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 977/002000-07-04 → 2000-07-05
    F/V mar y cielo adrift in 18-00S 071-12W, two persons missing
  2. HYDROPAC 916/002000-06-22 → 2000-07-15
    Last known position 10-30S 079-00W on 22 jun
    F/V Rufina I, Five Persons On Board Unreported
  3. HYDROPAC 760/002000-05-23 → 2000-05-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 01-53.1S 120-31.2W at 222322Z may
  4. HYDROPAC 735/002000-05-18 → 2000-06-16
    Last known position 12-00S 077-38W
    M/V Bethel Unreported
  5. HYDROPAC 734/002000-05-18 → 2000-06-16
    Man overboard vicinity 08-10.8S 079-02.7W
  6. HYDROPAC 728/002000-05-17 → 2000-06-26
    32 foot S/V cork, white and blue hull, one person on board, unreported iles marquises
  7. HYDROPAC 720/002000-05-16 → 2000-06-30
    Last known position 04-29S 081-45W
    F/V Amada Unreported
  8. HYDROPAC 710/002000-05-14 → 2000-05-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 43-55S 176-32W at 140214Z may
  9. HYDROPAC 699/002000-05-10 → 2000-06-23
    Last known position 08-00S 080-00W
    F/V Laurita Unreported
  10. HYDROPAC 680/002000-05-05 → 2000-05-08
    35 foot trimaran release, white hull, three persons on board, overdue ratotonga (21-14S 159-46W) to…
  11. HYDROPAC 676/002000-05-04 → 2000-06-16
    Vessel antipodes reports medical problem on board in 25-32S 179-55W
  12. HYDROPAC 673/002000-05-04 → 2000-06-16
    Man overboard in 03-48.5S 081-25.0W
  13. HYDROPAC 664/002000-05-02 → 2000-05-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 25-12S 179-16E
  14. HYDROPAC 660/002000-05-02 → 2000-05-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 25-00S 179-20E
  15. HYDROPAC 613/002000-04-24 → 2000-04-24
    Distress signal received on 6312 khz in 10-15S 164-00W at 241022Z apr
  16. HYDROPAC 606/002000-04-21 → 2000-04-25
    Distress signal received from vessel da qing in 23-45S 168-40E
  17. HYDROPAC 582/002000-04-16 → 2000-04-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 32-38S 175-28W at 162300Z apr
  18. HYDROPAC 578/002000-04-15 → 2000-06-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-36S 167-49E at 150500Z mar
  19. HYDROPAC 576/002000-04-15 → 2000-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 41-33S 176-34E at 150340Z apr
  20. HYDROPAC 575/002000-04-15 → 2000-06-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 25-50S 168-04E
  21. HYDROPAC 553/002000-04-10 → 2000-05-26
    Man overboard from vessel paul gauguin vicinity 17-14.5S 150-12.5W
  22. HYDROPAC 447/002000-03-15 → 2000-03-16
    Six meter vessel, orange hull, nine persons on board, overdue buka island (05-15S 154-35E) to carteret…
  23. HYDROPAC 410/002000-03-09 → 2000-03-10
    Vessel seafresh one, 18 persons on board, on fire in 43-20.57S 176-45.38W
  24. HYDROPAC 192/002000-01-31 → 2000-02-02
    M/V feni capsized, seven persons missing vicinity 03-37S 152-27E at 300800Z jan
  25. HYDROPAC 183/002000-01-28 → 2000-01-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 46-57S 174-05E and 47-01S 172-31E
  26. HYDROPAC 148/002000-01-25 → 2000-01-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-35S 174-45E
  27. HYDROPAC 106/002000-01-20 → 2000-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 foot F/V south wind 4, yellow and orange hull, in 14-20.3S…
  28. HYDROPAC 94/002000-01-18 → 2000-03-03
    Man overboard from F/V fukutoku maru 78 vicinity 13-05.0S 128-01.7W
  29. HYDROPAC 1483/991999-12-31 → 2000-01-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 46-47S 168-33E
  30. HYDROPAC 1461/991999-12-26 → 1999-12-26
    Distress signal received vicinity 44-52S 172-23E
  31. HYDROPAC 1458/991999-12-25 → 1999-12-25
    Distress signal received from EPIRB vicinity 45-00S 171-47E
  32. HYDROPAC 1275/991999-11-20 → 1999-11-20
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 43-42S 176-18W
  33. HYDROPAC 1260/991999-11-19 → 1999-12-31
    Man overboard vicinity 12-42.2S 078-14.1W
  34. HYDROPAC 1256/991999-11-18 → 1999-11-18
    Vessel, four persons on board, adrift vicinity 03-37S 153-13E at 180500Z nov
  35. HYDROPAC 1207/991999-11-08 → 1999-12-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V talcan, mmsi 725006900, in 28-38.4S 076-25.8W
  36. HYDROPAC 1173/991999-11-03 → 1999-11-04
    Distress message received from 60 foot S/V felice serena, three persons on board, in 31-28.5S 173-35.9E at…
  37. HYDROPAC 1169/991999-11-02 → 1999-11-02
    34 foot S/V liberty 34, one person on board, in distress in 29-05S 173-58E at 020813Z nov
  38. HYDROPAC 1056/991999-10-09 → 1999-10-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 06-37S 154-44W or 07-15S 157-47W
  39. HYDROPAC 991/991999-09-24 → 1999-09-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 18-49S 174-57W at 232321Z sep
  40. HYDROPAC 990/991999-09-23 → 1999-09-24
    30-40 foot vessel blue lagoon, one person on board, overdue lifuka, haapai group to vavau
  41. HYDROPAC 986/991999-09-23 → 1999-09-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 41-26S 179-18E at 222337Z sep
  42. HYDROPAC 841/991999-08-26 → 1999-08-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 21-14S 175-16W
  43. HYDROPAC 791/991999-08-13 → 1999-08-14
    62 in 33-11.5S 179-45.6W at 130700Z aug
    Man Overboard From F/V Housin Maru No
  44. HYDROPAC 755/991999-08-08 → 1999-09-24
    Man overboard vicinity 04-04S 115-47W
  45. HYDROPAC 754/991999-08-08 → 1999-09-24
    Last known position 07-46S 081-06W
    F/V Inmaculada Unreported
  46. HYDROPAC 721/991999-08-03 → 1999-08-06
    42 foot M/V orion I, green hull with white superstructure, one person on board, overdue from hilo, hawaii to…
  47. HYDROPAC 655/991999-07-20 → 1999-09-03
    Distress signal received from M/V new orleans in 09-15.2S 120-20.1W
  48. NAVAREA XII 231/991999-07-08 → 1999-07-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 01-49.4S 128-50.6W at 081746Z jul
  49. HYDROPAC 618/991999-07-08 → 1999-08-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 01-49.4S 128-50.6W at 081746Z jul
  50. HYDROPAC 567/991999-06-27 → 1999-07-02
    41 foot S/V, white hull with blue bottom, two persons on board, unreported since 24 jun auckland to gambier…

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