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Distress signal received from F/V, 16 persons on board, in 18-54.94N 061-34.45E

2 messages · 2001-05-23 to 2001-05-30

status: closed 2001-05-30 09:15Z
opened: 2001-05-23 04:20Z
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: 18.916, 61.574
joined by: chain (a message cancels or replaces another)
key: sar:HYDROPAC-786/2001

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

HYDROPAC 786/012001-05-23 04:20Z → cancelled 2001-05-25 04:20Z (archive)

Six meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue buka passage (05-25S 154-40E) to carteret island…overdue

SIX METER VESSEL, WHITE HULL, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
BUKA PASSAGE (05-25S 154-40E) TO CARTERET ISLAND (04-50S 155-24E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY, PHONE: 675 321 4994,
PORT MORESBY RADIO, TELEX: 3004646 OR RCC AUSTRALIA,
TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811.

HYDROPAC 798/012001-05-25 04:20Z → cancelled 2001-05-30 09:15Z (archive)

Distress signal received from F/V, 16 persons on board, in 18-54.94N 061-34.45Edistress

1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM F/V, 16 PERSONS ON BOARD,
   IN 18-54.94N 061-34.45E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS
   TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 786/01(82), SEARCH SUSPENDED.

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