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 429/042004-03-07 → 2004-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V panther in 12-48.6S 049-53.6E at 070930Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 427/042004-03-07 → 2004-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-54.1S 050-19.7E at 070718Z mar
  3. HYDROPAC 424/042004-03-07 → 2004-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-03S 050-29E
  4. HYDROPAC 316/042004-02-19 → 2004-04-03
    27 meter F/V isle of mahe, 31 persons on board, adrift in 08-05.18S 051-34.00E
  5. HYDROPAC 271/042004-02-13 → 2004-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V beam 7, one person on board, vicinity 40-27S 078-42E…
  6. HYDROPAC 270/042004-02-12 → 2004-03-27
    Last known position 29-00S 035-00E on 08 feb
    F/V Annelise Unreported
  7. HYDROPAC 264/042004-02-11 → 2004-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 40-39S 075-57E at 111531Z feb
  8. HYDROPAC 118/042004-01-22 → 2004-01-23
    M/V msc bremen reports crewman requiring medical assistance in vicinity 31-37S 100-00E at 220100Z jan
  9. HYDROPAC 73/042004-01-15 → 2004-03-02
    Man overboard from M/V front sabang vicinity of trackline betweeen 31-08.5S 030-37.3E at 150030Z jan and…
  10. HYDROPAC 57/042004-01-13 → 2004-01-13
    S/V paratii 2, five persons on board, unreported
  11. HYDROPAC 2241/032003-12-27 → 2004-02-07
    Distress signal received from M/V leo in 28-38S 032-40E at 271235Z dec
  12. HYDROPAC 2146/032003-12-09 → 2003-12-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 27-08S 113-13E at 090530Z dec
  13. HYDROPAC 2013/032003-11-22 → 2003-11-24
    Vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 10-20S 062-13E
  14. HYDROPAC 1994/032003-11-19 → 2003-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 36-40S 093-30E at 190734Z nov
  15. HYDROPAC 1770/032003-10-12 → 2003-10-15
    S/V tasneem, one person on board, adrift and in need of medical assistance vicinity 10-30S 094-44E at…
  16. HYDROPAC 1752/032003-10-10 → 2003-10-12
    Vessel tasneem reports disabled solo crewman in 11-21S 094-08E at 100247Z oct
  17. HYDROPAC 1685/032003-09-29 → 2003-09-29
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 11-39.4S 051-42.7E
  18. HYDROPAC 1684/032003-09-29 → 2003-09-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 05-28S 081-56E at 282016Z sep
  19. HYDROPAC 1553/032003-09-10 → 2003-10-25
    F/V bouso reports crewman with appendicitis in 28-28S 042-47E
  20. HYDROPAC 1541/032003-09-08 → 2003-09-08
    F/V ste theresse, blue hull, four persons on board, unreported vicinity vigilant shoal (03-54S 054-42E),…
  21. HYDROPAC 1530/032003-09-05 → 2003-09-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 21-52S 114-16E at 051258Z sep
  22. HYDROPAC 1524/032003-09-04 → 2003-09-05
    11 meter S/V fou baladin, three persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity cap d'ambre (11-45S 049-10E)
  23. HYDROPAC 1502/032003-08-31 → 2003-08-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-52S 115-56E at 310150Z aug
  24. HYDROPAC 1500/032003-08-30 → 2003-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406.5 mhz in 02-03S 083-39E at 301604Z aug
  25. HYDROPAC 1467/032003-08-25 → 2003-10-15
    44 foot S/V beam 7, white hull, one person on board, disabled and in need of assistance in 36-05.4S 028-33.6E
  26. HYDROPAC 1463/032003-08-25 → 2003-08-25
    44 foot S/V BEAM7, white hull, one person on board, disabled and in need of assistance in 36-20S 029-26E
  27. HYDROPAC 1437/032003-08-22 → 2003-10-03
    Man overboard from M/V nazire in 35-01.0S 020-07.6E
  28. HYDROLANT 1601/032003-08-22 → 2003-10-03
    Man overboard from M/V nazire in 35-01.0S 020-07.6E
  29. HYDROPAC 1400/032003-08-14 → 2003-08-16
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 13-04S 105-24E
  30. HYDROPAC 1322/032003-07-31 → 2003-09-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 35-33.3S 058-59.6E
  31. HYDROPAC 1204/032003-07-12 → 2003-07-15
    Vessel taking on water vicinity glorieuses island (11-34S 047-17E) at 112250Z jul
  32. HYDROPAC 1177/032003-07-08 → 2003-07-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 43-34S 146-38E at 080012Z jul
  33. HYDROPAC 1165/032003-07-05 → 2003-07-06
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 14-48S 113-58E at 051407Z jul
  34. HYDROPAC 1091/032003-06-25 → 2003-08-09
    Distress signal received from M/V zemra bella in 09-32N 052-31E at 250247Z jun
  35. HYDROPAC 1073/032003-06-23 → 2003-06-24
    F/V golden sun reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-09S 083-37E at 231030Z jun
  36. HYDROPAC 1070/032003-06-23 → 2003-06-23
    F/V golden sun reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 29-51S 084-38E at 222200Z jun
  37. HYDROPAC 1064/032003-06-21 → 2003-06-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 vicinity 28-55S 113-56E at 211849Z jun
  38. HYDROPAC 946/032003-06-02 → 2003-06-04
    22 foot vessel transventure reports crewman with serious head injury in 23-26.6S 089-29.1E at 020310Z jun
  39. HYDROPAC 776/032003-05-05 → 2003-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 22-31S 076-26E at 050546Z may
  40. HYDROPAC 771/032003-05-04 → 2003-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 30-28-19S 032-30-57E
  41. HYDROPAC 712/032003-04-24 → 2003-04-27
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift in 14-33S 113-53E at 240815Z apr
  42. HYDROPAC 706/032003-04-23 → 2003-04-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz, vicinity 07-39S 092-53E at 232124Z apr
  43. HYDROPAC 630/032003-04-09 → 2003-04-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-56S 123-25E at 091546Z apr
  44. HYDROPAC 628/032003-04-09 → 2003-04-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 37-47S 077-33E at 091258Z apr
  45. HYDROPAC 614/032003-04-07 → 2003-05-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 19-31.2S 053-54.0E and 21-56.9S 053-15.5E
  46. HYDROPAC 577/032003-03-30 → 2003-03-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-16S 086-26E at 301628Z mar
  47. HYDROPAC 541/032003-03-26 → 2003-03-27
    Distress signal received from 380 ton M/V taikoumaru, 24 persons on board, vicinity 03-40N 063-30E at…
  48. HYDROPAC 470/032003-03-17 → 2003-04-29
    Man overboard from M/V al waaliyu vicinity of trackline between 35-11S 020-30E at 162330Z mar and 35-05S…
  49. HYDROPAC 437/032003-03-12 → 2003-04-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V iloilo victory in 34-17.1S 026-37.0E at 120215Z
  50. HYDROPAC 427/032003-03-10 → 2003-04-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-13S 099-24E at 100733Z mar

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