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 653/012001-04-30 → 2001-05-06
    Man overboard vicinity 08-45.0S 078-46.5W
  2. HYDROPAC 620/012001-04-26 → 2001-04-30
    Distress signal received from F/V chatham explorer vicinity 15-31S 079-24W
  3. HYDROPAC 619/012001-04-26 → 2001-05-01
    Distress signal received from F/V maria elena vicinity 10-41-00S 078-07-33W
  4. HYDROPAC 606/012001-04-24 → 2001-04-25
    Distress signal received on 8414.5 khz vicinity 23-45S 168-50E at 240147Z apr
  5. HYDROPAC 577/012001-04-18 → 2001-04-20
    F/V pirata, 15 persons on board, disabled due to engine casualty vicinity 09-47S 078-51W
  6. HYDROPAC 525/012001-04-09 → 2001-04-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 31-15S 170-45E
  7. HYDROPAC 483/012001-03-30 → 2001-05-11
    F/V sunk in 08-55-43S 079-07-08W
  8. HYDROPAC 413/012001-03-17 → 2001-03-30
    F/V villa vila, four persons, on board, unreported vicinity 16-46S 072-50W
  9. HYDROPAC 396/012001-03-14 → 2001-03-14
    Distress signal received from M/V nordland saga in 22-55S 119-15W
  10. HYDROPAC 393/012001-03-14 → 2001-03-17
    F/V vila vila, four persons on board, unreported vicinity 16-46S 072-50W
  11. HYDROPAC 378/012001-03-12 → 2001-03-14
    F/V vila vila, three persons on board, unreported vicinity 16-40S 073-25W
  12. HYDROPAC 361/012001-03-08 → 2001-03-09
    Five persons missing from F/V mi rosa vicinity 12-15.0S 078-07.8W
  13. HYDROPAC 302/012001-02-23 → 2001-03-01
    M/V overdue maliama (04-04S 153-00E) to feni island (04-04S 153-36E)
  14. HYDROPAC 280/012001-02-20 → 2001-02-22
    Two vessels, four persons on board each, overdue namatanai (03-40S 152-27E) to lihir island (03-05S 152-50E)
  15. HYDROPAC 279/012001-02-20 → 2001-02-26
    Six meter vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island to masahet island (03-00S 152-52E)
  16. HYDROPAC 245/012001-02-15 → 2001-03-19
    28 foot M/V naiho II, orange hull, unreported rurutu island (22-25S 151-20W) and return
  17. HYDROPAC 243/012001-02-14 → 2001-02-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 17-36S 171-39E at 141349Z feb
  18. HYDROPAC 235/012001-02-14 → 2001-03-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel aldebaran in 46-47.2S 102-54.7W
  19. HYDROPAC 202/012001-02-09 → 2001-02-09
    F/V aurelia, three persons on board, unreported in 11-57S 077-43W
  20. HYDROPAC 181/012001-02-05 → 2001-02-07
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, unreported lihir island (03-07S 152-36E) to namatanai…
  21. HYDROPAC 180/012001-02-04 → 2001-03-23
    F/V kathy b reports a crewman requiring urgent medical assistance in 31-44S 178-31E at 040207Z feb
  22. HYDROPAC 169/012001-02-01 → 2001-02-05
    F/V santa barbara, nine persons on board, adrift in 06-57S 080-56W
  23. HYDROPAC 167/012001-02-01 → 2001-03-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 03-21S 150-36W
  24. HYDROPAC 130/012001-01-26 → 2001-01-27
    F/V guillermo joseph, three persons on board, unreported vicinity of area bound by 10-39S 079-47W, 11-00S…
  25. HYDROPAC 116/012001-01-24 → 2001-01-26
    Distress signal received from F/V nazareno, four persons on board, vicinity 12-48.1S 077-24.5W
  26. HYDROPAC 3/012001-01-02 → 2001-02-16
    Man overboard from M/V columbus victoria vicinity 32-06S 168-58W at 012205Z jan
  27. HYDROPAC 1853/002000-12-29 → 2000-12-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 15-00S 163-00W
  28. HYDROPAC 1848/002000-12-27 → 2001-02-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 41-21S 177-27E
  29. HYDROPAC 1802/002000-12-20 → 2000-12-21
    Distress signal received in 22-00S 171-30W
  30. HYDROPAC 1674/002000-11-16 → 2000-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 57-10S 171-11E
  31. HYDROPAC 1670/002000-11-14 → 2000-11-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 39-55S 177-03E
  32. HYDROPAC 1669/002000-11-14 → 2000-12-29
    Distress signal received vicinity 41-57S 143-24W
  33. HYDROPAC 1665/002000-11-14 → 2000-11-14
    F/V maxine sinking vicinity 36-50S 177-09E
  34. HYDROPAC 1657/002000-11-13 → 2000-11-13
    M/V kota wirwan reports engine room explosion in 30-45S 163-47E
  35. HYDROPAC 1654/002000-11-11 → 2000-12-29
    Distress signal received on 4125 khz from M/V aviva at 101718Z nov
  36. HYDROPAC 1515/002000-10-14 → 2000-10-16
    Man overboard from F/V win far 616 vicinity 07-38S 160-58E at 131015Z oct
  37. HYDROPAC 1462/002000-10-04 → 2000-10-06
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-35S 150-49E) to tench island (01-39S 150-43E)
  38. HYDROPAC 1458/002000-10-03 → 2000-10-06
    38 foot S/V nor'easter, white hull with green trim, overdue beveridge reef (19-57S 167-43W) to niue or tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 1421/002000-09-27 → 2000-11-10
    F/V panchito unreported vicinity 04-10S 081-09W
  40. HYDROPAC 1408/002000-09-25 → 2000-11-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 35-41S 176-08E
  41. HYDROPAC 1372/002000-09-16 → 2000-11-03
    Yacht spirit of the deep reports crew member suffering heart condition requiring medical assistance in…
  42. HYDROPAC 1370/002000-09-15 → 2000-09-16
    Vessel spirit of the deep reports crew member suffering heart attack requiring medical assistance in 27-25S…
  43. HYDROPAC 1298/002000-09-01 → 2000-09-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 13-33S 171-44E at 010539Z sep
  44. HYDROPAC 1217/002000-08-16 → 2000-08-18
    Distress signal received on 1.6 ghz in 37-05S 077-27W following a collision
  45. HYDROPAC 1152/002000-08-05 → 2000-08-05
    Distress signal received vicinity 31-50S 172-40E at 050507Z aug
  46. HYDROPAC 1120/002000-07-29 → 2000-07-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 31-10S 173-47E
  47. HYDROPAC 1089/002000-07-23 → 2000-09-08
    S/V endurance reports crewman with possible appendicitis in 18-15S 174-32E at 231104Z jul
  48. HYDROPAC 1043/002000-07-15 → 2000-09-01
    Man overboard vicinity 05-37S 081-06W
  49. HYDROPAC 1031/002000-07-14 → 2000-07-15
    Vessel tamahini, one person on board, sinking in 30-30S 177-57E
  50. HYDROPAC 1029/002000-07-13 → 2000-07-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5/243 mhz in 30-28S 177-56E at 132130Z jul

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