Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Coral Sea

Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live.

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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

Archive · 1,137 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 825/012001-05-29 → 2001-05-29
    Distress signal received on 2187 khz in 22-51S 153-27E at 290327Z may
  2. HYDROPAC 757/012001-05-18 → 2001-05-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-06S 144-09E at 180700Z may
  3. HYDROPAC 677/012001-05-04 → 2001-05-04
    5 meter vessel, aluminum hull, one person on board, overdue vicinity yorke island (09-45S 143-25E)
  4. HYDROPAC 642/012001-04-27 → 2001-04-28
    1 meter vessel, two persons on board, aground and taking on water in 22-23.06S 152-38.19E at 271002Z apr
  5. HYDROPAC 636/012001-04-27 → 2001-06-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 22-22S 152-59E at 270749Z apr
  6. HYDROPAC 594/012001-04-20 → 2001-04-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 18-12S 146-11E at 201734Z apr
  7. HYDROPAC 554/012001-04-14 → 2001-04-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-22S 142-12E at 140055Z apr
  8. HYDROPAC 494/012001-04-02 → 2001-04-03
    Vessel capsized and adrift vicinity south evans head reef (29-13S 153-25.5E)
  9. HYDROPAC 473/012001-03-29 → 2001-03-30
    Distress signal received on 243 mhz vicinity 16-55S 155-06E at 290606Z mar
  10. HYDROPAC 467/012001-03-28 → 2001-03-29
    Man overboard from vessel vicinity 20-21S 150-42E at 280047Z mar
  11. HYDROPAC 456/012001-03-25 → 2001-03-26
    Seven meter vessel le shark, one person onboard, vicinity 27-59S 155-58E at 250625Z mar
  12. HYDROPAC 449/012001-03-24 → 2001-03-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 11-10S 142-47E at 240825Z mar
  13. HYDROPAC 327/012001-02-27 → 2001-03-13
    12 meter F/V kandjar, black hull with blue stripe, three persons on board, unreported southeast of ile des…
  14. HYDROPAC 220/012001-02-12 → 2001-02-15
    Six meter vessel, white hull, eight persons on board, unreported redscar bay (09-08S 146-55E) to port moresby
  15. HYDROPAC 204/012001-02-09 → 2001-02-12
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported port moresby to hood point (10-07S 147-44E)
  16. HYDROPAC 102/012001-01-21 → 2001-01-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-46S 142-16E at 210855Z jan
  17. HYDROPAC 78/012001-01-16 → 2001-03-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 23-56S 151-49E at 152303Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 23/012001-01-05 → 2001-01-06
    Seven meter vessel, red hull, four persons on board, unreported
  19. HYDROPAC 1845/002000-12-27 → 2000-12-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-59S 143-12E at 270642Z dec
  20. HYDROPAC 1811/002000-12-21 → 2000-12-23
    M/V, aluminum hull, two persons on board, overdue lata township, ndendo island (10-45S 165-48E) to negala…
  21. HYDROPAC 1787/002000-12-17 → 2000-12-17
    Last known position 27-34S 154-17E at 160600Z dec
    M/V Sea Charm Overdue Melbourne To Torres Strait
  22. HYDROPAC 1774/002000-12-14 → 2000-12-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-46S 144-00E at 141603Z dec
  23. HYDROPAC 1736/002000-11-30 → 2001-01-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-16S 152-15E at 301011Z nov
  24. HYDROPAC 1733/002000-11-29 → 2000-11-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 13-58S 144-24E at 291725Z nov
  25. HYDROPAC 1730/002000-11-28 → 2000-11-28
    M/V lady jane II aground, two persons on board, abandoning to dinghy vicinity 13-57S 144-21E
  26. HYDROPAC 1549/002000-10-20 → 2000-10-20
    Five meter dory, white hull, one person on board, overdue from F/V daybreak vicinity 20-46S 151-01E at…
  27. HYDROPAC 1483/002000-10-07 → 2000-10-07
    Distress signal received vicinity 10-37S 142-23E at 071603Z oct
  28. HYDROPAC 1293/002000-08-31 → 2000-08-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-52S 142-19E at 310444Z aug
  29. HYDROPAC 1272/002000-08-26 → 2000-08-29
    Man overboard from F/V loray in 18-31.2S 147-14.2E at 261524Z aug
  30. HYDROPAC 1251/002000-08-22 → 2000-10-06
    14 meter S/V kathy two, two persons on board, adrift in 21-10S 168-11E
  31. HYDROPAC 1212/002000-08-15 → 2000-08-15
    F/V torres pearl, four persons on board, sinking in 10-27.8S 142-24.5E at 150715Z aug
  32. HYDROPAC 1205/002000-08-14 → 2000-08-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 27-00S 153-28E at 141732Z aug
  33. HYDROPAC 1170/002000-08-09 → 2000-08-09
    Five meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue from F/V atlanta in 19-22.5S 148-51.4E
  34. HYDROPAC 1169/002000-08-09 → 2000-08-09
    Five meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue from vessel atlanta in 19-22.5S 148-51.4E
  35. HYDROPAC 1108/002000-07-27 → 2000-07-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 21-18S 151-09E at 270542Z jul
  36. HYDROPAC 1014/002000-07-10 → 2000-07-10
    F/V annadale reports injured crewman in 24-49S 153-46E at 101048Z jul
  37. HYDROPAC 991/002000-07-07 → 2000-07-07
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-59S 148-37E at 070006Z jul
  38. HYDROPAC 979/002000-07-05 → 2000-07-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 19-32S 149-19E at 050633Z jul
  39. HYDROPAC 966/002000-07-02 → 2000-07-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-13S 142-02E at 020617Z jul
  40. HYDROPAC 945/002000-06-27 → 2000-06-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 22-26S 150-33E at 271705Z jun
  41. HYDROPAC 927/002000-06-24 → 2000-06-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 16-43S 146-07E at 241110Z jun
  42. HYDROPAC 913/002000-06-21 → 2000-06-23
    Man overboard from F/V sue m vicinity 29-30S 153-50E
  43. HYDROPAC 796/002000-05-29 → 2000-05-29
    Yacht aground in 11-57.5S 143-55.3E at 290510Z may
  44. HYDROPAC 795/002000-05-29 → 2000-05-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 12-02S 144-04E at 290349Z may
  45. HYDROPAC 794/002000-05-29 → 2000-05-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-41S 144-10E at 290204Z may
  46. HYDROPAC 791/002000-05-28 → 2000-05-28
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-42S 147-58E at 281733Z may
  47. HYDROPAC 771/002000-05-24 → 2000-05-26
    Man overboard in 24-24S 153-34E at 231130Z may
  48. HYDROPAC 715/002000-05-15 → 2000-05-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 09-14S 142-06E at 151223Z may
  49. HYDROPAC 712/002000-05-14 → 2000-05-17
    Man overboard from yacht vicinity 18-49.8S 146-31.6E
  50. HYDROPAC 638/002000-04-27 → 2000-04-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 12-41S 145-54E at 271000Z apr

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