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 2036/132013-07-12 → 2013-07-12
    Four persons missing from vessel vicinity warrior reef (09-35S 143-05E)
    Torres Strait
  2. HYDROPAC 2007/132013-07-10 → 2013-07-10
    Vessel omex, seven persons on board, requesting assistance in 12-44S 163-19E at 090800Z jul
    Coral Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 1984/132013-07-08 → 2013-07-08
    Distress signal from 2.7 meter S/V, one person on board, in 09-22.45S 143-43.99E at 071712Z jul
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Torres Strait
  4. HYDROPAC 1905/132013-07-01 → 2013-07-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 26-56S 162-06E at 010548Z jul
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 1846/132013-06-25 → 2013-06-28
    Derelict 35 meter barge capsized and adrift vicinity 08-32.14S 144-25.62E at 252000Z jun
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  6. HYDROPAC 1841/132013-06-24 → 2013-06-25
    Vessel, two persons on board, unreported horn island (10-36S 142-17E) to moa island (10-11S 142-16E)
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  7. HYDROPAC 1832/132013-06-24 → 2013-06-25
    Derelict 35 meter barge capsized and adrift vicinity 08-31.57S 144-55.40E at 232300Z jun
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  8. HYDROPAC 1822/132013-06-23 → 2013-06-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, two persons on board, vicinity 10-52.0S 143-06.8E at…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1820/132013-06-23 → 2013-06-24
    Derelict 35 meter barge capsized and adrift vicinity 08-34.6S 145-09.5E at 230130Z jun
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  10. HYDROPAC 1788/132013-06-19 → 2013-06-20
    Three liferafts and persons in water sighted vicinity 08-36.9S 146-01.4E at 192320Z jun
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  11. HYDROPAC 1784/132013-06-19 → 2013-06-19
    Distress signal received in 08-37.0S 146-06.9E
    Papua New Guinea · Gulf of Papua
  12. HYDROPAC 1759/132013-06-17 → 2013-06-18
    17 foot M/V carpet shark, white hull, two persons on board, overdue alarm reef (21-08.3S 150-14.0E) to…
    Australia-northeast Coast · Coral Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 1411/132013-05-16 → 2013-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 22-55.14S 150-54.00E at 161053Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1408/132013-05-16 → 2013-05-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 20-46.1S 149-29.1E at 160753Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 1113/132013-04-21 → 2013-04-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-03.42S 149-17.64E at 210347Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1048/132013-04-16 → 2013-04-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel runamuck vicinity 19-01.6S 147-54.6E at 152354Z apr
    Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 867/132013-03-28 → 2013-03-28
    Distress signals received on 406 mhz from five meter F/V, three persons on board, at 271455Z mar vicinity:…
    Australia-east Coast · Coral Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 827/132013-03-26 → 2013-03-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter S/V summer haze, white hull, one person on board,…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 817/132013-03-24 → 2013-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-42.7S 150-56.9E at 242248Z mar
    Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 732/132013-03-14 → 2013-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, in 11-23.10S…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 612/132013-03-01 → 2013-03-04
    F/V titan sank at 281610Z feb
    Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 604/132013-03-01 → 2013-03-01
    F/V titan sank at 281400Z feb
    Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 544/132013-02-23 → 2013-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.3 meter vessel, two persons on board, in 17-20.2S 146-29.3E at…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 540/132013-02-23 → 2013-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 8.4 meter F/V four seasons, five persons on board, in 20-42.66S…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 537/132013-02-23 → 2013-02-24
    Vessel, four persons on board, overdue palm island (18-44S 146-35E) to curacoa island (18-40S 146-33E)
    Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 105/132013-01-11 → 2013-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 18-40.20S 147-44.46E at 110009Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 88/132013-01-09 → 2013-01-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-57.3S 150-41.2E at 091658Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3653/122012-12-22 → 2012-12-25
    Derelict nine meter S/V akimbo capsized and adrift in 19-39.89S 147-56.31E at 211332Z dec
    Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3647/122012-12-21 → 2012-12-21
    Nine meter S/V akimbo capsized and adrift in 19-39S 147-57E
    Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 3597/122012-12-17 → 2012-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 17-45.3S 146-27.1E at 170531Z dec
    Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 3592/122012-12-16 → 2012-12-17
    Four meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue irene reef (15-37.6S 145-40.6E) to cairns reef…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 3507/122012-12-10 → 2012-12-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 meter F/V star mist vicinity 09-08.22S 143-52.44E at 100644Z dec
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  33. HYDROPAC 3442/122012-12-05 → 2012-12-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 10-04.2S 141-56.3E at 050313Z dec
    Torres Strait
  34. HYDROPAC 3282/122012-11-21 → 2012-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V fluer de lys in 13-43.02S 157-17.28E at 202100Z nov
    Coral Sea
  35. HYDROPAC 3243/122012-11-16 → 2012-11-17
    M/V png pride reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 17-30.28S 155-37.87E at 160532Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 3167/122012-11-09 → 2012-11-09
    5.5 meter vessel knot reel qwik, five persons on board, sinking in 22-56.71S 150-58.39E at 090529Z nov
    Australia-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 3048/122012-10-29 → 2012-11-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-13.38S 147-57.36E at 291151Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2971/122012-10-22 → 2012-10-23
    Four persons from M/V casulo abandoned ship in liferaft in 24-18.4S 153-35.0E at 222255Z oct
    Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2769/122012-10-01 → 2012-10-01
    15 meter S/V southern spirit, five persons on board, taking on water and in need of assistance in 19-06.2S…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2483/122012-08-30 → 2012-08-31
    Man overboard from M/V sage sagittarius vicinity 13-44.4S 152-32.2E at 292200Z aug
    Coral Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 2248/122012-08-08 → 2012-08-09
    Six meter vessel, white and maroon hull, one person on board, overdue darnley island (09-35-13S 143-46-16E)…
    Torres Strait
  42. HYDROPAC 2078/122012-07-21 → 2012-07-29
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue daugo island (09-31.1S 147-03.7E) to idiha…
    Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast · Gulf of Papua
  43. HYDROPAC 2034/122012-07-18 → 2012-07-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter F/V, one person on board, in 19-55S 150-12E at 180514Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1987/122012-07-13 → 2012-07-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V freedom vicinity 12-38.9S 160-27.2E at 131227Z jul
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  45. HYDROPAC 1944/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15.2 meter S/V vision in 19-17.52S 147-22.02E at 091745Z jul
    Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1935/122012-07-09 → 2012-07-09
    Man overboard from M/V blue wave vicinity 29-27S 153-54E
    Australia-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1927/122012-07-08 → 2012-07-09
    Man overboard from M/V blue wave vicinity 29-05S 154-00E at 070900Z jul
    Australia-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1667/122012-06-13 → 2012-06-23
    Vessel, eight persons on board, capsized and adrift in 17-15S 168-19E at 130001Z jun
    Western South Pacific · Vanuatu
  49. HYDROPAC 1638/122012-06-11 → 2012-06-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz from M/V morning tide vicinity 28-36S 154-00E at 111403Z jun
    Australia-east Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1634/122012-06-11 → 2012-06-11
    15 foot vessel, white hull, three persons on board, capsized and adrift in 21-14.82S 149-34.89E at 110208Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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