Drifting objects in the Coral Sea

Logs, buoys, mooring gear and other objects adrift.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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Other hazards in the Coral Sea

Archive · 40 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 448/242024-02-07 → 2024-02-10
    Mooring adrift in 19-54.74S 148-22.68E at 051900Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 848/232023-03-14 → 2023-03-17
    Six meter fad adrift in vicinity 09-56.90S 142-27.80E at 140640Z mar
    Torres Strait · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 254/232023-01-23 → 2023-01-26
    Fishing net adrift in vicinity 09-48.93S 141-53.12E at 230707Z jan
    Torres Strait · Australia
  4. HYDROPAC 3291/222022-11-19 → 2022-11-22
    Ten meter log adrift in 09-54.85S 143-22.43E at 190312Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 2106/222022-08-02 → 2022-08-05
    Six meter long black object adrift in vicinity 27-58.30S 153-29.60E at 020001Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 3329/212021-11-18 → 2021-11-21
    Scientific mooring adrift in vicinity 27-58.73S 155-11.44E at 172002Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3311/212021-11-17 → 2021-11-18
    Scientific mooring adrift in vicinity 28-02.34S 155-16.22E at 170230Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3288/212021-11-15 → 2021-11-18
    Scientific mooring adrift in vicinity 27-14.81S 154-16.97E at 140103Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 2226/212021-08-04 → 2021-08-07
    Nine meter long log adrift in 09-35.23S 143-03.97E at 041050Z aug 21
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1547/212021-05-25 → 2021-05-28
    Three meter fishing net adrift in 09-54.7S 142-05.9E at 242330Z may
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1115/212021-04-12 → 2021-04-13
    700 meter long rope with buoy adrift in vicinity 28-08.04S 156-23.63E at 120001Z apr
    Coral Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 1051/212021-04-07 → 2021-04-10
    700 meter long rope trailing from wave rider buoy adrift in 28-48S 153-54E at 070001Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1038/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-07
    700 meter long rope trailing from wave rider buoy adrift in 28-05.2S 153-54.0E at 052037Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1021/212021-04-04 → 2021-04-05
    700 meter long rope trailing from wave rider buoy adrift in 27-35S 153-55E at 040140Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 270/202020-01-25 → 2020-01-28
    Ten meter log adrift in vicinity 10-33.14S 142-04.13E at 242053Z jan 20
    Arafura Sea · Australia-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1249/192019-04-13 → 2019-04-16
    20 meter log adrift in 11-27.06S 142-58.57E at 130330Z
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 158/192019-01-16 → 2019-01-19
    15 meter long fishing net adrift in 10-30.36S 142-15.57E at 160220Z jan
    Torres Strait · Australia-north Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1272/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-06
    Numerous containers and debris adrift in area bound by durand reef (22-02.0S 168-39.0E), lifou island…
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  19. HYDROPAC 1271/182018-04-03 → 2018-04-03
    Numerous containers and debris adrift in area bound by durand reef (22-02.0S 168-39.0E), havannah pass…
    Western South Pacific · Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  20. HYDROPAC 662/182018-02-18 → 2018-02-21
    Metal object adrift in 19-41.3S 148-14.7E at 180715Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 514/182018-02-07 → 2018-02-10
    Ten meter long log adrift in vicinity 10-29.8S 142-21.1E at 070048Z feb
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 496/182018-02-06 → 2018-02-07
    Ten meter long log adrift in vicinity 10-30.7S 142-14.7E at 060048Z feb
    Torres Strait · Australia-north Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 4448/172017-12-18 → 2017-12-21
    15 meter log adrift in vicinity 10-10.1S 143-03.8E at 180310Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 951/172017-03-19 → 2017-03-22
    Large object adrift in 18-33.4S 147-10.2E at 190530Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 597/172017-02-17 → 2017-02-20
    Six meter timber pile adrift in 21-19.6S 149-33.6E at 172245Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 177/162016-01-20 → 2016-01-23
    Partially submerged object adrift in 23-07.51S 155-48.73E at 200148Z jan
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3858/152015-11-24 → 2015-11-27
    25 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-37.8S 141-46.8E at 240534Z nov
    Torres Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 977/152015-03-21 → 2015-03-24
    Fishing net adrift in 09-23S 141-49E at 210007Z mar
    Torres Strait
  29. HYDROPAC 2827/142014-09-24 → 2014-09-27
    Six meter long fishing net adrift vicinity 09-29S 141-34E at 232342Z sep
    Torres Strait
  30. HYDROPAC 607/142014-03-03 → 2014-03-06
    75 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-46.08S 141-38.60E at 030546Z mar
    Torres Strait
  31. HYDROPAC 610/122012-03-02 → 2012-03-05
    12 meter long log adrift in 10-28.9S 142-32.7E at 020200Z mar
    Torres Strait
  32. HYDROPAC 831/112011-03-17 → 2011-03-20
    500 meter long fishing net adrift in 09-36S 141-33E at 170250Z mar
    Torres Strait
  33. HYDROPAC 804/112011-03-15 → 2011-03-18
    Fishing net adrift in 10-30.4S 142-15.5E at 150421Z mar
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  34. HYDROPAC 192/112011-01-17 → 2011-01-20
    Eight meter long log adrift in 10-30.5S 142-13.5E at 170448Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 179/112011-01-16 → 2011-01-19
    13 meter long log adrift in 10-43.3S 142-39.3E at 152339Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 144/112011-01-13 → 2011-01-16
    25 meter long partially submerged log with 100 meter long fishing net adrift in 10-54.65S 142-49.76E at…
    Torres Strait
  37. HYDROPAC 101/112011-01-10 → 2011-01-13
    15 meter long log adrift in 16-49.9S 146-04.5E at 100126Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1460/102010-07-15 → 2010-07-18
    Six meter long log adrift in 16-46.8S 145-55.1E at 142356Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1240/052005-08-03 → 2005-08-10
    Fishing net adrift in 29-59.6S 153-32.2E at 022200Z aug
  40. HYDROPAC 1463/991999-12-27 → 1999-12-31
    Numerous large logs adrift vicinity 18-40S 146-28E at 262300Z dec

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