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Seven meter banana boat, white hull, orange gunwale, 14 persons on board, sunk in 05-12.00S 146-37.00E at…

Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 2321/22

issued: 2022-08-24 01:18Z
status: cancelled 2022-08-30 05:45Z (archive)
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 0/22 240102Z AUG 22.
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -5.200, 146.617
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

VITIAZ STRAIT.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
SEVEN METER BANANA BOAT, WHITE HULL, ORANGE GUNWALE,
14 PERSONS ON BOARD, SUNK IN 05-12.00S 146-37.00E
AT 210001Z AUG.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY VIA TELEPHONE +67573517017,
EMAIL [email protected]  OR JRCC AUSTRALIA VIA TELEPHONE +61262306811
INMARSAT THROUGH LES BURUM (POR 212,IOR 312), SPECIAL ACCESS CODE (SAC) 39,
HF DSC 005030001, EMAIL:  [email protected] OR  BY FAX +61262306868.

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