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Rescue operations in progress for M/V rabaul queen vicinity kiriwina island (08-30S 151-06E) and lusancay…

Solomon Sea · HYDROPAC 325/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-11 00:09Z

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 REV 6 061130Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-06 13:27Z. 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 map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2012-02-06 13:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSSAR 797/12 REV 6 061130Z FEB 12.
issued by
AUSSAR
sea
Solomon Sea
position
-8.467, 149.680
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.
SOLOMON SEA.
1. RESCUE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS FOR M/V RABAUL QUEEN
   VICINITY KIRIWINA ISLAND (08-30S 151-06E) AND
   LUSANCAY ISLANDS AND REEFS (08-30S 150-30E).
   VESSELS IN VICINITY OF AREA BOUND BY
   06-30S 147-59E, 08-00S 148-00E
   09-40S 150-00E, 09-40S 152-00E REQUESTED
   TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY, PHONE: 675 321 2969,
   675 321 3033, FAX: 675 321 0484
   OR RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 623 06811,
   FAX: 612 623 06868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 304/12.

Reading this warning

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.
Area bound by
Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
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

9 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

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:23Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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