Last known position port vila (17-45S 168-18E)
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 2141/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-08-14 11:29Z
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 ALAMEDA 200019Z JUL 13.. Issued 2013-07-20 02:06Z. 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
- Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -17.750, 168.300. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2076/13, 2086/13, 2141/13, 2405/13later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2013-07-20 02:06Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC ALAMEDA 200019Z JUL 13.
- issued by
- RCC ALAMEDA
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -17.750, 168.300
- vessel
- S/V SEA FURY
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. CORAL SEA. VANUATU. S/V SEA FURY UNREPORTED VICINITY VANUATU. LAST KNOWN POSITION PORT VILA (17-45S 168-18E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD ALAMEDA, TELEX: 230172343, PHONE: 510 437 3701, E-MAIL: RCCALAMEDA@USCG.MIL.
Reading this warning
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
39 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Rowboat maiwar, unreported2023-10-05
- Distress signal received in 18-11.13S 168-31.73E2023-04-30
- Distress signal received from 17 meter S/V caliope, white hull, in 18-00.00S 168-15.00E2022-09-10
- 4 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue2020-08-03
- Search and rescue operations in progress for vessel ambition one in 15-48S 167-21E2020-04-02
- Search and rescue operations in progress for vessel ambition one in 15-28.8S 167-12.6E2020-04-02
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 02:01Z; 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.