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 624/002000-04-25 → 2000-04-25
    Two dories, one person on board each, overdue from F/V arafura queen
  2. HYDROPAC 622/002000-04-25 → 2000-04-25
    F/V future, six persons on board, sinking in 18-58.5S 147-42.5E at 250310Z apr
  3. HYDROPAC 584/002000-04-17 → 2000-04-17
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 29-34S 153-27E at 170548Z apr
  4. HYDROPAC 539/002000-04-08 → 2000-04-08
    14 foot vessel, three persons on board, aluminum hull, overdue darnley island (09-35S 143-45E) to daru…
  5. HYDROPAC 450/002000-03-16 → 2000-03-16
    Man overboard in 23-19.5S 151-24.5E at 160008Z mar
  6. HYDROPAC 439/002000-03-14 → 2000-03-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 19-21S 149-04E at 132340Z mar
  7. HYDROPAC 417/002000-03-10 → 2000-03-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-54S 142-51E at 100029Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 329/002000-02-26 → 2000-02-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-26S 143-40E at 260917Z feb
  9. HYDROPAC 265/002000-02-14 → 2000-02-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 10-19S 142-20E at 140849Z feb
  10. HYDROPAC 260/002000-02-13 → 2000-02-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz in 24-41S 153-38E at 131558Z feb
  11. HYDROPAC 155/002000-01-26 → 2000-01-27
    F/V santa rosa reports injured crewman requiring medical assistance vicinity 28-00S 158-00E at 260500Z jan
  12. HYDROPAC 83/002000-01-15 → 2000-01-15
    Distress signal received vicinity 22-07S 150-21E at 151225Z jan
  13. HYDROPAC 67/002000-01-13 → 2000-01-13
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 15-31S 145-44E at 130700Z jan
  14. HYDROPAC 2/002000-01-01 → 2000-02-18
    80 meter M/V anson, black hull, unreported
  15. HYDROPAC 1477/991999-12-30 → 1999-12-31
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 26-23S 153-26E at 302035Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 1429/991999-12-19 → 1999-12-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5/243 mhz vicinity 18-56S 147-49E at 191645Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 1419/991999-12-17 → 1999-12-18
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 16-17S 145-46E at 172235Z dec
  18. HYDROPAC 1381/991999-12-10 → 2000-01-28
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, disabled vicinity 17-08S 146-04E at 100817Z dec
  19. HYDROPAC 1379/991999-12-10 → 1999-12-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 17-05S 146-06E at 100739Z dec
  20. HYDROPAC 1343/991999-12-03 → 1999-12-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-09S 142-42E at 031032Z dec
  21. HYDROPAC 1292/991999-11-23 → 1999-11-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-43S 142-27E at 230932Z nov
  22. HYDROPAC 1277/991999-11-21 → 1999-11-21
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-13S 143-39E at 210022Z nov
  23. HYDROPAC 1264/991999-11-19 → 1999-11-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-18S 142-51E at 191723 nov
  24. HYDROPAC 1244/991999-11-15 → 1999-11-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 09-19S 143-36E at 150758Z nov
  25. HYDROPAC 1226/991999-11-11 → 1999-11-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 09-43S 143-26E at 111701Z nov
  26. HYDROPAC 1185/991999-11-04 → 1999-11-04
    5 meter dory, white hull, one person on board, overdue from F/V el torito
  27. HYDROPAC 1167/991999-11-02 → 1999-12-16
    S/V maeva, four persons on board, in distress vicinity 29-22S 154-02E
  28. HYDROPAC 1026/991999-09-30 → 1999-11-12
    15 foot vessel, one person on board, overdue return to F/V wavedancer II in 20-36S 150-48E at 200300Z sep
  29. HYDROPAC 1006/991999-09-26 → 1999-09-26
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 13-53S 143-42E at 261131Z sep
  30. HYDROPAC 975/991999-09-20 → 1999-09-24
    14 foot dory, aluminum hull, one person on board, overdue since 200300Z sep vicinity 20-36S 150-48E
  31. HYDROPAC 840/991999-08-25 → 1999-10-08
    M/V australian endurance unreported hong kong to sydney, australia
  32. HYDROPAC 837/991999-08-25 → 1999-08-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 10-37S 142-11E at 251135Z aug
  33. HYDROPAC 813/991999-08-18 → 1999-08-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 11-47S 142-56E at 180428Z aug
  34. HYDROPAC 811/991999-08-17 → 1999-08-19
    Catamaran iris, two persons on board, dismasted and requesting assistance in 20-47S 156-53E at 171800Z aug
  35. HYDROPAC 768/991999-08-10 → 1999-08-11
    Yacht taichi, persons on board, reports broken rigging and insufficient fuel in 22-56S 153-56E at 101751Z aug
  36. HYDROPAC 697/991999-07-27 → 1999-07-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 22-25S 150-54E at 270411Z jul
  37. HYDROPAC 598/991999-07-04 → 1999-07-04
    10 meter S/V takaway unreported since 030001Z jul townsville to gizo island

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