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 3516/162016-11-14 → 2016-11-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 04-22.2S 094-20.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 3472/162016-11-11 → 2016-12-08
    Eight meter F/V brahu moke vai, green hull, two persons on board, overdue huahine (16-44S 151-00W) to maiao…
    South Pacific · Iles de la Societe To French Polynesia
  3. HYDROPAC 3426/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-40S 095-08W
    Eastern South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3385/162016-11-03 → 2016-11-08
    18 foot M/V, orange hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25.0N 173-02.0E) to maiana (00-56.0N…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  5. HYDROPAC 3337/162016-10-31 → 2016-11-02
    25 foot F/V senatoka, yellow and black hull, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  6. HYDROPAC 3313/162016-10-29 → 2016-11-17
    Man overboard in 54-23.90S 073-41.88W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile-southwest Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3260/162016-10-24 → 2016-11-17
    Vessel grand knight reports crewman with appendicitis in 16-15.6S 113-01.0W at 242100Z oct
    Eastern South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3219/162016-10-20 → 2016-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-42.7S 174-08.0W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  9. HYDROPAC 3169/162016-10-16 → 2016-11-03
    F/V zhong shui 708 overdue
    Western South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3132/162016-10-14 → 2016-10-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-41S 178-06E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3086/162016-10-09 → 2016-10-11
    20 foot vessel, orange hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  12. HYDROPAC 3044/162016-10-06 → 2016-10-09
    20 foot vessel, orange hull, four persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  13. HYDROPAC 3007/162016-10-02 → 2016-10-03
    Man overboard from M/V sofrana tourville vicinity of trackline between 33-02.0S 173-29.0E at 011000Z oct and…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  14. HYDROPAC 3001/162016-10-01 → 2016-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V ping tai rong 25 vicinity 33-18.9S 135-15.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2846/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-21
    22 foot S/V luna, blue hull, unreported from napier (39-29S 176-55E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2841/162016-09-18 → 2016-09-19
    22 foot S/V luna, blue hull, unreported from napier (39-29S 176-55E)
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 2806/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-15
    Seven meter vessel abdulam service 02, eight persons on board, unreported anir island (04-09S 153-37E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 2695/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-45.98S 161-03.47W
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2682/162016-09-06 → 2016-10-05
    10.5 meter S/V pompony-jo, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue hiva oa (09-45S…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  20. HYDROPAC 2600/162016-08-28 → 2016-08-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lurong yuan yu 30 vicinity 27-20S 172-59E
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 2487/162016-08-18 → 2016-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-56.9S 105-23.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 2454/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-21
    Distress signal received from S/V lumiere's liferaft, orange hull, two persons on board, in 21-50.6S 154-45.2W
    South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2452/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Vessel lumiere taking on water in 12-52S 154-41W
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2451/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-46.26S 168-42.36W
    South Pacific · Niue
  25. HYDROPAC 2201/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-31
    16 meter S/V le loup, white hull red stripe, four persons on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands To French Polynesia
  26. HYDROPAC 2097/162016-07-13 → 2016-08-28
    13 meter S/V apparition, white hull, four persons on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40.00S 090-33.00W)…
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands To French Polynesia
  27. HYDROPAC 2086/162016-07-12 → 2016-07-24
    S/V bob reports crewman requiring medical assistance between pitcairn (25-04.0S 130-06.0W) and mangareva…
    Eastern South Pacific
  28. HYDROPAC 2074/162016-07-10 → 2016-08-28
    12 meter S/V entertainer, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1983/162016-07-02 → 2016-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-51.8S 165-46.0W at 021921Z jul
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1935/162016-06-28 → 2016-06-28
    40 foot vessel, white hull, 11 persons on board, overdue nuku'alofa (21-08S 175-12W) to fonoifua (20-16S…
    South Pacific · Tonga
  31. HYDROPAC 1930/162016-06-28 → 2016-07-04
    M/V fajri sank between rani island (00-58.0S 135-30.3E) and numfor island (01-00.0S 134-52.0E)
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  32. HYDROPAC 1836/162016-06-19 → 2016-06-22
    17 foot vessel, white hull, four persons on board, unreported teuabu (00-38.9S 174-26.2E) to noumatong…
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  33. HYDROPAC 1809/162016-06-16 → 2016-07-31
    Man overboard in 54-23.90S 073-41.88W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile-southwest Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1802/162016-06-15 → 2016-06-26
    13.6 meter F/V barracuda, blue and white hull, seven persons on board, overdue to pisco (13-42S 076-12W)
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  35. HYDROPAC 1771/162016-06-13 → 2016-06-15
    Man overboard from vessel platino in 29-47.27S 175-10.93E
    Western South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1752/162016-06-11 → 2016-07-03
    Distress signal received from F/V ping tai rong 25 in 08-41.73S 145-53.00W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1718/162016-06-08 → 2016-06-19
    S/V oxygene flooding and possibly sinking in 06-06.8S 110-31.9W at 081735Z jun
    Eastern South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 1640/162016-06-03 → 2016-06-03
    Ten meter F/V, orange hull, 12 persons on board, overdue emirau (01-40S 150-00E) to kavieng (02-35S 150-47E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 1547/162016-05-25 → 2016-05-28
    Seven meter vessel saint theresa, four persons on board, overdue tanga islands (03-30.0S 153-14.4E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  40. HYDROPAC 1540/162016-05-25 → 2016-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 22-43.40S 177-20.67W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  41. HYDROPAC 1474/162016-05-20 → 2016-05-23
    13.6 meter S/V dignity, white hull, two persons on board, overdue whangarei (35-43-30S 174-19-25E) to…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand To Fiji
  42. HYDROPAC 1451/162016-05-18 → 2016-05-18
    15 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported tabiteuea north atoll (01-08S 174-39E) to nonouti atoll…
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  43. HYDROPAC 1436/162016-05-17 → 2016-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-28.20S 175-36.76W at 170325Z may
    South Pacific · Tonga
  44. HYDROPAC 1435/162016-05-17 → 2016-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-27.5S 175-39.9W at 170245Z may
    South Pacific · Tonga
  45. HYDROPAC 1414/162016-05-13 → 2016-05-15
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1324/162016-05-07 → 2016-05-08
    28 foot S/V lovinda too, two persons on board, taking on water and crew abandoning ship vicinity 31-24.0S…
    Western South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1298/162016-05-04 → 2016-05-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-30.9S 102-23.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 1236/162016-04-28 → 2016-05-14
    17 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (01-02N 173-01E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  49. HYDROPAC 1214/162016-04-26 → 2016-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 40-50.95S 173-53.25W
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1166/162016-04-21 → 2016-04-22
    18 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-20N 173-01E) to maiana (01-02N 173-00E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati

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