23 foot vessel, ten persons on board, overdue lihir island (03-06S 152-39E) to the tanga islands (03-25S…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3324/15
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) · RCC GUAM 081422Z OCT 15.. Issued 2015-10-09 02:40Z. 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 -3.258, 152.933. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 3262/152015-10-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 3324/15 · this notice2015-10-09 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2015-10-09 02:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC GUAM 081422Z OCT 15.
- issued by
- RCC GUAM
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -3.258, 152.933
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. PAPUA NEW GUINEA. DNC 05. 23 FOOT VESSEL, TEN PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE LIHIR ISLAND (03-06S 152-39E) TO THE TANGA ISLANDS (03-25S 153-13E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR GUAM, PHONE: 671 355 4824, E-MAIL: RCCGUAM@USCG.MIL.
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.
- Overdue vessel
- A vessel has not arrived when expected and has not been heard from; ships are asked to look out for it.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
201 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.
- 15 foot vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue in vicinity matsungan island (05-23.30S 154-34.57E)2024-03-20
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripes, six persons on board, overdue feni island (04-05.02S…2024-01-29
- Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripe, three persons on board, overdue tanga island (03-22.50S…2023-12-28
- Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue buka (05-12.00S 154-31.00E) at 241800Z sep…2023-09-27
- Seven meter vessel, capsized, two persons in water between muliama village (04-03.50S 152-58.30E) and feni…2023-09-19
- Seven meter vessel, orange and white hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 04-34.00S…2023-08-30
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.