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Helicopter, four persons on board, ditching in vicinity 19-49S 149-01E at 080509Z nov

Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast · 2 messages · 2017-11-08 to 2017-11-08

status: closed 2017-11-08 07:08Z
opened: 2017-11-08 06:15Z
sea: Coral Sea
position: -19.817, 149.017
joined by: chain (a message cancels or replaces another); proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key: sar:HYDROPAC-3849/2017

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

HYDROPAC 3849/172017-11-08 06:15Z → cancelled 2017-11-08 06:36Z (archive)

Distress signal received on 406 mhz from helicopter in hamilton island (20-04S 148-54E)aircraft

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM
HELICOPTER IN HAMILTON ISLAND (20-04S 148-54E).
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].

HYDROPAC 3850/172017-11-08 06:36Z → cancelled 2017-11-08 07:08Z (archive)

Helicopter, four persons on board, ditching in vicinity 19-49S 149-01E at 080509Z novaircraft

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. HELICOPTER, FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, DITCHING
   IN VICINITY 19-49S 149-01E AT 080509Z NOV.
   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].
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3849/17.

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