Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Indian Ocean

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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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 925/232023-03-20 → 2023-03-23
    Derelict vessel, blue hull, capsized and adrift in 20-56.83S 055-00.46E
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  2. HYDROPAC 917/232023-03-20 → 2023-04-07
    Distress signal received in vicinity 30-53.60S 030-42.00E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean · South Africa
  3. HYDROPAC 869/232023-03-16 → 2023-03-31
    12 meter S/V geronimo, white hull, one person on board, overdue lombok (08-33.90S 116-21.05E) to reunion…
    Indian Ocean · Indonesia · Reunion
  4. HYDROPAC 824/232023-03-11 → 2023-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-08.00N 086-43.00E at 110330Z mar
    Northern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 675/232023-02-28 → 2023-03-09
    F/V linggar petak 89, 15 persons on board, sinking in 09-21.00S 115-03.00E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  6. HYDROPAC 647/232023-02-26 → 2023-03-17
    F/V lien sheng fa capsized and adrift in 17-40.10S 062-48.30E at 260200Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 372/232023-02-02 → 2023-02-10
    F/V sudu putha 04, yellow and red hull, seven persons on board disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 327/232023-01-29 → 2023-02-04
    12 meter F/V amal putha 02, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 322/232023-01-29 → 2023-02-04
    Man overboard from FV kaushan 04 in vicinity 03-07.00S 073-24.00E at 281000Z jan
    Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 246/232023-01-21 → 2023-01-24
    F/V sachini duwa 01, red, white and green hull seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 203/232023-01-17 → 2023-01-19
    40 foot F/V lokupodi 02, yellow hull, five persons on board, adrift in 04-12.00N 081-08.00E at 130930Z jan
    Northern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 3749/222022-12-30 → 2023-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 05-45.00S 083-15.00E at 301117Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  13. HYDROPAC 3748/222022-12-30 → 2023-01-02
    F/V ishel 04, red, white and green hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 3739/222022-12-30 → 2023-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-56.00S 079-51.00E at 291802Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 3697/222022-12-26 → 2023-01-02
    Vessel m sukses XVIII, unreported
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 3650/222022-12-21 → 2022-12-24
    F/V kasun putha 01, white, blue and yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 00-44.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 3610/222022-12-17 → 2022-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tb alfi 541201 in vicinity 01-52.10N 091-55.40E at 170540Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 3609/222022-12-17 → 2022-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 04-27.30N 080-29.70E at 170218Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  19. HYDROPAC 3589/222022-12-15 → 2022-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-40.47S 115-05.80E at 150027Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  20. HYDROPAC 3579/222022-12-13 → 2022-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 01-48.40S 081-17.30E at 121615Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 3370/222022-11-25 → 2022-11-29
    42 foot F/V freeda 2, yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 3257/222022-11-17 → 2022-11-18
    F/V sadeshi 02, green and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due technical failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 3221/222022-11-14 → 2022-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 01-36.50S 088-06.40E at 132020Z nov
    Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 3183/222022-11-10 → 2022-11-10
    Man overboard from F/V bandar nelayan 36 in 31-39.60S 105-00.30E
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 3123/222022-11-05 → 2022-12-02
    Man overboard from M/V galaxy globe in 26-31.90S 046-43.90E at 041630Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  26. HYDROPAC 3062/222022-10-31 → 2022-11-06
    Man overboard from F/V sanju putha, blue, yellow, white and red hull, in vicinity 01-08.00N 084-13.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 2910/222022-10-17 → 2022-10-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 05-49.30N 082-15.00E at 170152Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  28. HYDROPAC 2898/222022-10-15 → 2022-10-20
    F/V saman putha 02, seven persons on board, yellow hull, disabled and adrift in 03-35.00N 079-42.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 2850/222022-10-11 → 2022-10-17
    F/V, yellow and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in 01-30.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 2829/222022-10-10 → 2022-10-18
    39 foot F/V sanka putha, light blue hull, six persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  31. HYDROPAC 2809/222022-10-07 → 2022-10-12
    F/V slfv kapila putha, blue, red and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  32. HYDROPAC 2788/222022-10-06 → 2022-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-51.80S 093-12.30E at 052327Z oct
    Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 2772/222022-10-04 → 2022-10-11
    F/V nethmi savindi 05, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 04-00.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  34. HYDROPAC 2742/222022-10-02 → 2022-10-06
    S/V mahana, yellow hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift due to dismasting and engine failure in…
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROPAC 2728/222022-09-30 → 2022-10-11
    F/V harrni duwa, blue hull, severn persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 02-45.00N 083-48.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 2670/222022-09-26 → 2022-09-28
    Search and rescue operations in progress until further notice for man overboard from F/V kavishka 5 in area…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  37. HYDROPAC 2602/222022-09-20 → 2022-09-20
    Distress received from F/V fu tuan yu 8692 in 01-23.60N 084-36.90E at 190601Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  38. HYDROPAC 2532/222022-09-13 → 2022-09-22
    F/V lakshitha, blue hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 04-30.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  39. HYDROPAC 2514/222022-09-12 → 2022-09-20
    F/V chathumal 01, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 00-52.00N 080-49.00E at 120330Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean
  40. HYDROPAC 2461/222022-09-06 → 2022-09-08
    F/V minsara, yellow, red and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  41. HYDROPAC 2418/222022-09-02 → 2022-09-03
    F/V madumatha 01, blue and white hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 2412/222022-09-02 → 2022-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-39.60S 113-06.50E at 020728Z sep
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 2397/222022-09-01 → 2022-09-16
    F/V janith putha, six persons on board, adrift due to engine failure in 02-43.00N 066-08.00E at 310330Z aug
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  44. HYDROPAC 2354/222022-08-26 → 2022-09-16
    F/V zumaya dous reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 30-17.00S 042-15.00E at 261500Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  45. HYDROLANT 2109/222022-08-26 → 2022-08-26
    Vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 35-00.00S 035-00.00E
    Eastern Mediterranean Sea · Cyprus
  46. HYDROPAC 2307/222022-08-22 → 2022-09-09
    13 meter S/V aloha, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western Indian Ocean · Reunion
  47. HYDROPAC 2267/222022-08-18 → 2022-08-19
    Seven meter vessel kayak 1, one person on board, taking on water in 13-31.30S 110-29.00E at 180900Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  48. HYDROPAC 2237/222022-08-14 → 2022-09-02
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue from fort dauphin (25-01.95S 046-59.00E) on 14 aug
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  49. HYDROPAC 2223/222022-08-13 → 2022-08-13
    32 foot F/V nishara putha, blue and red hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  50. HYDROPAC 2194/222022-08-10 → 2022-08-18
    40 foot F/V tehan, white and green hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken propeller…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka

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