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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Other hazards in the Indian Ocean

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  1. HYDROPAC 1136/052005-07-15 → 2005-08-17
    S/V jocra, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 01-10.5N 076-36.2E at 132330Z jul
  2. HYDROPAC 828/052005-05-19 → 2005-06-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-56S 096-52E at 190830Z may
  3. HYDROPAC 723/052005-04-30 → 2005-06-16
    F/V lien chi-yu, 15 persons on board, unreported
  4. HYDROPAC 639/052005-04-16 → 2005-06-01
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 01-47S 090-53E
  5. HYDROPAC 634/052005-04-16 → 2006-09-20
    Distress signal received in 31-45S 032-39E
  6. HYDROPAC 603/052005-04-11 → 2005-05-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 33-19S 115-30E at 111437Z apr
  7. HYDROPAC 480/052005-03-23 → 2005-05-13
    M/V kyma reports crewman with heart attack in 08-07N 052-30E at 230200Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 267/052005-02-12 → 2005-02-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 21-19S 115-12E at 120728Z feb
  9. HYDROLANT 265/052005-02-07 → 2005-03-23
    Man overboard from M/V laemthong pride 03-01S 044-31E on 06 feb
  10. HYDROPAC 193/052005-01-30 → 2005-03-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-15S 117-28E at 300630Z jan
  11. HYDROPAC 164/052005-01-26 → 2005-03-16
    Man overboard from M/V l'astrolabe/fhzi vicinity 46-45S 146-32E at 261700Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 140/052005-01-25 → 2005-03-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 21-49S 114-01E at 242351Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 40/052005-01-07 → 2005-03-02
    M/V global island taking on water in 00-54.1N 044-56.6E
  14. HYDROPAC 30/052005-01-05 → 2005-02-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 19-07S 106-06E at 042235Z jan
  15. HYDROPAC 24/052005-01-05 → 2005-02-17
    6 meter vessel tinker, two persons on board missing in 31-59S 115-33E at 031315Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 11/052005-01-02 → 2005-01-03
    Five persons from M/V global island recovered in liferafts in 00-39N 044-42E at 021930Z jan
  17. HYDROLANT 4/052005-01-02 → 2005-01-02
    Last known position 01-44.3N 046-34.3E at 011052Z jan
    M/V Global Island, Seven Persons On Board, Taking On Water
  18. HYDROPAC 10/052005-01-02 → 2005-02-17
    Distress signal received from vessel acoriano on 406 mhz in 01-21.5N 045-48.3E at 020056Z jan
  19. HYDROPAC 1853/042004-12-01 → 2004-12-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 28-08S 074-31E at 302248Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 1800/042004-11-16 → 2004-11-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 37-51S 077-36E at 160928Z nov
  21. HYDROPAC 1790/042004-11-13 → 2005-01-05
    Man overboard from M/V taiho maru no 8 vicinity of trackline between 00-37N 085-30E at 131115Z nov and…
  22. HYDROPAC 1788/042004-11-13 → 2004-11-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-20S 116-35E at 131432Z nov
  23. HYDROPAC 1738/042004-11-04 → 2004-11-05
    223 meter M/V kimoliatis, black hull, overdue australia to india
  24. HYDROPAC 1731/042004-11-02 → 2004-12-20
    Distress signal received vicinity 16-00S 114-00E at 021459Z nov
  25. HYDROPAC 1552/042004-09-28 → 2004-11-10
    M/V latitude reports crewman with heart problems requiring medical assistance in 14-36S 081-58E
  26. HYDROPAC 1478/042004-09-14 → 2004-11-10
    Distress signal received from F/V nikko maru no 1 in 27-03S 054-53E
  27. HYDROPAC 1292/042004-08-08 → 2004-08-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 05-03S 077-14E at 081512Z aug
  28. HYDROPAC 1287/042004-08-08 → 2004-08-08
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 08-48S 076-50E at 080646Z aug
  29. HYDROPAC 1255/042004-08-02 → 2004-08-02
    Vessel capsized in 18-45S 121-34E
  30. HYDROPAC 1248/042004-07-31 → 2004-07-31
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 09-53S 078-09E at 310629Z jul
  31. HYDROPAC 1202/042004-07-25 → 2004-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V chien huei no 221, vicinity 30-16S 086-13E at 250035Z jul
  32. HYDROPAC 1200/042004-07-24 → 2004-07-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 03-09S 078-03E at 241503Z jul
  33. HYDROPAC 1196/042004-07-23 → 2004-07-25
    Distress signal received from M/V setia jaya in 02-55.7N 084-48.3E at 230606Z jul
  34. HYDROPAC 1101/042004-07-02 → 2004-08-18
    40 foot F/V sengalano, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 10-40S 046-08E
  35. HYDROPAC 1056/042004-06-25 → 2004-07-15
    Man overboard in 17-50.9S 060-15.8E at 251110Z
  36. HYDROPAC 1051/042004-06-25 → 2004-06-25
    Distress signal received from M/V apache in 44-06S 064-39E
  37. HYDROPAC 992/042004-06-15 → 2004-06-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 13-36S 121-44E at 152242Z jun
  38. HYDROPAC 909/042004-05-27 → 2004-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V fukukyumaru no 51 vicinity 40-35.10S 041-24.37E at 220035Z may
  39. HYDROPAC 889/042004-05-23 → 2004-07-03
    21 foot vessel, yellow and red hull, three persons on board, unreported west of mahe island (04-40S 055-28E)
  40. HYDROPAC 887/042004-05-22 → 2004-06-16
    Man overboard from vessel masaru aoki vicinity 40-35.0S 041-24.6E
  41. HYDROPAC 886/042004-05-22 → 2004-05-22
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 11-38S 080-03E at 220710Z may
  42. HYDROPAC 755/042004-04-28 → 2004-04-28
    F/V tian sheng, 30 persons on board, on fire in 28-38S 040-20E at 280244Z apr
  43. HYDROPAC 743/042004-04-26 → 2004-04-28
    M/V corona fortuna reports crewman with severe hand injury in 05-25N 051-32E at 262030Z apr
  44. HYDROPAC 583/042004-03-30 → 2004-05-15
    Last known position 04-56S 054-54E on 20 mar
    F/V la Fyerte, Green Hull, Three Persons On Board, Overdue
  45. HYDROPAC 581/042004-03-30 → 2004-04-01
    Man overboard from F/V elipse XI in 23-35.05S 096-39.20E at 300425Z mar
  46. HYDROPAC 503/042004-03-18 → 2004-03-20
    Man overboard from M/V spirit of tasmania II vicinity 43-34.3S 146-01.6E at 181215Z mar
  47. HYDROPAC 497/042004-03-18 → 2004-03-18
    13 meter vessel frontline, three persons on board, unreported cape town to fremantle
  48. HYDROPAC 449/042004-03-09 → 2004-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-54.1S 050-19.7E
  49. HYDROPAC 448/042004-03-09 → 2004-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-48.6S 049-53.6E
  50. HYDROPAC 442/042004-03-09 → 2004-03-09
    5 meter vessel shingebiss, two persons on board, unreported south africa to fremantle

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