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 1505/082008-08-06 → 2008-08-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-00S 176-00W
  2. HYDROPAC 1493/082008-08-04 → 2008-09-06
    F/V novo xeixal reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 31-00S 164-00E at 031430Z aug
  3. HYDROPAC 1467/082008-07-31 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 36-11S 176-57E
  4. HYDROPAC 1441/082008-07-28 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 40-18S 179-36E
  5. HYDROPAC 1427/082008-07-27 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 14-29S 170-06W
  6. HYDROPAC 1411/082008-07-25 → 2008-07-25
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 59-29S 142-16W
  7. HYDROPAC 1404/082008-07-24 → 2008-09-06
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 37-00S 132-30W
  8. HYDROPAC 1402/082008-07-24 → 2008-09-06
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 58-16S 134-02W
  9. HYDROPAC 1388/082008-07-22 → 2008-07-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 36-39S 141-22W
  10. HYDROPAC 1387/082008-07-22 → 2008-07-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 44-58S 174-23E
  11. HYDROPAC 1385/082008-07-22 → 2008-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V san sheng fa 3. vessel on fire vicinity 16-04S 172-16E at…
  12. HYDROPAC 1383/082008-07-22 → 2008-09-06
    70 foot S/V teo tonga vaka, 20 persons on board, unreported rarotonga (21-14S 159-46W) to pago pago (14-17S…
  13. HYDROPAC 1374/082008-07-20 → 2008-07-20
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 54-16S 140-35W
  14. HYDROPAC 1360/082008-07-18 → 2008-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-41S 173-34W
  15. HYDROPAC 1336/082008-07-15 → 2008-08-30
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 59-14S 141-50W
  16. HYDROPAC 1300/082008-07-09 → 2008-07-14
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, overdue buka (05-25S 154-42E) to carteret island (04-27S 155-27E)
  17. HYDROPAC 1296/082008-07-08 → 2008-08-23
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 58-20S 133-46W
  18. HYDROPAC 1233/082008-06-30 → 2008-08-13
    Distress signals received on 121.5 mhz vicinity: a. 09-30S 155-35W
  19. HYDROPAC 1229/082008-06-29 → 2008-08-13
    Distress signals received on 121.5 mhz vicinity: 1. 31-07S 168-03E
  20. HYDROPAC 1224/082008-06-29 → 2008-08-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 01-34.6S 169-07.4W
  21. HYDROPAC 1221/082008-06-28 → 2008-08-13
    11 meter S/V fafine k, white hull with green stripes, one person on board, overdue mopelia atoll (16-35S…
  22. HYDROPAC 1208/082008-06-27 → 2008-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-23.2S 151-04.3W at 270110Z jun
  23. HYDROPAC 1188/082008-06-24 → 2008-06-25
    Last known position nuku alofa (21-00S 175-00E) via northern islands of tonga
    S/V Conandale, Two Persons On Board, Unreported
  24. HYDROPAC 1108/082008-06-12 → 2008-07-26
    3 meter S/V motu, white hull, unreported opua (35-19S 174-06E) to noumea (22-03S 166-10E)
  25. HYDROPAC 1091/082008-06-09 → 2008-07-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 32-19S 169-52E
  26. HYDROPAC 1044/082008-06-01 → 2008-06-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 14-53S 173-48W
  27. HYDROPAC 936/082008-05-14 → 2008-05-15
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 49-44S 134-19W
  28. HYDROPAC 900/082008-05-10 → 2008-06-21
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 31-02S 165-16E
  29. HYDROPAC 897/082008-05-10 → 2008-06-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 50-31S 179-41E
  30. HYDROPAC 896/082008-05-10 → 2008-06-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 55-03S 155-50W
  31. HYDROPAC 890/082008-05-09 → 2008-06-21
    Distress signals received on 243 mhz in: a. 35-08S 157-10W
  32. HYDROPAC 861/082008-05-06 → 2008-05-06
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 47-29S 151-13W
  33. HYDROPAC 858/082008-05-06 → 2008-05-06
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 50-30S 133-33W
  34. HYDROPAC 857/082008-05-06 → 2008-06-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 53-02S 159-14W
  35. HYDROPAC 797/082008-04-27 → 2008-04-28
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 32-14S 133-50W
  36. HYDROPAC 765/082008-04-23 → 2008-04-24
    Last known position 32-44S 171-32W
    S/V Flyer Unreported To New Zealand
  37. HYDROPAC 708/082008-04-15 → 2008-06-02
    S/V boadicea, one person on board, demasted in 33-53.98S 173-09.05E at 150215Z apr
  38. HYDROPAC 704/082008-04-15 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 33-59S 173-11E
  39. HYDROPAC 685/082008-04-11 → 2008-04-11
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 51-59S 131-56W
  40. HYDROPAC 642/082008-04-05 → 2008-05-24
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 47-30S 170-26W
  41. HYDROPAC 609/082008-04-01 → 2008-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-53.1S 128-53.1W at 312134Z mar
  42. HYDROPAC 574/082008-03-28 → 2008-03-28
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 31-15S 163-38E
  43. HYDROPAC 528/082008-03-22 → 2008-05-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-27S 167-58E
  44. HYDROPAC 518/082008-03-21 → 2008-03-23
    F/V albatroz adrift vicinity 04-22S 082-00W
  45. HYDROPAC 452/082008-03-09 → 2008-04-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 45-53S 170-55E
  46. HYDROPAC 426/082008-03-04 → 2008-03-04
    F/V carmen luisa, seven persons on board, unreported vicinity 10-50S 078-25W
  47. HYDROPAC 399/082008-03-01 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 12-59S 165-26W
  48. HYDROPAC 380/082008-02-28 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received from F/V sheng in 06-05.8S 139-49.9W
  49. HYDROPAC 352/082008-02-25 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received from F/V samoan boy in 12-28S 169-43W
  50. HYDROPAC 309/082008-02-18 → 2008-02-25
    Derelict 31 meter S/V capsized and adrift in 45-39.4S 172-42.6E at 182211Z feb

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