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 1091/162016-04-14 → 2016-05-29
    12 meter S/V geremia, white hull, one person on board, overdue hiva oa (09-45-00S 139-00-00W) to apataki…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  2. HYDROPAC 1060/162016-04-09 → 2016-05-22
    F/V barracuda unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  3. HYDROPAC 1047/162016-04-08 → 2016-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V martina c or F/V isabel cinco in 03-37.7S 136-28.3W at 080316Z…
    Eastern South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 1019/162016-04-07 → 2016-04-13
    Seven meter vessel wave dancer 1, white hull, 13 persons on board, disabled and adrift between tanga island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 1000/162016-04-05 → 2016-04-17
    Distress signal received from 23 meter F/V zhong shui 607 in 16-23S 170-22E
    Western South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 999/162016-04-05 → 2016-04-06
    30 meter vessel lu rong yu 57170, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  7. HYDROPAC 922/162016-03-30 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05.46S 164-16.68W at 300247Z mar
    South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 916/162016-03-29 → 2016-03-30
    28 foot S/V lenora rose, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 906/162016-03-29 → 2016-04-03
    17 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N 173-02E) to fishing grounds vicinity…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  10. HYDROPAC 893/162016-03-27 → 2016-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 37-17S 177-59E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 879/162016-03-26 → 2016-04-03
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 792/162016-03-18 → 2016-03-24
    Seven meter vessel, ten persons on board, overdue buka island (05-22.3S 154-41.7E) to carteret's island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 707/162016-03-12 → 2016-03-13
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 568/162016-02-29 → 2016-03-06
    Distress signal received in 35-38.60S 174-31.73E at 271450Z feb
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 555/162016-02-28 → 2016-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-36.19S 159-50.29W
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 464/162016-02-18 → 2016-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V HNY712 vicinity 08-45S 168-53W
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 434/162016-02-16 → 2016-03-20
    15 foot F/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue tarawa atoll (01-20N 173-01E) to maiana atoll…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  18. HYDROPAC 292/162016-02-02 → 2016-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-52.2S 099-37.9W
    Eastern South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 115/162016-01-14 → 2016-01-31
    Distress signal received vicinity 44-42S 178-52W
    South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 67/162016-01-09 → 2016-02-04
    6.4 meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue ulawa island (09-46S 161-57E) to maramasike…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  21. HYDROPAC 31/162016-01-06 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received vicinity 16-42.07S 158-19.05W
    South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 30/162016-01-06 → 2016-01-10
    Distress signal received vicinity 14-10.4S 169-40.4W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  23. HYDROPAC 13/162016-01-03 → 2016-02-07
    15 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (01-02N 173-01E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  24. HYDROPAC 9/162016-01-02 → 2016-01-03
    Two, 15 foot vessels, two persons on board and three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  25. HYDROPAC 4241/152015-12-30 → 2015-12-30
    Nine meter S/V ilo, blue hull, two persons on board, unreported from dpua (35-19S 174-07E)
    New Zealand
  26. HYDROPAC 4142/152015-12-20 → 2015-12-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 33-31.44S 177-18.66E
    Western South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 3733/152015-11-14 → 2015-11-15
    Seven meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue north malaita (08-23.2S 160-42.2E) to ramos…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 3676/152015-11-10 → 2015-12-13
    14 meter S/V caramba, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to iles…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  29. HYDROPAC 3668/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-10
    14 meter S/V caramba, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to fakarava…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  30. HYDROPAC 3658/152015-11-09 → 2015-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-32.0S 103-47.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3585/152015-10-30 → 2015-11-02
    Derelict F/V don jose III capsized and adrift vicinity 11-52S 077-57W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  32. HYDROPAC 3501/152015-10-24 → 2015-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel glory pacific vicinity 05-41.93S 171-07.00W
    South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 3484/152015-10-23 → 2015-11-01
    Liferaft reported in 12-27S 170-39W at 222309Z oct
    South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 3324/152015-10-09 → 2015-11-01
    23 foot vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06S 152-39E) to the tanga islands (03-25S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 3262/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-09
    Seven meter vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06S 152-39E) to tanga island (03-25S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 3259/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue fissoa village (02-55S 151-26E) to simberi…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 3257/152015-10-02 → 2015-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V princess karlinna in 12-09S 170-33W
    South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 3230/152015-09-29 → 2015-09-30
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported vicinity nukunonu atol (09-10.1S 171-48.6W)
    South Pacific · Tokelau
  39. HYDROPAC 3227/152015-09-28 → 2015-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-50.00S 176-59.73W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  40. HYDROPAC 3196/152015-09-25 → 2015-10-04
    Vessel maribella II, four persons on board, sinking in 19-49.9S 072-54.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 3166/152015-09-23 → 2015-09-24
    Seven foot canoe, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from buariki village, tarawa (01-27.40S…
    Western Pacific · Kiribati
  42. HYDROPAC 3149/152015-09-22 → 2015-09-23
    Seven foot canoe, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from buariki village, tarawa (01-27.40S…
    Western Pacific · Kiribati
  43. HYDROPAC 3141/152015-09-22 → 2015-11-08
    9.2 meter S/V sloop lagaffe, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue lautoka (17-37-27S 177-27-10E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Fiji To Vanuatu
  44. HYDROPAC 3128/152015-09-20 → 2015-09-24
    11.4 meter vessel rhombus, five persons on board, unreported tahiti (17-40S 149-25W) to niue (19-03S 169-55W)
    South Pacific · Tahiti To Nuie
  45. HYDROPAC 3083/152015-09-16 → 2015-11-01
    Five meter vessel krystella, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacifc · New Zealand
  46. HYDROPAC 3005/152015-09-12 → 2015-09-20
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 12-26S 085-13W
    Eastern South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2980/152015-09-09 → 2015-09-13
    Distress signals received in: a. 20-13.74S 177-23.28E
    Western South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 2959/152015-09-09 → 2015-09-13
    21 foot vessel, yellow and blue hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Western North Pacific · Kiribati
  49. HYDROPAC 2916/152015-09-04 → 2015-09-14
    21 foot vessel, yellow and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue betio (01-21N 172-56E) to maiana…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  50. HYDROPAC 2865/152015-08-29 → 2015-10-18
    Seven meter F/V metuahere II, red hull, one person on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia

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