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 1657/112011-06-06 → 2011-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 29-41.58S 153-23.7E at 06234Z
    Australia-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1560/112011-05-25 → 2011-05-26
    Vessel unreported
    Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1530/112011-05-22 → 2011-05-28
    Five meter F/V, white and grey with silver reflective stripes, one person on board, unreported
    Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 1524/112011-05-22 → 2011-05-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-38.94S 152-19.74E at 220045Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 1458/112011-05-15 → 2011-05-19
    Derelict eight meter M/V, white hull, capsized and ashore on yule island (08-50.6S 146-25.7E)
    Gulf of Papua
  6. HYDROPAC 1448/112011-05-14 → 2011-05-15
    Eight meter M/V, white hull, five persons on board, overdue from solspit patch (09-21.5S 146-48.2E)
    Gulf of Papua
  7. HYDROPAC 1420/112011-05-11 → 2011-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V warlord in 22-26.52S 153-09.36E at 112027Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1412/112011-05-11 → 2011-05-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 14-25S 144-05E at 110100Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast · Princess Charlotte Bay
  9. HYDROPAC 1381/112011-05-07 → 2011-05-10
    Derelict six meter vessel, blue hull with white trim, capsized and adrift in 19-52.7S 148-34.6E at 070800Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1138/112011-04-12 → 2011-04-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel reel n line, three persons on board, vicinity…
    Australia-east Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1105/112011-04-09 → 2011-04-10
    Man overboard from M/V ocean ceasar in 24-10S 153-36E at 090500Z apr
    Australia-east Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1082/112011-04-07 → 2011-04-08
    Man overboard from vessel pegasus ace in 14-34.5S 152-42.0E at 070155Z apr
    Coral Sea
  13. HYDROPAC 975/112011-03-27 → 2011-03-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-22.56S 166-32.94E at 271640Z mar
    South Pacific · Santa Cruz Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 955/112011-03-26 → 2011-03-31
    5.5 meter vessel land-ho, white hull with blue stripe, one person on board, overdue prudhoe island (21-18.9S…
    Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 939/112011-03-24 → 2011-03-26
    Distress signal reveived from vessel, one person on board, in 21-23.47S 151-24.50E at 240842Z mar
    Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 900/112011-03-22 → 2011-03-23
    Vessel, one person on board, requests assistance in 17-36.70S 146-26.49E
    Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 894/112011-03-22 → 2011-03-22
    28 foot F/V migaloo, white hull, one person on board, unreported to lucinda (18-31S 146-19E)
    Australia-northeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 782/112011-03-13 → 2011-03-13
    Vessel capsized vicinity tongue reef (16-18.9S 145-47.1E) at 130700Z mar
    Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 609/112011-02-24 → 2011-02-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V kathleen II vicinity 21-06.36S 150-27.06E at 242220Z feb
    Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 586/112011-02-24 → 2011-02-27
    Aircraft, one person on board, overdue cairns (16-55S 145-46E) to horn island (10-35S 142-17E)
    Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 524/112011-02-17 → 2011-02-17
    F/V wandi, two persons on board, sinking and crew abandoning ship in 10-31S 143-14E at 170009Z feb
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  22. HYDROPAC 496/112011-02-14 → 2011-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V jemfish vicinity 21-11S 152-57E at 140355Z feb
    Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 306/112011-01-26 → 2011-01-26
    Helicopter ditched vicinity 19-32.8S 149-32.8E
    Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 170/112011-01-15 → 2011-01-19
    11 meter S/V keris, white hull, five persons on board, overdue cape bowling green (18-50S 147-32E) to palms…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 139/112011-01-12 → 2011-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-18.48S 151-06.96E at 122033Z jan
    Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 111/112011-01-11 → 2011-01-11
    Man overboard from vessel in 29-55.5S 153-24.7E at 110950Z jan
    Australia-east Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 80/112011-01-08 → 2011-01-08
    Vessel wahoo, seven persons on board, disabled and requesting assistance in 10-09.0S 142-55.6E
    Torres Strait
  28. HYDROPAC 65/112011-01-07 → 2011-01-07
    5.3 meter M/V, white hull, three persons on board, unreported townsville (19-15.00S 146-49.00E) to davies…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2886/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-23
    16 foot M/V, white hull, seven persons on board, overdue old mapoon (10-53-00S 142-23-00E) to hammond island…
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  30. HYDROPAC 2875/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-23
    Vessel, five persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-40.07S 143-04.51E
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  31. HYDROPAC 2831/102010-12-18 → 2010-12-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V odessa, three persons on board, vicinity 18-27.6S 147-01.0E at…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2757/102010-12-11 → 2010-12-11
    F/V sniper in 22-51S 156-42E at 111730Z dec reports crewman needing urgent medical evacuation
    Australia-east Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2747/102010-12-11 → 2010-12-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-12.6S 142-52.6E at 110605Z dec
    Torres Strait
  34. HYDROPAC 2677/102010-12-04 → 2010-12-06
    5.5 meter M/V, blue hull, five persons on board, overdue vicinity tinakula island (10-23S 165-48E)
    South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  35. HYDROPAC 2548/102010-11-24 → 2010-11-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V deep blue vicinity 14-25S 144-00E at 240248Z
    Australia-northeast Coast · Princess Charlotte Bay
  36. HYDROPAC 2326/102010-11-01 → 2010-11-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, three persons on board, vicinity 09-39.6S…
    Torres Strait
  37. HYDROPAC 2321/102010-11-01 → 2010-11-04
    Derelict seven meter vessel capsized and adrift in 20-52S 150-13E at 311200Z oct
    Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2317/102010-10-31 → 2010-10-31
    Distress signal received on 405/121.5 mhz in 20-53S 150-11E
    Australia-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2238/102010-10-26 → 2010-10-26
    37 foot S/V isalei rua, white hull, two persons on board, unreported
    Australia-northwest Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2236/102010-10-26 → 2010-10-26
    Distress signal received from F/V peri I on 406 mhz in 19-20S 148-56E at 260024Z oct
    Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2148/102010-10-17 → 2010-10-20
    11 meter S/V equilibrium, one person on board, unreported hixson cay (22-03.7S 152-40.6E) at 060617Z oct to…
    Australia-east Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2048/102010-10-04 → 2010-10-04
    Man overboard in 16-35S 167-25E at 040137Z oct
    Coral Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1838/102010-09-10 → 2010-09-12
    Man overboard from F/V guiding star vicinity 20-57S 149-30E at 100800Z sep
    Australia-east Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1835/102010-09-10 → 2010-09-11
    Eight meter vessel, white hull, six people on board overdue saibai island (09-23.0S 142-41.0E) to badu…
    Torres Strait
  45. HYDROPAC 1721/102010-08-25 → 2010-08-28
    Derelict 5.6 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 20-47.35S 149-18.73E at 250150Z aug
    Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1633/102010-08-12 → 2010-08-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 10-20S 142-04E at 120651Z aug
    Torres Strait
  47. HYDROPAC 1605/102010-08-08 → 2010-08-10
    Five meter F/V, white hull, one person on board, adrift vicinity pinnace reef (10-06.6S 142-29.3E) and…
    Torres Strait
  48. HYDROPAC 1561/102010-08-01 → 2010-08-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and two red lights sighted in 20-26.3S 166-57.2E
    South Pacific · New Caledonia
  49. HYDROPAC 1496/102010-07-21 → 2010-07-24
    Vessel, white hull, three persons on board, disabled and adrift in 10-28S 165-44E at 210300Z jul
    South Pacific · Santa Cruz Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 1407/102010-07-07 → 2010-07-10
    Snorkeler missing vicinity 19-58S 148-16E
    Australia-northeast Coast

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