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 323/192019-01-28 → 2019-01-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel nagema in vicinity 09-46.3S 142-43.5E at 280529Z…
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 206/192019-01-19 → 2019-02-08
    Western north pacific DNC 12
  3. HYDROPAC 159/192019-01-16 → 2019-01-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V sunburst in vicinity 20-03.7S 150-12.4E at 160403Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 156/192019-01-15 → 2019-01-16
    Man overboard from F/V barameda-k in 25-57.18S 153-42.22E at 151700Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 130/192019-01-13 → 2019-01-13
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V seeker in vicinity 19-41.73S 149-43.87E at 130205Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 116/192019-01-11 → 2019-01-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-17.3S 150-01.1E at 111835Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 92/192019-01-09 → 2019-01-10
    44 foot S/V forever young, white hull, four person on board, overdue burnett heads (24-46.00S 152-24.00E) to…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 89/192019-01-09 → 2019-01-12
    Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 11-16.28S 142-58.43E at 090716Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 87/192019-01-09 → 2019-01-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-14.6S 142-46.8E at 090753Z jan
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 26/192019-01-04 → 2019-01-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-53.0S 143-19.1E at 032222Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia
  11. HYDROPAC 4618/182018-12-30 → 2018-12-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-45S 152-30E at 300540Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 4557/182018-12-23 → 2018-12-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-01.2S 142-16.8E at 230845Z dec
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 4393/182018-12-09 → 2018-12-10
    Seven meter S/V felix, one person on board, taking on water in 14-39.52S 145-15.21E at 092200Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 4338/182018-12-05 → 2018-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V shanne b in vicinity 23-17.20S 151-41.73E at 052250Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 4298/182018-12-02 → 2018-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-18.00S 142-51.70E at 020741Z dec
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3945/182018-10-31 → 2018-10-31
    4.6 meter M/V infidel, one person on board, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3873/182018-10-25 → 2018-10-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel mclay fortress in vicinity 16-05S 145-29E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3847/182018-10-23 → 2018-10-26
    Derelict seven meter vessel, white hull, capsized and adrift in vicinity 28-33.2S 153-46.1E at 230420Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3820/182018-10-20 → 2018-10-20
    30 foot vessel, four persons on board, taking on water in 18-33.53S 147-13.73E at 201313Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3588/182018-09-30 → 2018-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-01.6S 152-04.5E at 300656Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3521/182018-09-25 → 2018-09-26
    3.7 meter vessel, one person on board, unreported
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3518/182018-09-25 → 2018-09-26
    M/V shore thing, six persons on board, reports two persons requiring medical assistance in vicinity 17-24S…
    Coral Sea
  23. HYDROPAC 3428/182018-09-20 → 2018-09-20
    Vessel, one person on board, overdue cape flattery (14-57.6S 145-20.4E) to barrow point (14-20.8S 144-39.2E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 3359/182018-09-15 → 2018-09-16
    Five meter M/V keitre neweick, three persons on board, overdue lifou (20-51-58S 167-08-52E) to ouvea…
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  25. HYDROPAC 3041/182018-08-19 → 2018-08-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel in vicinity 12-30.5S 143-20.8E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3032/182018-08-18 → 2018-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, three persons on board, in vicinity of 29-09.4S…
    Coral Sea · Australia
  27. HYDROPAC 2931/182018-08-12 → 2018-08-12
    Distress signal received from M/V caysand on 406 mhz in vicinity 16-41.10S 146-13.90E at 120141Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2921/182018-08-11 → 2018-08-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel red barra in vicinity 17-58S 146-12E at 110511Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2836/182018-08-05 → 2018-08-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 11-50.07S 143-28.07E at 050811Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2776/182018-07-31 → 2018-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel dory 3 to the island breeze in 18-31.40S 147-07.07E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2765/182018-07-30 → 2018-07-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-05.3S 143-00.3E at 300911Z jul
    Coral Sea · Torres Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2648/182018-07-21 → 2018-07-21
    11 meter vessel gunna go, four persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 18-39.00S 147-02.30E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2369/182018-06-27 → 2018-06-28
    S/V alvei unreported brisbane (27-28S 153-02E) to new zealand
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia To New Zealand
  34. HYDROPAC 2253/182018-06-18 → 2018-06-18
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from F/V northpoint in vicinity 21-04.11S 151-06.70E at 180627Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2080/182018-06-02 → 2018-06-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from FV coimbra in vicinity 15-35.2S 145-38E at 020216Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1734/182018-05-05 → 2018-05-06
    Man overboard from vessel night crossing in 21-54.0S 152-34.6E at 051600Z may
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 1638/182018-04-27 → 2018-04-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-52.1S 145-33.0E at 270834Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 1568/182018-04-22 → 2018-04-22
    Man overboard from vessel between caution bay (09-21S 146-55E) and port moresby harbor (09-29S 147-08E)
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  39. HYDROPAC 1425/182018-04-13 → 2018-04-14
    S/V utopia reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 14-50.25S 158-13.84E at 130622Z apr
    Coral Sea
  40. HYDROPAC 1401/182018-04-12 → 2018-04-12
    Man overboard from M/V pacific dawn in vicinity 20-39S 161-29E
    Coral Sea
  41. HYDROPAC 1256/182018-04-02 → 2018-04-10
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, five persons on board, overdue santa cruz island (10-39.69S 165-54.52E) to…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  42. HYDROPAC 1241/182018-03-31 → 2018-04-01
    Man overboard from F/V crystal 202 in vicinity 12-27S 149-42E
    Coral Sea
  43. HYDROPAC 1231/182018-03-30 → 2018-03-30
    Distress signal received from 3.7 meter vessel seajay in 19-06.3S 146-34.5E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1085/182018-03-19 → 2018-03-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 15-55.40S 145-25.47E at 190222Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 1005/182018-03-15 → 2018-03-21
    Vessel, five persons on board, capsized and adrift in 10-47.70S 148-50.52E at 140800Z mar
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  46. HYDROPAC 907/182018-03-08 → 2018-03-12
    8.5 meter vessel conquistador, white hull, one person on board, overdue southport (27-58.0S 153-24.0E) to…
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 809/182018-03-01 → 2018-03-02
    Five meter vessel, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity yorke islands (09-44S 143-27E) at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 778/182018-02-27 → 2018-03-07
    9.6 meter M/V annaliese, white hull, one person on board, unreported herald cays (16-51S 149-30E) to honiara…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Australia To Solomon Islands
  49. HYDROPAC 767/182018-02-26 → 2018-02-27
    9.6 meter M/V annaliese, one person on board, unreported townsville (19-53S 146-49E) to honiara (09-25S…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Australia To Solomon Islands
  50. HYDROPAC 689/182018-02-20 → 2018-02-23
    Man overboard from vessel between 29-13.8S 153-41.2E and 29-27.4S 153-22.4E at 200345Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast

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