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14 meter F/V vulcan fisher, four persons on board, requesting assistance in 40-51.59S 174-43.27E at 192000Z…

Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 2683/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-09-08 16:24Z

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) · MNZ 98/23 192221Z AUG 23.. Issued 2023-08-19 22:58Z. 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
Tasman Sea. The parsed report position is -40.860, 174.721. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2023-08-19 22:58Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MNZ 98/23 192221Z AUG 23.
issued by
MNZ
sea
Tasman Sea
position
-40.860, 174.721
vessel
F/V VULCAN FISHER · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TASMAN BAY.
NEW ZEALAND.
DNC 06.
1. 14 METER F/V VULCAN FISHER, FOUR PERSONS ON
   BOARD, REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN
   40-51.59S 174-43.27E AT 192000Z AUG.
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
   LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MNZ,
   INMARSAT-C: 451200067,
   E-MAIL: MARITIME@KORDIA.CO.NZ.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 2681/23.

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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.
Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
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.
Date-time group (DTG)
A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

57 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:56Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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