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 1563/152015-05-12 → 2015-05-12
    4.8 meter vessel, five persons on board, taking on water in 19-49.72S 148-41.94E at 120656Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1560/152015-05-12 → 2015-05-12
    Distress signal received from M/V bubba bubba in 27-43.98S 153-43.02E at 120639Z may
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1541/152015-05-09 → 2015-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel saint jude in 20-44.8S 149-28.5E at 091615Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 1435/152015-04-29 → 2015-04-29
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, overdue kapai (07-49S 145-06E) to kerema (07-58S…
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  5. HYDROPAC 1380/152015-04-25 → 2015-04-25
    Six meter vessel, four persons on board, sinking in 19-03.26S 146-43.68E at 251809Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 1349/152015-04-22 → 2015-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.2 meter vessel vicinity 23-52.92S 152-23.34E at 221715Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  7. HYDROPAC 1318/152015-04-20 → 2015-04-26
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue manu manu village (09-06S 146-52E) and return
    Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 1250/152015-04-14 → 2015-04-15
    Possible man overboard from M/V sea amity vicinity 25-24.3S 153-43.3E at 141220Z apr
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  9. HYDROPAC 1234/152015-04-12 → 2015-04-12
    26 foot vessel, white hull, six persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-53S 150-44E at 110145Z apr
    Solomon Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1144/152015-04-02 → 2015-05-09
    S/V tuatha de danann, one person on board, aground in 19-30S 163-14E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia-northwest Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1137/152015-04-02 → 2015-04-02
    Vessel dannan tuatha, taking on water due to collision in 19-30S 163-14E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia-northwest Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 960/152015-03-19 → 2015-03-22
    Derelict five meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 20-29.66S 165-45.98E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  13. HYDROPAC 802/152015-03-07 → 2015-03-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shen gang fa 716 vicinity 14-05.04S 158-31.62E at 072148Z mar
    Coral Sea
  14. HYDROPAC 741/152015-03-04 → 2015-03-07
    Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 18-53.0S 147-54.5E at 040020Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 700/152015-03-01 → 2015-03-04
    Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 19-02S 148-27E at 010426Z mar 15
    Coral Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 633/152015-02-24 → 2015-02-27
    Derelict ten meter vessel, capsized and adrift vicinity 18-13.05S 148-16.32E at 240102Z feb
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 580/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-20
    Liferaft, one person on board, adrift vicinity 23-39.50S 151-33.60E at 180845Z feb
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 572/152015-02-18 → 2015-02-18
    Liferaft, one person on board, adrift vicinity 23-39.50S 151-37.60E at 180845Z feb
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 460/152015-02-09 → 2015-02-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V vana vicinity 19-47S 149-27E
    Coral Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 375/152015-02-02 → 2015-02-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 24 foot vessel, white hull, 20-37.14S 150-05.88E at 012333Z feb
    Coral Sea
  21. HYDROPAC 240/152015-01-22 → 2015-01-22
    Search and rescue operations within 2.5 miles of 16-14S 147-19E at 220720Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 157/152015-01-16 → 2015-01-17
    7 meter vessel, nine persons on board, overdue baimuru (07-30S 144-49E) to daru (09-05S 143-12E)
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  23. HYDROPAC 47/152015-01-05 → 2015-01-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V jeroba in 19-30.24S 152-38.22E at 050405Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 3833/142014-12-23 → 2014-12-23
    S/V red pegasus, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 14-51.34S 145-16.47E at 231000Z dec
    Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 3761/142014-12-16 → 2014-12-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-28.44S 153-27.66E at 161542Z dec
    Coral Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 3711/142014-12-11 → 2014-12-11
    S/V red sky, four persons on board, sinking in 29-15.04S 153-41.32E at 111600Z dec
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 3701/142014-12-11 → 2014-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-34.98S 143-54.60E at 110623Z dec
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Coral Sea
  28. HYDROPAC 3668/142014-12-08 → 2014-12-11
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 09-59.4S 143-26.4E at 080100Z dec
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait
  29. HYDROPAC 3586/142014-11-30 → 2014-11-30
    Seven meter M/V unreported
    Papua New Guinea · Solomon Sea · Coral Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 3402/142014-11-15 → 2014-11-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 23-46.8S 151-32.3E at 150008Z nov
    Australia-east Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3328/142014-11-09 → 2014-11-12
    Derelict 7.2 meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 24-40.05S 153-14.00E at 090720Z nov
    Australia-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3321/142014-11-08 → 2014-11-09
    Derelict 15 meter F/V capsized in 09-59.34S 143-26.83E at 071959Z nov
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait
  33. HYDROPAC 3194/142014-10-28 → 2014-10-28
    7.2 meter vessel donzi 2, white and red hull, three persons on board, unreported vicinity holbourne island…
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 3117/142014-10-20 → 2014-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 45 foot S/V fleur de lys in 15-44.22S 146-28.2E at 192304Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2748/142014-09-16 → 2014-09-16
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, overdue
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  36. HYDROPAC 2740/142014-09-16 → 2014-09-19
    7.5 meter F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 28-49S 153-39E at 160600Z sep
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 2698/142014-09-13 → 2014-09-14
    Man overboard from F/V vicinity 29-04.9S 153-41.1E at 122334Z sep
    Australia-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2678/142014-09-12 → 2014-09-12
    5.3 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue south percy island (21-45.5S 150-20.0E) to…
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 2608/142014-09-05 → 2014-09-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-54.8S 149-46.6E at 050707Z sep
    Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2408/142014-08-16 → 2014-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.3 meter M/V seabird, three persons on board, vicinity 20-30.3S…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2249/142014-08-01 → 2014-08-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V lloyds too impetuos vicinity 24-49.8S 153-19.4E at 011825Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2132/142014-07-20 → 2014-08-16
    Six meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue to vanuatu (17-45S 168-18E)
    Coral Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 2082/142014-07-16 → 2014-08-02
    17 meter vessel sonja 2, five persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 20-15S 163-17E
    Coral Sea · New Caldonia-northwest Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2065/142014-07-14 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-41.58S 142-28.92E at 140253Z jul
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2064/142014-07-14 → 2014-07-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel southern run vicinity 24-35.47S 153-19.87E at 140129Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2038/142014-07-11 → 2014-08-02
    Vessel capsized in 17-21S 168-03E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  47. HYDROPAC 1925/142014-07-02 → 2014-07-02
    27 foot vessel parasail, six persons on board, taking on water in 20-15.8S 148-54.3E at 020232Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1891/142014-06-29 → 2014-06-29
    Six meter M/V josala, five persons on board, disabled and taking on water in 18-51.9S 147-24.3E at 282332Z jun
    Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1883/142014-06-28 → 2014-06-28
    Vessels disabled and adrift vicinity 12-18S 160-03E at 280001Z jun: a. four meter vessel, six persons on board
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 1840/142014-06-25 → 2014-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-56.8S 142-05.4E at 250301Z jun
    Torres Strait

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