Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Bismarck Sea

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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 Bismarck Sea

Archive · 231 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1199/242024-04-12 → 2024-04-18
    Man overboard from seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 05-38.40S 147-42.80E
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 877/242024-03-15 → 2024-03-21
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, five persons on board, overdue madang (05-13.00S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 641/242024-02-25 → 2024-03-01
    23 foot vessel, nine persons on board, overdue wewak (03-33.28S 143-37.73E) to wuvulu island (01-45.21S…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 544/242024-02-16 → 2024-02-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, five persons on board, overdue purdy islands (02-41.39S…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 490/242024-02-11 → 2024-02-13
    Seven meter vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue bagabag island (04-47.10S 146-15.40E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 309/242024-01-25 → 2024-01-29
    Five persons overboard from vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 02-52.90S 146-21.80E
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 271/242024-01-23 → 2024-01-24
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-36.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 156/242024-01-14 → 2024-01-15
    Nine meter banana boat, 16 persons on board, overdue manus island (02-13.96S 146-29.46E) to wewak (03-33.75S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 3282/232023-10-15 → 2023-10-17
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue megiar (04-49.00S 145-46.00E) to karkar island (04-43.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 3014/232023-09-21 → 2023-09-25
    Seven meter vessel mondo trans, orange hull, three persons on board, overdue long island (05-21.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 2656/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-18
    Two vessels overdue manus island (02-04.00S 147-18.00E) to kavieng (02-38.00S 150-47.00E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 2489/232023-08-01 → 2023-08-02
    Seven meter vessel, one person on board, unreported karkar island (04-40.34S 146-03.71E) to long island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 2328/232023-07-16 → 2023-08-04
    Seven meter vessel, white and orange hull, 11 persons on board, overdue kabaka (04-12.00S 152-06.00E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 2321/232023-07-15 → 2023-07-21
    Two persons overboard from seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift, in 03-22.88S 143-31.51E at 142200Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 2251/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-12
    Canoe, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicnity 04-38.81S 145-47.77E at 100204Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 879/232023-03-16 → 2023-03-21
    23 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported bagabag island (04-47.94S 146-16.20E) to kimbe (05-33.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 828/232023-03-12 → 2023-03-31
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe on top, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 761/232023-03-07 → 2023-03-08
    Six persons overboard from vessel, capsized in 05-38.70S 147-04.20E at 060400Z mar
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 683/232023-03-01 → 2023-03-03
    Two seven meter vessels, white hull with yellow stripes, four persons on board, disabled and adrift between…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 478/232023-02-12 → 2023-02-16
    Seven meter vessel, two person on board, unreported karkar island (04-41.00S 146-04.00E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 309/232023-01-28 → 2023-01-30
    Vessel capsized between long island (05-19.00S 147-07.00E) and kimbe (05-25.00S 150-14.00E) at 280004Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 188/232023-01-16 → 2023-01-16
    Vessel, white hull with orange stripes, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 37/232023-01-03 → 2023-01-05
    Seven meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-47.60S 146-13.20E) to kimbe (05-33.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 3695/222022-12-25 → 2022-12-27
    Seven meter M/V linking star, white hull with orange stripe, 13 persons on board, overdue kokopo (04-20.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 3022/222022-10-28 → 2022-11-23
    42 foot S/V discovery, white hull, two persons on board, overdue rabaul (04-12.00S 152-11.00E) to jayapura…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea To Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 2553/222022-09-15 → 2022-09-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue wewak (03-34.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 2444/222022-09-05 → 2022-09-06
    Seven meter vessel, nine persons on board, overdue madang (05-14.00S 145-47.00E) to manus island (02-06.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 2321/222022-08-24 → 2022-08-30
    Seven meter banana boat, white hull, orange gunwale, 14 persons on board, sunk in 05-12.00S 146-37.00E at…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 2269/222022-08-19 → 2022-09-02
    Vessel, ten persons on board, overdue
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 2258/222022-08-17 → 2022-08-17
    23 foot vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue wewak (03-33.50S 143-39.30E) at 161300Z aug to…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 1547/222022-06-03 → 2022-06-07
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, capsized and adrift between matanakunei (04-50.00S 151-40.00E) and toriu…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 171/222022-01-21 → 2022-01-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, nine persons on board, overdue bali island (04-54.0S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 3619/212021-12-14 → 2021-12-17
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-49.00S 146-13.10E) to manus…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 3506/212021-12-05 → 2021-12-08
    23 foot vessel capsized in vicinity 03-02.22S 142-06.72E on 04 dec
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 3100/212021-10-29 → 2021-10-30
    Seven meter vessel, orange hull, two persons on board, overdue bagbag (04-46S 146-13E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 3027/212021-10-23 → 2021-10-24
    Six meter vessel, white and orange hull, nine persons on board, adrift in 04-08.3S 146-07.1E at 230310Z oct
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 2742/212021-09-28 → 2021-10-02
    Seven meter M/V, white hull with yellow stripes, eight persons on board, adrift and unreported karkar…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 2667/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue dyaul (02-56.16S…
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 1899/212021-06-27 → 2021-07-16
    Two vessels, seven persons on board each, overdue madang (05-09.4S 145-50.8E) to kairiru island (03-22.6S…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 1803/212021-06-18 → 2021-06-19
    23 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue madang (05-12.60S 145-47.22E) to baluan island…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 1776/212021-06-16 → 2021-06-17
    23 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue madang (05-12.60S 145-47.22E) at 131700Z jun to…
    Vitiaz Strait · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  42. HYDROPAC 1213/212021-04-21 → 2021-04-24
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, nine persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-39.0S 145-58.3E) to long…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 733/212021-03-05 → 2021-03-13
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, eight persons on board, overdue madang (05-14.04S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 525/212021-02-15 → 2021-02-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-48.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 406/212021-02-02 → 2021-02-03
    23 foot vessel, white hull with orange stripe, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift between ulingan…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 274/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-25
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-48.00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 146/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue manam island (04-05S 154-02E) to manus island (02-13S…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 111/212021-01-10 → 2021-01-11
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue pak island (02-05.38S 147-38.14E) to kavieng…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  49. HYDROPAC 3800/202020-12-22 → 2021-01-03
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-46.5S 146-13.0E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 2996/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-18
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, overdue ramu river (04-04.0S 144-40.1E) to manus island (02-05.1S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea

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