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 3293/182018-09-09 → 2018-09-10
    12 meter vessel, blue and white hull, four persons on board, disabled due to engine failure in area within…
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  2. HYDROPAC 3289/182018-09-08 → 2018-09-09
    Distress signal received in 01-21S 128-10W at 081515Z sep
    Eastern South Pacific
  3. HYDROPAC 3287/182018-09-08 → 2018-09-28
    12 meter S/V esploristo, white hull with blue stripe, four persons on board, overdue marquesas islands…
    South Pacific
  4. HYDROPAC 3242/182018-09-04 → 2018-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel coureur de bois II in 13-00.4S 172-14.0W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  5. HYDROPAC 3239/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-03
    Distress signal received in 24-54S 172-36W
    South Pacific
  6. HYDROPAC 3229/182018-09-03 → 2018-09-03
    Vessel, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure in area within five miles of…
    Western South Pacific · Indonesia
  7. HYDROPAC 3142/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 18-16-34S 176-57-00W at 272030Z aug
    South Pacific · Fiji
  8. HYDROPAC 3138/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 18-16.1S 176-12.0W at 271209Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  9. HYDROPAC 3131/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 15-49.15S 175-38.60W at 270625Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  10. HYDROPAC 3127/182018-08-27 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 15-40.5S 175-23.2W at 270430Z aug
    South Pacific · Tonga
  11. HYDROPAC 3123/182018-08-26 → 2018-08-27
    Distress signal received on 6215 khz from vessel exodus in 17-19.84S 172-43.79W at 262225Z aug
    South Pacific
  12. HYDROPAC 3007/182018-08-16 → 2018-08-20
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, disabled and adrift between lihir island (03-08S 152-38E) and…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 2856/182018-08-07 → 2018-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-56.7S 178-28.6W at 070545Z aug
    South Pacific
  14. HYDROPAC 2848/182018-08-06 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from F/V lu qing yan yu 026 in 10-28.30S 146-35.80W
    South Pacific
  15. NAVAREA XII 312/182018-08-03 → 2018-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-29.60S 099-11.87W
    Eastern South Pacific
  16. HYDROPAC 2680/182018-07-22 → 2018-08-06
    Eight meter S/V speed well of hong kong, yellow and green hull, one person on board, overdue panama to…
    Pacific Ocean · Panama To French Polynesia
  17. HYDROPAC 2620/182018-07-17 → 2018-07-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-42.07S 171-48.73W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  18. HYDROPAC 2448/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel lu qing yuan yu 023 in 07-48S 147-00W
    South Pacific
  19. HYDROPAC 2430/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signal received in 13-43.4S 171-10.1W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  20. HYDROPAC 2429/182018-07-02 → 2018-07-02
    Distress signal received in 13-38.8S 170-53.6W
    South Pacific · Samoa
  21. HYDROPAC 2291/182018-06-21 → 2018-06-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-42.93S 175-24.20W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  22. HYDROPAC 2290/182018-06-20 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V tavake in vicinity 20-39.3S 175-31.3W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  23. HYDROPAC 2184/182018-06-12 → 2018-07-06
    Search and rescue operations in vicinity 13-18-35S 076-53-53W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  24. HYDROPAC 2142/182018-06-08 → 2018-06-22
    Ten meter S/V tidoudou, white hull, two persons on board, overdue, last known position 18-00S 178-00W
    South Pacific · Fiji
  25. HYDROPAC 2027/182018-05-28 → 2018-05-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 19-03.82S 169-51.70W
    South Pacific · Niue
  26. HYDROPAC 1991/182018-05-26 → 2018-05-27
    14.5 meter S/V white lotus, blue hull, one person on board, overdue moorea (17-32S 149-50W) to aitutaki…
    South Pacific · Moorea To Cook Island
  27. HYDROPAC 1975/182018-05-25 → 2018-05-25
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, two persons on board, overdue lihir (03-06.65S…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  28. HYDROPAC 1964/182018-05-24 → 2018-05-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-45.07S 131-08.00W
    Eastern South Pacific
  29. HYDROPAC 1918/182018-05-19 → 2018-05-22
    Derelict 16 foot M/V, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 35-15.98S 174-38.90E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  30. HYDROPAC 1777/182018-05-10 → 2018-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 32-39.47S 137-13.87W
    Eastern South Pacific
  31. HYDROPAC 1675/182018-04-29 → 2018-05-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 03-06.7S 100-43.2W
    Eastern Pacific
  32. HYDROPAC 1668/182018-04-28 → 2018-05-18
    Distress signal received in 02-21.00S 091-17.22W
    Eastern South Pacific · Galapagos Islands
  33. HYDROPAC 1603/182018-04-25 → 2018-04-28
    Derelict 33 foot vessel, blue hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 14-00.33S 170-22.80W at 242230Z apr
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  34. HYDROPAC 1596/182018-04-24 → 2018-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-01.00S 170-21.87W
    South Pacific · American Samoa
  35. HYDROPAC 1474/182018-04-16 → 2018-04-19
    Derelict F/V maria esperanza adrift and sinking in 09-06S 078-42W
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  36. HYDROPAC 1394/182018-04-11 → 2018-04-15
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue mortlock island (04-44S 156-57E) to tasman…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  37. HYDROPAC 1383/182018-04-11 → 2018-04-11
    S/V carthago unreported in vicinity 36-35S 175-55E
    Western South Pacific · New Zealand
  38. HYDROPAC 1282/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-08.6S 175-02.6W
    South Pacific · Tonga
  39. HYDROPAC 1280/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-20
    Man overboard from M/V luminous sky in 27-27S 141-50W at 030311Z apr
    South Pacific
  40. HYDROPAC 1208/182018-03-29 → 2018-04-13
    Man overboard from vessel in 52-04.5S 109-57.3W at 261300Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  41. HYDROPAC 1194/182018-03-28 → 2018-04-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 22-19S 156-05W
    South Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 1104/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-21
    Vessel, two persons on board, requesting assistance in 00-43S 171-40E
    Western South Pacific
  43. HYDROPAC 1102/182018-03-20 → 2018-03-20
    Vessel reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 00-43S 171-40E
    Western South Pacific
  44. HYDROPAC 1077/182018-03-18 → 2018-03-18
    Distress signal received in vicinity 05-44.07S 168-40.93W
    South Pacific
  45. HYDROPAC 1076/182018-03-18 → 2018-04-06
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  46. HYDROPAC 1069/182018-03-18 → 2018-03-18
    Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)
    Western South Pacific · Kiribati
  47. HYDROPAC 1056/182018-03-17 → 2018-03-21
    9 meter vessel, orange and white hull, four persons on board, unreported namatanai (03-40.50S 152-26.46E) to…
    Western South Pacific · Papua New Guinea
  48. HYDROPAC 900/182018-03-07 → 2018-03-23
    Man overboard from 77 foot F/V don ramon in 14-16S 093-24W
    Eastern South Pacific
  49. NAVAREA XII 100/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 02-26.6S 113-10.8W at 051603Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific
  50. HYDROPAC 862/182018-03-05 → 2018-03-23
    F/V zhong shui 667 overdue
    Western South Pacific

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