 During the year there were eight depressions that were monitored by the IMD while the JTWC monitored four during the year of which one was not monitored by the IMD.The first cyclone of the year formed on January 17 and had little effect on ships that were moving through the Arabian sea to take part in the Gulf War.The deadliest cyclone during the year was Super Cyclonic Storm BOB 01, which killed over 138,000 people.