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Rescue operations in progress within 40 miles of 06-50S 148-20E at 021057Z feb for M/V rabaul queen

Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 285/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-02 23:41Z

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) · AUSSAR 797/12 REV2 021057Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-02 12:36Z. 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
Solomon Sea. The parsed report position is -6.833, 148.333 with a 40.0 nm radius. 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
2012-02-02 12:36Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSSAR 797/12 REV2 021057Z FEB 12.
issued by
AUSSAR
sea
Solomon Sea
position
-6.833, 148.333 · r 40.0 nm
vessel
M/V RABAUL QUEEN · 7 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
VITIAZ STRAIT.
1. RESCUE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS WITHIN 40 MILES OF
   06-50S 148-20E AT 021057Z FEB FOR M/V RABAUL QUEEN.
   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: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 278/12.

Reading this warning

Within a radius of
A circular area — every position within a stated distance of a point.
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.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
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

10 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

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Other

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