F/V sank in 14-10.09N 094-21.20E, 158 persons missing
Andaman or Burma Sea · HYDROPAC 3454/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-12-22 11:48Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MRCC PORT BLAIR 060107Z DEC 12.. Issued 2012-12-06 01:26Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Andaman or Burma Sea. The parsed report position is 14.168, 94.353. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- F/V disabled and taking on water in 14-10.1N 094-21.2Ecancelled by this notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3445/122012-12-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3454/12 · this notice2012-12-06 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Andaman or Burma Sea →
- issued
- 2012-12-06 01:26Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MRCC PORT BLAIR 060107Z DEC 12.
- issued by
- MRCC PORT BLAIR
- sea
- Andaman or Burma Sea
- position
- 14.168, 94.353
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ANDAMAN SEA. ANDAMAN ISLANDS. 1. F/V SANK IN 14-10.09N 094-21.20E, 158 PERSONS MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT BLAIR, INMARSAT-C: 441922666, PHONE: 319 224 5530, FAX: 319 224 2948, E-MAIL: PTB@INDIANCOASTGUARD.NIC.IN, COMCS@DATAONE.IN. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3445/12.
Reading this warning
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
- A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
24 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Man overboard from vessel in 11-52.00N 093-48.00E2023-12-08
- F/V rosary reg, eight persons on board, on fire in 12-33.00N 094-46.00E2022-05-04
- Two persons overboard from vessel, capsized and adrift, in vicinity 11-57.9N 092-56.8E at 031430Z apr2022-04-03
- Vessel au libra unreported in vicinity 13-49.57N 094-02.59E at 181242Z jan2021-01-19
- Man overboard from vessel in 11-42N 092-48E on 15 mar2020-03-16
- 14 meter vessel kabiya darshini, orange hull, two persons onboard, overdue port blair (11-41.13N 092-43.20E)…2019-09-01
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 00:42Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
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. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.