Mariners are advised that a large number of toxic objects, very dangerous to human health were reported in…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 542/05
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2005-05-20 22:00Z
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) · MAR OPS NZ MSA 117/05 021212Z APR 05.. Issued 2005-04-02 14:27Z. 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
- South Pacific Ocean. The parsed report position is -35.367, 174.542. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2005-04-02 14:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MAR OPS NZ MSA 117/05 021212Z APR 05.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -35.367, 174.542
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF TOXIC OBJECTS, VERY DANGEROUS TO HUMAN HEALTH WERE REPORTED IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE BETWEEN CAPE BRETT(35-10S 174-20E) AND THE POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS(35-34S 174-45E) AND SEAWARD TO THE 500 METER LINE. THEY ARE DESCRIBED AS ORANGE FLAT HEAVY CARDBOARD TUBES, APPROXIMATELY TWO METERS LONG, BY 150MM WIDE, BY 25MM THICK. THEY SHOULD ON NO ACCOUNT BE APPROACHED OR HANDLED. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND INMARSAT-C: 45120 0067, PHONE: 64 4914 8333, FAX: 644 9145 8334, OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
Reading this warning
- Area bound by
- Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
- 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.
- 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 · other warnings
14 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 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.
- Port of napier (37-39.60S 176-10.32E) closed until further notice2026-04-12
- Hazardous opertaions 2000Z to 0400Z daily 07 thru 12 may and 14 thru 19 may in area within three miles of…2023-05-02
- 12 meter tree partially submerged and adrift in vicinity 36-32.60S 175-16.07E2017-07-18
- Fishing net, marked by buoys, abandoned in 37-04.4S 175-55.7E2017-05-03
- 25 meter tree adrift vicinity 37-38.04S 176-16.52E at 200604Z dec2016-12-20
- 12 meter vessel skyborne requesting assistance in 33-17S 173-26E at 080620Z jun2016-06-08
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 01:20Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.