Incidents · overdue

14 meter S/V caramba, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue papeete (17-32.1S 149-34.2W) to iles…

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 3676/15

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2015-12-13 09:50Z

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) · MRCC PAPEETE 101447Z NOV 15.. Issued 2015-11-10 15:04Z. 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 -13.495, -144.479. 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

These messages are connected by recorded cancellation references. The links establish relationships between notices; they do not by themselves confirm a single object, a continuous track, or recovery.

  1. HYDROPAC 3668/152015-11-09 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3676/15 · this notice2015-11-10 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued
2015-11-10 15:04Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MRCC PAPEETE 101447Z NOV 15.
issued by
MRCC PAPEETE
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-13.495, -144.479
vessel
S/V CARAMBA · 2 messages
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
FRENCH POLYNESIA.
DNC 06.
1. 14 METER S/V CARAMBA, WHITE HULL, SEVEN PERSONS
   ON BOARD, OVERDUE PAPEETE (17-32.1S 149-34.2W)
   TO ILES MARQUISES (09-27.3S 139-23.3W).
   VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
   A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
   REPORTS TO MRCC PAPEETE,
   INMARSAT-C: 582422799192,
   PHONE: 689 4054 1616, FAX: 689 4042 3915,
   E-MAIL: MRCCPAPEETE@MAIL.PF.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3668/15.

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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.
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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:37Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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