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 2345/022002-12-12 → 2002-12-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 16-12.5S 145-41.0E at 121247Z dec
  2. HYDROPAC 2195/022002-11-24 → 2003-01-10
    Last known position 14-00S 157-54E at 230410Z nov
    M/V Dooyang Glory Unreported
  3. HYDROPAC 2165/022002-11-21 → 2002-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V tehoro III vicinity 17-54S 159-01E at 210327Z nov
  4. HYDROPAC 2122/022002-11-17 → 2002-11-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-10S 142-27E at 170603Z nov
  5. HYDROPAC 1977/022002-10-23 → 2002-10-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-35S 142-23E at 230730Z oct
  6. HYDROPAC 1941/022002-10-16 → 2002-10-17
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue stephens island (09-31S 143-33E) to murray island…
  7. HYDROPAC 1938/022002-10-16 → 2000-10-17
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue stephens island (09-31S 143-33E) to murray island…
  8. HYDROPAC 1928/022002-10-15 → 2002-10-16
    Seven meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue daru island (09-05S 143-12E) to darnley island (09-35S…
  9. HYDROPAC 1921/022002-10-14 → 2002-10-14
    Three meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue
  10. HYDROPAC 1904/022002-10-12 → 2002-10-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 27-31S 153-29E at 120802Z oct
  11. HYDROPAC 1901/022002-10-12 → 2002-10-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 18-45S 146-38E at 120448Z oct
  12. HYDROPAC 1862/022002-10-05 → 2002-10-07
    Seven meter vessel, eight persons on board, overdue massig islet (09-45S 143-24E) to daru island (09-05S…
  13. HYDROPAC 1797/022002-09-30 → 2002-09-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-49S 143-22E at 300716Z sep
  14. HYDROPAC 1771/022002-09-27 → 2002-10-02
    Six meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue makura island (17-09.5S 168-26.0E) to mataso island…
  15. HYDROPAC 1759/022002-09-26 → 2002-10-03
    Three canoes, 11 persons on board, overdue nukapu island (10-45S 166-02E) to nupani island (10-03S 165-43E)
  16. HYDROPAC 1743/022002-09-23 → 2002-09-23
    Distress signal received from F/V ocean odyssey due to collision vicinity 24-24S 153-23E at 230919Z sep
  17. HYDROPAC 1715/022002-09-20 → 2002-09-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-25S 143-14E at 200045Z sep
  18. HYDROPAC 1709/022002-09-19 → 2002-09-24
    Seven meter M/V, white hull, four persons on board, overdue ihu (07-52S 145-22E) to daru (09-05S 143-13E)
  19. HYDROPAC 1686/022002-09-16 → 2002-09-16
    Five meter M/V, yellow hull, five persons on board, unreported yam island (09-54S 142-47E) to stephens…
  20. HYDROPAC 1677/022002-09-14 → 2002-10-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 09-52S 143-18E at 132340Z sep
  21. HYDROPAC 1582/022002-08-31 → 2002-08-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-38S 150-50E at 310520Z aug
  22. HYDROPAC 1538/022002-08-24 → 2002-08-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 17-47S 168-18E at 241107Z aug
  23. HYDROPAC 1519/022002-08-22 → 2002-08-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 21-32S 151-13E at 220327Z aug
  24. HYDROPAC 1491/022002-08-17 → 2002-08-18
    Four meter vessel, two persons on board, overdue from F/V sunrise
  25. HYDROPAC 1486/022002-08-16 → 2002-08-16
    Vessel, white hull, four persons on board, overdue saibai island to turnagain island (09-34S 142-17E)
  26. HYDROPAC 1478/022002-08-15 → 2002-08-15
    Four meter vessel, four persons on board, unreported yarrabah to batt reef (16-25S 145-46E) and tongue reef…
  27. HYDROPAC 1406/022002-08-02 → 2002-08-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 16-22S 150-52E at 020155Z aug
  28. HYDROPAC 1402/022002-08-01 → 2002-08-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 23-52S 152-08E at 010537Z aug
  29. HYDROPAC 1346/022002-07-22 → 2002-07-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 14-48S 151-14E at 222115Z jul
  30. HYDROPAC 1341/022002-07-21 → 2002-07-25
    F/V eastern leader sunk vicinity 18-01S 146-28E at 181700Z jul
  31. HYDROPAC 1269/022002-07-06 → 2002-07-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-42S 143-48E at 060345Z jul
  32. HYDROPAC 1266/022002-07-05 → 2002-08-16
    Five meter vessel, seven persons on board, overdue layoak islet (09-50.9S 143-19.1E) to coconut island…
  33. HYDROPAC 1220/022002-06-29 → 2002-06-30
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-43S 156-43E at 291208Z jun
  34. HYDROPAC 1211/022002-06-28 → 2002-06-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 19-24S 148-21E at 280131Z jun
  35. HYDROPAC 1182/022002-06-24 → 2002-06-25
    Vessel capsized in 19-23.5S 148-09.0E at 242154Z jun
  36. HYDROPAC 1176/022002-06-24 → 2002-06-24
    Distress signal received vicinity 15-19S 152-33E at 240051Z jun
  37. HYDROPAC 1150/022002-06-20 → 2002-06-21
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue thursday island (10-34S 142-12E) to yam island…
  38. HYDROPAC 1124/022002-06-18 → 2002-06-19
    12 meter S/V karakia, white hull, four persons on board, overdue townsville to misima island
  39. HYDROPAC 1103/022002-06-15 → 2002-06-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-04S 143-31E at 150742Z jun
  40. HYDROPAC 1092/022002-06-14 → 2002-06-15
    F/V rejyiang sunk in 10-05.9S 146-49.7E at 132000Z jun
  41. HYDROPAC 1020/022002-06-01 → 2002-06-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 19-20S 148-57E at 010505Z jun
  42. HYDROPAC 946/022002-05-22 → 2002-05-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-28S 143-50E at 220739Z may
  43. HYDROPAC 883/022002-05-12 → 2002-05-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-04.5S 149-45.5E at 120112Z may
  44. HYDROPAC 878/022002-05-11 → 2002-05-18
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 20-24.1S 148-57.5E at 102200Z may
  45. HYDROPAC 845/022002-05-06 → 2002-05-08
    Five meter vessel located in 11-46.4S 143-26.7E at 060140Z may
  46. HYDROPAC 839/022002-05-04 → 2002-05-06
    Five meter vessel, blue hull, one person on board, overdue from F/V el torito vicinity 12-19.4S 143-51.4E at…
  47. HYDROPAC 829/022002-05-02 → 2002-05-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 27-22S 153-43E at 020640Z may
  48. HYDROPAC 816/022002-05-01 → 2002-05-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-33S 143-44E at 010613Z may
  49. HYDROPAC 777/022002-04-25 → 2002-04-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 09-43S 143-19E at 251030Z apr
  50. HYDROPAC 616/022002-04-01 → 2002-04-02
    Person missing from overturned vessel vicinity 10-22S 142-39E since 300630Z mar

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