on board, overdue reunion island (21-07S 055-32E) to st marie…
  16. HYDROPAC 173/092009-01-21 → 2009-01-24
    Derelict 43 foot S/V queeqeg capsized and adrift vicinity 24-30.2S 051-30.8E
  17. HYDROPAC 171/092009-01-21 → 2009-01-27
    30 foot S/V lunatic, one person on board, overdue
  18. HYDROPAC 169/092009-01-20 → 2009-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 43 foot S/V queeqeg, eight persons on board, vicinity 24-31-55S…
  19. HYDROPAC 117/092009-01-13 → 2009-01-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 25-38.5S 108-58.1E at 132058Z jan
  20. HYDROPAC 57/092009-01-06 → 2009-01-06
    Distress signal received on 2187.5 khz vicinity 07-38S 059-16E
  21. HYDROPAC 54/092009-01-06 → 2009-01-06
    Distress signal received in 13-32S 093-21E at 061406Z jan
  22. HYDROPAC 28/092009-01-04 → 2009-01-21
    30 foot S/V lunatic, one person on board, unreported
  23. HYDROPAC 2575/082008-12-28 → 2009-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V hayai, one person on board, vicinity 41-24.1S 055-58.3E at…
  24. HYDROPAC 2551/082008-12-24 → 2008-12-26
    Last known position vicinity north island (04-23.5S 055-15.1E)
    F/v, White Hull, One Person On Board, Overdue
  25. HYDROPAC 2550/082008-12-24 → 2009-01-10
    M/V golden, 20 persons on board, fire in engine room, disabled and adrift in 33-40.4S 033-09.6E
  26. HYDROPAC 2549/082008-12-24 → 2009-01-24
    Last know position in 18-24S 050-12E at 21100Z dec 08
    Life Raft, Two Persons On Board, Overdue
  27. HYDROPAC 2519/082008-12-18 → 2008-12-20
    M/V reports crewman with broken leg requiring medical assistance in 48-04.5S 119-05.2E at 180900Z dec
  28. HYDROPAC 2409/082008-12-06 → 2009-01-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V buffalo vicinity 05-16.5S 054-49.3E at 060815Z dec
  29. HYDROPAC 2387/082008-12-03 → 2008-12-03
    Vessel knlaku taking on water vicinity 27-00S 033-33E at 031946Z dec
  30. HYDROPAC 2256/082008-11-15 → 2008-11-23
    S/V ingrid, three persons on board, adrift and in need of fuel in 01-01.7S 059-51.8E
  31. HYDROPAC 2237/082008-11-13 → 2008-11-13
    18 meter M/V ingrid, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 00-15N 061-00E
  32. HYDROPAC 2236/082008-11-13 → 2008-11-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz vicinity 28-44S 114-29E at 130910Z nov
  33. HYDROPAC 2233/082008-11-13 → 2008-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-32.2S 045-55.4E at 122159Z nov
  34. HYDROPAC 2230/082008-11-12 → 2008-11-13
    F/V sirizeien in distress in 04-24.40S 054-13.43E
  35. HYDROPAC 2226/082008-11-12 → 2008-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-37.5S 064-49.4E
  36. HYDROPAC 2208/082008-11-08 → 2008-11-09
    Distress signal received from M/V ile bobo in 04-05S 055-27E at 081518Z nov
  37. HYDROPAC 2175/082008-11-03 → 2008-12-20
    Distress signal received vicinity 05-05S 043-11E
  38. HYDROPAC 2136/082008-10-30 → 2008-10-31
    F/V abandoned in 06-00S 084-15E at 280100Z oct due to fire on board
  39. HYDROPAC 2097/082008-10-27 → 2008-10-27
    Man overboard from vessel seven seas in 13-33.5S 122-53.1E at 270130Z oct
  40. HYDROPAC 1855/082008-09-22 → 2008-09-23
    Derelict nine meter S/V rapid transit, sinking and adrift in 20-16.8S 104-04.1E at 212300Z sep
  41. HYDROPAC 1741/082008-09-07 → 2008-10-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 29-33S 047-16E at 070736Z sep
  42. HYDROPAC 1542/082008-08-12 → 2008-08-12
    40 meter F/V ray lian fa, white hull, 12 persons on board, on fire vicinity 10-02S 112-09E at 121406Z aug
  43. HYDROPAC 1499/082008-08-06 → 2008-08-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 33-06S 114-30E at 060304Z aug
  44. HYDROPAC 1376/082008-07-20 → 2008-08-17
    Wind surfer, yellow board, overdue vicinity lemorne (20-47S 057-31E)
  45. HYDROPAC 1214/082008-06-28 → 2008-06-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 32-13S 114-00E
  46. HYDROLANT 1050/082008-06-26 → 2008-07-03
    M/V san hsieh 308, green hull, overdue port louis (20-09S 057-28E) to angola
  47. HYDROPAC 1207/082008-06-26 → 2008-07-03
    M/V san hsieh 308, green hull, overdue port louis (20-09S 057-28E) to angola
  48. HYDROPAC 1193/082008-06-25 → 2008-06-27
    F/V west field 1, white and green hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-22S 084-40E at…
  49. HYDROPAC 1150/082008-06-19 → 2008-06-19
    Vessel rus reports crewman with possible heart attack requiring medical assistance in 25-16S 111-58E at…
  50. HYDROPAC 1089/082008-06-08 → 2008-06-15
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in 21-12.6S 054-46.4E

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