Two persons adrift on desbris in vicinity of trackline joining 05-25.00S 147-10.00E, 05-20.00S 147-35.00E
Bismarck Sea · HYDROPAC 2655/22
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2022-09-28 05:04Z
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) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 6380/22 241737Z SEP 22.. Issued 2022-09-24 19:04Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2655/22 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2022-09-24 19:04Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 6380/22 241737Z SEP 22.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Bismarck Sea
- position
- -5.375, 147.375
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BISMARCK SEA. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. DNC 05. TWO PERSONS ADRIFT ON DESBRIS IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 05-25.00S 147-10.00E, 05-20.00S 147-35.00E. 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: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
10 within 180 nm since 2008 · 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.
- Three persons overboard from vessel in 05-59.76S 147-46.24E at 221335Z aug2022-08-23
- Six persons overboard in vicinity of trackline joining madang (05-12.6S 145-47.2E) to karkar island (04-44S…2022-01-21
- 23 foot vessel requesting assistance along trackline joining 05-17.7S 145-46.8E, 05-00.0S 146-00.0E2019-03-02
- Four persons overboard in vicinity 02-38S 147-23E at 212300Z sep2018-09-24
- Three persons overboard from vessel in vicinity between cape gourdon (04-23.07S 145-19.60E) and sarang…2018-06-13
- Rescue operations in progress within 40 miles of 07-00S 148-40E for M/V rabaul queen2012-02-02
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
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:35Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.