Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Solomon Sea

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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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 · 151 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3860/182018-10-24 → 2018-10-27
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift between sudest island (11-30S 153-30E) and…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 3616/182018-10-03 → 2018-10-03
    23 foot vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-01.1S 150-12.2E at 021500Z oct
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 3554/182018-09-28 → 2018-10-03
    23 foot vessel, nine persons on board, capsized in vicinity 06-05.31S 149-10.54E at 270001Z sep
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 3072/182018-08-22 → 2018-08-23
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift between east cape (10-13.5S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 2842/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-07
    Seven meter M/V, blue hull, eight persons on board overdue louna island (09-07.3S 159-15.3E) to komibo…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  6. HYDROPAC 2651/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-22
    Five meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue buka island (05-00.0S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 2455/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-08
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue kitava island (08-38.70S 151-21.06E) to iwa…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 2260/182018-06-19 → 2018-06-21
    Vessel, one person on board, overdue sialum (06-04.8S 147-35.5E) to tuam island (05-57.4S 148-01.6E)
    Vitiaz Strait · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 2064/182018-06-01 → 2018-06-03
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull, five persons on board, overdue mane island (09-01S 158-45E) to mary island…
    Solomon Island · Solomon Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 709/182018-02-21 → 2018-02-23
    11 meter vessel, 20 persons on board, disabled and adrift between cape cretin (06-40S 147-50E) and cape…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 397/182018-01-29 → 2018-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-11S 150-55E
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 368/182018-01-27 → 2018-01-28
    Seven meter vessel capsized in 05-27.82S 148-05.20E at 260600Z jan
    Solomon Sea · Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 73/182018-01-07 → 2018-01-08
    White hull vessel with orange and yellow stripes, 21 persons on board, overdue oro bay (08-53.61S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 4525/172017-12-22 → 2017-12-27
    Vessel sank
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 3133/172017-09-13 → 2017-09-18
    M/V majorca, 28 persons on board, aground in 06-02.30S 148-25.67E
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 3128/172017-09-12 → 2017-09-12
    Distress signal received from M/V majorca in 06-06.30S 148-25.67E at 122007Z sep
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 3087/172017-09-09 → 2017-09-14
    Nine meter vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 07-01.5S 147-07.5E at 091000Z sep
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 3056/172017-09-07 → 2017-09-14
    Nine meter vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 07-00S 148-00E
    Somalian Sea · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 2836/172017-08-21 → 2017-08-21
    Seven meter vessel, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-05.48S 150-23.98E
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 2595/172017-07-31 → 2017-08-07
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue keia (10-16S 150-44E) to awaiama (10-17S 150-39E)
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 2364/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-21
    Ten meter M/V akuna, white hull, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-00S 150-00E at…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 2352/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-10
    Ten meter M/V akuna, white hull, 16 persons on board, adrift in vicinity 10-22S 150-30E at 051330Z jul
    Solomon Sea · Milne Bay · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 1245/172017-04-07 → 2017-04-07
    Man overboard in vicinity 06-34.2S 148-39.8E at 071820Z apr
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 598/172017-02-18 → 2017-02-18
    6.4 meter vessel, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  25. HYDROPAC 441/172017-02-07 → 2017-02-07
    Seven meter vessel with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue ghizo island (08-03.7S 156-49.0E) to…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 324/172017-01-28 → 2017-01-31
    23 foot vessel, ten persons on board, overdue bogaboga (09-38S 150-01E) to komoa (09-05S 149-19E)
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 3065/162016-10-07 → 2016-10-11
    Seven meter M/V, 11 persons on board, overdue sampun village (05-21S 152-07E) to matun village (05-32S…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 2949/162016-09-27 → 2016-09-28
    Six meter M/V, white hull, four persons on board, overdue honiara (09-26.00S 159-57.00E) to russell islands…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  29. HYDROPAC 2845/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-19
    Three vessels, ten persons on board each, overdue mono island (07-23.8S 155-34.6E) to mamagota, bouganville…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 2503/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-24
    Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  31. HYDROPAC 2273/162016-07-28 → 2016-07-30
    Eight meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-38.8S 152-31.3E at 281200Z jul
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 1322/162016-05-07 → 2016-05-07
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue woodlark island (09-13.6S 152-56.8E) to iwa…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 772/162016-03-17 → 2016-03-18
    Distress signal received in 06-07.20S 154-01.65E at 170530Z mar
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 767/162016-03-17 → 2016-03-23
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 740/162016-03-15 → 2016-03-17
    Canoe, one person on board, overdue
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 325/162016-02-05 → 2016-02-14
    Ten meter canoe, white and green hull, 20 persons on board, overdue pilelo island (06-11S 149-02E) to lae…
    Solomon Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papau New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 4243/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-31
    6.4 meter vessel, blue and red hull, three persons on board, overdue santa isabel island (08-01-50S…
    Solomon Islands · Solomon Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 3745/152015-11-15 → 2015-11-18
    Seven meter vessel avasa, orange hull, seven persons on board, overdue vella lavella (07-44.0S 156-38.0E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands · Solomon Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2722/152015-08-17 → 2015-08-20
    19 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  40. HYDROPAC 2550/152015-08-03 → 2015-08-05
    23 foot vessel, white hull with brown stripes, five persons on board, overdue lae (06-44S 147-00E) to…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  41. HYDROPAC 2519/152015-07-31 → 2015-08-07
    6.4 meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue ranoga island (07-58S 156-30E) to mono island…
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  42. HYDROPAC 1766/152015-05-29 → 2015-05-30
    Six meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity honiara
    Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  43. HYDROPAC 1269/152015-04-15 → 2015-04-26
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-00S 148-37E at 150800Z apr
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 898/152015-03-14 → 2015-03-16
    Seven meter M/V, orange stripe, 11 persons on board, capsized and adrift between finsch harbour (06-33.0S…
    Solomon Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 889/152015-03-13 → 2015-03-14
    Seven meter M/V, orange stripe, 11 persons on board, capsized and adrift between finsch harbour (06-33.0S…
    Solomon Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 883/152015-03-13 → 2015-03-16
    Seven meter M/V vessel, eight persons on board, overdue woodlark island (09-14S 152-40E) to misima island…
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 3258/142014-11-03 → 2014-11-06
    Seven meter M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue gizo island (08-04S 156-48E) and retrun
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  48. HYDROPAC 2661/142014-09-11 → 2014-09-11
    Papua new guinea
    Solomon Sea
  49. HYDROPAC 1081/142014-04-16 → 2014-04-17
    M/V, two persons on board, overdue rennell island (11-39S 160-17E) to bellona island (11-17S 159-48E)
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 890/142014-03-30 → 2014-04-02
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, capsized and adrift vicinity 06-15S 147-45E at 300748Z mar
    Papua New Guinea-east Coast · Vitiaz Strait

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