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 1900/082008-09-29 → 2008-09-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 29-19S 153-35E at 282241Z sep
  2. HYDROPAC 1832/082008-09-19 → 2008-09-20
    10 meter F/V kayala, one person on board, unreported
  3. HYDROPAC 1799/082008-09-14 → 2008-09-21
    Catamaran capsized and adrift in 28-47.1S 153-43.8E at 142045Z sep
  4. HYDROPAC 1707/082008-09-02 → 2008-09-13
    8 meter M/V blessed be, white hull, two persons on board, unreported noumea (22-16S 166-27E) to brisbane…
  5. HYDROPAC 1634/082008-08-24 → 2008-08-24
    Five meter M/V, white hull with red stripe, one person on board, overdue yorke island (09-44S 143-25E) to…
  6. HYDROPAC 1593/082008-08-19 → 2008-08-20
    Vessel san pedro, 15 persons on board, capsized vicinity 10-27S 149-32E
  7. HYDROPAC 1580/082008-08-17 → 2008-08-17
    Four meter vessel, one person on board, overdue mabuiag island (09-57S 142-12E) to ngie reef (09-55S 142-10E)
  8. HYDROPAC 1540/082008-08-12 → 2008-08-13
    2 meter S/V northpoint, white hull, one person on board, unreported
  9. HYDROPAC 1514/082008-08-08 → 2008-08-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 14-15.5S 160-31.4E at 080034Z aug
  10. HYDROPAC 1447/082008-07-29 → 2008-07-30
    12 meter S/V illusion, white hull, two persons onboard, in distress in 23-50S 157-42E
  11. HYDROPAC 1341/082008-07-16 → 2008-07-16
    Four meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue taylors beach (18-38S 146-20E) to great palm island…
  12. HYDROPAC 1325/082008-07-12 → 2008-07-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-10S 148-39E at 120900Z jul
  13. HYDROPAC 1289/082008-07-07 → 2008-07-12
    Five meter M/V, three persons on board, unreported saibia island (09-23S 142-41E) to badu island (10-07S…
  14. HYDROPAC 1265/082008-07-04 → 2008-07-05
    6 meter M/V hot coles, three persons on board, taking on water in 22-48.8S 151-09.0E at 040925Z jun
  15. HYDROPAC 1056/082008-06-03 → 2008-07-19
    Distress received on 406 mhz from M/V veronica, seven persons on board, vicinity 16-52S 168-06E
  16. HYDROPAC 999/082008-05-23 → 2008-06-07
    Two divers from M/V pacific star missing at bait reef 19-48S 149-04E at 230330Z may
  17. HYDROPAC 956/082008-05-17 → 2008-05-17
    Distress signal received from five meter vessel, three persons on board, vicinity 09-32.1S 143-43.3E at…
  18. HYDROPAC 955/082008-05-17 → 2008-05-24
    Five meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in 18-14.7S 146-21.3E at 162350Z may
  19. HYDROPAC 934/082008-05-14 → 2008-05-14
    8 meter F/V centre console, one person on board, overdue between bownen and charity reef (19-22S…
  20. HYDROPAC 922/082008-05-13 → 2008-05-15
    52 meter M/V percy jean, green and yellow hull, six persons on board unreported to noumea (22-12S 166-22E)
  21. HYDROPAC 898/082008-05-10 → 2008-05-17
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue yule island (08-50S 146-32E) to idihi island…
  22. HYDROPAC 809/082008-04-28 → 2008-06-14
    Distress received from M/V big island, two persons on board, in 18-28.20S 163-54.96E
  23. HYDROPAC 694/082008-04-12 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-42S 149-56E at 120753Z apr
  24. HYDROPAC 622/082008-04-03 → 2008-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 25-04.8S 153-09.0E at 030640Z apr
  25. HYDROPAC 590/082008-03-29 → 2008-04-05
    Six meter vessel chips, blue hull, four persons on board, overdue lucinda (18-30.9S 146-20.0E) to britomart…
  26. HYDROPAC 544/082008-03-25 → 2008-03-25
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, and seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, requesting…
  27. HYDROPAC 531/082008-03-24 → 2008-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-58S 153-30E at 240413Z
  28. HYDROPAC 513/082008-03-20 → 2008-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-47S 143-14E at 201610Z mar
  29. HYDROPAC 507/082008-03-19 → 2008-04-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-17S 142-55E at 182242Z mar
  30. HYDROPAC 468/082008-03-11 → 2008-03-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 28-16S 153-37E at 111044Z mar
  31. HYDROPAC 294/082008-02-16 → 2008-02-17
    Ten meter S/V idle vice, white hull, four persons on board, abandoning ship in 21-41S 161-08E at 160800Z feb
  32. HYDROPAC 283/082008-02-14 → 2008-02-14
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz in 20-43S 153-35E at 140424Z feb
  33. HYDROPAC 278/082008-02-13 → 2008-02-13
    43 foot S/V silhouette II, four persons on board, sinking in 28-15.4S 156-10.1E
  34. HYDROPAC 274/082008-02-13 → 2008-02-13
    25 foot S/V, four persons on board, sinking in 28-15.4S 156-10.1E
  35. HYDROPAC 105/082008-01-19 → 2008-01-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-33S 142-39E at 190552Z jan
  36. HYDROPAC 66/082008-01-14 → 2008-01-14
    15 meter vessel zamadar, one person on board, with vessel in tow, adrift in 10-25.6S 142-32.9E at 140545Z jan
  37. HYDROPAC 8/082008-01-02 → 2008-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V wahoo dinghy vicinity 09-51S 142-24E at 021115Z jan
  38. HYDROPAC 2246/072007-12-23 → 2007-12-23
    Seven meter barge, one person on board, overdue daru island (09-03S 143-12E) to thursday island (10-33S…
  39. HYDROPAC 2236/072007-12-21 → 2008-02-03
    23 foot M/V, white hull, 14 persons on board, unreported moon passage to yam island (10-28.2S 142-26.5E)
  40. HYDROPAC 2232/072007-12-20 → 2007-12-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 16-16S 167-40E
  41. HYDROPAC 1997/072007-11-15 → 2007-11-16
    20 foot vessel, four persons on board, unreported daru (09-04S 143-14E) to yam island (09-54S 142-46E)
  42. HYDROPAC 1918/072007-11-02 → 2007-11-09
    Derelict 14 meter F/V capsized, partially submerged and adrift vicinity 13-01S 143-33E
  43. HYDROPAC 1793/072007-10-16 → 2007-12-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-36S 143-15E at 160615Z oct
  44. HYDROPAC 1482/072007-08-26 → 2007-08-26
    3 meter dinghy, silver hull, three persons on board, overdue yarrabah (16-54S 145-52E) to batt reef (16-25S…
  45. HYDROPAC 1477/072007-08-25 → 2007-10-21
    Man overboard from M/V geosounder vicinity 15-04.70S 150-16.24E at 241710Z aug
  46. HYDROPAC 1474/072007-08-24 → 2007-08-25
    Man overboard in 15-04.70S 150-16.24E at 241859Z aug
  47. HYDROPAC 1441/072007-08-17 → 2007-10-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-25S 167-55E
  48. HYDROPAC 830/072007-05-07 → 2007-05-08
    Vessel adrift, five persons on board in vicinity 10-19.5S 142-32.0E at 071230Z may
  49. HYDROPAC 723/072007-04-21 → 2007-04-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 21-30S 151-54E at 210400Z apr
  50. HYDROPAC 701/072007-04-19 → 2007-06-10
    12 meter S/V kaz II abandoned in 18-46S 148-05E at 180544Z apr

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