Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 36-12S 179-02E
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1043/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-07-05 07:35Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND 80/01 POR EGC #910 050614Z JUL 01; MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND POR EGC #908 051450Z JUL 01. Issued 2001-07-05 06:55Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -36.200, 179.033. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Seismic survey 19 apr until further notice by M/V ramform challenger towing three mile long cable in area…cancelled by this notice
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 30-07S 169-01Ecancelled by this notice
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 28-09S 176-10Elater cancellation notice
These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.
- HYDROPAC 1038/012001-07-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1043/01 · this notice2001-07-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1045/012001-07-05 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2001-07-05 06:55Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND 80/01 POR EGC #910 050614Z JUL 01; MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND POR EGC #908 051450Z JUL 01
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -36.200, 179.033
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ IN 36-12S 179-02E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 644 914 5663, FAX: 644 914 5520 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 573/01(71,93) AND 1038/01(74).
Reading this warning
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
38 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Derelict seven meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 38-17.93S 178-22.76E at 140234Z jan2026-01-14
- Eight meter vessel raven, white hull, one person on board, unreported2023-11-24
- Distress signal received in vicinity 37-29.40S 177-40.40E2023-07-21
- Man overboard from vessel in 38-52.10S 178-27.80E at 170354Z mar2023-03-17
- Distress signal received from sailing vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 36-47S 175-24E2021-02-17
- S/V squander abandoned and adrift in 35-49.7S 176-36.9E2019-06-15
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 15:23Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
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. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.