sar
Seven meter vessel napsme, ten persons on board, capsized in 05-27.5S 145-59.0E at 140500Z oct
Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 2995/20
- issued
- 2020-10-15 02:41Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-10-15 23:00Z (archive)
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 6498/20 150239Z OCT 20.
- sea
- Bismarck Sea
- position
- -5.458, 145.983
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VITIAZ STRAIT. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. DNC 05. SEVEN METER VESSEL NAPSME, TEN PERSONS ON BOARD, CAPSIZED IN 05-27.5S 145-59.0E AT 140500Z OCT. TWO PERSONS RESCUED AT 142130Z OCT, EIGHT PERSONS REMAIN MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY, PHONE: 675 7351 7017, E-MAIL: [email protected] OR JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: [email protected].
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Timeline
- Cancel HYDROPAC 2995/20 and this msg, search suspendedcancelled by · 2020-10-15
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