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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  1. HYDROPAC 343/212021-01-26 → 2021-01-28
    Five meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board overdue in vicinity of yarrabah (16-51.1S 145-55.1E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 3870/202020-12-29 → 2020-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V in vicinity 24-32.7S 152-48.3E at 292232Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 3775/202020-12-21 → 2020-12-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel secret formula in 20-51.70S 149-37.47E at 210523Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 3724/202020-12-17 → 2020-12-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 16-14.80S 145-47.80E at 170448Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 3647/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-09
    7 meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue broadhurst reef (18-55.2S 147-42.5E) to townsville (19-14.4S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 3532/202020-11-30 → 2020-11-30
    Vessel, two persons on board, capsized in 19-29.37S 147-33.62E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3526/202020-11-29 → 2020-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter S/V lilly in vicinity 10-09.73S 142-03.47E at 291420Z nov
    Torres Strait · Australia-north Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3510/202020-11-28 → 2020-11-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from nine meter vessel madam in vicinity 23-18S 151-29E at 280141Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 3431/202020-11-21 → 2020-11-21
    Distress signal received from liferaft from sunken 17 meter F/V shane, two persons on board, in 24-21.9S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3302/202020-11-08 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 14-25.33S 145-20.80E at 080720Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3268/202020-11-05 → 2020-11-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-48.67S 149-46.27E at 050735Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3136/202020-10-26 → 2020-11-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-05.6S 146-45.5E at 260617Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3047/202020-10-19 → 2020-10-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 15-56.7S 145-43.9E at 191027Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia
  14. HYDROPAC 2714/202020-09-18 → 2020-09-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter vessel in vicinity 23-16.80S 151-32.27E at 172356Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 2684/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-17.07S 143-11.53E at 151217Z sep
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2680/202020-09-15 → 2020-09-15
    M/V teou reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-22S 154-29E at 141630Z sep
    Coral Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 2663/202020-09-14 → 2020-09-14
    M/V teou reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 18-24.00S 155-28.00E at 140830Z sep
    Coral Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2654/202020-09-13 → 2020-09-13
    Distress signal received from F/V eltorito in vicinity 13-17.07S 143-37.93E at 130742Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 2535/202020-08-30 → 2020-08-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 14 foot vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 14-04S 143-42E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 2462/202020-08-23 → 2020-08-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-40.7S 153-32.5E at 230436Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2407/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.6 meter vessel whiskey sauer, white hull, in vicinity 22-53.40S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2398/202020-08-16 → 2020-08-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 8.5 meter vessel afterall, in vicinity 18-49.40S 147-37.47E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2252/202020-07-31 → 2020-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 14-40.9S 144-57.9E at 310400Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2232/202020-07-29 → 2020-07-29
    Distress signal received in vicinity 25-46S 158-59E
    Coral Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 2203/202020-07-25 → 2020-07-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 24 meter vessel navigator in vicinity 25-54.50S 158-33.60E at…
    Coral Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 2125/202020-07-18 → 2020-07-18
    4 meter vessel silver runabout, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 2076/202020-07-14 → 2020-07-19
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, six persons on board, overdue kala bay (10-39.3S 166-03.6E) to tuwo village…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  28. HYDROPAC 2052/202020-07-11 → 2020-07-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-25.30S 148-38.80E at 112240Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 1905/202020-06-27 → 2020-06-27
    Man overboard from 30 foot S/V solitaire, white hull, in 24-02.4S 152-06.4E at 262330Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1779/202020-06-16 → 2020-06-18
    Seven meter vessel, white hull with orange stripes, three persons on board, overdue caution bay (09-18.23S…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  31. HYDROPAC 1752/202020-06-13 → 2020-06-13
    Two persons overboard from vessel, capsized in vicinity 16-41.9S 145-59.1E.VESSELS in vicinity requested to…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1576/202020-05-27 → 2020-05-29
    5.4 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 1464/202020-05-17 → 2020-05-18
    Man overboard from F/V k. vern in 26-30.39S 153-34.58E at 171730Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1259/202020-04-22 → 2020-04-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity of 19-46.27S 148-21.53E at 220310Z
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 1229/202020-04-17 → 2020-04-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mia in 15-29.6S 147-06.6E at 171915Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1196/202020-04-15 → 2020-04-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-35.80S 150-31.50E at 150751Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1148/202020-04-11 → 2020-04-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-31.07S 150-41.07E at 110223Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1072/202020-04-02 → 2020-04-03
    Search and rescue operations in progress for vessel ambition one in 15-48S 167-21E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  39. HYDROPAC 1071/202020-04-02 → 2020-04-02
    Search and rescue operations in progress for vessel ambition one in 15-28.8S 167-12.6E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  40. HYDROPAC 794/202020-03-09 → 2020-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-50.6S 158-48.6E at 091404Z mar
    Coral Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 511/202020-02-13 → 2020-02-28
    Distress signal received in vicinity 15-33.7S 167-15.8E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  42. HYDROPAC 442/202020-02-09 → 2020-02-09
    28 foot F/V vigger chen, overdue kerema bay (07-57S 145-45E) to port moresby (09-26S 147-10E)
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 359/202020-02-03 → 2020-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V savage ocean racer, six persons on board, in…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 351/202020-02-01 → 2020-02-02
    Man overboard from M/V balboa in 23-49S 154-05E at 311800Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 271/202020-01-25 → 2020-01-25
    Four meter vessel, three persons onboard, sinking in 17-31.9S 146-19E at 242338Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 239/202020-01-22 → 2020-01-22
    Aircraft, two persons on board, ditching in 26-57.18S 153-29.40E at 220625Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 185/202020-01-17 → 2020-01-17
    F/V sunburst, five persons on board, aground in vicinity 20-46.0S 151-01.6E at 170527Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 161/202020-01-15 → 2020-01-16
    Man overboard from vessel between mourilyan harbour (17-36S 146-08E) and ellison reef (17-44S 146-24E) at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 156/202020-01-14 → 2020-01-17
    Man overboard from vessel in vicinity of 17-31.90S 146-22.23E at 131900Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  50. HYDROPAC 4304/192019-12-31 → 2019-12-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-15.13S 143-57.33E at 310427Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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