Fishing gear, marked by buoys, abandoned in vicinity 43-57S 173-34E
South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 973/20
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2020-03-25 09:20Z
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) · CNW 66/20 221633Z MAR 20.. Issued 2020-03-22 16:37Z. 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 -43.950, 173.567. 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
- Cancel HYDROPAC 973/20 and this msglater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →
- issued
- 2020-03-22 16:37Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CNW 66/20 221633Z MAR 20.
- issued by
- CNW
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -43.950, 173.567
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC. NEW ZEALAND. DNC 06. FISHING GEAR, MARKED BY BUOYS, ABANDONED IN VICINITY 43-57S 173-34E.
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.
- Fish aggregating device (FAD)
- Floating rafts, nets and lines used by fishing fleets — hazards to propellers when they are adrift or unlit.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
40 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Fishing net, marked by buoys, abandoned in 41-22.46S 174-43.68E2023-02-22
- Port of westport bar (41-43.5S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice2021-07-17
- Port of westport bar (41-43.7S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice2019-12-03
- Port of westport harbor (41-45.0S 171-35.5E) closed until further notice due to heavy weather conditions2018-07-07
- Port of westport bar (41-43.6S 171-35.3E) closed until further notice due to heavy sea conditions2018-05-23
- Port of westport bar (41-43S 171-35E) open only at high tide and one hour either side2018-04-17
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-30 11:52Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.