sar

Six meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue buka passage (05-25S 154-40E) to carteret island…

HYDROPAC 786/01

issued: 2001-05-23 04:20Z
status: cancelled 2001-05-25 04:20Z (archive)
authority: RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 3716/01 POR EGC #52318 230344Z MAY 01
sea: South Pacific Ocean
position: -5.125, 155.033
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SIX METER VESSEL, WHITE HULL, SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, OVERDUE
BUKA PASSAGE (05-25S 154-40E) TO CARTERET ISLAND (04-50S 155-24E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST
IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY, PHONE: 675 321 4994,
PORT MORESBY RADIO, TELEX: 3004646 OR RCC AUSTRALIA,
TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811.

This area · sar warnings

0 within 180 nm since — · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Timeline

Distress signal received from F/V, 16 persons on board, in 18-54.94N 061-34.45Ecancelled by · 2001-05-25

Nearby now · within 120 nm

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Worldwide now

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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.