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 831/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-51.0S 179-26.4E
    Western South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 823/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-49.67S 179-28.27E
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 747/182018-02-23 → 2018-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 36-46.86S 176-13.79E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  4. HYDROPAC 676/182018-02-19 → 2018-02-20
    Vessel, nine persons on board, overdue tanga island (03-27S 153-12E) to lihir island (03-10S 152-40E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 590/182018-02-12 → 2018-02-15
    Seven meter vessel disabled and adrift, 13 persons on board, carterets island (05-23.44S 159-21.54E) to buka…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 408/182018-01-30 → 2018-01-31
    21 foot vessel, three persons on board, blue hull, overdue three sisters island (10-52.50S 161-58.00E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  7. HYDROPAC 351/182018-01-26 → 2018-01-28
    17.4 meter vessel, dark blue hull, unreported nonouti island (00-40S 174-20E) to betio island (01-21N 172-56E)
    Western South Pacific · North Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 299/182018-01-22 → 2018-02-09
    Six meter canoe, white hull, three persons on board, overdue betio tarawa atoll (01-21N 172-55E) to buariki…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  9. HYDROPAC 3/182018-01-01 → 2018-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-02.53S 175-09.13W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  10. HYDROPAC 4656/172017-12-31 → 2018-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-45.9S 116-15.1W
    Eastern South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 4623/172017-12-28 → 2017-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-33.48S 172-07.32W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  12. HYDROPAC 4575/172017-12-25 → 2017-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V pacific journey in vicinity 03-23.53S 163-47.00E at 251313Z dec
    Western South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 4530/172017-12-22 → 2017-12-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 31-57.46S 174-44.18E
    Western South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 4456/172017-12-18 → 2018-01-02
    Two 6.5 meter vessels, white hulls, three persons on board each, overdue pelau (05-06S 159-24E) to nukumanu…
    Western South Pacific Papau New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 4285/172017-12-07 → 2017-12-09
    Man overboard from vessel morning star no 1 in 02-18.68S 149-32.96E at 070505Z dec
    Western South Pacific · Bismark Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 4237/172017-12-04 → 2017-12-04
    Seven meter vessel, nine persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-11.34S 152-40.70E) to buka (05-25.30S…
    Western South Pacific · Soloman Sea · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 4236/172017-12-04 → 2017-12-20
    Man overboard in 00-54.35S 145-04.75E
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 4232/172017-12-03 → 2017-12-11
    5.8 meter vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-20N 173-01E) to maiana…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  19. HYDROPAC 4052/172017-11-21 → 2017-12-01
    15 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-20N 173-01E) to maiana…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  20. HYDROPAC 4021/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga, one person on board, in 33-27.43S 174-48.59E at 182225Z…
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 4019/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga, one person on board, in vicinity 33-16.31S 175-30.35E…
    Western South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 4009/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V ilanga in vicinity 33-13.9S 175-49.9E
    Western South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 4007/172017-11-18 → 2017-12-01
    Vessel, ten persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-34.66S 150-48.45E) to mussau island (01-25.01S 149-37.95E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  24. HYDROPAC 4005/172017-11-17 → 2017-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 29-20.5S 169-41.8E
    Western South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3722/172017-10-31 → 2017-10-31
    Distress signal received in 08-33.4S 172-31.2W
    South Pacific · Tokelau
  26. HYDROPAC 3707/172017-10-30 → 2017-10-30
    Distress signal received from M/V toamoana NO.8 in vicinity 10-25S 174-06W
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 3698/172017-10-29 → 2017-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from m/ zangano in vicinity 24-17.20S 164-50.53W
    South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 3680/172017-10-27 → 2017-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V toamoana NO.8 in vicinity 10-23.38S 173-59.64W
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 3679/172017-10-27 → 2017-10-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-25.5S 174-01.3W
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3646/172017-10-25 → 2017-10-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-25.29S 170-17.72W
    South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3546/172017-10-17 → 2017-10-18
    17 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (00-56N…
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  32. HYDROPAC 3483/172017-10-12 → 2017-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 29-24S 172-23E
    Western South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3402/172017-10-05 → 2017-10-05
    South pacific DNC 06
  34. HYDROPAC 3394/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-04
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  35. HYDROPAC 3384/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-04
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  36. HYDROPAC 3383/172017-10-03 → 2017-10-03
    20 foot M/V, one person on board, disabled and adrift between mo'unga'one island (19-38.15S 174-29.3W) and…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  37. HYDROPAC 3284/172017-09-25 → 2017-10-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V north star 1 in vicinity 19-40.1S 174-45.7W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  38. HYDROPAC 3054/172017-09-07 → 2017-09-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-15S 175-15W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 2987/172017-09-01 → 2017-09-02
    Distress signal received from F/V erick alexis, green and blue hull, in 16-18.4S 076-02.8W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  40. HYDROPAC 2965/172017-08-30 → 2017-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-59.1S 104-55.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2915/172017-08-27 → 2017-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-00.07S 167-44.20W
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 2849/172017-08-22 → 2017-09-08
    Three meter vessel, one person on board, overdue from tauranga marina (37-37.2S 176-09.8E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  43. HYDROPAC 2781/172017-08-16 → 2017-09-01
    Distress signal received in vicinity 36-27.3S 175-26.8E
    Western South Pacific New Zealand · North Island-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2775/172017-08-16 → 2017-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 28-14.3S 173-09.5W
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 2627/172017-08-02 → 2017-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-24.2S 170-40.6W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  46. HYDROPAC 2611/172017-08-01 → 2017-08-02
    Man overboard from vessel shing man yi no 3 in 06-13S 167-03W at 311500Z jul
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2596/172017-07-31 → 2017-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-00.7S 174-20.2W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  48. HYDROPAC 2506/172017-07-22 → 2017-07-22
    37 foot S/V restless, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water in 11-21.47S 112-23.10W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 2504/172017-07-21 → 2017-07-22
    37 foot S/V restless, two persons on board, taking on water in 11-01-04S 112-03-01W at 212115Z jul
    Eastern South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 2367/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-08
    Distress signal received in 13-19.82S 077-51.33W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru

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