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 402/132013-02-10 → 2013-03-16
    Seven meter F/V, three persons on board, overdue tarawa atoll (01-22N 173-08E) to 01-12N 173-00E and return
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  2. HYDROPAC 305/132013-01-30 → 2013-01-30
    36 foot S/V echo, cream hull, one person on board, adrift in 22-52.4S 169-24.2E
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 304/132013-01-29 → 2013-01-30
    36 foot S/V echo, cream hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 22-31.2S 169-22.8E at 291900Z jan
    Western South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 268/132013-01-27 → 2013-01-28
    21 foot vessel, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue manaoba island (08-18.8S 160-47.1E) to dai…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 133/132013-01-13 → 2013-01-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 88 meter M/V pacific 8 in 03-56S 112-49W
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 103/132013-01-10 → 2013-01-11
    Vessel, grey hull, one person on board, unreported
    New Zealand · South Island-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 75/132013-01-08 → 2013-01-11
    Derelict F/V, white and red hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 21-14.6S 150-56.4W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  8. HYDROPAC 3746/122012-12-31 → 2013-01-01
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, 14 persons on board, overdue buka island (05-15S 154-38E) to nissan island…
    Solomon Sea · Bougainville Island
  9. HYDROPAC 3623/122012-12-19 → 2012-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity (niue) 19-03S 169-52W
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 3609/122012-12-18 → 2012-12-20
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  11. HYDROPAC 3575/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-29
    Three, nine meter f/v's, three persons on board each, unreported vicinity 14-00S 171-00W
    Western South Pacific · Samoa Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 3553/122012-12-13 → 2012-12-15
    Distress signal received in 00-00S 155-00E
    Western Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3552/122012-12-13 → 2012-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tokelau vicinity 21-12S 159-46W
    Western South Pacific · Cook Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 3514/122012-12-10 → 2012-12-11
    M/V sonne reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-30S 169-08W
    South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 3500/122012-12-09 → 2012-12-10
    M/V sonne reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 05-32.63S 166-18.76W
    South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3496/122012-12-09 → 2012-12-09
    M/V sonne reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 03-39.00S 165-22.51W
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3490/122012-12-08 → 2012-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 07-39.60S 158-24.12W
    South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3403/122012-12-01 → 2012-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-36.97S 160-38.15W
    Western South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3369/122012-11-28 → 2012-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-20.51S 169-21.19E
    New Zealand-south Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3365/122012-11-28 → 2012-12-21
    16 foot vessel, three persons on board, unreported tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (00-56N 173-00E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  21. HYDROPAC 3308/122012-11-24 → 2012-12-15
    Fiji to vanuatu
    South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3197/122012-11-12 → 2012-11-13
    Tonga to new zealand
    Western South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 3195/122012-11-12 → 2012-11-14
    Fiji to new zealand
    Western South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 3152/122012-11-07 → 2012-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-15S 175-40W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  25. HYDROPAC 3149/122012-11-07 → 2012-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 39 foot M/V windigo vicinity 24-59.07S 179-37.47E
    Western South Pacific
  26. HYDROPAC 3113/122012-11-02 → 2012-11-10
    F/V, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 08-10S 080-26W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  27. HYDROPAC 3079/122012-10-31 → 2012-10-31
    Distress signal 406 mhz in 19-30S 176-20W
    Western South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 3068/122012-10-31 → 2012-11-10
    F/V geraldine, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 16-23S 074-56W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  29. HYDROPAC 2999/122012-10-25 → 2012-11-10
    S/V clin d'oeil, one person on board, flooding in 15-07S 178-23W at 250900Z oct
    Western South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 2910/122012-10-17 → 2012-10-22
    F/V don mariano unreported vicinity 06-20S 083-00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  31. HYDROPAC 2904/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    Distress signal received in 05-36S 162-13W at 161404Z oct
    South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2878/122012-10-14 → 2012-10-20
    17 foot M/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  33. HYDROPAC 2814/122012-10-08 → 2012-10-09
    Vessel, six persons on board, overdue anuta island (11-36.7S 169-50.8E) to fatutaka island (11-54.5S…
    Western South Pacific · Santa Cruz Islands
  34. HYDROPAC 2793/122012-10-04 → 2012-10-05
    16 foot F/V, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue tarawa (01-25.0N 173-02.0E) to maiana (01-00.6N…
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  35. HYDROPAC 2790/122012-10-04 → 2012-10-09
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2780/122012-10-03 → 2012-10-04
    16 foot F/V, blue hull, three persons on board, and 14 foot F/V, aluminium hull, two persons on board,…
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 2773/122012-10-02 → 2012-10-03
    16 foot F/V, blue hull, three persons on board, overdue tarawa (01-25N 173-02E) via maiana (01-00N 173-02E)
    South Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  38. HYDROPAC 2760/122012-10-01 → 2012-10-04
    Papua new guinea
    Bismarck Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2590/122012-09-11 → 2012-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-57.2S 098-49.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2543/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-40.3S 109-31.1W
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2497/122012-08-31 → 2012-09-01
    F/V benicio, red, white and blue hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-57-30S 081-25-00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  42. HYDROPAC 2461/122012-08-28 → 2012-09-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-16.4S 109-20.6W
    Eastern South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 2386/122012-08-21 → 2012-09-01
    20.7 meter F/V moorea rava ai III, five persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  44. HYDROPAC 2366/122012-08-19 → 2012-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 39 foot S/V symbiosis between cook islands (21-12S 159-46W) and new…
    Western South Pacific · Cook Islands To New Zealand
  45. HYDROPAC 2354/122012-08-17 → 2012-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V wakashio maru 18 vicinity 12-41S 160-12W
    South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 2352/122012-08-17 → 2012-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-45S 116-02W at 171451Z aug
    Eastern South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 2326/122012-08-16 → 2012-08-25
    21 meter F/V vini vini 7, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 18-32S 145-22W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  48. HYDROPAC 2313/122012-08-15 → 2012-08-16
    21 meter F/V vini vini 7, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 18-42S 145-30W…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  49. HYDROPAC 2282/122012-08-12 → 2012-08-13
    Man overboard from F/V ocean challenger vicinity 03-54S 176-54E
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  50. HYDROPAC 2264/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-16
    F/V santa lucia patrona de los trabajadores II, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-37S 081-27W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru

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