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 1980/212021-07-08 → 2021-07-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-01.8S 169-16.8W at 070455Z jul
    South Pacific
  2. HYDROPAC 1955/212021-07-05 → 2021-07-23
    12 meter, S/V sercul, white hull, one person on board, overdue nuku hiva (08-52S 140-08W) to hiva oa (09-45S…
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  3. HYDROPAC 1863/212021-06-24 → 2021-07-09
    Six foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    South Pacific · Tonga
  4. HYDROPAC 1862/212021-06-24 → 2021-06-24
    Six foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported
    South Pacific · Tonga
  5. HYDROPAC 1854/212021-06-24 → 2021-06-24
    Distress signal received in vicinity of 16-06.93S 175-00.53W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  6. HYDROPAC 1797/212021-06-17 → 2021-07-02
    French polynesia DNC 06
    South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 1729/212021-06-11 → 2021-06-25
    F/V marisa unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  8. HYDROPAC 1638/212021-06-02 → 2021-06-08
    Seven meter vessel, white and orange hull, one person on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 1606/212021-05-30 → 2021-06-02
    12 meter S/V north road, white hull, one person on board, overdue auckland (36-50S 174-50E) to port denerau…
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand To Fiji
  10. HYDROPAC 1603/212021-05-29 → 2021-05-30
    Vessel, red hull, capsized in vicinity of trackline joining 03-52.2S 152-47.0E, 03-40.5S 152-26.5E
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 1600/212021-05-29 → 2021-05-29
    Vessel, red hull, capsized in vicinity of trackline joining 03-52S 152-47E, 03-41S 152-26E
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  12. HYDROPAC 1594/212021-05-28 → 2021-06-08
    Barge duquesa marus, numerous persons onboard, adrift in 53-15.40S 073-12.47W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  13. HYDROPAC 1574/212021-05-27 → 2021-05-30
    Canoe, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 1493/212021-05-19 → 2021-06-04
    F/V askar I unreported, last known position in 13-26S 077-42W at 291900Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  15. HYDROPAC 1215/212021-04-21 → 2021-04-22
    F/V melchorita sin unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  16. HYDROPAC 1133/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-13
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, 13 persons on board, overdue tabar island (02-59.2S 152-02.3E) to konos…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 1071/212021-04-08 → 2021-04-23
    F/V askar-i unreported
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  18. HYDROPAC 934/212021-03-24 → 2021-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-19.9S 170-43.3W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  19. HYDROPAC 862/212021-03-18 → 2021-03-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-07.9S 175-09.6W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  20. HYDROPAC 798/212021-03-12 → 2021-03-26
    13 meter S/V steel band, white hull, two persons on board, overdue tahiti (17-40S 149-25W) to fakarava…
    South Pacific · Tahiti To French Polynesia
  21. HYDROPAC 763/212021-03-08 → 2021-03-26
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-48.3S 158-10.9W
    South Pacific
  22. HYDROPAC 721/212021-03-05 → 2021-03-09
    Seven meter vessel, two pob, overdue lihir island (03-11.3S 152-40.7E) to namatanai (03-40.5S 152-26.5E) at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  23. HYDROPAC 671/212021-02-27 → 2021-03-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V oca, six persons on board, in 20-25.4S 131-33.7W
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 638/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-27
    Seven meter M/V st peter, white hull with orange stripe, 12 persons on board and seven meter M/V rise up,…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 637/212021-02-26 → 2021-02-26
    Seven meter M/V st peter, white hull with orange stripe, 12 pob and seven meter M/V rise up, white hull with…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 571/212021-02-19 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V ever lotus in vicinity 12-57.85S 125-06.23W at 182240Z feb
    Eastern South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 556/212021-02-17 → 2021-02-18
    Distress signal received from sailing vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 36-47S 175-24E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  28. HYDROPAC 547/212021-02-16 → 2021-03-05
    Man overboard from M/V silver supporter in vicinity 27-31.1S 155-14.8W at 161400Z feb
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 523/212021-02-14 → 2021-02-15
    Distress signal received from F/V mako in vicinity 19-22.53S 174-12.20W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  30. HYDROPAC 514/212021-02-14 → 2021-02-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-37S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 513/212021-02-14 → 2021-03-05
    13 foot vessel, fiberglass hull, three persons on board, overdue bikati (03-15.4N 172-40.1E) to butaritari…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  32. HYDROPAC 487/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-18
    Six meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue carteret islands (04-46.27S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  33. HYDROPAC 481/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-26
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, adrift and requesting assistance in 03-24.3S 152-32.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  34. HYDROPAC 480/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-10
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, adrift and requesting assistance in 03-24.3S 152-32.6E at…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 475/212021-02-10 → 2021-02-26
    5.8 meter vessel, white and orange hull, two persons on board, overdue carteret islands (04-46.27S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 459/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-26
    Vessel, blue and yellow hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  37. HYDROPAC 449/212021-02-07 → 2021-02-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-55.4S 168-17.8W at 072224Z feb
    South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 141/212021-01-12 → 2021-01-12
    Distress signal received in vicinity 35-58.87S 165-21.20W
    South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 4/212021-01-01 → 2021-01-15
    F/V, numerous persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  40. HYDROPAC 3876/202020-12-30 → 2021-01-21
    Search and rescue operations in progress until 20 jan 21 in area bound by 16-58.0S 178-26.0E, 17-00.0S…
    Western South Pacific · Fiji
  41. HYDROPAC 3790/202020-12-22 → 2020-12-31
    20 foot vessel, one person on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  42. HYDROPAC 3734/202020-12-18 → 2020-12-21
    Derelict F/V isabella capsized and adrift in 07-41-20S 079-26-29W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  43. HYDROPAC 3730/202020-12-18 → 2020-12-22
    15 foot vessel, three person on board, unreported
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  44. HYDROPAC 3605/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V daehwa NO.302 in 12-11.9S 123-44.0W
    Eastern South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 3597/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-15
    F/V luis yorvi II unreported
    Eastern South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 3564/202020-12-02 → 2020-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-06.5S 116-38.7W at 021341Z dec
    Eastern South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 3511/202020-11-28 → 2021-01-23
    Platform corvina este (Z1A-34-CX-13) sinking in 03-48-52S 080-54-17W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  48. HYDROPAC 3495/202020-11-27 → 2020-11-27
    Vessel, capsized and adrift in 13-06.75S 175-54.21W at 270035Z nov
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  49. HYDROPAC 3493/202020-11-27 → 2020-11-27
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, capsized and adrift in 12-32.4S 175-24.0W
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  50. HYDROPAC 3359/202020-11-15 → 2020-11-17
    F/V caroline 1 reports person requiring medevac assistance in 02-25S 171-56W at 150520Z nov
    South Pacific · Kiribati

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