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 2156/142014-07-23 → 2014-07-26
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 14-00S 170-00W at 230859Z jul
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  2. HYDROPAC 2146/142014-07-22 → 2014-07-22
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2145/142014-07-22 → 2014-07-22
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2118/142014-07-18 → 2014-07-20
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 2029/142014-07-10 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 00-00.4S 094-52.9W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  6. HYDROPAC 2014/142014-07-09 → 2014-07-19
    Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit at 070900Z jul in area bound by 18-24S 173-30E, 19-30S 174-48E,…
    Western South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 2001/142014-07-08 → 2014-07-09
    Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit vicinity of trackline between 20-04.6S 170-26.9E and 18-55.7S…
    Western South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 2000/142014-07-08 → 2014-07-08
    Vessel django, three persons on board, disabled and adrift due to broken rudder in 32-31.6S 175-39.2E at…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1971/142014-07-04 → 2014-07-05
    11 meter S/V finn, green hull, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 27-46.36S 176-35.46E
    Western South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1960/142014-07-04 → 2014-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter S/V finn, green hull, in 27-57.13S 177-45.56E
    Western South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1886/142014-06-28 → 2014-07-01
    F/V marisol capsized and adrift in 13-34-52S 076-25-53W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  12. HYDROPAC 1873/142014-06-27 → 2014-07-14
    Person requiring medical assistance on pitcairn islands (25-04S 130-06W)
    Eastern South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 1771/142014-06-19 → 2014-06-24
    29 meter F/V kuo rong, white hull, 13 persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 1766/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-19
    Distress signal received from 13 meter F/V tokewa welo, white and blue hull, five persons on board, in…
    South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 1762/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-20
    Man overboard from F/V 71 chungyong in 02-23S 149-18W at 161430Z jun
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 1750/142014-06-18 → 2014-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-04.0S 096-54.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 1666/142014-06-10 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-31.5S 108-22.9W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1656/142014-06-09 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received in 02-46S 084-32W
    Eastern North Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 1653/142014-06-09 → 2014-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V yuan da NO.29 in 10-28S 134-32W
    Eastern South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 1648/142014-06-09 → 2014-06-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 22-13.68S 173-18.73E
    Western South Pacific
  21. HYDROPAC 1646/142014-06-09 → 2014-06-09
    Distress signal received vicinity 22-12.96S 173-20.04E
    Western South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 1607/142014-06-04 → 2014-06-05
    16 meter vessel eole angel, three persons on board, overdue tahiti (17-40S 149-25W) to american samoa…
    South Pacific · Tahiti To Samoa Islands
  23. HYDROPAC 1599/142014-06-04 → 2014-06-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-46.1S 101-56.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 1576/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-04
    Distress signal received from F/V sofia del mar in 13-57S 077-04W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  25. HYDROPAC 1569/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-02
    12.7 meter S/V vela, white hull, two persons on board, unreported vicinity 33-33S 173-57E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1567/142014-06-02 → 2014-06-02
    12.7 meter S/V vela, white hull, two persons on board, unreported vicinity 33-33S 173-57E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1566/142014-06-01 → 2014-06-02
    47 foot S/V vela unreported vicinity 33-33S 173-57E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-north Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1564/142014-06-01 → 2014-06-14
    F/V arafenua, 11 persons on board, aground and taking on water in 14-56.50S 144-32.44W at 011530Z jun
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  29. HYDROPAC 1529/142014-05-29 → 2014-06-14
    F/V reports crewman sick in 09-06S 167-09W
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1511/142014-05-27 → 2014-07-14
    Panama to french polynesia
    Eastern Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1500/142014-05-26 → 2014-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-16.51S 170-21.35W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  32. HYDROPAC 1423/142014-05-17 → 2014-05-18
    Vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (03-07.0S 152-37.5E) and namatanai,…
    Western South Pacific · New Ireland-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1412/142014-05-16 → 2014-05-16
    Distress signal received from F/V zhong rong NO.5 in 20-58.58S 169-41.33E
    Western South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1388/142014-05-13 → 2014-05-16
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, overdue kafkaf village (02-58.47S 151-29.44E) to simberi island…
    Western South Pacific · New Ireland
  35. HYDROPAC 1359/142014-05-11 → 2014-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-22.4S 111-04.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1290/142014-05-04 → 2014-05-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-32.45S 174-51.83W
    South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 1282/142014-05-03 → 2014-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-26.74S 174-47.63W
    South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  38. HYDROPAC 1250/142014-05-01 → 2014-05-01
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1240/142014-04-30 → 2014-04-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-21.2S 113-26.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1203/142014-04-27 → 2014-05-03
    46 meter F/V ecce homo glorioso, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble vicinity…
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1202/142014-04-27 → 2014-04-28
    F/V ta yang NO.2, 20 persons on board, on fire in 01-42S 150-57W at 260450Z apr
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1199/142014-04-26 → 2014-05-01
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1191/142014-04-26 → 2014-04-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 08-30S 172-30W
    South Pacific · Tokelau Islands
  44. HYDROPAC 1185/142014-04-25 → 2014-04-27
    46 meter F/V ecce homo glorioso, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble vicinity…
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1175/142014-04-24 → 2014-04-25
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, disabled and adrift between namatanai (03-40.5S 152-26.5E) and…
    Western South Pacific · New Ireland-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1134/142014-04-20 → 2014-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel hong yang no
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 1120/142014-04-19 → 2014-04-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-02.19S 174-40.85W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  48. HYDROPAC 1087/142014-04-17 → 2014-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 47 foot S/V catalyst in 03-50.5S 101-44.6W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 1062/142014-04-15 → 2014-04-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 00-26.8S 102-08.8W
    Eastern South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1012/142014-04-10 → 2014-04-10
    Panama to french polynesia
    Eastern Pacific

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