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 2362/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 03-12S 152-31E at 070800Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 2351/172017-07-07 → 2017-07-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 01-59S 094-32W
    Eastern South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2335/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-05
    Distress signal received in vicinity 00-55.74S 165-16.50E
    Western South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2248/172017-06-27 → 2017-06-27
    Distress signal received from vessel zhou yu 8 in 03-16.2S 100-16.2W
    Eastern South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2231/172017-06-26 → 2017-06-26
    Man overboard from F/V feng xiag 818 in vicinity 00-25S 167-54E at 251430Z jun
    Western South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2185/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-02.7S 178-51.6W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  7. HYDROPAC 2184/172017-06-22 → 2017-06-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-02.7S 178-51.6W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  8. HYDROPAC 2146/172017-06-19 → 2017-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shen gang fa 715 in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 2143/172017-06-19 → 2017-06-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 2048/172017-06-12 → 2017-06-26
    Distress signal received from S/V celebration, one person on board, in vicinity 07-00S 131-00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1902/172017-05-30 → 2017-05-31
    Two vessels, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity lihir island (03-08S 152-36E)
    Western South Pacific · Papau New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 1819/172017-05-25 → 2017-05-26
    40 foot M/V, white hull, six persons on board, overdue tonumea (20-27S 174-45W) to tongatapu (21-12S 175-09W)
    South Pacific · Tonga
  13. HYDROPAC 1753/172017-05-19 → 2017-05-21
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift between buka (05-26.0S 154-40.0E) and nissan…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 1660/172017-05-11 → 2017-05-11
    Distress signal received from vessel jane IV in 02-25-12S 123-12-00W at 110638Z may
    Eastern South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 1636/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-00N 126-45W at 082216Z may
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 1621/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-08
    Five meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue kuria island (00-16N 173-23E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  17. HYDROPAC 1614/172017-05-07 → 2017-05-07
    14.1 meter S/V paw paw, white hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 19-36S 177-08E
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  18. HYDROPAC 1593/172017-05-05 → 2017-05-06
    52 foot S/V te kaihau PD8350, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift in vicinity 24-34.47S 158-23.14W
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1579/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-40S 101-28W
    Eastern Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1529/172017-04-30 → 2017-05-01
    Seven meter vessel, 14 persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-07S 152-36E) to namatanai waters (03-39S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  21. HYDROPAC 1427/172017-04-23 → 2017-04-25
    16 foot vessel, red hull, unreported
    South Pacific · Tonga
  22. HYDROPAC 1291/172017-04-13 → 2017-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel regina r in vicinity 46-02S 153-20W
    South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 1290/172017-04-12 → 2017-04-15
    11.5 meter S/V silbermoewe, white hull, unreported opua (35-19S 174-07E) to noumea (22-16S 166-27E)
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · New Zealand To New Caledonia
  24. HYDROPAC 1229/172017-04-06 → 2017-04-09
    15 foot vessel naiaoka, white and yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to…
    Pacific · Kiribati
  25. HYDROPAC 1227/172017-04-06 → 2017-04-07
    F/V, nine persons on board, unreported pulau sapomi (01-11S 136-05E) to yapen (01-50S 136-10E)
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  26. HYDROPAC 1176/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-22.14S 162-20.04W
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1173/172017-04-02 → 2017-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-43.9S 106-44.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 934/172017-03-18 → 2017-04-05
    S/V leomar, white hull, two persons on board unreported arica (18-29S 070-20W) to isla de pascua (27-07S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  29. HYDROPAC 840/172017-03-10 → 2017-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V fuyuanyu 789 in vicinity 17-40S 176-10W
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 791/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-48.93S 124-52.60W at 071832Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 689/172017-02-26 → 2017-02-26
    6.4 metre vessel, green hull, overdue kira kira (10-26.6S 161-54.7E) to three sisters island (10-15.2S…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  32. HYDROPAC 630/172017-02-21 → 2017-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-43.2S 174-11.0W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  33. HYDROPAC 559/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 37 foot S/V bhajans in vicinity 13-31.93S 168-04.60W
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 557/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 13-31.93S 168-04.60W
    South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 464/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-16
    17 foot M/V, red and white hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana…
    Pacific · Kiribati
  36. HYDROPAC 457/172017-02-08 → 2017-02-15
    Seven meter vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift in 02-34.92S 151-59.89E at 071340Z feb
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 406/172017-02-03 → 2017-02-04
    Distress signal received in vicinity 22-10.5S 178-48.7W
    South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 393/172017-02-03 → 2017-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-29.53S 174-22.00W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 106/172017-01-10 → 2017-01-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 06-32.1S 159-33.4W
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 93/172017-01-09 → 2017-01-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu qing yuan yu 023 in 02-04S 155-16W at 091647Z jan
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 92/172017-01-09 → 2017-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-17.8S 093-20.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 24/172017-01-04 → 2017-01-04
    11.5 meter vessel, blue and green hull, six persons on board, overdue mussau (01-25.73S 149-37.53E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 3840/162016-12-10 → 2016-12-11
    18 foot M/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (00-56N…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  44. HYDROPAC 3773/162016-12-05 → 2016-12-28
    51 meter F/V kyung yang reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-08S 119-37W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3744/162016-12-02 → 2016-12-06
    Search and rescue operations for ten meter F/V rances, blue and red hull, in area bound by 15-56S 075-59W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  46. HYDROPAC 3681/162016-11-28 → 2016-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-42.60S 174-57.53W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  47. HYDROPAC 3660/162016-11-27 → 2016-12-06
    Vessel, white and yellow hull, 11 persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-39S 152-25E) to tanga islands…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 3603/162016-11-22 → 2016-12-01
    Search and rescue operations in area bound by 16-12.0S 075-21.0W, 16-54.5S 074-47.0W, 17-26.0S 075-27.5W,…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  49. HYDROPAC 3574/162016-11-19 → 2016-12-08
    Three meter kayak, purple, green, and white hull, one person on board, overdue papamoa (37-42.5S 176-19.5E)…
    Western South Pacific · Bay of Plenty · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 3518/162016-11-14 → 2016-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-22.7S 143-39.6E at 141820Z nov
    Western South Pacific

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