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Vessel, white hull with orange stripes, eight persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine failure…

Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 188/23

issued: 2023-01-16 06:32Z
status: cancelled 2023-01-16 09:31Z (archive)
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 413/23 160553Z JAN 23.
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -4.673, 151.357
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BISMARCK SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
VESSEL, WHITE HULL WITH ORANGE STRIPES,
EIGHT PERSONS ON BOARD,
DISABLED AND ADRIFT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE
BETWEEN TAKIS POINT (04-12.80S 151-29.40E)
AND LOLOBAU ISLAND (04-55.40S 151-10.50E).
LAST KNOWN POSITION IN 04-46.00S 151-37.20E
AT 150630Z JAN. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED
TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 7351 7017,
E-MAIL: [email protected]
OR JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811,
FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: [email protected].

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Cancel HYDROPAC 188/23 and this msg, vessel located safecancelled by · 2023-01-16

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