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

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  1. HYDROPAC 439/042004-03-08 → 2004-03-09
    Five meter vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported vicinity port stephens
  2. HYDROPAC 287/042004-02-15 → 2004-02-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 46-48S 168-05E
  3. HYDROPAC 216/042004-02-03 → 2004-02-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 33-22S 154-45E at 022318Z feb
  4. HYDROPAC 83/042004-01-18 → 2004-01-19
    12 meter vessel karina, white hull, two persons on board, overdue st helens (41-18S 148-17E) to eden (37-03S…
  5. HYDROPAC 2022/032003-11-23 → 2003-11-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 42-06S 169-19E
  6. HYDROPAC 2017/032003-11-22 → 2003-11-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-03S 151-31E at 221143Z nov
  7. HYDROPAC 1854/032003-10-26 → 2003-10-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-38S 151-08E at 260033Z oct
  8. HYDROPAC 1128/032003-07-01 → 2003-07-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 37-50S 174-40E
  9. HYDROPAC 1026/032003-06-14 → 2003-06-15
    5 meter vessel gotcha, three persons on board, overdue kiama to 34-40S 151-06E and return
  10. HYDROPAC 917/032003-05-28 → 2003-05-29
    Vessel hot property, unreported nelson to auckland
  11. HYDROPAC 696/032003-04-22 → 2003-06-06
    32 meter F/V li fa unreported
  12. HYDROPAC 519/032003-03-22 → 2003-03-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 46-22S 168-04E
  13. HYDROPAC 503/032003-03-21 → 2003-03-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 32-44S 164-14E
  14. HYDROPAC 418/032003-03-09 → 2003-04-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 39-37S 149-02E at 091114Z mar
  15. HYDROPAC 174/032003-01-30 → 2003-01-30
    13 meter F/V inkwazi sunk in 32-19.5S 152-38.7E
  16. HYDROPAC 2282/022002-12-04 → 2002-12-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 30-53S 153-51E at 040708Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 2062/022002-11-05 → 2002-10-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 46-40S 167-51E
  18. HYDROPAC 2015/022002-10-27 → 2002-10-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 35-25S 152-25E at 270618Z oct
  19. HYDROPAC 1725/022002-09-21 → 2002-09-24
    Derelict S/V excalibur capsized and adrift vicinity 33-38.4S 154-07.2E at 202110Z sep
  20. HYDROPAC 1720/022002-09-20 → 2002-09-21
    Derelict S/V excalibur capsized and adrift vicinity 33-01.5S 153-40.1E at 200338Z sep
  21. HYDROPAC 1702/022002-09-18 → 2002-09-25
    Derelict S/V excalibur capsized and adrift in 32-51.5S 153-17.9E at 172141Z sep
  22. HYDROPAC 1697/022002-09-17 → 2002-09-18
    Three persons remain missing from S/V excalibur in area bound by 32-49.5S 153-00.0E, 32-43.0S 153-09.0E,…
  23. HYDROPAC 1694/022002-09-17 → 2002-09-17
    Two persons from S/V excalibur rescued in 32-32.1S 152-58.1E at 161758Z sep
  24. HYDROPAC 1692/022002-09-16 → 2002-09-17
    Liferaft with persons from S/V excalibur vicinity 32-32.1S 152-58.2E at 161700Z sep
  25. HYDROPAC 1691/022002-09-16 → 2002-09-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-23S 152-55E at 161300Z sep
  26. HYDROPAC 1690/022002-09-16 → 2002-09-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-09S 154-15E at 161120Z sep
  27. HYDROPAC 1408/022002-08-02 → 2002-08-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 37-40S 171-50E
  28. HYDROPAC 1224/022002-06-30 → 2002-06-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 34-34S 163-26E
  29. HYDROPAC 934/022002-05-20 → 2002-05-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V up the blue in 34-03S 166-04E
  30. HYDROPAC 927/022002-05-19 → 2002-05-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-07S 170-15E
  31. HYDROPAC 843/022002-05-05 → 2002-05-08
    Man overboard from F/V yamato maru 28 in 40-58S 154-03E at 041600Z may
  32. HYDROPAC 797/022002-04-27 → 2002-04-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 41-23S 148-24E at 271438Z apr
  33. HYDROPAC 708/022002-04-17 → 2002-04-24
    Derelict 17 meter M/V sinking in 32-59S 152-20E at 170715Z apr
  34. HYDROPAC 594/022002-03-29 → 2002-03-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 47-11S 169-15E and 46-02S 163-26E
  35. HYDROPAC 552/022002-03-24 → 2002-03-25
    Distress signal received on 4125 khz from F/V judith II, two persons on board, in 43-09.1S 169-27.7E
  36. HYDROPAC 445/022002-03-12 → 2002-03-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 37-00S 173-30E at 120017Z mar
  37. HYDROPAC 304/022002-02-18 → 2002-02-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 43-00S 169-45E
  38. HYDROPAC 2119/012001-12-29 → 2001-12-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 45-58S 165-44E and 45-52S 166-18E
  39. HYDROPAC 2051/012001-12-17 → 2001-12-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 46-47S 167-43E
  40. HYDROPAC 2028/012001-12-13 → 2001-12-14
    Man overboard from M/V vitali vicinity of trackline between 33-30S 152-00E and 35-20S 151-00E
  41. HYDROPAC 1949/012001-11-30 → 2001-11-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 45-00S 164-30E
  42. HYDROPAC 1825/012001-11-11 → 2001-11-12
    33 meter S/V la violante, five persons on board, dismasted and adrift in 30-14S 154-37E at 110905Z nov
  43. HYDROPAC 1814/012001-11-10 → 2001-11-10
    5 meter S/V arctos, blue hull, eight persons on board, unreported hobart to wellington
  44. HYDROPAC 1805/012001-11-09 → 2001-11-10
    5 meter S/V arctos, blue hull, eight persons on board unreported hobart to wellington
  45. HYDROPAC 1469/012001-09-09 → 2001-09-10
    5 meter vessel, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue botany bay
  46. HYDROPAC 1419/012001-08-30 → 2001-10-16
    Man overboard from M/V malaya 201 vicinity 42-38S 170-11E
  47. HYDROPAC 1346/012001-08-18 → 2001-08-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 44-20S 167-59E
  48. HYDROPAC 1202/012001-07-28 → 2001-07-29
    S/V loco, three persons on board, dismasted in 33-05S 152-24E at 280815Z jul
  49. HYDROPAC 1062/012001-07-08 → 2001-07-08
    16 meter F/V kanimbla star, white hull, two persons on board, unreported from 37-55S 149-50E at 070300Z jul
  50. HYDROPAC 1014/012001-06-30 → 2001-06-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 33-55S 152-17E at 300253Z jun

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