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

Archive · 1,599 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 485/022002-03-17 → 2002-05-03
    M/V agios georgios reports seriously ill crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-45N 087-17E at 170825Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 469/022002-03-15 → 2002-03-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-03S 115-31E at 151132Z mar
  3. HYDROPAC 453/022002-03-13 → 2002-03-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 43-37S 146-05E at 132140Z mar
  4. HYDROPAC 442/022002-03-11 → 2002-03-18
    25 meter F/V, brown hull, capsized and adrift in 11-59S 123-22E
  5. HYDROPAC 435/022002-03-10 → 2002-03-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 44-26S 141-51E at 102156Z mar
  6. HYDROPAC 380/022002-02-28 → 2002-03-07
    25 meter F/V, brown hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 12-51S 122-40E at 280730Z feb
  7. HYDROPAC 368/022002-02-27 → 2002-02-27
    Distress signal received vicinity 29-00S 037-00E
  8. HYDROPAC 338/022002-02-22 → 2002-02-23
    Five meter F/V, blue hull, five persons on board, overdue point murat (21-49S 114-12E) to thevenard island…
  9. HYDROPAC 320/022002-02-20 → 2002-04-05
    M/V black watch reports crew member with appendicitis requiring medical assistance vicinity 01-46.7N 054-07.8E
  10. HYDROPAC 168/022002-01-28 → 2002-03-15
    One person requiring medevac from aldabra island (09-25S 046-20E) to mahe, assumption island
  11. HYDROPAC 101/022002-01-16 → 2002-01-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 23-11S 113-35E at 160617Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 78/022002-01-12 → 2002-01-13
    M/V artemis reports seriously ill crewman requiring medical assistance in 20-05S 068-58E at 121430Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 73/022002-01-11 → 2002-01-12
    M/V artemis reports seriously ill crewman requiring medical assistance in 20-31S 074-02E at 111630Z jan
  14. HYDROPAC 56/022002-01-10 → 2002-01-12
    M/V artemis reports crewman with malaria in 21-09S 082-30E at 100400Z jan
  15. HYDROPAC 22/022002-01-04 → 2002-01-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-38S 116-46E at 041135Z jan
  16. HYDROPAC 17/022002-01-04 → 2002-02-15
    S/V fanfan unreported from iles de kerguelen (49-18S 069-36E) on 17 dec
  17. HYDROPAC 1/022002-01-01 → 2002-01-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-12S 118-39E at 010759Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 2124/012001-12-30 → 2002-01-06
    Derelict 20 foot F/V capsized and adrift in 06-11S 073-49E
  19. HYDROPAC 2103/012001-12-27 → 2001-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 46-23S 080-34E at 270947Z dec
  20. HYDROPAC 2048/012001-12-16 → 2001-12-16
    Distress signal received from M/V lissom in 09-03S 073-38E at 152343Z dec
  21. HYDROPAC 2025/012001-12-12 → 2001-12-12
    One person in liferaft in 06-23-42S 072-21-48E
    Aircraft Ditched Vicinity Chiagos Archipelago
  22. HYDROPAC 1944/012001-11-29 → 2002-01-11
    M/V bremer flagge reports crewman with high fever and severe stomach pain in 09-49S 043-21E
  23. HYDROPAC 1930/012001-11-27 → 2002-01-11
    Man overboard vicinity 04-02-48S 077-39-06E at 262230Z nov
  24. HYDROPAC 1907/012001-11-24 → 2002-01-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 35-01S 116-46E at 241044Z nov
  25. HYDROPAC 1892/012001-11-22 → 2002-01-03
    Distress signal received in 06-56.0S 071-41.6E at 220417Z nov
  26. HYDROPAC 1888/012001-11-21 → 2001-11-22
    Vessel amer sports one reports crewman with suspected blocked intestine in 48-00S 087-29E at 211410Z nov
  27. HYDROPAC 1828/012001-11-12 → 2001-12-25
    S/V island explorer, one person on board, broken rudder in 11-07S 045-33E at 101100Z nov
  28. HYDROPAC 1824/012001-11-11 → 2001-11-12
    S/V islam explorer, one person on board, broken rudder in 11-07S 045-33E at 101100Z nov
  29. HYDROPAC 1790/012001-11-06 → 2001-11-07
    Vessel grace reports crewman with arm injury in 08-22S 079-26E at 051200Z nov
  30. HYDROPAC 1711/012001-10-23 → 2001-12-07
    40 foot vessel gitan, white hull, one person on board, overdue madagascar to durban
  31. HYDROPAC 1701/012001-10-20 → 2001-10-23
    40 foot vessel gitan, white hull, one person on board, reported overdue vicinity aldabra island
  32. HYDROPAC 1673/012001-10-16 → 2001-11-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 44-01.45S 044-38.52E
  33. HYDROPAC 1661/012001-10-14 → 2001-10-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-31S 116-20E at 140901Z oct
  34. HYDROPAC 1606/012001-10-06 → 2001-11-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 28-45.36S 032-08.11E
  35. HYDROPAC 1581/012001-10-01 → 2001-10-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 24-46S 113-12E at 302249Z sep
  36. HYDROPAC 1568/012001-09-28 → 2001-10-01
    M/V bremer flagge reports crewman with severe illness requiring medical assistance in 09-49S 043-21E
  37. HYDROPAC 1550/012001-09-27 → 2001-09-28
    F/V will watch reports crew member requiring medical assistance in 32-14S 103-37E at 261400Z sep
  38. HYDROPAC 1545/012001-09-26 → 2001-09-27
    F/V will watch reports crew member requiring medical assistance in 32-15S 100-41E at 260200Z sep
  39. HYDROPAC 1542/012001-09-25 → 2001-11-09
    M/n naftilos reports injured crewman in 24-29S 057-31E
  40. HYDROPAC 1535/012001-09-24 → 2001-09-26
    F/V will watch reports crew member requiring medical assistance in 31-14S 088-49E at 240200Z sep
  41. HYDROPAC 1402/012001-08-27 → 2001-08-28
    M/V buff bay, 16 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 23-23.7S 059-35.0E
  42. HYDROPAC 1390/012001-08-26 → 2001-08-26
    Distress signal received from 35 meter vessel, 80 persons on board, vicinity 09-32.5S 104-44.0E at 260226Z aug
  43. HYDROPAC 1304/012001-08-13 → 2001-09-28
    Distress signal received from 15 meter vessel sameera putha 2, six persons on board, vicinity 24-55S 050-45E
  44. HYDROPAC 1276/012001-08-09 → 2001-09-21
    Distress signal received in 44-50S 034-48E at 090402Z aug
  45. HYDROPAC 1251/012001-08-04 → 2001-08-08
    Man overboard from F/V shouei maru 23 vicinity 32-00S 107-00E at 040500Z aug
  46. HYDROPAC 1231/012001-08-01 → 2001-08-03
    Man overboard from F/V mandy vicinity 19-45.7S 118-05.7E at 311940Z jul
  47. HYDROPAC 1201/012001-07-28 → 2001-07-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 28-49S 114-34E at 280943Z jul
  48. HYDROPAC 1080/012001-07-10 → 2001-08-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 16-50S 123-29E at 100951Z jul
  49. HYDROPAC 1003/012001-06-29 → 2001-06-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 23-50S 113-24E at 290630Z jun
  50. HYDROPAC 984/012001-06-26 → 2001-06-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 31-58S 115-43E at 261925Z jun

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