Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, unreported lihir island (03-07S 152-36E) to namatanai…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 181/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-02-07 09:30Z
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) · RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 889/01 POR EGC #47110 050133Z FEB 01.. Issued 2001-02-05 09:20Z. 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 -3.392, 152.525. 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
- RACON at sandy cape light 24-44.0S 153-12.6E inoperativelater 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 181/01 · this notice2001-02-05 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 279/012001-02-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 280/012001-02-20 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 295/012001-02-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 309/012001-02-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 321/012001-02-26 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2001-02-05 09:20Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 889/01 POR EGC #47110 050133Z FEB 01.
- issued by
- RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -3.392, 152.525
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SEVEN METER VESSEL, WHITE HULL, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED LIHIR ISLAND (03-07S 152-36E) TO NAMATANAI (03-40S 152-27E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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)
207 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- 23 foot vessel, six persons on board, unreported emirau island (01-38.50S 149-58.50E) to new hanover island…2024-03-22
- 15 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity matsungan island (05-23.30S 154-34.57E)2024-03-20
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue feni island (04-05.02S…2024-01-29
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue tanga island (03-22.50S…2023-12-28
- Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue buka (05-12.00S 154-31.00E) at 241800Z sep…2023-09-27
- Seven meter vessel, capsized, two persons in water between muliama village (04-03.50S 152-58.30E) and feni…2023-09-19
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 2026-09-24 16:32Z; 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.