Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the South Pacific Ocean

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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 483/122012-02-20 → 2012-02-25
    Papua new guinea
    South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 474/122012-02-19 → 2012-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-59.10S 173-28.97E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 426/122012-02-15 → 2012-03-31
    38 foot S/V far star, white hull, one person on board, overdue galapagos islands (00-40S 090-33W) to tahiti…
    Eastern South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 416/122012-02-14 → 2012-02-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-58.7S 099-03.9W
    Eastern South Pacific
  5. HYDROPAC 398/122012-02-13 → 2012-02-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-44.7S 102-16.1W
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 395/122012-02-12 → 2012-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-03.1S 116-14.5W at 121552Z feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 365/122012-02-10 → 2012-02-18
    Ten meter F/V fefe ile sou II, aluminum hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity upolu island (13-55S…
    South Pacific · Samoa
  8. HYDROPAC 364/122012-02-10 → 2012-02-10
    Ten meter F/V fefe ile sou II, red hull, three persons on board, overdue vicinity upolu island (13-55S…
    South Pacific · Samoa
  9. HYDROPAC 362/122012-02-10 → 2012-02-10
    Ten meter F/V fefe ile sou II overdue vicinity upolu island (13-55S 171-45W)
    South Pacific · Samoa
  10. HYDROPAC 306/122012-02-05 → 2012-03-03
    Four meter vessel, red hull, one person on board, overdue from arorae island (02-39S 176-48E)
    Gilbert Islands · Kiribati
  11. HYDROPAC 247/122012-01-29 → 2012-02-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 03-09.3S 107-37.6W
    Eastern South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 186/122012-01-22 → 2012-02-04
    Vessel pi unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  13. HYDROPAC 180/122012-01-21 → 2012-02-11
    Man overboard from vessel godavari spirit vicinity 22-49S 077-15W
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 178/122012-01-20 → 2012-01-28
    20.7 meter F/V vini vini 7, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 21-14S 138-07W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  15. HYDROPAC 58/122012-01-08 → 2012-01-10
    Man overboard from F/V siva imoana in 15-53.1S 170-45.9W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  16. HYDROPAC 57/122012-01-08 → 2012-01-08
    Man overboard from F/V siva imoana vicinity 15-00S 170-00W at 081640Z jan
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  17. HYDROPAC 19/122012-01-04 → 2012-01-05
    Distress signal received from M/V tlc in 34-39.1S 108-42.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 3635/112011-12-31 → 2012-02-18
    7.8 meter F/V, five persons on board, overdue vicinity paraoa atoll (19-08S 140-43W)
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  19. HYDROPAC 3604/112011-12-27 → 2012-01-14
    Seven foot vessel, blue hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 00-05.86S 173-08-59E
    South Pacific · Kiribati
  20. HYDROPAC 3259/112011-11-21 → 2011-11-26
    New caledonia to new zealand
    Tasman Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 3256/112011-11-20 → 2011-11-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-51.8S 097-08.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 3251/112011-11-20 → 2011-12-24
    Seven foot M/V, aluminium hull, one person on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  23. HYDROPAC 3189/112011-11-11 → 2011-11-14
    Derelict vessel with liferaft adrift in 14-50S 145-14W at 100001Z nov
    South Pacific · Iles Tuamotu
  24. HYDROPAC 3065/112011-10-31 → 2011-10-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 38-58.36S 150-44.86W
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3015/112011-10-26 → 2011-10-29
    17 foot vessel, yellow hull, two persons on board, overdue abaiang island (02-00N 173-00E) to marakei island…
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 2881/112011-10-14 → 2011-11-26
    Iles de la societe
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 2783/112011-10-05 → 2011-10-10
    16 foot M/V, two person on board, overdue from tarawa (01-25N 173-02E)
    South Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 2719/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz vicinity: a. 02-13.2S 097-55.5W
    Eastern South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 2626/112011-09-19 → 2011-09-25
    Five meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue maiana (00-56N 173-00E) to 01-10N 173-01E and…
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  30. HYDROPAC 2542/112011-09-10 → 2011-10-08
    Vessel, yellow and blue hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity 01-04S 174-36E
    South Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  31. HYDROPAC 2534/112011-09-08 → 2011-09-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-43.51S 164-25.57W
    South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2513/112011-09-06 → 2011-09-09
    Islas juan fernandez
    Eastern South Pacific
  33. HYDROPAC 2490/112011-09-04 → 2011-09-05
    Islas juan fernandez
    Eastern South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 2482/112011-09-03 → 2011-09-08
    Man overboard from M/V leader in 34-13S 087-20W
    Eastern South Pacific
  35. HYDROPAC 2335/112011-08-19 → 2011-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V heimeiani in 08-42.00S 140-44.52W
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  36. HYDROPAC 2276/112011-08-13 → 2011-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 28-33.6S 135-20.1W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 2225/112011-08-08 → 2011-08-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz at 081312Z aug vicinity: a. 01-11S 144-21E
    Bismarck Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2214/112011-08-07 → 2011-08-13
    Six ton F/V ruth y juan, mustard hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 15-52.8S 074-44.0W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  39. HYDROPAC 2199/112011-08-05 → 2011-08-07
    Man overboard from F/V hung yi in 05-43S 161-35W at 041000Z aug
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 2126/112011-07-28 → 2011-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V canadian pioneer in 06-22.0S 135-05.3W
    South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 2081/112011-07-21 → 2011-07-22
    16 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Gilbert Islands
  42. HYDROPAC 1930/112011-07-04 → 2011-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ben dearg in 36-15S 174-45E
    New Zealand · North Island-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 1897/112011-06-30 → 2011-06-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-25.30S 174-01.15E at 301825Z jun
    New Zealand-north Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1876/112011-06-28 → 2011-08-06
    New zealand to australia
    Tasman Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1860/112011-06-27 → 2011-06-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel rong da yang 9 vicinity 23-37.93S 172-25.69W
    South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 1844/112011-06-25 → 2011-07-02
    M/V nakato, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift in 17-12S 169-36E
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  47. HYDROPAC 1842/112011-06-25 → 2011-06-26
    Seven meter vessel clinique pasteur, one person on board, overdue to efate island
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  48. HYDROPAC 1837/112011-06-24 → 2011-06-25
    Seven meter vessel clinique pasteur, one person on board, overdue to efate island
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  49. HYDROPAC 1528/112011-05-22 → 2011-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V rong da yang 9 vicinity 24-18S 169-52W
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 1515/112011-05-20 → 2011-05-28
    Person requiring medical assistance on pitcairn island (25-04S 130-06W)
    South Pacific · French Polynesia

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