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 417/022002-03-07 → 2002-03-08
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-45S 145-41E at 072105Z mar
  2. HYDROPAC 407/022002-03-06 → 2002-03-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-23S 154-24E at 062243Z mar
  3. HYDROPAC 344/022002-02-23 → 2002-02-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-12S 142-35E at 230903Z feb
  4. HYDROPAC 273/022002-02-13 → 2002-02-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 15-42S 167-09E at 131110Z feb
  5. HYDROPAC 260/022002-02-11 → 2002-02-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-33S 147-54E at 111947Z feb
  6. HYDROPAC 217/022002-02-04 → 2002-03-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-12S 144-01E at 040254Z feb
  7. HYDROPAC 117/022002-01-18 → 2002-01-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-22S 148-28E at 180107Z jan
  8. HYDROPAC 66/022002-01-11 → 2002-01-12
    Aircraft wreckage in 10-35.4S 142-21.6E
  9. HYDROPAC 57/022002-01-10 → 2002-01-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 19-56.5S 148-47.5E at 100755Z jan
  10. HYDROPAC 6/022002-01-02 → 2002-01-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-42S 143-29E at 021217Z jan
  11. HYDROPAC 2059/012001-12-18 → 2002-02-02
    Nine meter F/V ty, white hull, one person on board, overdue lockhart river (12-50S 143-21E) to port douglas…
  12. HYDROPAC 2012/012001-12-11 → 2001-12-11
    15 meter vessel winterhawk, one person on board, taking on water in 23-41S 162-35E at 110400Z dec
  13. HYDROPAC 1937/012001-11-28 → 2001-11-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 25-08S 153-28E at 280130Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 1926/012001-11-26 → 2001-12-05
    5 meter vessel, one person on board, overdue ballina (28-52S 153-35E) and return
  15. HYDROPAC 1912/012001-11-24 → 2001-11-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 12-12S 143-47E at 242144Z nov
  16. HYDROPAC 1863/012001-11-19 → 2001-11-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-07S 143-03E at 190648Z nov
  17. HYDROPAC 1847/012001-11-16 → 2001-11-16
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-48S 142-03E at 160006Z nov
  18. HYDROPAC 1843/012001-11-15 → 2001-11-22
    Vessel whitewash sunk in 23-56S 152-22E at 131445Z nov
  19. HYDROPAC 1841/012001-11-14 → 2001-11-15
    Vessel whitewash sunk in 23-56S 152-22E at 131445Z nov
  20. HYDROPAC 1835/012001-11-13 → 2001-11-14
    Vessel whitewash, two persons on board, sinking vicinity 23-59.2S 152-19.3E
  21. HYDROPAC 1718/012001-10-24 → 2001-10-24
    8 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue from F/V hammond star vicinity 20-23S 150-51E at…
  22. HYDROPAC 1716/012001-10-24 → 2001-10-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-11S 148-01E at 240701Z oct
  23. HYDROPAC 1714/012001-10-23 → 2001-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 11-26S 154-16E at 231409Z oct
  24. HYDROPAC 1692/012001-10-19 → 2001-10-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 23-26.4S 151-56.5E at 191636Z oct
  25. HYDROPAC 1607/012001-10-06 → 2001-10-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-02S 143-40E at 060238Z oct
  26. HYDROPAC 1602/012001-10-04 → 2001-10-05
    Vessel, three persons on board, unreported
  27. HYDROPAC 1589/012001-10-02 → 2001-10-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 20-09S 150-38E at 020317Z oct
  28. HYDROPAC 1574/012001-09-29 → 2001-10-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and 243 mhz vicinity 14-40S 150-12E at 291615Z sep
  29. HYDROPAC 1573/012001-09-29 → 2001-09-29
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 14-40S 150-05E at 291139Z sep
  30. HYDROPAC 1551/012001-09-27 → 2001-09-27
    18 meter F/V steller seven, blue hull, seven persons on board, unreported cooktown (15-30S 145-10E) to cape…
  31. HYDROPAC 1511/012001-09-20 → 2001-09-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-52S 143-19E at 201340Z sep
  32. HYDROPAC 1400/012001-08-27 → 2001-08-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-51S 143-15E at 271116Z aug
  33. HYDROPAC 1389/012001-08-25 → 2001-08-26
    5 meter vessel, six persons on board, unreported thursday island (10-35.0S 142-13.0E) to sue island…
  34. HYDROPAC 1241/012001-08-02 → 2001-08-03
    11.5 meter F/V idlehour, white hull, one person on board, unreported thursday island (10-22S 142-06E) to…
  35. HYDROPAC 1184/012001-07-26 → 2001-07-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 20-59S 150-19E at 260535Z jul
  36. HYDROPAC 1173/012001-07-24 → 2001-07-26
    12 meter yacht aimless, three persons on board, aground in 19-52S 158-20E
  37. HYDROPAC 1130/012001-07-17 → 2001-07-17
    1 meter S/V cho cho san, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue australia-east coast to luganville…
  38. HYDROPAC 1110/012001-07-14 → 2001-07-14
    11.6 meter M/V just cruising sunk in 27-01.1S 153-17.0E
  39. HYDROPAC 1099/012001-07-12 → 2001-07-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-11S 142-39E at 121223Z jul
  40. HYDROPAC 1085/012001-07-10 → 2001-07-11
    Five meter vessel joycy 2, yellow hull, three persons on board, overdue mt aldolphus island (10-39S 142-39E)…
  41. HYDROPAC 1074/012001-07-09 → 2001-08-26
    One person missing from derelict vessel upstart vicinity 24-31S 152-04E on 06 jul
  42. HYDROPAC 1022/012001-07-02 → 2001-07-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-10S 143-53E at 020420Z jul
  43. HYDROPAC 918/012001-06-16 → 2001-06-16
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, overdue vicinity irene reef (15-38S 145-42E)
  44. HYDROPAC 911/012001-06-15 → 2001-06-15
    Five meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue mackay to port moresby
  45. HYDROPAC 902/012001-06-14 → 2001-06-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 27-48S 153-33E at 140402Z jun
  46. HYDROPAC 895/012001-06-12 → 2001-06-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-02S 143-12E at 120845Z jun
  47. HYDROPAC 893/012001-06-12 → 2001-06-12
    12 meter S/V oblio, red hull, unreported vicinity 25-00S 159-27E at 112130Z jun
  48. HYDROPAC 888/012001-06-10 → 2001-06-11
    4.5 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity 19-49.2S 150-04.6E
  49. HYDROPAC 854/012001-06-04 → 2001-06-06
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity loloata island (09-32S 147-17E)
  50. HYDROPAC 853/012001-06-04 → 2001-07-20
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 15-24S 152-45E at 040549Z jun

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