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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  1. HYDROPAC 1346/212021-05-03 → 2021-05-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel pax maris in 29-16.93S 114-17.53E at 032219Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1336/212021-05-03 → 2021-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V rogue sea in 20-28.20S 116-33.07E at 030650Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1318/212021-05-01 → 2021-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 05-19.24S 098-16.41E at 010249Z may
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 1210/212021-04-21 → 2021-04-29
    Man overboard from vessel cahaya mutiara 28 in 18-49-32S 104-51-54E at 190300Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1184/212021-04-18 → 2021-04-28
    15 meter F/V berkat ilahi, white and blue hull, four persons onboard, unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 1170/212021-04-16 → 2021-04-30
    Man overboard from F/V kha yang 399 in 35-16S 038-16E
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 1091/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    Australia-northwest coast DNC 04
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 1061/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-08
    18 meter F/V pulau dana 2, green hull, two persons on board, reported adrift in 11-56.0S 121-22.3E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  9. HYDROPAC 1058/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-07
    18 meter F/V pulau dana 2, green hull reported in distress in 11-43.45S 121-44.58E
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  10. HYDROPAC 1055/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-15
    Man overboard from M/V aphrodite l in vicinity 01-47S 084-54E at 050800Z apr
    Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 1050/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-10
    F/V km nelayan, seven persons on board unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1039/212021-04-06 → 2021-04-07
    F/V, six persons on board, adrift in vicinity 12-40.7S 122-30.9E at 060348Z apr
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1034/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-07
    Man overboard from M/V aphrodite'l at 050800Z apr in vicinity 01-47S 084-54E
    Indian Ocean
  14. HYDROPAC 796/212021-03-12 → 2021-03-26
    Distress signal received from vessel izumi in 34-49.8S 029-36.9E 120350Z mar
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 768/212021-03-09 → 2021-03-09
    F/V lian chi sheng 62, numerous persons on board, requesting assistance in 14-52.44S 066-01.16E at 090416Z mar
    Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 397/212021-01-31 → 2021-01-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-12.0S 092-16.6E at 311427Z jan
    Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 243/212021-01-19 → 2021-01-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter vessel carribbean in 28-59.3S 113-55.2E at 190034Z jan
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 224/212021-01-18 → 2021-02-05
    Man overboard from M/V putra arung in 02-30-53N 093-10-10E at 121200Z jan
    Northern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 23/212021-01-03 → 2021-01-06
    Man overboard from M/V sea fujiyama in vicinity of trackline joining 31-50.55S 078-25.60E at 021900Z jan and…
    Southern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 20/212021-01-03 → 2021-01-03
    Christmas island DNC 04
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 3891/202020-12-31 → 2020-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-49.9S 118-06.5E at 310742Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 3869/202020-12-29 → 2021-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz by M/V senipah in vicinity 08-40.4S 113-48.0E at 290828Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  23. HYDROPAC 3813/202020-12-23 → 2021-01-08
    F/V futre reports unconscious crewman requiring medical assistance in 23-39.2S 066-14.6E
    Indian Ocean
  24. HYDROPAC 3795/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-23
    Distress signal received in vicinity 57-48S 100-00E at 220831Z dec
    Southeastern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 3786/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-29
    Man overboard from vessel egret oasis in vicinity of trackline joining 25-44S 048-26E, 25-50S 048-14E
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  26. HYDROPAC 3663/202020-12-11 → 2020-12-12
    Man overboard from vessel hwa hung in 10-04S 081-35E at 110025Z dec
    Indian Ocean
  27. HYDROPAC 3613/202020-12-06 → 2020-12-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-41.4S 107-51.3E at 061821Z dec
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  28. HYDROPAC 3434/202020-11-22 → 2020-11-22
    Distress signal received from 6.1 meter vessel, blue hull, on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-19.9S 121-44.7E at…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3129/202020-10-26 → 2020-10-26
    Distress signal received from M/V cape veni in vicinity 04-04.8N 092-30.0E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 3077/202020-10-22 → 2020-10-22
    Vessel ciella, one person entering liferaft in 21-01.07S 112-49.40E at 220123Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3054/202020-10-20 → 2020-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-52.2S 114-03.53E at 192358Z oct
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2907/202020-10-07 → 2020-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel fu ming sheng 3 in vicinity 31-47.7S 051-02.7E at 070017Z oct
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 2897/202020-10-06 → 2020-10-23
    Vessel, 15 persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 2661/202020-09-14 → 2020-09-25
    Man overboard from M/V new horizon in 13-24.5S 065-14.8E at 131145Z sep
    Indian Ocean
  35. HYDROPAC 2559/202020-09-01 → 2020-09-18
    40 foot F/V kalani 20, blue, red and yellow hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-30N…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  36. HYDROPAC 2534/202020-08-30 → 2020-09-03
    13 meter F/V, orange and green hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 2444/202020-08-21 → 2020-08-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-31.2S 114-49.4E at 210221Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-southwest Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2416/202020-08-18 → 2020-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter vessel in 20-26.20S 115-49.53E at 180652Z aug
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2402/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V constellation, five persons on board, in vicinity…
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Australia-northwest Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2360/202020-08-10 → 2020-08-28
    Tug imanauel, 12 persons onboard, unreported gresik (07-16S 112-39E) to larantuka maumere (08-51S 112-03E)
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  41. HYDROPAC 2291/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-21
    Man overboard from F/V jenn ming yang 20 in 31-10S 058-50E at 022300Z aug
    Southwestern Indian Ocean
  42. HYDROPAC 2231/202020-07-28 → 2020-08-14
    Man overboard from F/V banda nelayan 16 in 30-42.5S 096-30.7E at 281009Z jul 20
    Southern Indian Ocean
  43. HYDROPAC 2171/202020-07-23 → 2020-07-31
    Barge sona III, numerous persons on board, adrift in vicinity 09-59S 056-21E at 221145Z jul
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  44. HYDROPAC 2170/202020-07-23 → 2020-07-31
    Man overboard from M/V glocem in vicinity 10-01.26S 056-18.39E at 220920Z jul
    Western Indian Ocean · Mauritius
  45. HYDROPAC 2145/202020-07-20 → 2020-08-07
    13 meter M/V ohana-uli, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water in vicinity 05-41.3S 044-50.6E at…
    Western Indian Ocean
  46. HYDROPAC 2127/202020-07-19 → 2020-07-20
    F/V, 12 persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in 00-47-55S 098-35-59E at 181500Z jul
    Eastern Indian Ocean. · Indonesia
  47. HYDROPAC 2071/202020-07-13 → 2020-07-18
    Vessel unreported in vicinity 02-41-43N 096-18-15E
    Northern Indian Ocean · Indonesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2016/202020-07-07 → 2020-07-08
    M/V new triumph reports critically ill crewman in need of insulin injection in 05-49.0N 083-54.3E
    Northern Indian Ocean
  49. HYDROPAC 1912/202020-06-27 → 2020-06-28
    Distress signal received from M/V maran hermes in 00-20N 084-41E at 271133Z jun
    Northern Indian Ocean
  50. HYDROPAC 1870/202020-06-24 → 2020-07-10
    Man overboard from M/V jain hsuan in vicinity 36-10S 029-50E at 231000Z jun
    Southwestern Indian Ocean

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