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 2995/202020-10-15 → 2020-10-15
    Seven meter vessel napsme, ten persons on board, capsized in 05-27.5S 145-59.0E at 140500Z oct
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 2783/202020-09-25 → 2020-09-28
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue bipi island (02-06.6S 146-23.7E) to sabben island reef…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 2679/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, seven persons on board, overdue kubukam village (05-06S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 2367/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue karakar island (04-37.12S 146-03.18E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 2290/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-04
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue m'buke island (02-23S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 2213/202020-07-27 → 2020-07-30
    Vessel mr jelta wong, white hull, six persons on board, overdue mandress beach, east new britain (04-20.20S…
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 2144/202020-07-20 → 2020-07-23
    Man overboard from M/V bao tong in vicinity 05-04S 149-05E at 200630Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 2079/202020-07-14 → 2020-07-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue wuvulu island (01-43.60S 142-51.20E) to wewak…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 1980/202020-07-03 → 2020-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel diamond 208 in vicinity 04-12S 152-16E at 031550Z jul
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 1892/202020-06-26 → 2020-06-26
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, ten persons on board, overdue manus island (02-01S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 1687/202020-06-06 → 2020-06-07
    Vessel, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift between madang (05-12.6S 145-47.2E) and saidor (05-37.7S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 1353/202020-05-04 → 2020-05-06
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue rabaul (04-12.30S 152-10.20E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 1036/202020-03-30 → 2020-04-04
    Canoe, green hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 954/202020-03-21 → 2020-03-21
    F/V lim discoverer, 24 persons on board, sinking in 03-26.2S 147-49.2E at 210240Z
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 787/202020-03-09 → 2020-03-11
    23 foot vessel, 11 persons on board, adrift between manus (02-38.22S 146-48.90E) and karkar island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 771/202020-03-07 → 2020-03-15
    Seven meter vessel, white with orange stripe hull, nine persons on board, unreported madang (05-10S 145-50E)…
    Vitiaz Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 538/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-28
    Seven meter vessel, 22 persons on board, capsized and adrift in 03-48.2S 144-32.0E at 132200Z feb
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 319/202020-01-28 → 2020-01-29
    Nine meter vessel, brown timber hull, 11 persons onboard, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 220/202020-01-20 → 2020-01-23
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, capsized and adrift umbukul (02-30.41S 149-59.41E) to tingwon…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 215/202020-01-20 → 2020-01-24
    Seven meter vessel, three persons onboard, overdue bagabag island (04-48S 146-12E) to manus island (02-00S…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 171/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in 04-41.96S 146-21.09E at 151350Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 167/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-15
    Distress signal received in vicinity 04-35.70S 146-16.70E at 150911Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 158/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-21
    Vessel, seven persons on board, adrift between madang (05-14.0S 145-47.3E) and kepler point (05-34.3S…
    Vitiaz Straight · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 135/202020-01-11 → 2020-01-14
    Seven meter vessel, white hull orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue bogia (04-16.31S 144-58.29E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 90/202020-01-07 → 2020-01-11
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue bogia (04-16.31S 144-58.29E) to watam (03-50.99S 144-33.22E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 83/202020-01-07 → 2020-01-11
    23 foot vessel, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in vicinity 02-12S 147-40E at 050800Z jan
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 4280/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-30
    Seven meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue wewak (03-34.68S 143-39.61E) to derimbat village manus…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 4156/192019-12-15 → 2019-12-16
    Vessel, unknown persons on board, sunk in vicinity 03-49.27S 144-36.23E at 140530Z dec
    Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 4067/192019-12-08 → 2019-12-10
    Man overboard from three foot M/V baoyun in 03-50.64S 144-32.60E at 080836Z dec
    Western Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 3948/192019-11-30 → 2019-11-30
    23 foot vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue manus island (02-12.12S 147-10.56E) to madang…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 3827/192019-11-22 → 2019-11-28
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift between manam island (04-04.63S 145-03.17E), karkar…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 3826/192019-11-22 → 2019-11-25
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue kavapi (05-26.35S 150-30.56E) and return on 210800Z nov
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 3378/192019-10-14 → 2019-10-17
    Two vessels, white hull with orange stripe, eight persons on board, overdue bagabag island (04-50.82S…
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 3215/192019-09-28 → 2019-10-02
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, overdue kubugam (04-49.1S 145-46.6E) to karkar island (04-43.7S 145-53.2E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 3107/192019-09-21 → 2019-09-22
    S/V, blue canopy, three persons on board, overdue
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 3095/192019-09-21 → 2019-09-21
    S/V, three persons on board, overdue navo (05-18S 151-00E) to tokunar (04-11S 152-00E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 3003/192019-09-13 → 2019-09-17
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from tarawai island (03-12.26S 143-15.19E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 2496/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-07
    Two persons missing from capsized vessel between madang (04-51S 145-49E) and karkar island (04-40S 145-52E)
    Vitiaz Strait · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 2264/192019-07-12 → 2019-07-14
    Eight persons overboard from 23 foot vessel capsized between bagbag island (04-47.2S 146-13.5E) and karkar…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 2135/192019-07-01 → 2019-07-03
    Seven meter vessel, orange hull, three persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-37.14S 146-03.50E) to…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 2011/192019-06-20 → 2019-06-23
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue wewak (03-33S 143-38E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  42. HYDROPAC 1797/192019-06-01 → 2019-06-02
    Vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 04-44.06S 145-53.12E at 310700Z…
    Vitiaz Strait · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 1565/192019-05-09 → 2019-05-09
    Two vessels, seven meters and one vessel, eight meters, 24 persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-42S…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papau New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 1186/192019-04-09 → 2019-04-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, ten persons on board, overdue wewak (03-21.46S…
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 461/192019-02-09 → 2019-02-10
    25 foot vessel, four persons on board, overdue bagbag island (04-50.2S 146-12.1E) to madang (05-12.3S…
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 400/192019-02-03 → 2019-02-12
    Six meter vessel, three persons onboard, overdue karkar island (04-31.34S 146-00.22E) to manus island…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 4628/182018-12-31 → 2018-12-31
    Seven meter vessel overdue bagabag island (04-49.58S 146-12.19E) to madang (05-09.28S 145-49.95E)
    Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 4621/182018-12-31 → 2019-01-05
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue alim island (02-53S 147-04E) to manus island (02-03S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  49. HYDROPAC 4613/182018-12-29 → 2018-12-31
    Two vessels, seven persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-36S 146-05E) to manus island (02-14S 147-48E)
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  50. HYDROPAC 4572/182018-12-24 → 2018-12-26
    Nine meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue kokopo (04-21.00S 152-16.25E) to kandrian (06-13S 149-33E)
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea

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