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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Other hazards in the Tasman Sea

Archive · 391 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1514/192019-05-04 → 2019-05-04
    15 meter S/V brenda j grounded and two persons entering liferaft in 41-00S 148-21.3E at 041220Z may
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  2. HYDROPAC 944/192019-03-22 → 2019-03-25
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 32-58.25S 152-21.75E at 220818Z mar
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 942/192019-03-22 → 2019-03-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 32-57.3S 152-24.0E at 220721Z mar
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 522/192019-02-15 → 2019-02-18
    Derelict 11 meter fishing vessel, enclosed liferaft, and life ring adrift in vicinity 41-48.67S 171-14.00E…
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  5. HYDROPAC 102/192019-01-10 → 2019-01-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter F/V haines hunter, green hull, in vicinity 32-07.80S…
    Western South Pacific · Australia-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 4581/182018-12-26 → 2018-12-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V enterprise in vicinity 35-33.67S 151-28.13E at 261133Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 4337/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    Vessel, one person on board, on fire in 39-31.0S 149-37.2E at 052210Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 4158/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received 32-58.0S 151-53.1E at 181938Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 4156/182018-11-18 → 2018-11-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 32-57.8S 151-52.8E at 181754Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3273/182018-09-07 → 2018-09-08
    Vessel, six persons on board, taking on water in vicinity between port kembla (34-28S 150-54E) and 35-00S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3216/182018-09-01 → 2018-09-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from rowboat simpsons donkey in vicinity 38-23.1S 152-10.1E at 012120Z sep
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 2550/182018-07-12 → 2018-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 33-42.7S 151-26.5E at 121345Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2529/182018-07-10 → 2018-07-11
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz in vicinity 37-17.0S 173-50.6E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  14. HYDROPAC 2483/182018-07-06 → 2018-07-06
    Distress signal received from F/V shoalhaven in 36-35.9S 150-02.5E at 062015Z jul
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2304/182018-06-22 → 2018-06-25
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in 34-51.40S 158-49.33E at 220159Z jun
    Tasman Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1692/182018-05-01 → 2018-05-04
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-53.0S 151-24.7E at 012200Z may
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1687/182018-05-01 → 2018-05-01
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift in vicinity 33-53.92S 151-22.39E at 010400Z may
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1285/182018-04-04 → 2018-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 35-23.30S 150-31.00E
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1255/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-02
    M/V perpetual succour reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-35.4S 168-21.8E
    Tasman Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 830/182018-03-03 → 2018-03-03
    Eight meter S/V kahu, white hull, two persons on board, unreported wellington (41-17S 174-46E) to waiheke…
    Tasman Sea · Tasman Bay · New Zealand
  21. HYDROPAC 177/182018-01-13 → 2018-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V hollywood boulevard in vicinity 39-42.27S 149-48.27E at 132152Z…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  22. HYDROPAC 59/182018-01-05 → 2018-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 30-33.4S 153-04.3E at 051943Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3935/172017-11-14 → 2017-12-01
    Ten meter M/V northern lights, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2939/172017-08-29 → 2017-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board in vicinity…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  25. HYDROPAC 1412/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 7 meter kayak in 35-24.0S 153-56.9E at 220130Z apr
    Tasman Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 786/172017-03-07 → 2017-03-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V val, two persons on board, in vicinity 33-34S 155-40E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 551/172017-02-15 → 2017-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-13.09S 171-42.82E
    Tasman Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 471/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel bullistic in vicinity 34-45S 152-47E at 091935Z feb
    Tasman Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 223/172017-01-20 → 2017-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V on tap, one person on board in vicinity 38-13.6S 150-17.2E at…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 191/172017-01-18 → 2017-01-18
    Ten meter S/V elsa, three persons on board, on fire in vicinity 31-22S 153-01E at 181840Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 4060/162016-12-31 → 2017-01-03
    Derelict eight meter M/V capsized and adrift in 36-20S 150-54E at 310600Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 4032/162016-12-29 → 2016-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V patrice six in vicinity 43-17.4S 147-58.4E at 282338Z dec
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  33. HYDROPAC 4015/162016-12-27 → 2017-01-04
    Seven meter S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) and return
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  34. HYDROPAC 4003/162016-12-26 → 2016-12-27
    Six meter S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) to paihia…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  35. HYDROPAC 3996/162016-12-25 → 2016-12-26
    S/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue kawhia harbor (38-06.0S 174-48.0E) to paihia (35-16.9S…
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  36. HYDROPAC 3530/162016-11-15 → 2016-11-15
    15 meter F/V antares, white hull, two persons on board, overdue from wesport (41-45S 171-34E)
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  37. HYDROPAC 3529/162016-11-15 → 2016-11-15
    15 meter F/V antares, red hull, two persons on board, overdue from wesport (41-45S 171-34E)
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  38. HYDROPAC 3382/162016-11-03 → 2016-11-17
    Ten meter S/V, one person on board, unreported picton (41-17S 174-00E) to golden bay (40-40S 172-50E)
    Tasman Bay · Cook Strait · New Zealand
  39. HYDROPAC 3338/162016-10-31 → 2016-10-31
    Four meter vessel capsized and adrift in 35-27.5S 150-46.6E at 310340Z oct
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 3023/162016-10-03 → 2016-10-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 31-19.5S 155-50.7E at 031801Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 3010/162016-10-02 → 2016-10-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 35-08.40S 150-45.93E at 022225Z oct
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2322/162016-08-03 → 2016-08-07
    Two persons missing from 16 foot vessel vicinity 42-55S 147-35E
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  43. HYDROPAC 2301/162016-07-31 → 2016-08-03
    5.5 meter M/V, four persons on board, overdue cremorne bay (42-57S 147-32E) to bruny island (43-22S 147-17E)
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania
  44. HYDROPAC 1444/162016-05-17 → 2016-05-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V yuanda 29 vicinity 40-37.50S 157-27.24E at 171043Z may
    Tasman Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 1381/162016-05-11 → 2016-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V yuanda vicinity 40-12S 155-04E at 111156Z may
    Tasman Sea
  46. HYDROPAC 736/162016-03-14 → 2016-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 35-40.86S 169-29.46E
    Tasman Sea
  47. HYDROPAC 705/162016-03-11 → 2016-03-11
    Vessel sank vicinity 35-27.28S 171-14.16E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 4263/152015-12-31 → 2016-01-01
    Distress signal received from F/V antares vicinity 35-43.56S 172-25.78E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 4262/152015-12-31 → 2015-12-31
    Distress signal received from F/V antraes in 35-50.95S 172-28.10E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand-northwest Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 3029/152015-09-14 → 2015-09-14
    Ten meter vessel, blue hull, one person on board, disabled and adrift between wollongong (34-25-59S…
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea

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