Six meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-34S 145-56E) to kubugam, kairiru island…
Bismarck Sea · HYDROPAC 1086/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-06-13 12:41Z
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) · AUSSAR 4525/08 060854Z JUN 08.. Issued 2008-06-07 10:09Z. 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
- Bismarck Sea. The parsed report position is -3.950, 144.742. 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
- Arica radio station assumes controllater 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 1073/082008-06-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1086/08 · this notice2008-06-07 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2008-06-07 10:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 4525/08 060854Z JUN 08.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Bismarck Sea
- position
- -3.950, 144.742
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SIX METER VESSEL, FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE KARKAR ISLAND (04-34S 145-56E) TO KUBUGAM, KAIRIRU ISLAND (03-20S 143-33E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 6 126 230 6811, FAX: 6 126 230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
155 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, five persons on board, overdue madang (05-13.00S…2024-03-15
- 23 foot vessel, nine persons on board, overdue wewak (03-33.28S 143-37.73E) to wuvulu island (01-45.21S…2024-02-25
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, five persons on board, overdue purdy islands (02-41.39S…2024-02-16
- Seven meter vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue bagabag island (04-47.10S 146-15.40E) to…2024-02-11
- Five persons overboard from vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 02-52.90S 146-21.80E2024-01-25
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, six persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-36.00S…2024-01-23
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 2026-10-02 23:54Z; 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.