Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Tasman Sea

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.

in force
0
last 12 months
0
vs previous 12 (0)
—
since 1999
391

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.

In force now · 0

No distress & casualty cases (archived) in force in the Tasman Sea right now.

By year

99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

By month (all years)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Other hazards in the Tasman Sea

Archive · 391 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 91/122012-01-11 → 2012-01-12
    14 meter vessel jade, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 30-46.75S 153-28.25E at 112100Z jan
    Australia-southeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 44/122012-01-07 → 2012-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 36-28S 174-01E
    New Zealand-northwest Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 31/122012-01-05 → 2012-01-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-03.70S 171-22.97E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  4. HYDROPAC 2880/112011-10-14 → 2011-11-12
    65 foot F/V bacchante, green hull, unreported
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand · North Island-west Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 2763/112011-10-02 → 2011-10-02
    S/V scotch bonnet, three persons on board, dismasted and adrift vicinity 34-29S 162-33E
    Tasman Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2265/112011-08-12 → 2011-08-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V far niente, one person on board, vicinity 31-59.82S 156-09.06E…
    Australia-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 2156/112011-08-02 → 2011-08-02
    Man overboard from vessel southern express vicinity of trackline between halfmoon bay (47-00S 167-50E) and…
    New Zealand-south Coast · Foveaux Strait
  8. HYDROPAC 1765/112011-06-17 → 2011-06-18
    23 foot M/V, white hull, one person on board, unreported port hacking (34-04S 151-07E) to shoalhaven heads…
    Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1542/112011-05-24 → 2011-06-11
    Distress signal received in 37-26S 173-51E
    New Zealand · North Island-west Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1455/112011-05-14 → 2011-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V c'est la vie vicinity 31-59.82S 156-09.06E at 141103Z may
    Australia-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1422/112011-05-12 → 2011-05-12
    Ten meter vessel ainmara, three persons on board, disabled and in need of assistance in 32-05.71S 154-08.66E
    Australia-southeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1265/112011-04-25 → 2011-04-25
    6.4 meter F/V mistress, four persons on board, overdue adventure bay (43-18S 147-22E) and return
    Tasmania-southeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1007/112011-03-31 → 2011-04-01
    F/V sao pedro, four persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine room fire in 32-30.24S 154-23.40E at…
    Australia-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 589/112011-02-24 → 2011-02-26
    S/V ander, two persons on board, reports suffering keel damage in 37-12S 172-43E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  15. HYDROPAC 459/112011-02-10 → 2011-02-11
    18 meter S/V mustang, four persons on board, taking on water and requesting tow in 33-32S 156-52E at 092221Z…
    Australia-east Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2945/102010-12-28 → 2011-01-01
    11 meter vessel waterbird, blue hull, one person on board, unreported portland (38-21S 141-36E) to tauranga…
    Australia To New Zealand
  17. HYDROPAC 2861/102010-12-22 → 2010-12-22
    Distress signal in 46-10S 166-38E
    New Zealand · South Island-south Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 2616/102010-11-28 → 2010-11-28
    11 meter vessel an cala, white hull, one person on board, unreported hauhora (34-48S 173-06E) to new…
    New Zealand-northwest Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2590/102010-11-26 → 2010-11-26
    S/V sea eagle, two persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 42-39.14S 148-27.31E at 261000Z nov
    Tasman Sea · Tasmania-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 2459/102010-11-14 → 2010-11-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V barakee in 34-33S 154-23E at 140400Z nov
    Australia-southeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2198/102010-10-21 → 2010-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-31S 164-21E
    Tasman Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 2126/102010-10-14 → 2010-10-14
    Distress signal received from 65 foot F/V marconi, four persons on board, on fire in 42-27.89S 170-42.72E at…
    New Zealand-west Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 1234/102010-06-13 → 2010-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 35-44S 173-32E
    New Zealand-northwest Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 1183/102010-06-06 → 2010-06-07
    Distress signal received from 14 meter M/V matahari, white hull, two persons on board, in 35-36S 171-58E
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand · North Island-west Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 1084/102010-05-26 → 2010-05-26
    20 foot vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue port stephens (32-42S 152-06E) to newcastle (32-55S…
    Australia-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1052/102010-05-21 → 2010-05-21
    43 foot F/V tui unreported whangarei (35-43S 174-18E) to nelson (41-17S 173-17E) via north cape (34-41S…
    Tasman Sea · New Zealand
  27. HYDROPAC 1030/102010-05-19 → 2010-05-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-00S 149-21E at 190032Z
    Australia-southeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 371/102010-02-26 → 2010-02-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter M/V coral bay, white hull, two persons on board, in…
    Australia-southeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 64/102010-01-13 → 2010-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-28S 165-40E
    New Zealand · Southwest Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2171/092009-11-23 → 2009-11-23
    52 foot vessel horizons, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 47-08S 158-06E
  31. HYDROPAC 1753/092009-09-29 → 2009-10-03
    12 meter S/V panacea, white hull, four persons on board, overdue mooloolaba (26-10.9S 153-07.1E) to sydney…
  32. HYDROPAC 1739/092009-09-26 → 2009-09-29
    F/V strikeforce taking on water in 32-41S 157-27E at 262030Z sep
  33. HYDROPAC 1259/092009-07-12 → 2009-07-15
    7 meter M/V, one person on board, overdue
  34. HYDROPAC 1163/092009-06-24 → 2009-06-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, three persons on board, vicinity 35-43S 150-35E…
  35. HYDROPAC 923/092009-05-14 → 2009-05-16
    F/V chrislynn sank in 32-53S 152-07E at 122320Z may
  36. HYDROPAC 787/092009-04-20 → 2009-04-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 33-34.5S 168-37.3E
  37. HYDROPAC 626/092009-03-27 → 2009-04-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 36-53S 165-50E
  38. HYDROPAC 102/092009-01-12 → 2009-01-17
    5 meter M/V, three persons on board, sinking in 36-53S 150-06E at 120005Z jan
  39. HYDROPAC 22/092009-01-03 → 2009-01-10
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 34-30S 164-19E
  40. HYDROPAC 10/092009-01-01 → 2009-01-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-48S 170-04E
  41. HYDROPAC 2211/082008-11-09 → 2008-11-12
    Ten meter S/V odessa, white hull, one person on board, unreported whangarei (35-43S 174-19E) to coffs…
  42. HYDROPAC 2046/082008-10-19 → 2008-10-20
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 36-00S 166-00E
  43. HYDROPAC 2036/082008-10-18 → 2008-11-29
    M/V leonora rose unreported from marlborough sound (41-15S 174-15E)
  44. HYDROPAC 1942/082008-10-04 → 2008-10-11
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 31-35S 153-27E at 032231Z oct
  45. HYDROPAC 1748/082008-09-08 → 2008-10-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-36S 163-23E
  46. HYDROPAC 1442/082008-07-28 → 2008-09-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 39-26S 170-59E
  47. HYDROPAC 1380/082008-07-21 → 2008-07-22
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in vicinity 39-12S 173-53E
  48. HYDROPAC 1263/082008-07-04 → 2008-08-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-31S 168-57E
  49. HYDROPAC 1129/082008-06-16 → 2008-06-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and 243 mhz within 70 miles of 35-02S 151-25E at 160950Z jun
  50. HYDROPAC 1111/082008-06-13 → 2008-07-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 40-53S 169-11E

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Tasman Sea — page 4 · seahazards