Ten meter vessel pelagian 2, two persons on board, in need of assistance in 38-49.9S 168-40.9E
Tasman Sea · HYDROPAC 619/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-03-10 10:34Z
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) · MNZ 42/12 021859Z MAR 12.. Issued 2012-03-02 19:37Z. 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
- Tasman Sea. The parsed report position is -38.832, 168.682. 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
- Ten meter vessel pelagian 2 taking on water in 38-54S 168-34Ecancelled by this 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 613/122012-03-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 619/12 · this notice2012-03-02 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2012-03-02 19:37Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 42/12 021859Z MAR 12.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- Tasman Sea
- position
- -38.832, 168.682
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TASMAN SEA. NEW ZEALAND. 1. TEN METER VESSEL PELAGIAN 2, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN 38-49.9S 168-40.9E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSISTIF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 451200067, PHONE: 644 914 8333, FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 613/12.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
27 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.
- M/V perpetual succour reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 39-35.4S 168-21.8E2018-04-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 38-13.09S 171-42.82E2017-02-15
- Ten meter vessel pelagian 2 taking on water in 38-54S 168-34E2012-03-02
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 38-03.70S 171-22.97E2012-01-05
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 36-53S 165-50E2009-03-27
- Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 39-26S 170-59E2008-07-28
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 00:57Z; 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.