Incidents · overdue

12 meter F/V gypsy trader unreported rarotonga (21-14S 159-47W) to manuae island (19-15S 158-56W)

South Pacific Ocean · HYDROPAC 999/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-06-19 09:17Z

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 54/10 140410Z MAY 10.. Issued 2010-05-14 07:45Z. 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 -20.242, -159.358. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the South Pacific Ocean →

issued
2010-05-14 07:45Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MNZ 54/10 140410Z MAY 10.
issued by
MNZ
sea
South Pacific Ocean
position
-20.242, -159.358
vessel
F/V GYPSY TRADER
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTH PACIFIC.
COOK ISLANDS.
12 METER F/V GYPSY TRADER UNREPORTED
RAROTONGA (21-14S 159-47W) TO
MANUAE ISLAND (19-15S 158-56W).
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO TAUPO MARITIME RADIO OR
MARITIME OPERATIONS NEW ZEALAND,
INMARSAT-C: 451200067.

Reading this warning

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.
Inmarsat-C / SafetyNET
The satellite system that carries NAVAREA warnings to ships at sea, and the terminal number rescue centres give for reports.

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Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)

11 within 180 nm since 2005 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-09-24 20:49Z; source collection times vary.

Incidents

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