Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Tasman Sea

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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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  1. HYDROPAC 1501/242024-05-05 → 2024-05-06
    Man overboard from M/V pacific adventure in 33-52.70S 151-29.00E at 051806Z may
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 562/242024-02-17 → 2024-03-08
    30 foot S/V triteia, blue hull, one person on board, unreported
    Tasman Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 14/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-02
    Distress signal received from vessel in 34-10.60S 172-02.20E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  4. HYDROPAC 3724/232023-11-24 → 2023-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 26 foot vessel cabare 2, three persons onboard, in 38-19.27S…
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  5. HYDROPAC 2708/232023-08-23 → 2023-08-23
    Aircraft, three persons on board, ditching in 31-48.78S 158-49.84E
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 1989/232023-06-15 → 2023-06-17
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity of trackline joining 33-05.00S 151-40.00E, 33-06.00S 152-21.00E
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 1566/232023-05-12 → 2023-05-12
    Distress signal received in 40-07.89S 172-23.62E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  8. HYDROPAC 1022/232023-03-25 → 2023-04-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V windown, white hull, two persons on board, in vicinity…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  9. HYDROPAC 582/232023-02-21 → 2023-02-24
    Derelict seven meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 36-45.80S 150-16.20E at 210152Z feb
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  10. HYDROPAC 580/232023-02-21 → 2023-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 7.4 meter vessel in vicinity 36-45.87S 150-15.93E at 210109Z feb
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 3707/222022-12-27 → 2022-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ocean kayak blue moon, one person on board, in 44-05.93S 151-13.93E…
    Tasman Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3691/222022-12-25 → 2023-01-02
    13 meter M/V lady lay, white hull, one person on board, overdue hobart (42-52.83S 147-19.50E) to new zealand
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania To New Zealand
  13. HYDROPAC 3686/222022-12-24 → 2022-12-25
    13 meter M/V lady lay, white hull, one person on board, unreported hobart to new zealand
    Tasman Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 1807/222022-07-02 → 2022-07-05
    Derelict nine meter yacht, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 34-25.98S 150-58.99E at 020550Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 985/222022-04-10 → 2022-04-13
    Derelict seven meter catamaran capsized and adrift in 34-02.64S 151-39.69E at 100310Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 944/222022-04-07 → 2022-04-10
    Derelict eight meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 34-53.4S 151-51.8E at 070430Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 81/222022-01-09 → 2022-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, one person onboard, in 33-58.93S 151-21.27E at 092159Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3765/212021-12-30 → 2021-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, in 35-02.0S 150-50.5E at 300057Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3323/212021-11-17 → 2021-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-14.20S 151-49.27E at 171815Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3284/212021-11-14 → 2021-11-15
    Eleven meter S/V sea spray, black hull, one person on board, unreported
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2492/212021-09-02 → 2021-09-03
    Man overboard from F/V lady miriam in 40-00S 148-46E at 021045Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  22. HYDROPAC 2429/212021-08-25 → 2021-08-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V queal in vicinity 35-36.3S 158-58.0E at 252132Z aug
    Tasman Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 2168/212021-07-28 → 2021-07-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter M/V rahmani in 30-54.6S 153-33.2E at 280356Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2143/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V papioni in vicinity 36-23.27S 151-02.73E at 250600Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2067/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter s\v in vicinity 38-12.7S 150-11.7E at 180113Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1936/212021-07-02 → 2021-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel cougar anne, one person on board, in vicinity 42-32.80S…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-southeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1177/212021-04-17 → 2021-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mondo in vicinity 33-20.93S 151-44.87E at 171402Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3660/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-11
    Man overboard in vicinity 43-08S 148-04E at 091751Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  29. HYDROPAC 3654/202020-12-10 → 2020-12-10
    Diver missing from vessel
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  30. HYDROPAC 3604/202020-12-05 → 2020-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V clansmen 30, one person on board, in vicinity 41-11.87S…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  31. HYDROPAC 3397/202020-11-20 → 2020-11-20
    Nine meter vessel bonne idee, white hull, one person on board, requesting assistance in 38-23.19S 149-25.17E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2869/202020-10-03 → 2020-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V wings in 34-34.30S 151-18.93E at 030712Z oct
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2740/202020-09-20 → 2020-09-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 43-19.07S 147-04.73E at 200023Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  34. HYDROPAC 2410/202020-08-17 → 2020-08-17
    Kayak, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 33-46.06S 151-45.58E at 170045Z aug
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1830/202020-06-21 → 2020-06-21
    Man overboard from S/V drakkar in vicinity of trackline joining 31-16.04S 153-17.02E at 201030Z jun and…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1186/202020-04-14 → 2020-04-16
    Man overboard from vessel western marine in 33-25.16S 152-02.22E at 141730Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1141/202020-04-09 → 2020-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-36S 151-35E at 092051Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 993/202020-03-24 → 2020-04-10
    40 foot vessel, aorangi 2, white hull, two persons on board, overdue stewart island (47-00-00S 167-50-00E)…
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  39. HYDROPAC 292/202020-01-25 → 2020-01-28
    13 meter M/V eliza 1, one person on board, sank in 32-21.67S 152-41.00E at 251638Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 290/202020-01-25 → 2020-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V eliza, two persons on board, in vicinity 32-20.93S 152-40.87E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 87/202020-01-07 → 2020-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 37-08S 150-06E at 070929Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 57/202020-01-04 → 2020-01-04
    Distress signal received from 12 meter vessel showtime, six persons on board, in 36-29S 150-21E at 041540Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 4281/192019-12-29 → 2019-12-31
    Five meter F/V, two persons on board, overdue coffs harbour to sawtell shoal (30-22.0S 153-07.8E)
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 4273/192019-12-28 → 2019-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V eve in vicinity 41-03.87S 149-16.67E at 231122Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 4253/192019-12-25 → 2019-12-26
    Distress signal received from helicopter in 31-04S 153-04E
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 3229/192019-09-30 → 2019-10-03
    Derelict 15 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 36-14.1S 150-20.2E at 300415Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2922/192019-09-06 → 2019-09-07
    Helicopter, four persons on board, ditched in 32-49.15S 152-02.47E at 060814Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2522/192019-08-06 → 2019-08-07
    Eight meter M/V shamu, white hull, overdue swansea heads (33-05S 151-40E) to forster (32-10S 152-32E)
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2502/192019-08-05 → 2019-08-08
    12 meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 33-26.2S 153-40.9E at 050500Z aug
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1579/192019-05-10 → 2019-05-10
    14 meter S/V witch doctor, white hull, unreported gulf harbour marina (36-28.62S 175-04.56E) to nelson…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Bay · New Zealand

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