Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1069/18
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2018-03-18 14:06Z
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) · MNZ 41/18 172350Z MAR 18.. Issued 2018-03-18 01:02Z. 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 -0.733, 174.450. 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
- Seven meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity nonouti island (00-44S 174-27E)later cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1069/18 · this notice2018-03-18 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1076/182018-03-18 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2018-03-18 01:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 41/18 172350Z MAR 18.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -0.733, 174.450
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. KIRIBATI. DNC 06. SEVEN METER VESSEL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE IN VICINITY NONOUTI ISLAND (00-44S 174-27E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 451200067, E-MAIL: MARITIME@KORDIA.CO.NZ.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Overdue vessel
- A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
69 within 180 nm since 2003 · 0 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.
- 18 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported teaoraereke (01-20.05N 173-00.83E) to…2023-12-09
- 15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue2023-10-24
- 15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue2023-10-22
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-01.53N 172-54.60E2023-08-14
- 17 foot F/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported nawerewere village (01-21.59N 173-08.36E) to…2023-04-30
- Eight foot vessel, grey hull, two persons on board, overdue from tabiteuea north island (01-21.00S…2023-01-14
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 2026-09-30 05:07Z; 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.