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 2259/122012-08-09 → 2012-08-09
    F/V santa lucia patrona de los trabajadores II, five persons on board, disabled and adrift in 05-30S 081-19W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  2. HYDROPAC 2236/122012-08-06 → 2012-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-17.15S 176-49.53E
    Western South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2198/122012-08-02 → 2012-09-15
    Panama to iles marquises
    Eastern Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 2141/122012-07-27 → 2012-07-27
    40 meter F/V glacial sinking in 13-38S 078-23W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  5. HYDROPAC 2114/122012-07-25 → 2012-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-31S 161-02W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 2050/122012-07-19 → 2012-07-28
    M/V neymar sank in 20-32S 071-18W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  7. HYDROPAC 1922/122012-07-07 → 2012-07-14
    M/V neymar unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  8. HYDROPAC 1915/122012-07-06 → 2012-08-18
    F/V don ernesto, five persons on board, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  9. HYDROPAC 1873/122012-07-01 → 2012-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-35.3S 164-08.1W at 011342Z jul
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 1783/122012-06-24 → 2012-06-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 01-42.7S 102-05.2W on 24 jun
    Eastern South Pacific
  11. HYDROPAC 1690/122012-06-16 → 2012-07-14
    Vessel lopez I unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  12. HYDROPAC 1679/122012-06-15 → 2012-06-19
    M/V navillus sank in 18-48S 174-36W
    South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  13. HYDROPAC 1673/122012-06-14 → 2012-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 50 foot M/V navillus, two persons on board, in 18-48.17S 174-37.39W
    South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 1670/122012-06-14 → 2012-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 50 foot M/V rocinante in 18-48.17S 174-37.39W
    South Pacific · Tonga Islands
  15. HYDROPAC 1618/122012-06-09 → 2012-06-14
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 1607/122012-06-08 → 2012-07-21
    48 foot S/V moonbird, white hull, three person on board, overdue majuro atoll (07-40N 171-16E) to fiji…
    Marshall Islands To Fiji Islands
  17. HYDROPAC 1604/122012-06-08 → 2012-06-16
    S/V equinox II, two persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 04-02.33S 114-23.02W at 080334Z jun
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 1570/122012-06-05 → 2012-07-21
    Ten meter F/V maka hiti, white hull, three persons on board, overdue raiatea island (16-44S 151-27W) to…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  19. HYDROPAC 1569/122012-06-05 → 2012-06-06
    Distress signal received from 42 foot S/V twelfth step, white hull, in 04-28.4S 140-20.9W at 051830Z jun
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  20. HYDROPAC 1553/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-04
    78 foot S/V beau geste, grey and white hull, 18 persons on board, suffered structural damage in 29-27.0S…
    Western South Pacific · Norfolk Island
  21. HYDROPAC 1549/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-10
    M/V, orange hull, two persons on board, overdue bairiki (01-20N 173-00E) to maiana (00-56N 173-00E)
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  22. HYDROPAC 1520/122012-05-31 → 2012-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-31.74S 174-48.28W
    South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 1492/122012-05-28 → 2012-05-30
    New zealand to fiji
    Western South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 1467/122012-05-26 → 2012-05-26
    Liferaft, persons on board, in 10-18.67S 164-17.63E at 260506Z may
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  25. HYDROPAC 1457/122012-05-24 → 2012-05-26
    27 meter M/V solfish 001, 30 persons on board, unreported honiara (09-28S 159-49E) to lata (10-43S 165-50E)
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 1453/122012-05-24 → 2012-06-09
    35 foot S/V gillie, unreported
    New Zealand-northeast Coast · Bay of Plenty
  27. HYDROPAC 1417/122012-05-20 → 2012-05-20
    Distress signal received from vessel sail away vicinity 34-10.25S 176-14.78E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  28. HYDROPAC 1409/122012-05-19 → 2012-06-23
    36 foot S/V qwave, white and orange hull, one person on board, overdue to raiatea island (16-44S 151-27W)
    South Pacific · French Polynesia · Moorea
  29. HYDROPAC 1394/122012-05-17 → 2012-06-23
    Distress signal received from M/V rival in 13-09S 170-22W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  30. HYDROPAC 1259/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-05
    31 meter F/V pacific explorer, red hull, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Chatham Islands
  31. HYDROPAC 1257/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-04
    31 meter F/V pacific explorer, white hull, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Chatham Islands
  32. HYDROPAC 1235/122012-05-02 → 2012-05-12
    S/V morning star, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-32S 138-37W
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  33. HYDROPAC 1165/122012-04-24 → 2012-05-05
    S/V, six persons on board, in need of assistance in 24-10S 166-14E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  34. HYDROPAC 1153/122012-04-22 → 2012-04-23
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 1144/122012-04-21 → 2012-04-22
    Papua new guinea
    Western South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 1123/122012-04-19 → 2012-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-50.5S 092-09.4W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  37. HYDROPAC 1056/122012-04-13 → 2012-04-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-18.02S 171-36.68E
    South Pacific · New Zealand-southeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1025/122012-04-10 → 2012-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 50-11.96S 167-10.10E
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1004/122012-04-09 → 2012-04-14
    F/V maria genara, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 13-05S 077-13W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  40. HYDROPAC 953/122012-04-04 → 2012-04-14
    S/V nono reports crewman medical assistance in 12-04S 128-50W
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 942/122012-04-03 → 2012-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-25S 170-23W
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 805/122012-03-20 → 2012-03-21
    Seven meter vessel san kristofa, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue feni island (04-05.0S…
    Papua New Guinea · Solomon Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 776/122012-03-17 → 2012-04-28
    30 foot S/V rough bounds, one person on board, unreported panama city (08-59N 079-31W) to easter island…
    Panama To Eastern South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 754/122012-03-15 → 2012-03-16
    40 foot vessel easy rider, 14 persons on board, overdue bluff (46-36S 168-20E) to big south cape island…
    New Zealand-south Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 750/122012-03-15 → 2012-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-52.8S 122-54.1W at 142321Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 744/122012-03-14 → 2012-03-17
    30 foot S/V rough bounds, one person on board, overdue panama city (08-59N 079-31W) to easter island (27-07S…
    Panama To Easter Island
  47. HYDROPAC 710/122012-03-12 → 2012-03-12
    17 meter F/V trial b, blue hull, unreported
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand · North Island-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 695/122012-03-10 → 2012-03-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-52.4S 099-59.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 672/122012-03-07 → 2012-03-08
    46 foot M/V renoir II, white hull, unreported
    Eastern South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 620/122012-03-02 → 2012-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-00.9S 112-15.5W
    Eastern South Pacific

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