Man overboard from S/V kwai in 16-23.5S 162-37.0W
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1462/11
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2011-06-11 09:19Z
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 30/11 152215Z MAY 11.. Issued 2011-05-16 04:01Z. 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 -16.392, -162.617. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2011-05-16 04:01Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 30/11 152215Z MAY 11.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -16.392, -162.617
- vessel
- S/V KWAI
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTH PACIFIC. MAN OVERBOARD FROM S/V KWAI IN 16-23.5S 162-37.0W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 451200067, PHONE: 644 914 8333, FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- 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)
15 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-20.8S 161-57.1W2022-01-21
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V ping tai rong 39 in 16-53.9S 162-01.0W2020-08-12
- Man overboard from vessel lady moana in vicinity of trackline joining 10-02S 161-05W and 18-51S 159-47W on…2019-09-19
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V shen gang fa 715 in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W2017-06-19
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-29.6S 160-17.1W2017-06-19
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-45.98S 161-03.47W2016-09-06
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 00:05Z; 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.