Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Coral Sea

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  1. HYDROPAC 1378/102010-07-04 → 2010-07-17
    24 meter F/V baby blue, seven persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity 19-00.6S 163-45.5E
    Coral Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1343/102010-06-30 → 2010-06-30
    Seven meter S/V solitaire, white hull, one person on board, unreported townsville (19-15.4S 146-49.1E) and…
    Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1211/102010-06-10 → 2010-06-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, white and orange hull, three persons on board, in…
    Australia-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 1033/102010-05-19 → 2010-05-20
    Distress signal received in 09-43.8S 143-46.0E at 191116Z may
    Australia-northeast Coast · Torres Strait
  5. HYDROPAC 1020/102010-05-16 → 2010-05-17
    4.5 meter vessel, five persons on board, adrift vicinity 18-52S 146-16E
    Australia-northeast Coast · Halifax Bay
  6. HYDROPAC 613/102010-03-27 → 2010-04-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter M/V orca, three persons on board, in 23-30.5S 152-04.5E
    Australia-east Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 595/102010-03-24 → 2010-03-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 12-15S 143-16E at 242155Z mar
    Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 321/102010-02-17 → 2010-02-20
    Five meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue coconut island (10-03.0S 143-04.3E) to yam…
    Torres Strait
  9. HYDROPAC 2450/092009-12-31 → 2009-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 09-32S 142-46E at 310022Z dec
  10. HYDROPAC 2225/092009-11-28 → 2009-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dauntless, two persons on board, vicinity 15-39.2S 147-10.8E…
  11. HYDROPAC 2146/092009-11-19 → 2009-11-20
    5 meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue scotts reef (17-05S 146-11E) to oombunghi beach (16-58S…
  12. HYDROPAC 2050/092009-11-08 → 2009-11-12
    48 foot S/V spin drift, five persons on board, sinking in 19-47.0S 148-21.6E
  13. HYDROPAC 2047/092009-11-07 → 2009-11-08
    Liferaft, two persons on board, reported in 22-15.47S 153-09.50E at 070926Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 1918/092009-10-22 → 2009-10-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-05S 146-37E at 221505Z oct
  15. HYDROPAC 1850/092009-10-12 → 2009-10-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-48.2S 142-58.6E at 110736Z oct
  16. HYDROPAC 1681/092009-09-18 → 2009-09-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V flavio II in 09-23S 143-27E at 180313Z sep
  17. HYDROPAC 1667/092009-09-16 → 2009-09-19
    5 meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue
  18. HYDROPAC 1568/092009-08-31 → 2009-09-01
    Distress signal received from S/V sayonara vicinity 15-25S 145-26E at 301930Z aug
  19. HYDROPAC 1442/092009-08-13 → 2009-08-15
    Vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift between saibai island (09-22S 142-37E) and dauan island…
  20. HYDROPAC 1440/092009-08-13 → 2009-08-13
    Vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift between mabuiag island (09-57S 142-11E) and dauan island…
  21. HYDROPAC 987/092009-05-24 → 2009-05-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 24-07S 155-55E at 240645Z may
  22. HYDROPAC 970/092009-05-21 → 2009-05-23
    53 foot S/V sumatra, white hull, two persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 27-19S 159-42E at…
  23. HYDROPAC 911/092009-05-12 → 2009-05-16
    Six meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue lata, santa cruz (10-45S 165-50E) to vanikolo (11-37S…
  24. HYDROPAC 808/092009-04-24 → 2009-04-24
    F/V dynasty sunk in 09-41S 143-35E at 231228Z apr
  25. HYDROPAC 800/092009-04-22 → 2009-04-25
    Man overboard from F/V southern intruder vicinity 20-41S 150-11E at 220800Z apr
  26. HYDROPAC 697/092009-04-07 → 2009-04-11
    Vessel, one person on board, unreported snapper island (16-17.5S 145-27.7E) to hope islands (15-44.9S…
  27. HYDROPAC 676/092009-04-04 → 2009-04-11
    5.5 meter S/V, two persons on board, disabled and sinking in 20-49S 148-56E
  28. HYDROPAC 627/092009-03-27 → 2009-04-01
    1 meter M/V, white and blue hull, three persons on board, overdue burnett heads (24-46S 152-24E) to vicinity…
  29. HYDROPAC 603/092009-03-21 → 2009-03-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz from five meter vessel, two persons on board, vicinity…
  30. HYDROPAC 557/092009-03-16 → 2009-03-21
    13 meter F/V mfj ajisai, white hull, ten persons on board, overdue port moresby to port lock reef (09-42S…
  31. HYDROPAC 503/092009-03-10 → 2009-03-17
    Derelict 60 foot F/V mbc capsized and adrift in 22-16S 152-35E at 100200Z mar
  32. HYDROPAC 502/092009-03-10 → 2009-03-15
    Two persons missing from F/V mbc vicinity 21-59S 152-57E at 100200Z mar
  33. HYDROPAC 492/092009-03-09 → 2009-03-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot F/V mbc, three persons on board, vicinity 22-16S 152-38E at…
  34. HYDROPAC 444/092009-02-26 → 2009-02-28
    Seven meter M/V, four persons on board, overdue saibia island (09-23S 142-41E) to turnagain island (09-33S…
  35. HYDROPAC 291/092009-02-06 → 2009-02-06
    Two divers missing from M/V spoilsport vicinity ribbon reef number 10 (14-54.9S 145-41.5E) at 060001Z feb
  36. HYDROPAC 284/092009-02-05 → 2009-02-06
    5 meter F/V, blue hull, two persons on board, overdue badu island (09-56S 142-09E) to long reef (10-18S…
  37. HYDROPAC 268/092009-02-03 → 2009-02-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity townsville (19-15S 146-49E) at 022240Z feb
  38. HYDROPAC 206/092009-01-25 → 2009-01-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 09-32.5S 143-19.2E at 250935Z jan
  39. HYDROPAC 88/092009-01-10 → 2009-01-24
    Two meter canoes, four persons on board, overdue to santa ana island (10-50S 162-28E)
  40. HYDROPAC 56/092009-01-06 → 2009-01-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 27-53S 153-46E at 061850Z jan
  41. HYDROPAC 2553/082008-12-25 → 2008-12-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 10-27.7S 142-14.9E at 250010Z dec
  42. HYDROPAC 2411/082008-12-07 → 2008-12-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 19-58S 148-35E at 062250Z dec
  43. HYDROPAC 2285/082008-11-20 → 2008-12-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-22.5S 159-22.2E
  44. HYDROPAC 2193/082008-11-06 → 2008-11-08
    Four meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue cairns reef (16-55S 145-46E) to bloomfield river (15-55S…
  45. HYDROPAC 2176/082008-11-03 → 2008-11-05
    Man overboard from vessel mineral china vicinity of trackline between 20-29S 153-00E and 20-00S 152-58E
  46. HYDROPAC 2142/082008-10-31 → 2008-10-31
    M/V, yellow hull, three persons on board, reported capsized vicinity 09-54S 142-57E at 310200Z oct
  47. HYDROPAC 2133/082008-10-30 → 2008-10-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 09-49S 142-44E at 300432Z oct
  48. HYDROPAC 2102/082008-10-27 → 2008-11-01
    6 meter vessel bam huta, one person on board, aground burke reef (12-38.8S 143-33.0E)
  49. HYDROPAC 2027/082008-10-17 → 2008-10-24
    Derelict 18.25 meter F/V capsized, partially submerged and adrift vicinity 09-57.5S 143-18.6E at 160000Z oct
  50. HYDROPAC 1943/082008-10-04 → 2008-10-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-56.8S 142-52.1E at 032230Z oct

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