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 1190/102010-06-07 → 2010-07-24
    38 foot S/V honu, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tahiti (17-38S 149-27W) and return
    South Pacific · Tahiti
  2. HYDROPAC 999/102010-05-14 → 2010-06-19
    12 meter F/V gypsy trader unreported rarotonga (21-14S 159-47W) to manuae island (19-15S 158-56W)
    South Pacific · Cook Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 990/102010-05-13 → 2010-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 04-45.8S 175-27.4W at 122214Z may
    South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 950/102010-05-08 → 2010-06-19
    Distress signal received from S/V contrails, two persons on board, vicinity 23-54S 170-13E
    South Pacific · New Hebrides
  5. HYDROPAC 949/102010-05-07 → 2010-05-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 29-39S 162-00W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 869/102010-04-26 → 2010-05-15
    Distress signal received from F/V rosalina in 20-31.59S 170-11.21E
    South Pacific · New Hebrides
  7. HYDROPAC 783/102010-04-16 → 2010-04-20
    30 foot S/V paikea, green hull, two persons on board, unreported to wellington (41-17.00S 174-46.00E) or…
    New Zealand-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 598/102010-03-25 → 2010-03-28
    Derelict S/V capsized and adrift in 12-57S 147-26W at 222300Z mar
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 554/102010-03-20 → 2010-05-01
    Vessel kifu overdue to puerto williams (54-56S 067-37W)
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  10. HYDROPAC 503/102010-03-15 → 2010-05-01
    S/V tafaezwa, grey hull, one person on board, overdue tauranga (37-41S 176-10E) to gisborne (38-39S 178-00E)
    New Zealand-north Island
  11. HYDROPAC 486/102010-03-13 → 2010-03-14
    Distress signal received from vessel challenger, 13 persons on board, in 54-57-00S 079-56-48W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  12. HYDROPAC 429/102010-03-05 → 2010-04-12
    S/V columbia, five persons on board, overdue salinas (02-13S 080-57W) to coquimbo (29-57S 071-20W) via…
    Ecuador To Chile
  13. HYDROPAC 399/102010-03-02 → 2010-03-02
    14 meter S/V sunniva, black hull, one person on board, unreported
    New Zealand-north Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 293/102010-02-14 → 2010-02-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-34S 174-11E
    New Zealand-north Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 228/102010-02-03 → 2010-02-06
    S/V kaili, one person on board, overdue isla juan fernandez (38-38.0S 078-51.0W) to antofagasta (23-38.7S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  16. HYDROPAC 173/102010-01-29 → 2010-02-01
    Man overboard vicinity 04-06.9S 174-02.3W at 292021Z jan
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 3/102010-01-01 → 2010-01-23
    F/V tolirova, 20 persons on board, sinking in 21-56S 093-23W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2123/092009-11-18 → 2009-11-21
    Aircraft ditched vicinity norfolk island (29-02S 167-57E)
  19. HYDROPAC 2057/092009-11-09 → 2010-01-01
    13 meter S/V sassafras, white hull, one person on board, overdue fiji (18-10S 178-27E) to vanuatu (17-45S…
  20. HYDROPAC 2056/092009-11-09 → 2009-11-14
    Man overboard from F/V siempre santa tecla vicinity 19-40S 086-10W at 081445Z nov
  21. HYDROPAC 1990/092009-11-01 → 2009-11-02
    12 meter S/V alethea ann, white hull, two persons on board, unreported northern cook islands to american…
  22. HYDROPAC 1969/092009-10-29 → 2009-11-21
    Vessel jade, one person on board, unreported easter island (27-07S 109-22W) to puerto montt (41-28S 072-56W)
  23. HYDROPAC 1913/092009-10-22 → 2009-10-31
    Vessel azul, three persons on board, dismasted due to collision with unknown object in 19-39.6S 175-35.4E at…
  24. HYDROPAC 1846/092009-10-11 → 2009-12-05
    40 foot S/V rainbow shadow, green hull, unreported apia (13-50S 171-46W) to new zealand
  25. HYDROPAC 1836/092009-10-09 → 2009-10-11
    Vessel rainbow shadow unreported apia (13-50S 171-46W) to kermadec islands (29-16S 177-55W)
  26. HYDROPAC 1808/092009-10-05 → 2009-11-21
    Distress signal received from liferaft, one person on board, in 18-04.5S 157-23.9W
  27. HYDROPAC 1803/092009-10-05 → 2009-11-21
    Vessel vaiea, white hull, two persons on board, unreported moorea (17-31S 149-49W) to raiatea (16-49S 151-25W)
  28. HYDROPAC 1804/092009-10-05 → 2009-10-05
    Distress signal received from liferaft, one person on board, in 18-06.8S 157-13.9W
  29. HYDROPAC 1793/092009-10-03 → 2009-11-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 02-40.6S 094-06.0W
  30. HYDROPAC 1780/092009-10-03 → 2009-10-10
    F/V santa clarita, blue hull with white stripe, four persons on board, unreported
  31. HYDROPAC 1555/092009-08-30 → 2009-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-27S 174-45W
  32. HYDROPAC 1479/092009-08-20 → 2009-08-22
    F/V jang bo go, reports two crewmen seriously injured 07-10S 173-43W to pago pago (14-16S 170-42W) at…
  33. HYDROPAC 1452/092009-08-15 → 2009-08-20
    M/V kajiki, five persons on board, unreported isla de pascua (27-07S 109-21W) to 27-00S 109-30W and 27-30S…
  34. HYDROPAC 1443/092009-08-13 → 2009-08-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-42S 169-38W
  35. HYDROPAC 1414/092009-08-09 → 2009-08-22
    M/V princess ashika, 141 persons on board, sank in 20-24S 174-56W
  36. HYDROPAC 1400/092009-08-05 → 2009-08-09
    M/V princess ashika, 45 persons on board, sinking in 20-24S 174-56W at 051048Z aug
  37. HYDROPAC 1376/092009-08-01 → 2009-08-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-01S 164-42W
  38. HYDROPAC 1330/092009-07-25 → 2009-08-08
    S/V ocean ananda reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 13-34S 165-07W
  39. HYDROPAC 1275/092009-07-15 → 2009-07-25
    Man overboard from M/V annapurna in 35-45.2S 102-28.7W at 142100Z jul
  40. HYDROPAC 1229/092009-07-06 → 2009-07-07
    50 foot S/V bootlegger, white hull, two persons on board, unreported panama (08-00N 080-00W) to fiji (18-00S…
  41. HYDROPAC 1203/092009-06-30 → 2009-07-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V carenza vicinity 31-08.20S 173-55.52E
  42. HYDROPAC 1160/092009-06-24 → 2009-06-27
    F/V o-yang reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 02-00S 124-00W at 230430Z jun
  43. HYDROPAC 1145/092009-06-20 → 2009-07-04
    F/V san sheng fa taking on water in 18-47S 173-18E
  44. HYDROPAC 1137/092009-06-18 → 2009-06-20
    3 meter S/V sand dollar, white hull, two persons on board, unreported opua (35-19S 174-07E) to scarborough…
  45. HYDROPAC 1105/092009-06-14 → 2009-06-16
    Last known position vicinity 22-30S 070-35W
    Aircraft, Two Persons On Board, Unreported
  46. HYDROPAC 1021/092009-05-30 → 2009-07-11
    39 foot S/V tzigane, white hull, overdue mangareva island (23-06-34S 134-57-57W) to marquesas islands…
  47. HYDROPAC 959/092009-05-18 → 2009-07-04
    20 foot M/V, four persons on board, overdue makemo atoll (16-37S 143-34W) to taenga atoll (16-37S 143-01W)
  48. HYDROPAC 943/092009-05-15 → 2009-05-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 25-10S 170-42W
  49. HYDROPAC 881/092009-05-05 → 2009-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-34S 179-43W
  50. HYDROPAC 880/092009-05-05 → 2009-05-23
    S/V emily pearl sank vicinity nuku hiva (08-49S 140-12W)

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