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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Other hazards in the Coral Sea

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  1. HYDROPAC 670/182018-02-19 → 2018-02-20
    10 meter vessel wayfarer, white hull, overdue
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 656/182018-02-17 → 2018-02-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 20-42.9S 149-34.7E at 170817Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 619/182018-02-15 → 2018-02-25
    Seven meter vessel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue kala bay (10-39.4S 166-03.7E) to reefs…
    Coral Sea · Solomon Islands
  4. HYDROPAC 469/182018-02-03 → 2018-02-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-23.5S 150-45.1E at 030912Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 270/182018-01-20 → 2018-01-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel in vicinity 23-35.99S 151-56.35E at 201619Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 220/182018-01-16 → 2018-02-02
    Vessel ojalab, 17 meters, four persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 23-00.12S 166-35.50E
    Coral Sea · New Caledonia
  7. HYDROPAC 71/182018-01-07 → 2018-01-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter F/V, white hull, in 21-14.85S 151-41.00E at 070300Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 63/182018-01-06 → 2018-01-06
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from 11.5 meter M/V rumba-x, blue hull, three persons on board, in…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 4599/172017-12-27 → 2017-12-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from ten meter vessel kevlacat kaos in vicinity 19-44.7S 148-21.0E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 4479/172017-12-20 → 2017-12-20
    One person missing from capsized five meter vessel in 17-47.53S 146-26.87E at 192337Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 4159/172017-11-28 → 2017-11-29
    Seven meter vessel, six persons on board, overdue duff island (09-52S 167-11E) to lata (10-37S 165-51E)
    Western South Pacific · Solomon Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 3889/172017-11-10 → 2017-11-11
    S/V wologai number 2, black hull, three persons on board, overdue wanigela 10-03S 149-13E
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  13. HYDROPAC 3850/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Helicopter, four persons on board, ditching in vicinity 19-49S 149-01E at 080509Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 3849/172017-11-08 → 2017-11-08
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from helicopter in hamilton island (20-04S 148-54E)
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3552/172017-10-17 → 2017-10-21
    F/V dianne sank in 24-17S 152-08E at 160834Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 3545/172017-10-16 → 2017-10-17
    F/V dianne sank in 24-17S 152-08E at 160834Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3492/172017-10-12 → 2017-10-12
    F/V kin ei maru no 35, 23 persons on board, aground in 11-16S 152-04E at 121500Z oct
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  18. HYDROPAC 3462/172017-10-11 → 2017-10-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel shoreline song in vicinity 20-59.1S 149-09.9E at 102349Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3390/172017-10-04 → 2017-10-07
    Six meter canoe, two persons on board, capsized and adrift in 10-13S 148-26E at 030600Z oct
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 3360/172017-09-30 → 2017-10-02
    Man overboard from M/V bsl limassol on 30 sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3350/172017-09-29 → 2017-09-30
    Man overboard from M/V bsl limassol in vicinity of trackline between 26-50S 154-04E at 291130Z sep and…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3336/172017-09-29 → 2017-09-29
    M/V roebuck bay, 11 persons on board, aground in 12-13.2S 143-49.2E
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3275/172017-09-24 → 2017-09-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel beastmaster II in vicinity 19-22.93S 148-35.53E at 240057Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 3202/172017-09-18 → 2017-09-18
    Derelict 12 meter vessel with liferaft adrift in 09-40.6S 145-57.1E at 171230Z sep
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  25. HYDROPAC 3192/172017-09-17 → 2017-09-18
    M/V blue knight, four person on board, disabled and taking on water in 09-49S 145-56E at 170325Z sep
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  26. HYDROPAC 3004/172017-09-04 → 2017-09-04
    20 meter F/V jeans pride overdue cairns (16-55S 145-46E) to port moresby (09-28S 147-08E)
    Coral Sea · Australia · Papua New Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 2798/172017-08-18 → 2017-08-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel guiding star, two persons on board, in vicinity 19-33.9S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 2736/172017-08-12 → 2017-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter M/V, two persons on board, in vicinity 21-04.0S 150-13.3E…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 2713/172017-08-10 → 2017-08-25
    16.5 meter vessel trinity castle, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity ureparapara (13-32S…
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  30. HYDROPAC 2676/172017-08-07 → 2017-08-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.3 meter vessel in vicinity 18-13.3S 146-22.3E at 070749Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2654/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-25
    Aircraft ditched in vicinity 22-36S 151-06E at 050615Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  32. HYDROPAC 2649/172017-08-05 → 2017-08-05
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 19-30.5S 148-49.0E at 050445Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2590/172017-07-30 → 2017-07-30
    Distress signal received from F/V barameda-k on 406 mhz in vicinity 22-46S 152-35E at 302207Z jul
    Coral Sea
  34. HYDROPAC 2441/172017-07-16 → 2017-07-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 26-56S 154-09E at 160132Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2436/172017-07-15 → 2017-07-15
    4.2 meter M/V, four persons on board, overdue bloomfield river (15-55S 145-21E) to pickersgill reef (15-51S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2258/172017-06-28 → 2017-06-28
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel m one, aluminum hull, in vicinity 29-42.5S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2236/172017-06-26 → 2017-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from 9.4 meter vessel in vicinity 24-10.9S 151-54.6E at 260047Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2225/172017-06-26 → 2017-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406.0 mhz from 9.4 meter vessel in vicinity 24-10.9S 151-54.6E at 260047Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia
  39. HYDROPAC 2037/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-12
    Eight meter vessel sank in vicinity 09-25.45S 146-53.28E
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2036/172017-06-10 → 2017-06-10
    25 foot vessel, three persons on board, overdue
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea-southeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 1983/172017-06-06 → 2017-06-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 11 meter M/V evita in 19-43.3S 147-51.9E at 060253Z jun
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 1903/172017-05-31 → 2017-06-01
    S/V skedaddle, three persons on board, overdue gold coast (28-01-00S 153-24-00E) to noumea (22-16-33S…
    Coral Sea · Australia To New Caledonia
  43. HYDROPAC 1848/172017-05-26 → 2017-05-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, five persons on board, in vicinity 18-11.6S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 1645/172017-05-10 → 2017-05-10
    F/V diamong 2018 unreported
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  45. HYDROPAC 1643/172017-05-09 → 2017-05-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel korona in vicinity 09-35.87S 143-42.86E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-north Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 1470/172017-04-27 → 2017-05-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel, two persons on board, in 18-28.6S 147-04.6E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 1418/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-22
    Vessel capsized in vicinity 24-57.4S 153-20.8E at 221115Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 1367/172017-04-18 → 2017-04-18
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel azoth in vicinity 20-13.4S 148-59.9E at 181553Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 1164/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, two persons on board, in vicinity 16-07.5S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 1154/172017-04-01 → 2017-04-04
    Ten meter vessel, glass hull, capsized and adrift in 19-46.6S 149-30.0E at 010129Z apr
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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