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47 meter M/V rabaul queen, 350 persons on board, sunk vicinity 06-31.5S 147-59.7E at 012349Z feb
Papua New Guinea · Vitiaz Strait · HYDROPAC 278/12
- issued
- 2012-02-02 01:39Z
- status
- cancelled 2012-02-02 12:36Z (archive)
- cancels
- HYDROPAC 277/12
- authority
- AUSSAR 797/12 REV1 020110Z FEB 12.
- position
- -6.525, 147.995
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. VITIAZ STRAIT. 1. 47 METER M/V RABAUL QUEEN, 350 PERSONS ON BOARD, SUNK VICINITY 06-31.5S 147-59.7E AT 012349Z FEB. RESCUE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 623 06811, FAX: 612 623 06868, E-MAIL: [email protected]. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 277/12.
This area · other warnings
13 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Two persons adrift on desbris in vicinity of trackline joining 05-25.00S 147-10.00E, 05-20.00S 147-35.00E2022-09-24
- 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
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.3 has occurred in vicinity 07-48S 147-42E at 170250Z jul2020-07-17
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.7 has occurred in 05-12S 150-30E at 141258Z may2019-05-14
- 23 foot vessel requesting assistance along trackline joining 05-17.7S 145-46.8E, 05-00.0S 146-00.0E2019-03-02
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Timeline
- Distress signal received from 47 meter M/V rabaul queen, 350 persons on board, vicinity 06-28.8S 147-58.5Ecancels · 2012-02-01
- Distress signal received from 47 meter M/V rabaul queen, 350 persons on board, vicinity 06-28.8S 147-58.5Ereplaced · 2012-02-01
- Rescue operations in progress within 40 miles of 06-50S 148-20E at 021057Z feb for M/V rabaul queencancelled by · 2012-02-02
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