sar

M/V challenger 2 sinking and crew abandoning ship in liferaft 43-09.3S 170-07.3E at 180300Z aug

HYDROPAC 1584/06

issued: 2006-08-18 17:42Z
status: cancelled 2006-08-18 19:00Z (archive)
authority: MNZ 291/06 181556Z AUG 06.
sea: Tasman Sea
position: -43.155, 170.122
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V CHALLENGER 2 SINKING AND CREW ABANDONING SHIP IN
LIFERAFT 43-09.3S 170-07.3E AT 180300Z AUG. VESSELS IN VICINITY
REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND,
INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 64 4 914 8333
FAX: 64 4 914 8334.

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