Distress signal received vicinity 13-28S 176-05W
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 1988/02
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2002-10-25 10:20Z
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) · MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND 131/02 POR EGC#174 251430Z OCT 02. Issued 2002-10-24 17:32Z. 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 -13.467, -176.083. 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
- 6.4 meter vessel, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue honiara to 09-24S 159-29Elater 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 1967/022002-10-22 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1984/022002-10-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1988/02 · this notice2002-10-24 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1994/022002-10-25 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2002-10-24 17:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND 131/02 POR EGC#174 251430Z OCT 02
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -13.467, -176.083
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED VICINITY 13-28S 176-05W. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 644 914 5663, FAX: 644 914 5520 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
Reading this warning
- Distress signal received
- A rescue centre has received an alert — from a beacon, a radio call or a satellite terminal — and is asking ships to look.
- 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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
18 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.
- 5.5 meter vessel, two persons on board, unreported2023-10-05
- Distress signal received in vicinity of 16-06.93S 175-00.53W2021-06-24
- Vessel, capsized and adrift in 13-06.75S 175-54.21W at 270035Z nov2020-11-27
- Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, capsized and adrift in 12-32.4S 175-24.0W2020-11-27
- Distress signal received from F/V yuhyi no 16 in 12-00S 173-57W at 222355Z jan2019-01-23
- Distress signal received from vessel exodus in 15-49.15S 175-38.60W at 270625Z aug2018-08-27
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 2026-10-02 03:24Z; 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.