Two, 15 foot vessels, two persons on board and three persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N…
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 9/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-01-03 14:15Z
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 3/16 021340Z JAN 16.. Issued 2016-01-02 15:00Z. 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 1.225, 173.025. 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
- 15 foot vessel, two persons on board, unreported tarawa atoll (01-25N 173-02E) to maiana (01-02N 173-01E)later cancellation 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 9/16 · this notice2016-01-02 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 13/162016-01-03 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 434/162016-02-16 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 906/162016-03-29 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1166/162016-04-21 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1236/162016-04-28 · Archived notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2016-01-02 15:00Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MNZ 3/16 021340Z JAN 16.
- issued by
- MNZ
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- 1.225, 173.025
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
NORTH PACIFIC. KIRIBATI. DNC 06, DNC 12. TWO, 15 FOOT VESSELS, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD AND THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, UNREPORTED TARAWA ATOLL (01-25N 173-02E) TO MAIANA (01-02N 173-01E). VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO ANY COASTAL RADIO STATION.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- 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.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
79 within 180 nm since 2003 · 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 from 18 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, in 01-04.00N 171-40.00E2024-03-05
- 18 foot vessel, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported teaoraereke (01-20.05N 173-00.83E) to…2023-12-09
- 15 foot vessel, black hull, two persons onboard, overdue2023-10-22
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 01-01.53N 172-54.60E2023-08-14
- 17 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue butaritari island (03-10.07N 172-49.55E) to…2023-07-15
- 17 foot F/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, unreported nawerewere village (01-21.59N 173-08.36E) to…2023-04-30
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 05:23Z; 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.