35 foot S/V estelle adrift and in need of assistance between pegasus bay (43-14S 173-20E) and banks…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 318/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-02-28 09:55Z
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 69/06 272058Z FEB 06.. Issued 2006-02-27 23:05Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Troubridge hill light 35-10.0S 137-38.5E unlitlater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2006-02-27 23:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 69/06 272058Z FEB 06.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -43.442, 173.183
- vessel
- S/V ESTELLE
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
35 FOOT S/V ESTELLE ADRIFT AND IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BETWEEN PEGASUS BAY (43-14S 173-20E) AND BANKS PENINSULA (43-39S 173-02E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 644 914 8333, FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
Reading this warning
- Adrift
- Loose and moving with wind and current — a vessel, container, buoy, log or anything else no longer secured.
- 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.
- Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
- The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels
22 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.
- Vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 44-22.9S 173-00.82E at 100224Z dec2020-12-10
- Derelict 11 meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 42-04.2S 174-33.5E at 312320Z aug2019-09-01
- Derelict nine meter vessel partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 41-06.8S 173-24.2E at 052345Z feb2019-02-06
- Derelict 11 meter S/V adrift in 43-55.00S 172-31.53E at 211540Z jan2019-01-21
- Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 43-30.30S 172-44.53E at 120710Z sep2018-09-12
- Derelict eight meter S/V adrift in vicinity 41-46.2S 175-22.2E at 302230Z mar2018-03-31
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
5 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 17:55Z; source collection times vary.
Derelicts
Abandoned, disabled or drifting vessels. All current derelict & adrift vessels →
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.