sar

23 foot banana boat, 13 persons on board, overdue vitu islands (04-55S 149-09E) to kimbe island (05-33S…

HYDROPAC 198/09

issued: 2009-01-24 11:21Z
status: cancelled 2009-01-25 05:48Z (archive)
authority: AUSSAR 625/09 240750Z JAN 09.
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -5.233, 149.650
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

23 FOOT BANANA BOAT, 13 PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
VITU ISLANDS (04-55S 149-09E) TO KIMBE ISLAND (05-33S 150-09E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 321 3033, FAX: 675 321 0484,
E-MAIL: [email protected].

This area · sar warnings

0 within 180 nm since — · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Timeline

Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 1000Z daily 29 and 30 jan in area between 35-35N 36-00N and 125-00E 125-30Ecancelled by · 2009-01-25

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

3 sar warnings in force

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.