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23 foot vessel, 11 persons on board, adrift between manus (02-38.22S 146-48.90E) and karkar island…

Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 787/20

issued: 2020-03-09 05:47Z
status: cancelled 2020-03-11 14:10Z (archive)
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 1861/20 090502Z MAR 20 - MRCC PORT MORESBY 090502Z MAR 20.
sea: Bismarck Sea
position: -3.562, 146.432
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

BISMARCK SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
23 FOOT VESSEL, 11 PERSONS ON BOARD, ADRIFT
BETWEEN MANUS (02-38.22S 146-48.90E) AND
KARKAR ISLAND (04-29.24S 146-02.95E).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 7351 7017, E-MAIL: [email protected]
OR JRCC AUSTRALIA,
PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868,
E-MAIL: [email protected].

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Cancel HYDROPAC 787/20 and this msg, vessel located safecancelled by · 2020-03-11

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