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

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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Other hazards in the South Pacific Ocean

Archive · 2,008 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 105/262026-01-14 → 2026-04-17
    Derelict seven meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 38-17.93S 178-22.76E at 140234Z jan
    South Pacific · New Zealand
  2. HYDROPAC 1554/242024-05-10 → 2024-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-27.00S 175-00.00W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  3. HYDROPAC 1506/242024-05-06 → 2024-05-10
    Fisherman missing from vessel manuel h in 39-23.70S 073-39.70W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  4. HYDROPAC 1208/242024-04-13 → 2024-04-26
    61 meter F/V marielle, 21 persons on board, suffered a generator fire in 08-42.50S 177-23.16E
    Western South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 1154/242024-04-10 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received from F/V tanaeka, three persons on board, in 09-34.06S 139-26.00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  6. HYDROPAC 1131/242024-04-08 → 2024-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 07-08.00S 129-28.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 1117/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-26
    24 foot vessel, white hull and red stripe, overdue foa island (19-43.57S 174-17.46W) to faakekai village…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  8. HYDROPAC 1049/242024-04-01 → 2024-04-03
    Man overboard from vessel pacific challenger in vicinity 39-52.80S 177-19.00E at 010700Z apr
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  9. HYDROPAC 946/242024-03-22 → 2024-03-29
    23 foot vessel, six persons on board, unreported emirau island (01-38.50S 149-58.50E) to new hanover island…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 938/242024-03-22 → 2024-04-12
    Vessel daughter of the wind, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in 54-00.30S 075-25.43W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  11. HYDROPAC 645/242024-02-25 → 2024-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V xinshiji 157 in vicinity 05-28.07S 158-16.93W
    South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 638/242024-02-25 → 2024-02-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-51.27S 174-25.20W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  13. HYDROPAC 398/242024-02-01 → 2024-02-02
    Distress flare sighted in vicinity in 19-58.00S 171-00.00E at 011425Z feb
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  14. HYDROPAC 344/242024-01-29 → 2024-02-16
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue feni island (04-05.02S…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 326/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-16
    Man overboard from F/V kathe in 21-48.56S 154-43.45W
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 193/242024-01-16 → 2024-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V chang shun 6 in 00-57.00S 110-18.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 117/242024-01-10 → 2024-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-05.00S 175-21.00W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  18. HYDROPAC 108/242024-01-10 → 2024-01-13
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 50-50.60S 077-06.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  19. NAVAREA XII 3/242024-01-05 → 2024-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-10.70S 097-52.90W
    Eastern South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 4056/232023-12-29 → 2024-01-26
    Distress signal received in 31-14.00S 171-58.00E
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 4035/232023-12-28 → 2024-01-03
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue tanga island (03-22.50S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 4018/232023-12-26 → 2024-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-00.00N 155-00.00E at 261010Z dec
    Western Pacific Ocean
  23. HYDROPAC 3974/232023-12-20 → 2024-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-01.20S 173-49.10W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  24. HYDROPAC 3912/232023-12-14 → 2023-12-14
    Distress signal received from 15 meter vessel karma in 39-19.10S 176-00.30W
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3877/232023-12-11 → 2023-12-14
    Six meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue (emirau island) 01-38.28S 150-00.21E on 08 dec
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 3865/232023-12-09 → 2023-12-09
    18 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported teaoraereke (01-20.05N 173-00.83E) to…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  27. HYDROPAC 3837/232023-12-06 → 2023-12-09
    Six meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 3726/232023-11-24 → 2023-11-25
    Eight meter vessel raven, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  29. HYDROPAC 3652/232023-11-20 → 2023-11-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V zhong tai 6 in 03-16.90S 172-37.60W at 192223Z nov
    South Pacific · Kiribati
  30. NAVAREA XII 785/232023-11-05 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-12.50S 098-23.40W
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3407/232023-10-27 → 2023-10-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-24.00S 171-09.00E
    Western South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 3371/232023-10-24 → 2023-11-10
    15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  33. HYDROPAC 3348/232023-10-22 → 2023-10-24
    15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  34. HYDROPAC 3223/232023-10-09 → 2023-10-27
    28 foot M/V lewa, white and blue striped hull, three persons on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  35. HYDROPAC 3167/232023-10-05 → 2023-10-20
    5.5 meter vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  36. HYDROPAC 3085/232023-09-27 → 2023-10-05
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue buka (05-12.00S 154-31.00E) at 241800Z sep…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 2987/232023-09-19 → 2023-09-21
    Seven meter vessel, capsized, two persons in water between muliama village (04-03.50S 152-58.30E) and feni…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 2976/232023-09-17 → 2023-10-06
    Man overboard from F/V jin sing shyang NO.13 in 01-52.00S 179-21.00W at 152330Z sep
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2968/232023-09-16 → 2023-10-06
    Vessel gladiador I unreported in vicinity 37-35.83S 074-24.21W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  40. HYDROPAC 2941/232023-09-14 → 2023-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-19.30S 170-34.60W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  41. HYDROPAC 2854/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-22
    Distress signal received in vicinity 20-01.00S 167-25.00W
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2853/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 20-00.00S 167-15.00W
    South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2796/232023-08-30 → 2023-09-15
    Seven meter vessel, orange and white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 04-34.00S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 2748/232023-08-26 → 2023-09-15
    Person with injury requiring medical evacuation from palmerston island (18-03.37S 163-11.49W) to aitutaki…
    South Pacific · Cook Islands
  45. HYDROPAC 2710/232023-08-23 → 2023-08-23
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2662/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-08.00S 175-14.00W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  47. HYDROPAC 2657/232023-08-18 → 2023-08-20
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, adrift in vicinity 05-00.09S 154-36.56E
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 2655/232023-08-17 → 2023-08-18
    15 meter S/V valiant, green and gray hull, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  49. HYDROPAC 2616/232023-08-14 → 2023-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-01.53N 172-54.60E
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  50. HYDROPAC 2594/232023-08-11 → 2023-08-13
    7 meter vessel, white hull with black stripes, nine persons on board, overdue between mussau island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea

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