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Seven meter M/V, orange stripe, 11 persons on board, capsized and adrift between finsch harbour (06-33.0S…

Solomon Sea · Vitiaz Strait · Papua New Guinea · HYDROPAC 889/15

issued: 2015-03-13 16:49Z
status: cancelled 2015-03-14 11:53Z (archive)
authority: AUSSAR 1861/15 131637Z MAR 15.
sea: Solomon Sea
position: -6.225, 147.863
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOLOMON SEA.
VITIAZ STRAIT.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
SEVEN METER M/V, ORANGE STRIPE, 11 PERSONS ON BOARD,
CAPSIZED AND ADRIFT BETWEEN FINSCH HARBOUR (06-33.0S 147-51.3E)
AND SIASSI ISLANDS (05-54.0S 147-52.3E) AT 130200Z MAR. SEVEN PERSONS
REMAIN MISSING. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA,
PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868,
E-MAIL: [email protected].

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