26 foot S/V seastar, white hull, one person on board, overdue falmouth (50-09N 005-04W) to perth (31-57S…
Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 564/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-03-31 09:57Z
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 1431/12 272234Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-27 23:02Z. 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
- Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is -7.694, 95.183. 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 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 564/12 · this notice2012-02-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROLANT 438/122012-02-27 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2012-02-27 23:02Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 1431/12 272234Z FEB 12.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- -7.694, 95.183
- vessel
- S/V SEASTAR · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
UNITED KINGDOM TO AUSTRALIA. 26 FOOT S/V SEASTAR, WHITE HULL, ONE PERSON ON BOARD, OVERDUE FALMOUTH (50-09N 005-04W) TO PERTH (31-57S 115-51E) OR WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (41-17S 174-46E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 61 26 230 6811, FAX: 61 26 230 6868 E-MAIL: RRCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
15 within 180 nm since 2001 · 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.
- Derelict F/V, grey and blue hull, capsized and adrift in 09-10S 092-44E at 270821Z mar2017-03-27
- Derelict 25 meter vessel, grey hull, capsized and adrift in 10-22.31S 094-24.17E at 180152Z mar2017-03-18
- Distress signal received from M/V kalaminja in 09-15.42S 096-25.20E at 220402Z dec2014-12-22
- 24 meter F/V jayawe, yellow and blue hull with red stripe, numerous persons on board, unreported2013-06-12
- 37 foot F/V kavisha, brown hull, 43 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 09-10S 096-10E at 020230Z dec2012-12-02
- F/V, 60 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine trouble in 05-00S 095-00E at 041300Z nov2012-11-04
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 2026-10-01 23:54Z; 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.