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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Archive · 231 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3421/152015-10-17 → 2015-10-17
    101 meter M/V foxhound taking on water in 05-29S 147-34E at 170730Z oct
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  2. HYDROPAC 1521/152015-05-08 → 2015-05-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-08.34S 145-07.20E at 080304Z may
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 1204/152015-04-10 → 2015-04-11
    Canoe, four persons on board, capsized and adrift in 04-41.56S 146-06.76E at 091500Z apr
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Bismarck Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 722/152015-03-03 → 2015-03-06
    Seven meter vessel, one person on board, overdue pam island (02-34S 147-17E) to lou island (02-23S 147-21E)…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 88/152015-01-09 → 2015-01-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity long island (05-21S…
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  6. HYDROPAC 84/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-09
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripes, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-58.5S 150-26.1E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 79/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripes, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-59.4S 150-13.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  8. HYDROPAC 73/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripes, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-56.7S 150-03.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 72/152015-01-08 → 2015-01-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripes, nine persons on board, overdue garove island (04-40S 149-30E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 63/152015-01-07 → 2015-01-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange stripes, 11 persons on board, overdue manus (02-05.6S 146-58.3E) to madang…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 53/152015-01-06 → 2015-01-06
    Seven meter vessel, 11 persons on board, overdue manus (02-05.6S 146-58.3E) to madang (05-13.0S 145-48.0E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 2901/142014-09-30 → 2014-10-03
    Vessel capsized and adrift in 05-22.51S 146-04.58E at 290700Z sep
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  13. HYDROPAC 1614/142014-06-05 → 2014-06-06
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1538/142014-05-29 → 2014-05-30
    23 foot vessel capsized and adrift in 05-09S 145-51E
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  15. HYDROPAC 479/142014-02-18 → 2014-02-21
    Vessel, black hull with white stripes, four persons on board, disabled and adrift between long island…
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  16. HYDROPAC 474/142014-02-18 → 2014-02-18
    12 meter M/V dalau, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift between basamuk (05-33S 146-08E) and…
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  17. HYDROPAC 379/142014-02-07 → 2014-02-10
    23 foot vessel, seven persons on board, overdue cape iris (05-34.45S 146-21.48E) to madang (05-14.05S…
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  18. HYDROPAC 342/142014-02-03 → 2014-02-06
    Seven meter canoe, two persons on board, overdue manus (02-00S 146-35E) to ninigo islands (01-15S 144-15E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 247/142014-01-24 → 2014-01-25
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 222/142014-01-22 → 2014-01-24
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 162/142014-01-17 → 2014-01-18
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-01.5S 146-54.0E at 170500Z jan
    Papua New Guinea · Bismarck Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 154/142014-01-16 → 2014-01-17
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-05.26S 146-00.13E at 150830Z jan
    Papua New Guinea · Vitiaz Strait
  23. HYDROPAC 4005/132013-12-26 → 2013-12-31
    22 meter M/V, white hull with red and blue stripes, ten persons on board, overdue wuvulu island (01-43S…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea-north Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 3787/132013-12-04 → 2013-12-07
    23 foot vessel sank in 05-05S 145-55E at 032100Z dec
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  25. HYDROPAC 3427/132013-11-05 → 2013-11-06
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3151/132013-10-14 → 2013-10-17
    23 foot vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, overdue madang (05-12S 145-48E) to karkar island (04-44S…
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  27. HYDROPAC 3124/132013-10-12 → 2013-10-14
    23 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-39S 145-58E) to long island (05-21S 147-07E)
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 2697/132013-09-06 → 2013-09-06
    Distress signal received from M/V papuan coast in 05-40S 147-29E at 061850Z sep
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  29. HYDROPAC 2360/132013-08-07 → 2013-08-09
    Vessel capsized vicinity 05-56S 147-12E
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  30. HYDROPAC 2244/132013-07-28 → 2013-07-29
    Man overboard, possibly in liferaft, along trackline between 01-59S 143-52E and 00-55S 143-06E at 282100Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea
  31. HYDROPAC 1319/132013-05-08 → 2013-05-09
    23 foot vessel, two persons on board, adrift in 01-20S 144-00E at 061900Z may
    Western South Pacific · Bismarck Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 629/132013-03-04 → 2013-03-10
    Seven meter vessel scarlet cord, five persons on board, overdue bagabag island (04-47.94S 146-16.20E) to…
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  33. HYDROPAC 141/132013-01-14 → 2013-01-25
    23 F00T vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue palmalal to rabaul (04-12S 152-11E)
    Solomon Sea · New Britain-southeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 131/132013-01-13 → 2013-01-13
    Man overboard from M/V vishva vicinity of trackline between 05-47.68S 147-29.21E at 120900Z jan and…
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  35. HYDROPAC 129/132013-01-12 → 2013-01-12
    Man overboard from M/V vishva jvoti vicinity 05-30S 146-59E at 121200Z jan
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  36. HYDROPAC 3607/122012-12-18 → 2012-12-18
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 3418/122012-12-03 → 2012-12-07
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3039/122012-10-28 → 2012-10-30
    Man overboard from M/V taipower prosperity VII vicinity of trackline between 01-27S 142-48E at 271130Z oct…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2742/122012-09-29 → 2012-09-29
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, sank in 05-32S 146-31.7E at 290700Z sep
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1959/122012-07-11 → 2012-07-16
    Vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, three persons on board, overdue
    Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Vitiaz Strait
  41. HYDROPAC 911/122012-03-30 → 2012-04-06
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue madang (05-13S 145-48E) via vitiaz strait
    Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait
  42. HYDROPAC 252/122012-01-30 → 2012-02-08
    23 foot vessel, nine persons on board, overdue wuvulu island (01-44.21S 142-52.00E) to aua island (01-27.94S…
    Papua New Guinea · Bismarck Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 245/122012-01-28 → 2012-01-30
    23 foot vessel, white hull with orange stripe, 19 persons on board, overdue kimbe (05-32.03S 150-11.05E) to…
    Papua New Guinea · Bismarck Sea
  44. HYDROPAC 143/122012-01-17 → 2012-01-25
    Papua new guinea
    Bismark Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2984/112011-10-23 → 2011-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity ninigo islands (01-16S 144-15E) at 231006Z oct
    Bismarck Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 2303/112011-08-17 → 2011-08-20
    Two 23 foot vessels, white hulls, ten and 11 persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-35.1S 150-47.2E) to…
    Papua New Guinea · Bismarck Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 2098/112011-07-24 → 2011-07-30
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  48. HYDROPAC 2058/112011-07-19 → 2011-07-20
    Papua new guinea
    Bismark Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 2035/112011-07-15 → 2011-07-30
    Papua new guinea
    Bismark Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 1961/112011-07-07 → 2011-07-12
    Papa new guinea
    Bismarck Sea

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