sar

23 foot vessel, two persons on board, overdue karkar island (04-39S 145-58E) to long island (05-21S 147-07E)

Papua New Guinea-northeast Coast · Bismarck Sea · Vitiaz Strait · HYDROPAC 3124/13

issued
2013-10-12 06:09Z
status
cancelled 2013-10-14 15:33Z (archive)
authority
AUSSAR 6780/12 120520Z OCT 13.
sea
Bismarck Sea
position
-4.900, 146.678
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

PAPUA NEW GUINEA-NORTHEAST COAST.
BISMARCK SEA.
VITIAZ STRAIT.
23 FOOT VESSEL, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
KARKAR ISLAND (04-39S 145-58E) TO
LONG ISLAND (05-21S 147-07E). LAST KNOWN POSITION
DISABLED VICINITY 04-42S 146-57E AT 111500Z OCT.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO
MRCC PORT MORESBY, PHONE: 675 321 2969, 675 305 4631,
E-MAIL: [email protected], [email protected]
OR RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811,
FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: [email protected].

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