Man overboard from M/V forum fiji 2 in 24-10.36S 176-23.40W at 270803Z apr
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 745/04
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2004-04-28 05:20Z
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) · MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND POR EGC#550 271018Z APR 04. Issued 2004-04-27 11:40Z. 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 -24.173, -176.390. 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
- F/V tian sheng, 30 persons on board, on fire in 28-38S 040-20E at 280244Z aprlater cancellation notice
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.
- HYDROPAC 745/04 · this notice2004-04-27 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 755/042004-04-28 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 758/042004-04-28 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2004-04-27 11:40Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARITIME OPS NEW ZEALAND POR EGC#550 271018Z APR 04
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -24.173, -176.390
- vessel
- M/V FORUM FIJI 2
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
MAN OVERBOARD FROM M/V FORUM FIJI 2 IN 24-10.36S 176-23.40W AT 270803Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND, INMARSAT-C: 4512 00067, PHONE: 644 914 8333, FAX: 644 914 8334 OR TAUPO MARITIME RADIO.
Reading this warning
- Man overboard
- Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
- 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.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- 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.
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
30 within 180 nm since 1998 · 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-05.00S 175-21.00W2024-01-10
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-15.00S 174-15.00W2023-07-01
- Distress signal received in vicinity 21-49.67S 175-55.60W2021-12-31
- 19 meter S/V dakini, four persons on board, overdue tonga2018-11-21
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-02.53S 175-09.13W2018-01-01
- Distress signal received in vicinity 22-10.5S 178-48.7W2017-02-03
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 02:39Z; 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.