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Papua new guinea

Bismarck Sea · HYDROPAC 2035/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-07-30 09:22Z

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) · AUSSAR 4588/11 150926Z JUL 11.. Issued 2011-07-15 11:37Z. 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 parsed report position is -5.436, 149.163. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Bismarck Sea →

issued: 2011-07-15 11:37Z
status: Archived notice
authority: AUSSAR 4588/11 150926Z JUL 11.
issued by: AUSSAR
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -5.436, 149.163
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BISMARK SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
SEVEN METER VESSEL, WHITE HULL WITH ORANGE STRIPE,
SEVEN PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
UMBOI ISLAND (05-40.0S 147-57.0E) TO
KIMBE ISLAND (05-12.3S 150-22.6E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO RCC PORT MORESBY OR
RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811,
FAX: 612 6230 6868,
E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.

Reading this warning

Persons on board (POB): The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Overdue vessel: A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

113 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.

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

All ships transiting the bismarck sea in vicinity of cape gloucester are requested to maintain a sharp…Wrecks · 16.3 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:42Z; 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.