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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Archive · 391 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2915/152015-09-04 → 2015-09-07
    28 foot S/V miss marple, white hull, two persons on board, unreported broken bay (33-34-07S 151-19-00E) to…
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 2701/152015-08-15 → 2015-08-15
    Vessel, four persons on board, sinking in 30-45.2S 153-07.9E
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1984/152015-06-17 → 2015-06-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-00S 151-30E at 150329Z jun
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1354/152015-04-23 → 2015-04-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 42-20.5S 148-33.1E at 230413Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1327/152015-04-21 → 2015-04-22
    12 meter vessel tamerlane, one person on board, unreported
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 967/152015-03-20 → 2015-04-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter S/V bush, white hull, two persons on board, in 32-34.53S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia
  7. HYDROPAC 534/152015-02-14 → 2015-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 30-44S 153-00E at 140608Z feb
    Australia-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 281/152015-01-25 → 2015-01-25
    Distress flare reported vicinity 32-31S 152-48E at 250955Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 254/152015-01-22 → 2015-03-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel marina vicinity 41-08S 171-43E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand · South Island-northwest Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 42/152015-01-04 → 2015-01-04
    Five persons from S/V deduction abandoned ship in liferaft in 40-26.22S 148-29.88E at 041800Z jan
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3670/142014-12-08 → 2014-12-08
    Distress signal received from kayak tasman odyssey, one person on board in 30-15.5S 153-58.1E at 080314Z dec
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3513/142014-11-24 → 2014-11-24
    Man overboard from M/V sun princess in 34-20.57S 154-09.79E at 241000Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3158/142014-10-24 → 2014-10-26
    18 meter F/V dawn, two persons on board, sinking in 33-47.5S 151-57.2E at 240719Z oct
    Australia-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 2706/142014-09-14 → 2014-09-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V, two persons on board, vicinity 42-52.02S 148-00.42E at 132357Z…
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2592/142014-09-04 → 2014-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel enya II in 30-25.02S 158-58.56E at 040001Z sep
    Western South Pacific · Tasman Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 1559/142014-05-31 → 2014-06-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16 meter S/V heavy metal, three persons on board, vicinity 31-22S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1555/142014-05-31 → 2014-05-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16 meter S/V heavy metal, one person on board, vicinity 32-11.8S…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1140/142014-04-21 → 2014-04-21
    Distress signal received from 6.5 meter M/V splashout vicinity 40-59.5S 148-21.0E at 202334Z apr
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1092/142014-04-17 → 2014-04-18
    Seven meter S/V bonnie, blue hull, one person on board, overdue trial bay (30-52.0S 153-02.0E) to coffs…
    Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 850/142014-03-26 → 2014-03-26
    Ten meter S/V puffin, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 39-43S 149-06E at 261726Z mar
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 817/142014-03-23 → 2014-03-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 meter S/V zephyr vicinity 38-00S 149-53E at 230910Z mar
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 211/142014-01-21 → 2014-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from kayak, five persons on board, in 43-24.8S 147-05.13E at 210235Z jan
    Tasmania-southeast Coast · South East Cape
  23. HYDROPAC 2980/132013-09-29 → 2013-09-29
    13.7 meter S/V inishkea, grey hull, two persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 36-02.34S…
    Tasman Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2978/132013-09-29 → 2013-09-29
    13.7 meter S/V inishkea, grey hull, two persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 37-06S 157-57E…
    Tasman Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2807/132013-09-16 → 2013-09-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 35-00S 151-30E at 160539Z sep
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2064/132013-07-14 → 2013-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 35 foot M/V eagle VI, three persons on board, in 33-50.7S 152-27.4E…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 1893/132013-06-29 → 2013-06-30
    Derelict seven meter vessel capsized and anchored in 38-02.68S 174-31.69E
    New Zealand · North Island-west Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1889/132013-06-29 → 2013-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel reel runner vicinity 38-02.80S 174-31.53E
    New Zealand · North Island-west Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 1719/132013-06-14 → 2013-07-06
    Australia to new zealand
    Tasman Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 1602/132013-06-04 → 2013-06-05
    4.6 meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue norah head (33-16.80S 151-34.11E) to bird island…
    Australia-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1328/132013-05-09 → 2013-05-10
    Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit vicinity 32-03.6S 153-54.0E at 081049Z may
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  32. HYDROPAC 1322/132013-05-09 → 2013-05-09
    Man overboard from M/V carnival spirit vicinity of trackline between 31-58.2S 154-01.2E at 081030Z may and…
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 1082/132013-04-18 → 2013-04-19
    Distress signal received from eight meter vessel valkiriya, one person on board, in 39-12.70S 150-45.03E at…
    Australia-southeast Coast · Tasman Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3615/122012-12-19 → 2012-12-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter M/V hummingbird in 41-23.34S 148-22.92E at 190615Z dec
    Tasmania-east Coast · Tasman Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 2896/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    S/V streaker, one person on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 34-45.2S 156-39.7E at 160240Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2888/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-16
    Vessel, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 34-40.1S 156-33.4E at 152139Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2887/122012-10-15 → 2012-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-40.1S 156-33.4E at 152139Z oct
    Tasman Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2444/122012-08-26 → 2012-08-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot F/V claudarah, white hull, vicinity taupo and barcoo…
    Tasman Sea · Australia-southeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2274/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-44.84S 167-39.05E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  40. HYDROPAC 2273/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-13.44S 155-33.30E at 102220Z aug
    Australia-east Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2096/122012-07-23 → 2012-07-25
    27 foot S/V alexandra, one person on board, overdue vicinity 41-00S 173-00E
    New Zealand · Tasman Bay
  42. HYDROPAC 1938/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    4.2 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue little wanganui (41-24S 172-04E) and return
    New Zealand · South Island-northwest Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 1550/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-04
    53 foot S/V snowflake, white hull, two persons on board, overdue napier (39-29S 176-55E) to nelson (41-17S…
    New Zealand
  44. HYDROPAC 1375/122012-05-16 → 2012-05-16
    12 meter vessel, white hull with blue stripe, four persons on board, unreported cape howe (37-30S 149-58E)…
    Australia-east Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1341/122012-05-12 → 2012-05-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-26.4S 153-07.4E at 122143Z may
    Australia-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1227/122012-04-30 → 2012-05-12
    F/V k cee sank vicinity secretary island (45-15S 166-55E)
    New Zealand-southwest Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 988/122012-04-07 → 2012-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel sandshoe vicinity 40-19.2S 149-25.1E at 070224Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 649/122012-03-06 → 2012-03-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 32-59.6S 152-24.6E at 060510Z mar
    Australia-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 619/122012-03-02 → 2012-03-10
    Ten meter vessel pelagian 2, two persons on board, in need of assistance in 38-49.9S 168-40.9E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  50. HYDROPAC 613/122012-03-02 → 2012-03-02
    Ten meter vessel pelagian 2 taking on water in 38-54S 168-34E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand

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