Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees dead or missing at sea in deadliest recorded year

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees died or disappeared at sea across the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea in 2025, marking the highest annual death toll on record for maritime movements in South and Southeast Asia. Field reports indicate that desperate attempts to flee dire conditions in overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh and persecution in Myanmar have driven thousands to undertake perilous sea journeys. Despite the risks, over 2,800 Rohingya are believed to have set out on similar crossings in