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Six persons overboard in vicinity of trackline joining madang (05-12.6S 145-47.2E) to karkar island (04-44S…

Bismarck Sea · HYDROPAC 180/22

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2022-01-27 02:44Z

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) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 502/22 211517Z JAN 22.. Issued 2022-01-21 16:46Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2022-01-21 16:46Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC AUSTRALIA 502/22 211517Z JAN 22.
issued by
JRCC AUSTRALIA
sea
Bismarck Sea
position
-4.972, 145.860
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

VITIAZ STRAIT.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
SIX PERSONS OVERBOARD IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE
JOINING MADANG (05-12.6S 145-47.2E) TO
KARKAR ISLAND (04-44S 145-56E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 7351 7017,
E-MAIL: PNGMRCC@NMSA.GOV.PG.

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.
Man overboard
Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
Track line joining
Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

8 within 180 nm since 2008 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-28 14:10Z; source collection times vary.

Other

Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →

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