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 3357/202020-11-14 → 2020-11-14
    Distress signal received in 28-57S 169-28E
    Western South Pacific · Norfolk Island
  2. HYDROPAC 3317/202020-11-10 → 2020-11-27
    Man overboard from vessel aranui 5 in 11-41.5S 140-48.8W at 092120Z nov
    South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 2953/202020-10-11 → 2020-10-29
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported in 00-20-40S 131-49-33E
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 2920/202020-10-08 → 2020-10-23
    Six meter vessel, white hull, four persons onboard overdue takaroa island (14-27-24S 144-58-22W) to tikei…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  5. HYDROPAC 2889/202020-10-05 → 2020-10-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-00S 171-00W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  6. HYDROPAC 2888/202020-10-05 → 2020-10-18
    15 foot vessel, white hull, two persons onboard overdue nonouti island (00-44-17S 174-27-24E) to tabiteuea…
    Western South Pacific
  7. HYDROPAC 2871/202020-10-03 → 2020-10-05
    23 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-38S 152-25E) to tanga islands…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  8. NAVAREA XII 425/202020-09-19 → 2020-09-21
    Panama to iles marquises
    Eastern Pacific
  9. HYDROPAC 2739/202020-09-19 → 2020-09-21
    S/V mara amu, two persons on board, overdue panama (07-22N 080-15W) to iles marquises (09-27S 139-23W)
    Eastern Pacific · Panama To Iles Marquises
  10. HYDROPAC 2502/202020-08-27 → 2020-08-30
    Vessel, 14 persons on board, capsized in vicinity nissan island (04-30S 154-13E)
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  11. HYDROPAC 2492/202020-08-26 → 2020-09-01
    Man overboard from M/V cape town eagle between 01-01.0S 134-26.0E and 01-56.8S 135-57.2E at 251100Z aug
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  12. HYDROPAC 2480/202020-08-25 → 2020-08-28
    Fishing vessel capsized and adrift in 16-44-33S 073-31-56W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  13. HYDROPAC 2478/202020-08-24 → 2020-09-11
    Distress signal received from S/V one tree island, white hull, in vicinity 03-37.33S 113-26.40W
    Eastern South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2426/202020-08-18 → 2020-09-04
    Distress signal received from F/V on 406 mhz in 11-54.1S 125-32.3W
    Eastern South Pacific
  15. HYDROPAC 2406/202020-08-16 → 2020-09-04
    7 meter S/V manutea 5, green hull, one person on board, overdue hiva oa island (09-45S 139-00W) to anaho bay…
    South Pacific · Iles Marquises
  16. HYDROPAC 2374/202020-08-12 → 2020-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ping tai rong 39 in 16-53.9S 162-01.0W
    South Pacific
  17. HYDROPAC 2368/202020-08-11 → 2020-08-28
    Man overboard from M/V chin you wen-bzme in 10-25.51S 145-51.93W at 110001Z aug
    South Pacific
  18. HYDROPAC 2347/202020-08-08 → 2020-08-08
    Seven meter vessel, orange hull with white stripe, four persons on board, overdue tabar island (02-36S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 2309/202020-08-04 → 2020-08-04
    Vessel, yellow hull, 12 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 04-57.89S 154-27.02E at 041112Z aug
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 2292/202020-08-03 → 2020-08-04
    4 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  21. HYDROPAC 2166/202020-07-22 → 2020-08-01
    Vessel, 11 persons on board, sank in vicinity 01-58-18S 137-05-39E at 210500Z jul
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  22. HYDROPAC 2081/202020-07-14 → 2020-07-17
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 36-15.14S 175-06.70E at 140606Z jul
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  23. HYDROPAC 2064/202020-07-13 → 2020-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-43.1S 117-25.6W at 130051Z jul
    Eastern South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 1959/202020-07-01 → 2020-07-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-52S 173-03W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  25. HYDROPAC 1876/202020-06-25 → 2020-06-25
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue from simberi island (02-37.7S 152-01.7E) to konos village…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 1826/202020-06-20 → 2020-06-24
    Man overboard from vessel jin jinn yi 26 in vicinity 26-38S 173-13W at 201321Z jun
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 1784/202020-06-16 → 2020-06-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-32.53S 171-29.93W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  28. HYDROPAC 1592/202020-05-28 → 2020-05-29
    Man overboard from vessel sing man yi in 37-24S 173-55W at 272250Z may
    South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1567/202020-05-26 → 2020-05-27
    Man overboard from vessel sing man yi in 37-24S 173-55W at 260430Z may
    South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 1522/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-30S 163-15W
    South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1521/202020-05-22 → 2020-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-20S 165-12W
    South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1443/202020-05-15 → 2020-06-01
    F/V don guillermo three, capsized, partially submerged in 11-59.3S 077-08.8W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  33. HYDROPAC 1373/202020-05-07 → 2020-05-07
    Distress signal received from F/V LURONGYUANYU30 in 15-20S 171-03E
    Western South Pacific
  34. HYDROPAC 1344/202020-05-02 → 2020-05-04
    Man overboard from F/V taiyo chuuk along trackline joining 02-05S 152-57E, 01-45S 152-41E at 011130Z may
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 1290/202020-04-26 → 2020-04-28
    Man overboard from M/V da chang in vicinity 04-49.5S 153-57.2E at 260226Z apr
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 1223/202020-04-17 → 2020-05-01
    Ten meter S/V vicado, white hull, one person on board, overdue ecuador (02-11.4S 81-00.0W) to iles marquises…
    Easten South Pacific · Ecuador To Iles Marquises
  37. HYDROPAC 1213/202020-04-16 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received in vicinity 18-09.47S 174-11.00W at 161845Z apr
    South Pacific · Tonga
  38. HYDROPAC 1192/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-15
    Five meter F/V, white hull, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 00-37S 169-00E
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  39. HYDROPAC 997/202020-03-24 → 2020-03-25
    Distress signal received from 45 meter vessel tiare taporo in vicinity 14-16.93S 170-37.67W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  40. HYDROPAC 981/202020-03-23 → 2020-04-10
    19 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue last known position in vicinity arorae island (02-39S…
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  41. HYDROPAC 953/202020-03-21 → 2020-03-21
    66 meter M/V surya express, 19 persons on board, sinking in 00-16-07S 133-19-05E at 210201Z
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  42. HYDROPAC 871/202020-03-16 → 2020-03-20
    Search and rescue operations 201100Z to 201900Z mar in area bound by 11-44-00S 077-11-30W, 11-44-00S…
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  43. HYDROPAC 840/202020-03-13 → 2020-03-16
    Vessel, two persons on board, overdue carteret islands (04-46S 155-28E) on 08 mar
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  44. HYDROPAC 664/202020-02-25 → 2020-02-26
    Distress signal received from S/V no comment in 53-16.6S 163-26.9W
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 661/202020-02-25 → 2020-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 53-23.5S 163-25.5W at 250503Z feb
    South Pacific
  46. HYDROPAC 495/202020-02-12 → 2020-02-28
    12 meter S/V orenoque, dismasted and taking on water in 09-58.57S 143-59.18W at 111906Z feb
    South Pacific
  47. HYDROPAC 471/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V pingtairong in 16-30.79S 123-17.21W
    Eastern South Pacific
  48. HYDROPAC 461/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, unreported namatanai (03-40S 152-27E) to lihir island (03-10S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  49. HYDROPAC 366/202020-02-03 → 2020-02-04
    F/V estercho requiring medevac assistance in 02-12S 146-30W at 032015Z feb
    South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 341/202020-01-31 → 2020-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-38.3S 146-16.4W at 301905Z jan
    South Pacific

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