Incidents · overdue

40 foot F/V sandra fay, red hull, unreported to whangarei (35-43S 174-18E)

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1590/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-09-18 09:39Z

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 85/10 060550Z AUG 10.. Issued 2010-08-06 08:31Z. 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 -35.233, 175.400. 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: 2010-08-06 08:31Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MNZ 85/10 060550Z AUG 10.
issued by: MNZ
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -35.233, 175.400
vessel: F/V SANDRA FAY
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
NEW ZEALAND-NORTH COAST.
40 FOOT F/V SANDRA FAY, RED HULL, UNREPORTED
TO WHANGAREI (35-43S 174-18E). LAST KNOWN
POSITION 34-45S 176-30E AT 041000Z AUG.
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

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.
Last known position: The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

115 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.

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 00:48Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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