Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the North Pacific Ocean

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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 North Pacific Ocean

Archive · 4,474 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2493/182018-07-07 → 2018-07-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-05.0N 149-56.3W at 071913Z jul
    Eastern North Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 2463/182018-07-05 → 2018-07-06
    Man overboard from M/V ocean joy in vicinity 38-58N 175-51E at 041700Z jul
    North Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2432/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-47.7N 149-59.9E
    Western North Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2426/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz at 021135Z jul in 23-15.23N 143-30.23E
    Western North Pacific · Philippine Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2399/182018-06-29 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-52.2N 138-33.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2352/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 05-15.1N 144-44.9W at 250605Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 2351/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 01-31.0N 161-29.7W at 250605Z jun
    North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 2339/182018-06-25 → 2018-06-30
    Vessel, six persons on board, overdue pikelot atoll (08-05N 147-38E) to polowat atoll (07-21N 149-12E)
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  9. HYDROPAC 2333/182018-06-24 → 2018-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-32.9N 141-45.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 2325/182018-06-23 → 2018-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-51N 117-42W
    Eastern North Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 2292/182018-06-21 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in 21-32.9N 129-17.5W
    Eastern North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 2274/182018-06-19 → 2018-06-19
    F/V koryou maru NO.68, 18 persons on board, sinking in 34-08N 149-42E at 191753Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 2238/182018-06-16 → 2018-06-16
    Distress signal received from S/V kelaerin in 46-53.1N 128-26.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2225/182018-06-15 → 2018-06-21
    29 foot S/V windweaver, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue hilo (19-44.0N 155-04.3W) to iles marquises…
    Pacific Ocean · Hawaii To Iles Marquises
  15. HYDROPAC 2213/182018-06-15 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from aircraft in 02-02.3N 103-12.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2161/182018-06-11 → 2018-06-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-28.8N 146-26.3W at 102349Z jun
    Eastern North Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2153/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-38.8N 132-37.6W
    Eastern North Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2152/182018-06-10 → 2018-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.6N 125-01.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2147/182018-06-09 → 2018-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-19.8N 162-18.9E at 091100Z jun
    North Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2129/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-32.4N 117-25.8W
    Eastern North Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2120/182018-06-06 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-06-10N 152-39-53E at 062141Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 2113/182018-06-05 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received from aircraft in 47-07.1N 132-59.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2095/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    Distress signal received from F/V martina marie in vicinity 00-24N 146-12E at 032156Z jun
    Western North Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2088/182018-06-03 → 2018-06-22
    California to tahiti
    Pacific Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 2078/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-31.6N 102-52.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 2077/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-14.9N 159-14.3E
    Western North Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 2063/182018-05-31 → 2018-06-15
    29 foot S/V windweaver, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue hilo (19-42N 155-05W) to hiva oa (09-45S…
    Pacific Ocean · Hawaii To Iles Marquises
  28. HYDROPAC 2058/182018-05-31 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-03.1N 125-15.2W
    Eastern North Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2026/182018-05-28 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-06N 158-02E at 280535Z may
    Western North Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2004/182018-05-26 → 2018-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-39.6N 091-54.9W
    Eastern North Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 2002/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-40.4N 166-55.4E at 261836Z may
    North Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1925/182018-05-20 → 2018-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 06-06.4N 148-17.7E at 201949Z may
    Western North Pacific · Micronesia
  33. HYDROPAC 1912/182018-05-19 → 2018-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-50N 156-37E at 190046Z may
    Western North Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1899/182018-05-18 → 2018-05-21
    44 foot S/V helen margaret, white hull with black strip, one person on board, overdue from PANAMA(08-13N…
    Eastern North Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1875/182018-05-16 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-39N 154-38E at 161112Z may
    Western North Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1841/182018-05-14 → 2018-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-00.2N 174-47.9E at 132204Z may
    North Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1834/182018-05-14 → 2018-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-31.5N 168-39.7E at 140257Z may
    North Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 1826/182018-05-13 → 2018-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-30N 124-15W
    Eastern North Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1816/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-18
    44 foot S/V helen margaret, white hull with a blue stripe, one person on board, overdue from panama city,…
    Eastern North Pacific · Gulf of Panama
  40. NAVAREA XII 210/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-30N 108-45W
    Eastern North Pacific · Clipperton Island
  41. HYDROPAC 1807/182018-05-12 → 2018-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-00N 139-30E at 120220Z may
    Western North Pacific · Palau
  42. HYDROPAC 1786/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shen lian cheng in 06-33N 167-21E at 110600Z may
    North Pacific · Marshall Islands
  43. NAVAREA XII 195/182018-05-09 → 2018-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 25-00N 116-45.0W
    Eastern North Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1757/182018-05-08 → 2018-05-25
    27 foot S/V calypso, white hull, one person on board, overdue from san francisco (37-47N 122-25W0 to hawaii…
    Eastern North Pacific
  45. NAVAREA XII 191/182018-05-07 → 2018-05-09
    Derelict 40 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 26-57N 144-09W at 060500Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1739/182018-05-06 → 2018-05-07
    Derelict 40 foot vessel, blue and white hull, capsized and adrift in 26-57N 144-09W at 060500Z may
    Eastern North Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1730/182018-05-05 → 2018-05-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in position 30-15N 127-45W
    Eastern North Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 1701/182018-05-02 → 2018-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-58N 100-16W
    Eastern North Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1686/182018-05-01 → 2018-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-58.7N 135-23.3W
    Eastern North Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1681/182018-04-30 → 2018-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-19.2N 158-57.1E at 301158Z apr
    Western North Pacific

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