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. HYDROLANT 2897/002000-08-20 → 2000-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 36-43.05S 020-37.37E
  2. HYDROPAC 1064/002000-07-18 → 2000-07-19
    M/V sulteng, 24 persons on board, sunk vicinity 09-07.5S 105-02.5E at 181350Z jul
  3. HYDROPAC 1063/002000-07-18 → 2000-07-18
    M/V sulteng, 22 persons on board, taking on water and abandoning ship vicinity 09-17S 105-20E at 181450Z jul
  4. HYDROPAC 1052/002000-07-16 → 2000-09-01
    F/V chen yuan reports crewman in coma requiring medical assistance in 27-25S 074-09E at 160400Z jul
  5. HYDROPAC 1036/002000-07-14 → 2000-07-15
    F/V chen yuan reports crewman with paralysis in 31-00S 082-00E at 141000Z jul
  6. HYDROPAC 1016/002000-07-10 → 2000-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-24.20S 029-54.34E
  7. HYDROPAC 980/002000-07-05 → 2000-07-05
    16 meter F/V marsion 3, white hull, five persons on board, unreported from mahe
  8. HYDROPAC 882/002000-06-15 → 2000-06-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 13-55S 107-14E at 150045Z jun
  9. HYDROPAC 850/002000-06-07 → 2000-06-08
    Distress signal received from F/V chollima in 44-59S 107-47E at 070058Z jun
  10. HYDROPAC 832/002000-06-04 → 2000-06-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 27-24S 077-40E at 032314Z jun
  11. HYDROPAC 831/002000-06-03 → 2000-07-21
    M/V russian puttha reports crewman with infection requiring medical assistance in 11-49S 075-19E at 030400Z…
  12. HYDROPAC 805/002000-05-30 → 2000-07-14
    Distress signal received in 38-02S 057-32E at 291546Z may
  13. HYDROPAC 786/002000-05-27 → 2000-07-14
    28 foot F/V, green and white hull, three persons on board, overdue mahe to bird island (04-06N 055-18E),…
  14. HYDROPAC 785/002000-05-27 → 2000-05-28
    F/V petersen reports crewman with severe abdominal pain in 34-18S 107-24E at 270230Z may bound for fremantle…
  15. HYDROPAC 779/002000-05-25 → 2000-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 39-56.5S 020-08.3E
  16. HYDROLANT 1899/002000-05-25 → 2000-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 39-56.5S 020-08.3E
  17. HYDROPAC 756/002000-05-22 → 2000-07-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 44-44.25S 037-02.25E
  18. HYDROPAC 729/002000-05-17 → 2000-05-18
    Distress signal sighted in 11-38S 116-56E
  19. HYDROPAC 709/002000-05-13 → 2000-06-30
    Man overboard from M/V iran sabr vicinity 05-42.3N 080-28.9E at 131443Z may
  20. HYDROPAC 635/002000-04-27 → 2000-06-16
    Man overboard from F/V lazarus in 34-18.17S 025-41.71E
  21. HYDROPAC 634/002000-04-27 → 2000-04-27
    Man overboard from F/V lazarus vicinity cape recife (34-02S 025-42E)
  22. HYDROPAC 564/002000-04-13 → 2000-04-17
    Vessel, 220 persons on board, overdue carita, indonesia (06-19S 105-50E) to christmas island (10-30S 105-30E)
  23. HYDROPAC 524/002000-04-04 → 2000-04-11
    Derelict fishing vessel adrift and sinking in 12-08.6S 122-48.4E at 031430Z apr
  24. HYDROPAC 500/002000-03-29 → 2000-03-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 17-11S 121-58E at 290858Z mar
  25. HYDROPAC 388/002000-03-06 → 2000-03-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-30S 114-48E at 060710Z mar
  26. HYDROPAC 381/002000-03-05 → 2000-03-06
    Man overboard from M/V lamda vicinity 03-42.3S 086-48.5E at 042200Z mar
  27. HYDROPAC 243/002000-02-09 → 2000-02-09
    Liferaft with crew of sinking F/V bradley-d adrift vicinity 27-43S 113-41E at 091311Z feb
  28. HYDROPAC 115/002000-01-22 → 2000-03-10
    11 meter S/V makoa, black hull, six persons on board, unreported port louis, mauritius (20-10S 057-30E) to…
  29. HYDROPAC 1453/991999-12-25 → 1999-12-25
    95 meter M/V barde team, 14 persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning to lifeboat in 06-05S 078-37E at…
  30. HYDROPAC 1435/991999-12-21 → 1999-12-21
    62000 ton M/V eiren overdue fremantle to bandar abbas
  31. HYDROPAC 1266/991999-11-20 → 2000-01-07
    Man overboard from M/V mt al MADINA-1 vicinity 00-28.0S 047-17.6E at 191900Z nov
  32. HYDROPAC 1251/991999-11-16 → 1999-12-31
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz vicninty 29-26.1S 035-14.4E and 29-28.9S 035-01.0E at 151730Z nov
  33. HYDROPAC 1248/991999-11-15 → 1999-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicninty 29-26.1S 035-14.4E at 151730Z nov
  34. HYDROPAC 1191/991999-11-05 → 1999-12-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V irish hurricane, four persons on board, in 24-54S…
  35. HYDROPAC 1174/991999-11-03 → 1999-11-03
    Distress signal received from M/V pegasus vicinity 06-09N 059-36E at 022227Z nov
  36. HYDROPAC 1109/991999-10-19 → 1999-12-03
    Distress flare sighted vicinity 19-33.5S 055-52.5E at 182116Z oct
  37. HYDROPAC 1106/991999-10-18 → 1999-10-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 07-46S 100-58E at 181838Z oct
  38. HYDROPAC 1068/991999-10-10 → 1999-10-11
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 12-15S 121-07E at 101336Z oct
  39. HYDROPAC 972/991999-09-20 → 1999-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shearwater in 28-39.2S 033-24.8E
  40. HYDROPAC 939/991999-09-13 → 1999-10-29
    13 meter yacht albion, white and black hull, three persons on board, reported sinking in 29-13S 032-33E at…
  41. HYDROPAC 892/991999-09-06 → 1999-10-22
    M/V well speeder sinking and crew abandoning vessel in 20-24S 056-26E at 061200Z sep
  42. HYDROPAC 886/991999-09-04 → 1999-09-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-50S 116-12E at 041100Z sep
  43. HYDROPAC 831/991999-08-21 → 1999-10-08
    M/V pmonte alegre in 00-10S 050-08E reports crew member with head injury requiring medevac
  44. HYDROPAC 757/991999-08-09 → 1999-09-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 12-37S 093-01E at 071542Z aug
  45. HYDROPAC 710/991999-08-01 → 1999-08-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 31-37S 114-34E at 010653Z aug
  46. HYDROPAC 684/991999-07-25 → 1999-09-10
    25 persons missing from F/V palli hja mariannu in distress in 34-43-03S 024-35-37E at 241640Z jul
  47. HYDROPAC 682/991999-07-25 → 1999-07-25
    Distress signal received from F/V palli hja mariannu in 34-43-03S 024-35-37E at 241640Z jul
  48. HYDROPAC 681/991999-07-25 → 1999-07-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 27-02S 109-03E at 250425Z jul
  49. HYDROPAC 656/991999-07-20 → 1999-08-06
    Vessel sunk in 10-17S 104-55E at 191254Z jul

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