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 1280/222022-05-09 → 2022-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-22.00S 150-50.00E at 092149Z may
    Coral Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 1190/222022-05-02 → 2022-05-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 31 meter S/V karana 2, one person on board, in vicinity 10-01.73S…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  3. HYDROPAC 1183/222022-05-02 → 2022-05-06
    Five meter vessel mon amiee, white hull, one person on board, unreported bowen (13-55S 143-50E) to claremont…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 795/222022-03-26 → 2022-03-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 23-48.8S 152-17.0E at 261128Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 651/222022-03-10 → 2022-03-13
    Vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 09-49S 142-01E at 100900Z mar
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 535/222022-03-01 → 2022-03-04
    Capsized vessel adrift in vicinity 09-46.46S 141-25.33E at 010107Z mar
    Arafura Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 425/222022-02-19 → 2022-02-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 26-46.3S 153-15.3E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 386/222022-02-14 → 2022-02-14
    Distress signal on 406MHZ received from S/V luna sea in vicinity 24-35.00S 152-44.27E at 140218Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 374/222022-02-12 → 2022-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.8 meter vessel haines hunter, two persons on board, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 283/222022-02-03 → 2022-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.7 meter vessel goldstar, two persons on board in 18-56.60S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 211/222022-01-25 → 2022-01-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-31.80S 152-02.93E at 250424Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 27/222022-01-03 → 2022-01-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 17-10.07S 146-10.53E at 030933Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3752/212021-12-28 → 2021-12-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-57.12S 152-01.90E at 280101Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3648/212021-12-16 → 2021-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-21.67S 142-12.93E at 161127Z dec
    Torres Strait · Australia
  15. HYDROPAC 3587/212021-12-12 → 2021-12-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter F/V, white hull, in vicinity 10-35.7S 143-02.3E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3447/212021-12-01 → 2021-12-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.7 meter vessel, blue hull, in vicinity 18-30.0S 147-03.2E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3357/212021-11-22 → 2021-11-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.4 meter vessel seafarer in vicinity 24-00.7S 152-14.4E at 220308Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 2998/212021-10-20 → 2021-10-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 15 meter vessel in the moon, nine persons on board, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2985/212021-10-18 → 2021-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 28-16.9S 154-34.4E at 182119Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 2943/212021-10-16 → 2021-10-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-16.4S 153-38.4E at 160136Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  21. HYDROPAC 2761/212021-09-29 → 2021-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, red hull, in vicinity 19-46.07S 148-46.60E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2683/212021-09-21 → 2021-09-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 27-49.9S 153-37.1E at 210647Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2559/212021-09-10 → 2021-09-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter inflatable vessel in vicinity 23-17.5S 151-41.5E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2524/212021-09-07 → 2021-09-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, unreported idihi island (09-24.4S 146-54.0E) and return
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 2414/212021-08-24 → 2021-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-36.93S 147-19.33E at 240333Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2384/212021-08-21 → 2021-08-21
    6.3 meter vessel headhunter, three persons on board, taking on water in 16-21.00S 145-44.40E at 202153Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-north Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2221/212021-08-03 → 2021-08-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel in vicinity 10-04.20S 143-33.40E at 031117Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2138/212021-07-25 → 2021-07-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-06.53S 147-07.53E at 250044Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia
  29. HYDROPAC 2061/212021-07-17 → 2021-07-17
    F/V nola r reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-14.14S 144-37.00E at 171344Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2004/212021-07-10 → 2021-07-10
    4.6 meter vessel, one person on board, unreported great palm island (18-45.5S 146-36.3E) to balgal beach…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1924/212021-06-30 → 2021-06-30
    12 meter S/V sea spirit, white hull with blue trim, two persons on board, overdue cairns (16-53.6S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1744/212021-06-12 → 2021-06-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel, white and blue hull, in vicinity 20-46.60S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1704/212021-06-09 → 2021-06-09
    Four meter vessel, one person on board, overdue in vicinity 20-01.5S 148-17.0E at 082100Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1702/212021-06-09 → 2021-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-34.73S 150-05.27E at 090113Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1672/212021-06-05 → 2021-06-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.1 meter vessel black label in vicinity 22-53.6S 151-13.5E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1646/212021-06-03 → 2021-06-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-47.07S 149-33.40E at 030241Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1623/212021-06-01 → 2021-06-02
    Two kayaks, one person on each overdue dunwich (27-29.90S 153-24.06E) to point lookout (27-26.17S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1485/212021-05-19 → 2021-05-19
    Distress signal received from 36 foot vessel kingfisher in 14-10.73S 144-13.93E at 190608Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 1335/212021-05-03 → 2021-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V northpoint in vicinity 20-45S 151-00E at 030627Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 1334/212021-05-03 → 2021-05-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-45S 151-00E at 030627Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1281/212021-04-28 → 2021-04-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, black hull with white outboard motor, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1249/212021-04-25 → 2021-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V maryanne in 26-56.00S 153-33.07E at 250136Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 1105/212021-04-10 → 2021-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter F/V reel affair in vicinity 22-40.2S 151-32.4E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1087/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-10
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ from seven meter M/V whittley, white hull, in 20-33.00S 149-45.13E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1024/212021-04-05 → 2021-04-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-24S 149-02E at 050001Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 961/212021-03-27 → 2021-03-27
    F/V coral cay disabled and sinking in 16-30.57S 145-33.41E at 272010Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 532/212021-02-15 → 2021-02-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 18-46.93S 146-23.93E at 151948Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 491/212021-02-11 → 2021-02-19
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with yellow stripe, five persons on board, overdue utupua island (11-12.87S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  49. HYDROPAC 441/212021-02-06 → 2021-02-06
    Distress signal received in 25-30.0S 158-26.4E
    Coral Sea
  50. HYDROPAC 439/212021-02-06 → 2021-02-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V kema in vicinity 25-51.1S 158-45.0E at 061302Z feb
    Coral Sea

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