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 176/232023-01-14 → 2023-01-14
    Distress signal received in vicinity 35-13.86S 174-48.20E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  2. HYDROPAC 169/232023-01-14 → 2023-01-16
    Eight foot vessel, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue from tabiteuea north island (01-21.00S…
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  3. HYDROPAC 130/232023-01-11 → 2023-01-14
    Derelict vessel don santiago capsized and adrift in vicinity 36-57.70S 073-23.80W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  4. HYDROPAC 81/232023-01-07 → 2023-01-09
    Seven meter M/V, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue new hanover island (02-20.00S 150-01.00E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 48/232023-01-04 → 2023-01-05
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, six persons on board, disabled and adrift between aitape…
    Bismarck Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 3663/222022-12-23 → 2022-12-28
    12 meter S/V kesako unreported
    South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 3657/222022-12-22 → 2022-12-23
    Vessel kesako unreported
    South Pacific
  8. HYDROPAC 3656/222022-12-22 → 2022-12-22
    Vessel kesako unreported
    South Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 3633/222022-12-20 → 2023-01-13
    Vessel antonella III unreported in vicinity 42-43.00S 075-29.00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  10. HYDROPAC 3356/222022-11-24 → 2022-12-05
    Six meter F/V, three persons on board, unreported from tarawa (01-22.0N 172-56.0E) at 151500Z nov
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  11. HYDROPAC 3350/222022-11-24 → 2022-11-24
    Western south pacific DNC 06, 12
    North Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3282/222022-11-18 → 2022-11-24
    Six meter F/V, three persons on board, overdue from port of tarawa (01-25.00N 172-58.00E) at 151500Z nov
    Western South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3013/222022-10-26 → 2022-11-05
    Four meter vessel, one person onboard, overdue abaiang, kiribati (01-54.00N 172-59.50E) to marakei island…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  14. HYDROPAC 2975/222022-10-23 → 2022-10-23
    Man overboard from F/V ocean ace in 04-05.00S 160-57.00E at 221900Z oct
    Western South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2783/222022-10-05 → 2022-10-06
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, ten persons on board, overdue malilu island (05-08.84S 154-30.55E) to nissan…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 2442/222022-09-04 → 2022-09-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 meter S/V aviva, two persons on board, taking on water in…
    Western South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2409/222022-09-02 → 2022-09-16
    Distress signal received from M/V cape tempest in 10-51.44S 134-45.62W
    Eastern South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2367/222022-08-28 → 2022-08-29
    Man overboard from M/V berge rishiri in vicinity of trackline joining 46-31.13S 170-10.63E at 262000Z aug…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  19. HYDROPAC 2239/222022-08-14 → 2022-08-15
    Distress signal received in 10-26.00S 161-01.60W at 142227Z aug
    South Pacific
  20. HYDROPAC 2232/222022-08-14 → 2022-08-14
    14 meter S/V avaa III, white and blue hull, overdue
    South Pacific · Samoa
  21. HYDROPAC 2198/222022-08-11 → 2022-08-11
    Distress signal received from F/V xin ya 10 in 25-10.80S 173-33.60E
    Western South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 2155/222022-08-06 → 2022-08-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 34-45.00S 132-45.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  23. HYDROPAC 2150/222022-08-06 → 2022-08-10
    Distress signal received in vicinity 21-49.40S 172-21.10W
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 2139/222022-08-05 → 2022-08-06
    Distress signal received in vicinity 21-49.40S 172-21.10W
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 2086/222022-07-31 → 2022-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinty 10-13.27S 158-22.53W
    South Pacific · Cook Islands
  26. HYDROPAC 2079/222022-07-31 → 2022-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-06.80S 132-56.50W
    Eastern South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 2078/222022-07-31 → 2022-08-02
    Seven meter vessel, white and yellow hull, ten persons on board, overdue poraran island (05-12.28S…
    Solomon Sea · Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 2059/222022-07-28 → 2022-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-10.73S 169-59.27W from 30 foot vessel kite runner 684, dark blue…
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  29. HYDROPAC 2025/222022-07-25 → 2022-07-27
    Man overboard from M/V bbc pacific in vicinity of trackline joining 01-03.10S 147-19.30E at 231000Z jul and…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  30. HYDROPAC 1982/222022-07-20 → 2022-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel or aircraft in 02-40.30S 117-49.10W at 201701Z jul
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1896/222022-07-12 → 2022-07-14
    Vessel, numerous persons on board, disabled and adrift along trackline between tanga island (03-29.30S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  32. HYDROPAC 1894/222022-07-11 → 2022-07-14
    Derelict liferaft adrift in vicinity 17-25.47S 177-08.29E at 110425Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  33. HYDROPAC 1855/222022-07-07 → 2022-07-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-00.40S 098-46.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1843/222022-07-07 → 2022-07-07
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in 01-14.41S 135-56.32E at 060900Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  35. HYDROPAC 1789/222022-06-30 → 2022-07-05
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, one person on board, disabled and adrift between lihir…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 1741/222022-06-24 → 2022-06-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity 35-02.34S 149-02.64W
    South Pacific
  37. HYDROPAC 1670/222022-06-17 → 2022-07-08
    Man overboard from vessel along trackline joining 45-10.00S 075-20.00W, 45-20.00S 075-20.00W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  38. HYDROPAC 1482/222022-05-27 → 2022-06-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V mata'u 2 in 13-41.60S 142-08.90W
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 1447/222022-05-24 → 2022-05-24
    40 foot vessel cassidy, three persons on board, taking on water in 27-54.30S 174-40.70E
    Western South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1418/222022-05-21 → 2022-06-10
    17 foot F/V, yellow hull, four persons on board, overdue on passage from makin island (03-21.68N 172-58.84E)…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  41. HYDROPAC 1406/222022-05-20 → 2022-05-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel MUMBO/MUMBO504, in 14-16.80S 170-22.47W at 202015Z may
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  42. HYDROPAC 1386/222022-05-20 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-45.00S 149-30.00W
    South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1378/222022-05-19 → 2022-06-03
    17 foot F/V, white hull, three persons on board, overdue tabontebike (01-43-00N 172-59-00E) to nuotaea…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  44. HYDROPAC 1336/222022-05-14 → 2022-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel kapakau 'o tafahi in vicinity 18-45.90S 173-58.90W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  45. HYDROPAC 1323/222022-05-13 → 2022-05-13
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-38.70S 174-06.40W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  46. HYDROPAC 1294/222022-05-11 → 2022-05-11
    23 foot vessel aikotamasi, 12 persons on board, overdue emirau island (01-39.55S 149-57.53E) to hanover…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  47. HYDROPAC 996/222022-04-11 → 2022-04-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-09.20S 142-24.06W
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  48. HYDROPAC 977/222022-04-09 → 2022-04-29
    Vessel pateke, one person on board, requiring medical assistance in 07-55S 138-11W at 091200Z apr
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. HYDROPAC 935/222022-04-06 → 2022-04-22
    Ten meter S/V toupidek unreported
    South Pacific · Moorea
  50. HYDROPAC 777/222022-03-25 → 2022-03-25
    Man overboard from six foot canoe, blue color, in vicinity 02-29.32S 175-57.15E at 181800Z mar 22
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati

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