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 4143/192019-12-14 → 2019-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-47.1S 142-58.1E at 141000Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 4140/192019-12-14 → 2019-12-14
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-14.7S 155-32.4E at 140030Z dec
    Coral Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 4077/192019-12-09 → 2019-12-09
    Vessel aqualine, three persons on board, aground and taking on water in 17-57.53S 146-09.87E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 3977/192019-12-02 → 2019-12-04
    Six meter vessel, white hull, two persons on board, overdue lata (10-43.29S 165-48.09E) to nupani atoll…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 3891/192019-11-26 → 2019-11-29
    Seven meter vessel, three persons on board, overdue kerema (07-57S 145-48E) to kiwai islands (08-34S 143-28E)
    Gulf of Papua · Papua New Guinea
  6. HYDROPAC 3763/192019-11-16 → 2019-11-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from four meter vessel stinger in vicinity 21-00.7S 149-35.8E at 160133Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3736/192019-11-14 → 2019-11-14
    Distress signal received from vessel gom 5 in vicinity of 20-21.8S 150-35.9E at 140245Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 3730/192019-11-13 → 2019-11-14
    15 meter S/V swey, two persons on board, taking on water in 11-22.73S 161-47.46E at 131022Z nov
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Solomon Islands
  9. HYDROPAC 3681/192019-11-09 → 2019-11-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-05.93S 142-58.40E at 090105Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 3677/192019-11-08 → 2019-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V in 16-41.33S 145-50.53E at 082020Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3665/192019-11-06 → 2019-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, white hull, in vicinity 24-20.1S 152-39.4E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 3355/192019-10-11 → 2019-10-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-40.93S 152-58.60E at 112021 oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 3260/192019-10-02 → 2019-10-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-21.2S 145-18.6E on 012336Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3217/192019-09-29 → 2019-09-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.7 meter vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 26-49.27S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3211/192019-09-28 → 2019-09-28
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, overdue kubugam (09-49.1S 145-46.6E) to karkar island (04-43.7S 145-53.2E)
    Bismarck Sea · Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  16. HYDROPAC 3198/192019-09-27 → 2019-09-28
    Six meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, unreported badu island (10-09S 142-06E) to thursday…
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 2979/192019-09-11 → 2019-09-13
    7.9 meter vessel, five persons on board, overdue
    Coral Sea
  18. HYDROPAC 2958/192019-09-09 → 2019-09-10
    20 meter F/V assassin unreported
    Coral Sea
  19. HYDROPAC 2862/192019-08-31 → 2019-08-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 25-56S 160-27E at 310907Z aug
    Coral Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 2629/192019-08-14 → 2019-08-30
    Vessel overdue, three or four persons onboard, overdue yam island (09-54.0S 142-46.5E) to sue islet…
    Torres Strait · Australia- Northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2579/192019-08-10 → 2019-08-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-08.93S 147-22.87E at 100846Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia
  22. HYDROPAC 2453/192019-07-31 → 2019-08-01
    Seven meter M/V panaboy, white and green hull, five persons on board, overdue badu island (10-06.91S…
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2405/192019-07-27 → 2019-07-27
    S/V danica reports crew member with possible heart attack in 17-50S 160-28E at 271135Z jul
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  24. HYDROPAC 2289/192019-07-15 → 2019-07-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel elizaar in 20-54.4S 149-24.8E at 150259Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2276/192019-07-13 → 2019-07-14
    Five meter vessel, black hull, one person on board, overdue yam island (09-54S 142-47E) to massig island…
    Torres Strait · Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 2250/192019-07-11 → 2019-07-12
    Search and rescue operation in progress in 18-37.2S 163-13.1E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  27. HYDROPAC 2130/192019-06-30 → 2019-06-30
    Six meter vessel, two persons on board, taking on water in 18-27.5S 146-30.6E at 301025Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia
  28. HYDROPAC 2125/192019-06-29 → 2019-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity of 20-01.30S 148-18.0E at 291345Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2073/192019-06-25 → 2019-07-12
    Vessel fwxg, green hull, one person on board, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 1961/192019-06-15 → 2019-06-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from seven meter vessel frothy in vicinity 20-49.3S 150-11.1E at 152330Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  31. HYDROPAC 1768/192019-05-29 → 2019-05-29
    Distress signal received from seven meter, vessel falco, white hull, one person onboard, in 23-24.93S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 1705/192019-05-23 → 2019-06-07
    Distress signal received from F/V in 14-48.27S 165-13.02E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  33. HYDROPAC 1598/192019-05-11 → 2019-05-31
    Distress signal received in vicinity 13-36.13S 143-42.93E at 111305Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 1432/192019-04-28 → 2019-05-02
    Five meter vessel, yellow hull, four persons onboard, overdue bamaga (10-53-00S 142-23-00E) to moa islands…
    Torres Strait · Australia
  35. HYDROPAC 1366/192019-04-22 → 2019-04-25
    Derelict six meter vessel, white hull, capsized in 12-03.7S 143-14.1E at 232200Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1298/192019-04-16 → 2019-04-16
    S/V neorion reports person requiring medical assistance in 24-32.3S 162-33.2E at 122012Z apr
    Coral Sea
  37. HYDROPAC 1192/192019-04-09 → 2019-04-09
    Distress signal received on 406MHZ in vicinity 27-19.53S 159-35.20E at 091418Z apr
    Coral Sea
  38. HYDROPAC 1061/192019-03-29 → 2019-03-30
    Man overboard from vessel in 23-35.5S 164-44.1E
    Coral Sea
  39. HYDROPAC 974/192019-03-25 → 2019-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-54.3S 152-33.5E at 250529Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 865/192019-03-15 → 2019-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.1 meter M/V serendipity in vicinity 23-04.70S 151-26.40E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 854/192019-03-15 → 2019-03-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-35.70S 148-58.20E at 150114Z mar
    Western North Pacific
  42. HYDROPAC 846/192019-03-14 → 2019-03-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-43.3S 152-37.0E at 140730Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  43. HYDROPAC 843/192019-03-14 → 2019-03-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 20-49.93S 149-47.07E at 140157Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 841/192019-03-13 → 2019-03-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 12 meter S/V catalyst in vicinity 23-17.9S 151-47.6E at 131837Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 718/192019-03-03 → 2019-03-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz from 38 foot vessel in vicinity 24-52.20S 153-16.13E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 644/192019-02-26 → 2019-02-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-07.7S 143-49.8E at 260644Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 612/192019-02-23 → 2019-02-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V waterbird II in 21-29.6S 149-55.6E at 230139Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 509/192019-02-14 → 2019-02-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-44.13S 151-55.13E at 140630Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 470/192019-02-10 → 2019-03-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V the hooker in vicinity 21-07.13S 149-18.53E at 101508Z
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 467/192019-02-10 → 2019-02-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V quintrex trophy, three persons on board, in vicinity…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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