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 149/202020-01-13 → 2020-01-14
    Man overboard from M/V at last in 23-02.06S 150-52.65W at 131700Z jan
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  2. HYDROPAC 78/202020-01-06 → 2020-01-24
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons onboard, overdue tasman island (04-34.40S 159-29.24E) to java…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 45/202020-01-04 → 2020-01-05
    Seven meter M/V, blue and white hull, overdue tasman island (04-34.40S 159-29.24E) to pelau island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  4. HYDROPAC 14/202020-01-02 → 2020-01-24
    Six meter vessel, 11 persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (03-11.0S 152-41.0E) and…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  5. HYDROPAC 4289/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-24
    F/V ryofuku maru 1 reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 10-58.32S 123-30.59W
    Eastern South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 4287/192019-12-30 → 2020-01-02
    Man overboard from M/V norweigan jewel in 39-23.1S 177-45.0E at 291743Z dec
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  7. HYDROPAC 4270/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 43-48S 173-09E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  8. HYDROPAC 4260/192019-12-27 → 2020-01-05
    Seven meter vessel, orange and white hull, 12 persons on board, overdue buka island (05-23.6S 154-41.8E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 4164/192019-12-16 → 2020-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-04S 168-18W
    South Pacific
  10. HYDROPAC 4069/192019-12-08 → 2019-12-27
    Distress signal received from vessel in 14-30S 169-18E
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  11. HYDROPAC 4068/192019-12-08 → 2019-12-27
    Man overboard from F/V li chyun NO2 in 08-49S 132-00W at 080800Z dec
    Eastern South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 4010/192019-12-04 → 2019-12-20
    Six meter vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-08.68S 164-08.91E at 032347Z dec 19
    Western South Pacific
  13. HYDROPAC 3897/192019-11-27 → 2019-11-29
    23 foot vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue tatau island (02-43.34S 151-58.44E) to simberi…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  14. HYDROPAC 3893/192019-11-26 → 2019-12-04
    Four persons overboard from capsized vessel adrift between namatanai (03-37.60S 152-24.67E) and lihir island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  15. HYDROPAC 3863/192019-11-25 → 2019-11-29
    Vessel grand knight reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 16-15.59S 113-01.00W at 242100Z nov
    Eastern South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 3851/192019-11-23 → 2019-11-25
    Vessel, six persons on board, disable and adrift, namatanai (03-37.60S 152-24.67E) to lihir island…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  17. HYDROPAC 3843/192019-11-23 → 2019-12-13
    23 foot vessel, five persons on board, overdue
    Western South Pacific · Papau New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 3809/192019-11-20 → 2019-12-06
    13 meter M/V thetis, four persons on board, flooding in 30-13S 152-06W
    Eastern South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 3709/192019-11-12 → 2019-11-13
    Vessel segar wangi, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 01-31-06S…
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  20. HYDROPAC 3694/192019-11-10 → 2019-11-11
    Vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue betio (01-21.74N 172-56.00E) to maiana island (01-00.24N…
    North Pacific · Kiribati
  21. HYDROPAC 3687/192019-11-09 → 2019-11-10
    23 foot vessel st albina, white hull with orange stripe, eight persons on board, overdue namatanai (03-38S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 3637/192019-11-03 → 2019-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-51S 175-11E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  23. HYDROPAC 3588/192019-10-31 → 2019-11-01
    Man overboard from M/V southern star in vicinity 13-10.5S 157-03.8W at 302245Z oct
    South Pacific
  24. HYDROPAC 3587/192019-10-31 → 2019-10-31
    Man overboard from M/V southern star in vicinity 13-10S 157-05W at 302326Z oct
    South Pacific
  25. HYDROPAC 3490/192019-10-23 → 2019-10-26
    Derelict liferaft adrift in 35-07.2S 072-57.7W
    Eastern South Pacific · Chile
  26. HYDROPAC 3379/192019-10-14 → 2019-11-01
    Man overboard from M/V glory in vicinity 16-52.89S 146-49.60W at 140630Z oct
    South Pacific
  27. HYDROPAC 3371/192019-10-14 → 2019-10-14
    47 foot S/V essence sinking in 34-51.4S 174-25.7E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  28. HYDROPAC 3347/192019-10-11 → 2019-11-01
    12 meter S/V marisa, white hull with blue stripe, two persons on board, overdue katiu (16-25S 144-22W) to…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  29. HYDROPAC 3290/192019-10-05 → 2019-10-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-58S 118-55W at 050057Z oct
    Eastern South Pacific
  30. HYDROPAC 3241/192019-10-01 → 2019-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-14.96S 135-06.24W at 302229Z sep
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 3068/192019-09-19 → 2019-09-22
    Man overboard from vessel lady moana in vicinity of trackline joining 10-02S 161-05W and 18-51S 159-47W on…
    South Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 2951/192019-09-09 → 2019-09-27
    Vessel, 30 persons on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  33. HYDROPAC 2947/192019-09-08 → 2019-09-13
    Vessel 30 persons on board, unreported
    Banda Sea · Indonesia
  34. HYDROPAC 2892/192019-09-03 → 2019-09-04
    Seven meter vessel, 16 persons on board, disabled and adrift between namatanai 03-40.5S 152-26.46E and lihir…
    Westerm South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  35. HYDROPAC 2873/192019-09-01 → 2019-09-20
    F/V bauldueiro 2 reports crewman with appendicitis requiring medical assistance in 15-23S 109-40W at 011500Z…
    Eastern South Pacific
  36. HYDROPAC 2758/192019-08-24 → 2019-08-25
    Nine meter vessel, ten persons on board, disabled and adrift between simberi island (02-39.32S 152-00.23E)…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 2753/192019-08-24 → 2019-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 00-04.9S 110-40.9W
    Eastern South Pacific
  38. HYDROPAC 2615/192019-08-13 → 2019-08-30
    Man overboard from vessel in 21-54S 099-16W at 121750Z aug
    Eastern South Pacific
  39. HYDROPAC 2511/192019-08-06 → 2019-08-06
    Vessel sinking in 18-49S 170-38W
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  40. HYDROPAC 2426/192019-07-29 → 2019-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter vessel ki in vicinity 19-04S 169-43W
    South Pacific · Vanuatu
  41. HYDROLANT 2206/192019-07-20 → 2019-07-20
    Vessel livia V, five persons on board adrift in 29-04.0S 167-14.3E on 19 jul
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2274/192019-07-13 → 2019-07-22
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue kavieng (02-33.18S 150-46.32E) to tench…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 2256/192019-07-12 → 2019-07-12
    Seven meter vessel saint brandon, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity of 03-14S 152-37E…
    Western South Pacific · Lihir Island
  44. HYDROPAC 2217/192019-07-08 → 2019-07-08
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue konos (03-11.5S 151-48.8E) to SIMBERI(02-38.8S…
    South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 2209/192019-07-08 → 2019-07-26
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue konos (03-11.5S 151-48.8E) to simberi…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 2127/192019-06-30 → 2019-07-19
    20 meter S/V viracocha III, five persons on board, requesting assistance in 16-43.16S 148-21.81W at 290942Z…
    South Pacific · Tahiti
  47. HYDROPAC 2079/192019-06-25 → 2019-07-12
    11.5 meter S/V otra vida, white hull, four persons on board, last known position hao (18-14.6S 140-53.9W) on…
    South Pacific · French Polynesia
  48. HYDROPAC 1958/192019-06-15 → 2019-06-16
    S/V squander abandoned and adrift in 35-49.7S 176-36.9E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  49. HYDROPAC 1955/192019-06-15 → 2019-06-15
    14 meter S/V squander, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 35-31.5S 176-33.3E at 151549 jun
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  50. HYDROPAC 1946/192019-06-15 → 2019-06-25
    23 foot vessel, seven person on board, overdue nissan island (04-30.51S 154-08.96E) to buka island…
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea

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