Five meter vessel krystella, two persons on board, unreported
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3083/15
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2015-11-01 09:40Z
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 45/15 162030Z SEP 15.. Issued 2015-09-16 23:57Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -47.000, 170.000. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operationslater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2015-09-16 23:57Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 45/15 162030Z SEP 15.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -47.000, 170.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFC. NEW ZEALAND. DNC 06. FIVE METER VESSEL KRYSTELLA, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED. LAST KNOWN POSITION VICINITY 47-00S 170-00E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ZEALAND.
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.
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Last known position
- The most recent confirmed position of a missing vessel or person — the starting point of a search.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
45 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Man overboard from M/V berge rishiri in vicinity of trackline joining 46-31.13S 170-10.63E at 262000Z aug…2022-08-28
- 40 foot vessel, aorangi 2, white hull, two persons on board, overdue stewart island (47-00-00S 167-50-00E)…2020-03-24
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 47-20.51S 169-21.19E2012-11-28
- F/V k cee sank vicinity secretary island (45-15S 166-55E)2012-04-30
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 46-18.02S 171-36.68E2012-04-13
- 40 foot vessel easy rider, 14 persons on board, overdue bluff (46-36S 168-20E) to big south cape island…2012-03-15
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:53Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.