Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Laccadive Sea

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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Other hazards in the Laccadive Sea

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  1. HYDROPAC 2948/252025-11-15 → 2026-01-16
    40 foot F/V thurushika duwa yellow, red and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Eastern Indian Ocean
  2. HYDROPAC 1490/252025-06-09 → 2025-12-04
    M/V wan hai 503 on fire and adrift in 11-32.00N 074-39.00E at 090410Z jun
    Arabian Sea · India
  3. HYDROPAC 3579/242024-11-19 → 2025-02-10
    Search and rescue training exercises 0130Z to 0830Z daily 22, 23, 25, 26 and 29 nov in area bound by…
    Arabian Sea · India
  4. HYDROPAC 1539/242024-05-08 → 2024-05-09
    F/V chuti du, green and yellow hull, reports crewman suffering from paralysis in 05-51.00N 078-04.00E at…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 1356/242024-04-24 → 2024-04-27
    42 foot F/V laksmi amma 2, blue and white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 890/242024-03-17 → 2024-04-05
    31 meter M/V varatharajan, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in vicinity…
    Arabian Sea · Lakshadweep
  7. HYDROPAC 652/242024-02-26 → 2024-02-29
    Man overboard from F/V harini duwa 01 in 06-25.00N 079-45.00E at 251530Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  8. HYDROPAC 453/242024-02-07 → 2024-02-08
    F/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue hikkaduwa (06-08.83N 080-06.62E) and return
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  9. HYDROPAC 422/242024-02-04 → 2024-02-05
    F/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  10. HYDROPAC 122/242024-01-11 → 2024-01-26
    F/V safvan, 13 persons on board, sinking in 10-40.00N 075-33.00E
    Arabian Sea · India
  11. HYDROPAC 100/242024-01-09 → 2024-01-26
    Man overboard from F/V ephrayim in 11-06.00N 074-34.00E
    Arabian Sea · India · Lakshadweep
  12. HYDROPAC 4028/232023-12-27 → 2024-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-33.12N 079-55.03E at 262317Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  13. HYDROPAC 4005/232023-12-24 → 2023-12-25
    F/V, orange hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean · Gulf of Mannar · Sri Lanka
  14. HYDROPAC 3579/232023-11-13 → 2023-11-16
    Man overboard from F/V nuwan putha 03 in 06-28.00N 079-51.00E at 131630Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  15. HYDROPAC 3518/232023-11-07 → 2023-11-24
    Man overboard from F/V badshah in 11-20.00N 074-24.00E at 061700Z nov
    Arabian Sea · India
  16. HYDROPAC 3467/232023-11-03 → 2023-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 06-03.00N 078-31.00E at 030600Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 2785/232023-08-29 → 2023-09-15
    40 foot F/V chethul putha, white hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 2634/232023-08-15 → 2023-08-15
    32 foot F/V IMUL-A-0628 tle, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  19. HYDROPAC 2596/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-11
    F/V ruhunu kumari, seven persons on board, on fire in 06-11.70N 079-17.20E at 111710Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  20. HYDROPAC 2578/232023-08-10 → 2023-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-15.00N 078-50.00E at 100258Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  21. HYDROPAC 2499/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 04-46.00N 078-43.00E at 011520Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 2407/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-24
    Man overboard from F/V yahansa 02 in 05-54.00N 078-24.00E at 211400Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  23. HYDROPAC 2399/232023-07-22 → 2023-07-23
    Man overboard from F/V yahansa 02 in 05-54.00N 078-24.00E at 211400Z jul
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  24. HYDROPAC 2169/232023-07-03 → 2023-07-04
    F/V, white and blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  25. HYDROPAC 2063/232023-06-22 → 2023-06-27
    Distress signal received from F/V maduduwathi duwa, red and blue hull, seven persons on board
    Arabian Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2005/232023-06-16 → 2023-06-30
    F/V st lucka, six persons on board, flooding in 10-42.09N 075-30.16E
    Arabian Sea · India
  27. HYDROPAC 1903/232023-06-07 → 2023-06-09
    45 foot F/V dinuka 02, orange, blue and yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 06-14.00N…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  28. HYDROPAC 1592/232023-05-13 → 2023-05-24
    F/V lakmina, yellow hull, six persons on board, adrift due to technical difficulties in 04-56.00N 078-05.00E…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  29. HYDROPAC 1388/232023-04-27 → 2023-04-30
    Man overboard from F/V raveena 7 in 05-30.00N 077-55.00E at 262330Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean
  30. HYDROPAC 1278/232023-04-18 → 2023-04-19
    42 foot F/V chalana 04, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean
  31. HYDROPAC 1204/232023-04-12 → 2023-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-31.00N 079-49.00E at 121440Z apr
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  32. HYDROPAC 974/232023-03-23 → 2023-03-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-32.00N 078-05.00E at 230330Z mar
    Northern Indian Ocean
  33. HYDROPAC 623/232023-02-24 → 2023-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-33.00N 079-51.00E at 230546Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  34. HYDROPAC 593/232023-02-22 → 2023-03-10
    F/V kalindu putha, unreported
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  35. HYDROPAC 385/232023-02-03 → 2023-02-17
    F/V dono, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken shaft in 09-29.00N 075-07.00E on 03 feb
    Arabian Sea · India
  36. HYDROPAC 263/232023-01-24 → 2023-01-28
    F/V praneeth putha 01, yellow, orange and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Northern Indian Ocean
  37. HYDROPAC 194/232023-01-16 → 2023-02-03
    11.4 meter F/V kuthubu zaman, blue and black hull, overdue
    Arabian Sea · India · Lakshadweep
  38. HYDROPAC 129/232023-01-11 → 2023-01-27
    34 foot F/V nadeera putha 02, white and red hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Gulf of Mannar · Sri Lanka
  39. HYDROPAC 110/232023-01-09 → 2023-01-27
    40 foot F/V kristali duwa, blue and yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine…
    Arabian Sea · Maldives
  40. HYDROPAC 82/232023-01-07 → 2023-01-09
    40 foot F/V kristali duwa, blue and yellow hull, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-27.00N…
    Arabian Sea · Maldives
  41. HYDROPAC 17/232023-01-02 → 2023-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-01.00N 078-54.30E at 020327Z jan
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  42. HYDROPAC 3750/222022-12-30 → 2023-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 06-32.30N 079-54.70E at 301039Z dec
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  43. HYDROPAC 3682/222022-12-24 → 2023-02-03
    Fisherman missing from F/V sindhoora varnam in 08-55.87N 076-28.60E
    Arabian Sea · India
  44. HYDROPAC 3577/222022-12-13 → 2023-01-13
    F/V madeena, three persons on board, unreported
    Arabian Sea · India
  45. HYDROPAC 3345/222022-11-23 → 2022-12-09
    Man overboard from F/V in 07-25.00N 076-55.00E at 220130Z nov 22
    Arabian Sea · India
  46. HYDROPAC 3196/222022-11-11 → 2022-11-14
    Man overboard from F/V hirun putha 2 in vicinity 06-29.00N 079-25.00E at 110330Z nov
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  47. HYDROPAC 2974/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-25
    F/V sahila, blue, red and yellow hull, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  48. HYDROPAC 2903/222022-10-16 → 2022-11-04
    Man overboard from F/V annamma in 10-21.50N 075-39.67E
    Arabian Sea · India
  49. HYDROPAC 2651/222022-09-24 → 2022-09-26
    Man overboard from F/V kavishka 5 in vicinity 05-34.00N 079-53.00E at 231830Z sep
    Northern Indian Ocean · Sri Lanka
  50. HYDROPAC 2395/222022-09-01 → 2022-09-16
    Ifb yagappa, 14 persons on board, adrift in 12-41.00N 072-17.00E at 291600Z aug
    Arabian Sea

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