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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Other hazards in the Coral Sea

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  1. HYDROPAC 659/072007-04-13 → 2007-04-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-38.5S 142-33.3E at 131105Z apr
  2. HYDROPAC 625/072007-04-07 → 2007-04-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 24-00S 152-35E at 061950Z apr
  3. HYDROPAC 600/072007-04-04 → 2007-04-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-16S 142-50E
  4. HYDROPAC 590/072007-04-01 → 2007-04-02
    Ten meter M/V gadjameral, one person on board, unreported coffs harbor to brisbane
  5. HYDROPAC 539/072007-03-24 → 2007-03-25
    Man overboard from M/V dory vicinity 20-21.7S 150-42.3E at 240700Z mar
  6. HYDROPAC 525/072007-03-22 → 2007-05-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-29S 142-34E at 211145Z mar
  7. HYDROPAC 495/072007-03-18 → 2007-05-26
    Man overboard vicinity 19-57.6S 148-14.0E at 171430Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 304/072007-02-19 → 2007-04-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 22-18S 154-34E at 190542Z feb
  9. HYDROPAC 195/072007-01-29 → 2007-03-16
    F/V k pegasus, 11 persons on board, engine and power failure, disabled and adrift in 13-00S 167-00E
  10. HYDROPAC 2547/062006-12-27 → 2006-12-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 21-13S 150-46E at 271830Z dec
  11. HYDROPAC 2229/062006-11-16 → 2006-11-16
    M/V summer wine, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to lost rudder in 24-00S 152-57E at 161406Z nov
  12. HYDROPAC 2198/062006-11-14 → 2006-12-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 16-07S 159-02E at 140745Z nov
  13. HYDROPAC 2077/062006-10-31 → 2006-11-02
    Man overboard from F/V pedro in 09-44.4S 143-26.3E at 301300Z oct
  14. HYDROPAC 1979/062006-10-15 → 2006-10-15
    Seven meter M/V heartbeat, four persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity flora reef (17-11S 146-17E)…
  15. HYDROPAC 1851/062006-09-21 → 2006-09-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 14-26S 144-50E
  16. HYDROPAC 1755/062006-09-09 → 2006-10-25
    Two persons missing from vessel sunk vicinity 17-23.5S 146-20.1E at 072100Z sep
  17. HYDROPAC 1601/062006-08-21 → 2006-08-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-19S 142-55E at 210652Z aug
  18. HYDROPAC 1432/062006-07-29 → 2006-07-30
    Five meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue bloomfield river (15-55S 145-21E) to hope islands (15-43S…
  19. HYDROPAC 1348/062006-07-18 → 2006-08-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 09-22.9S 142-41.1E at 180823Z jul
  20. HYDROPAC 1268/062006-07-05 → 2006-07-05
    13 meter M/V flair, four persons on board, aground vicinity middleton reef (29-27S 159-05E) at 041915Z jul
  21. HYDROPAC 1241/062006-06-29 → 2006-08-17
    S/V dream catcher, two persons on board, aground and taking on water vicinity 17-43.9S 156-18.9E
  22. HYDROPAC 1216/062006-06-27 → 2006-06-28
    Distress signal received on 8291 khz at 271737Z jun from 13 meter M/V la vaudoise, two persons on board,…
  23. HYDROPAC 1190/062006-06-26 → 2006-06-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-20S 142-53E at 252350Z jun
  24. HYDROPAC 1008/062006-05-31 → 2006-05-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-30S 150-32E at 310718Z may
  25. HYDROPAC 1002/062006-05-30 → 2006-07-12
    Distress signal received from S/V seayea, three persons on board, vicinity 18-57.993S 168-54.793E
  26. HYDROPAC 991/062006-05-29 → 2006-07-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 15-05S 151-51E at 290806Z may
  27. HYDROPAC 982/062006-05-27 → 2006-07-12
    Man overboard from F/V pallarenda vicinity 17-30S 146-07E at 271335Z may
  28. HYDROPAC 934/062006-05-21 → 2006-06-01
    Vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 25-05.74S 153-30.21E
  29. HYDROPAC 931/062006-05-21 → 2006-05-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 25-11.5S 153-24.3E at 210900Z may
  30. HYDROPAC 873/062006-05-11 → 2006-05-12
    Man overboard from F/V magus in 28-04.4S 158-36.6E at 112000Z may
  31. HYDROPAC 847/062006-05-08 → 2006-05-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 19-24.7S 148-36.2E at 080805Z may
  32. HYDROPAC 829/062006-05-05 → 2006-06-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 18-59.5S 146-35.8E at 050529Z may
  33. HYDROPAC 826/062006-05-05 → 2006-05-06
    S/V south moon, white hull, two persons on board, overdue spirits bay, new zealand to brisbane, australia…
  34. HYDROPAC 757/062006-04-26 → 2006-06-14
    M/V three chi no 12, 16 persons on board, aground and in need of assistance in 09-35S 144-48E at 260700Z apr
  35. HYDROPAC 727/062006-04-22 → 2006-04-24
    Man overboard from F/V lauren-g vicinity 26-18S 153-43E at 211840Z apr
  36. HYDROPAC 694/062006-04-17 → 2006-06-01
    Five meter vessel tina liah, three persons on board, overdue murray island (09-55S 144-03E) to yorke islands…
  37. HYDROPAC 693/062006-04-17 → 2006-04-18
    Five meter vessel galeforce, three persons on board, overdue murray island (09-55S 144-03E) to darnley…
  38. HYDROPAC 622/062006-04-09 → 2006-04-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 21-24S 151-20E at 090629Z apr
  39. HYDROPAC 535/062006-03-28 → 2006-05-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-32.2S 149-20.3E at 281200Z mar
  40. HYDROPAC 332/062006-03-01 → 2006-03-04
    Man overboard from F/V shannon dale vicinity 18-04.9S 146-32.5E at 281830Z feb
  41. HYDROPAC 215/062006-02-07 → 2006-03-22
    Distress signal received vicinity 29-21S 153-43E at 070446Z feb
  42. HYDROLANT 259/062006-02-07 → 2006-02-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 29-21S 153-43E at 070446Z feb
  43. HYDROPAC 204/062006-02-05 → 2006-03-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 21-22S 152-20E at 050749Z feb
  44. HYDROPAC 157/062006-01-29 → 2006-01-30
    Vessel, six persons on board, overdue daru (09-05S 143-12E) to bramble cay (09-08S 143-53E)
  45. HYDROPAC 101/062006-01-20 → 2006-03-08
    23 foot M/V, eight persons on board, overdue daru island (09-04.5S 143-14.6E) to auwamaza reef (09-18.0S…
  46. HYDROPAC 2111/052005-12-11 → 2006-01-25
    Seven meter M/V wally, two persons on board, overdue low isles to cape flattery
  47. HYDROPAC 2107/052005-12-10 → 2006-01-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-48S 153-17E at 101058Z dec
  48. HYDROPAC 1724/052005-10-12 → 2005-12-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 23-42S 152-16E at 120530Z oct
  49. HYDROPAC 1709/052005-10-11 → 2005-10-13
    Man overboard from M/V hokuriku vicinity 23-13S 154-40E at 110300Z oct
  50. HYDROPAC 1165/052005-07-21 → 2005-08-17
    Seven meter vessel sank in 09-15.7S 143-04.0E on afternoon 19 july

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