Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Coral Sea

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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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  1. HYDROPAC 1456/242024-05-02 → 2024-05-02
    Capsized vessel, three persons on board, adrift in 09-34.98S 144-06.12E at 021040Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia
  2. HYDROPAC 1451/242024-05-02 → 2024-05-02
    Capsized vessel, three persons on board, adrift in 09-35.52S 144-06.95E at 020756Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia
  3. HYDROPAC 1450/242024-05-02 → 2024-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-33.40S 144-07.20E at 020531Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia
  4. HYDROPAC 1393/242024-04-27 → 2024-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from unnamed vessel, seven persons onboard, taking on water in 18-58.87S…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  5. HYDROPAC 1363/242024-04-25 → 2024-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-49.80S 151-59.50E at 250209Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia
  6. HYDROPAC 1306/242024-04-21 → 2024-04-22
    S/V nordkaperen, three persons on board, requesting assistance between 12-39.00S 167-10.0E and sola…
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  7. HYDROPAC 1112/242024-04-07 → 2024-04-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-58.60S 147-43.20E at 070339Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia
  8. HYDROPAC 937/242024-03-22 → 2024-03-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-51.27S 143-49.93E at 220006Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia
  9. HYDROPAC 868/242024-03-15 → 2024-03-18
    Derelict 13 meter vessel, white hull, capsized, partially submerged adrift in 25-54.00S 153-13.87E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  10. HYDROPAC 865/242024-03-15 → 2024-03-15
    13 meter M/V, white hull, two persons on board, sinking in 25-53.10S 153-13.80E at 150340Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 630/242024-02-24 → 2024-03-15
    Seven meter M/V, blue hull, seven persons on board, overdue at 240002Z feb along trackline joining 10-15.15S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 561/242024-02-17 → 2024-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 13-31.40S 143-36.50E at 171122Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  13. HYDROPAC 539/242024-02-16 → 2024-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V andromeda in vicinity 13-57.60S 144-34.53E at 160001Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia
  14. HYDROPAC 491/242024-02-11 → 2024-02-12
    Man overboard from M/V cape green in 18-15.20S 153-39.10E at 110045Z feb
    Coral Sea
  15. HYDROPAC 420/242024-02-03 → 2024-02-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, black hull, three persons on board, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  16. HYDROPAC 372/242024-01-31 → 2024-01-31
    Distress signal received from 4.2 meter vessel in 20-45.07S 149-04.60E at 310516Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  17. HYDROPAC 218/242024-01-18 → 2024-01-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V lu rong yuan yu 889 in vicinity 13-10.60S 151-30.50E at 182204Z…
    Coral Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 148/242024-01-13 → 2024-01-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-20.07S 152-36.73E
    Coral Sea · Australia
  19. HYDROPAC 78/242024-01-07 → 2024-01-07
    Seven meter vessel, 12 persons on board, requesting assistance in 09-26.58S 143-07.11E at 070455Z jan
    Torres Strait · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 22/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 44 foot S/V samphire in 13-24.27S 143-38.13E at 020937Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  21. HYDROPAC 3994/232023-12-23 → 2024-01-12
    52 meter F/V kinei maru, 24 persons on board on fire in 11-23.00S 147-58.00E at 222216Z dec
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  22. HYDROPAC 3763/232023-11-28 → 2023-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V santiago in 15-49.70S 145-22.30E at 280648Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia
  23. HYDROPAC 3636/232023-11-18 → 2023-11-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V yana in vicinity 24-04.20S 162-52.40E at…
    Coral Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3635/232023-11-18 → 2023-11-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V yana in vicinity 23-59.60S 163-11.20E at…
    Coral Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 3590/232023-11-14 → 2023-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel rat king in 13-46.40S 143-38.13E at 140950Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia
  26. HYDROPAC 3395/232023-10-27 → 2023-10-27
    22 meter M/V kalinda, 17 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-43.20S 143-57.80E at 262318Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  27. HYDROPAC 3344/232023-10-21 → 2023-10-24
    Derelict four meter vessel capsized and adrift in 23-19.00S 151-12.00E at 210346Z oct 2. cancel this msg…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  28. HYDROPAC 3289/232023-10-16 → 2023-11-03
    17 meter S/V dani, two persons on board, overdue port vila (17-44.00S 168-19.00E) to port moresby (09-28.73S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Vanuatu To Papua New Guinea
  29. HYDROPAC 3286/232023-10-15 → 2023-10-15
    Four meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue thursday island to north torres reef (10-25.00S 142-10.00E)
    Torres Strait · Australia
  30. HYDROPAC 3281/232023-10-14 → 2023-10-15
    Five meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue thursday island (10-34.20S 142-13.70E) to yam island…
    Arafura Sea · Torres Strait · Australia
  31. HYDROPAC 3172/232023-10-05 → 2023-10-06
    Rowboat maiwar, unreported
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  32. HYDROPAC 3038/232023-09-23 → 2023-09-24
    12 meter S/V patanjali, one person on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 24-20.00S 163-38.00E at…
    Coral Sea
  33. HYDROPAC 3008/232023-09-21 → 2023-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from nine meter F/V the mistress in vicinity 20-11.60S 148-59.93E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  34. HYDROPAC 2933/232023-09-13 → 2023-09-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sy kerida in vicinity 18-08.13S 147-13.33E at 130935Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia
  35. HYDROPAC 2895/232023-09-08 → 2023-09-08
    Seven meter vessel, nine persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 10-25.50S 149-42.23E at 080200Z sep
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  36. HYDROPAC 2857/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V tion-russian ocean way, blue hull, three persons on board in…
    Coral Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2855/232023-09-05 → 2023-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-01.60S 154-07.73E at 051526Z sep
    Coral Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 2831/232023-09-04 → 2023-09-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-51.13S 143-57.67E at 040722Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia
  39. HYDROPAC 2610/232023-08-13 → 2023-08-13
    5 meter M/V connected II, two persons on board, taking on water and sinking in vicinity 27-26.40S 153-35.87E…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  40. HYDROPAC 2532/232023-08-06 → 2023-08-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-50.60S 153-29.80E at 060150Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia
  41. HYDROPAC 2462/232023-07-28 → 2023-08-05
    Helicopter, four persons on board, ditched in 20-24.48S 148-56.46E at 281250Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  42. HYDROPAC 2439/232023-07-26 → 2023-07-26
    S/V mistral, four persons on board, taking on water in 20-15.73S 150-16.07E at 260555Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  43. HYDROPAC 2402/232023-07-23 → 2023-07-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V free will in vicinity 24-33.00S 152-39.13E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  44. HYDROPAC 2248/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-36.50S 156-50.40E at 100457Z jul
    Coral Sea
  45. HYDROPAC 2246/232023-07-10 → 2023-07-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from four meter vessel in 24-46.73S 152-47.73E at 100245Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  46. HYDROPAC 2070/232023-06-23 → 2023-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, two or three persons on board, in 19-35.27S…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  47. HYDROPAC 2008/232023-06-16 → 2023-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 17 meter F/V annalyn in vicinity 29-24.00S 153-38.00E at 161945Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia
  48. HYDROPAC 1915/232023-06-08 → 2023-06-09
    Person missing from capsized vessel in 09-59.67S 142-13.80E at 080330Z jun
    Torres Strait · Australia
  49. HYDROPAC 1911/232023-06-08 → 2023-06-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-59.67S 142-13.80E at 080401Z jun
    Torres Strait · Australia
  50. HYDROPAC 1840/232023-06-02 → 2023-06-02
    Distress signal from four meter vessel, red hull, in 26-58.95S 153-28.25E at 020027Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia

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