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23 foot vessel, white hull with orange stripe, two persons on board, overdue madang (05-13S 145-48E) to rai…

Vitaz Strait · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 2441/18

issued: 2018-07-03 10:45Z
status: cancelled 2018-07-04 00:31Z (archive)
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 4510/18 031020Z JUL 18.
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -5.439, 146.033
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

VITAZ STRAIT.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
23 FOOT VESSEL, WHITE HULL WITH ORANGE STRIPE,
TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE MADANG
(05-13S 145-48E) TO RAI COAST
(05-30S 145-51E) VIA VITIAZ STRAIT.
LAST KNOWN POSITION 05-36S 146-27E AT 030500Z JUL.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA,
PHONE: 612 6230 6811,
FAX: 612 6230 6868,
E-MAIL: [email protected] OR
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 7351 7017,
E-MAIL: PNGMR [email protected].

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