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 1048/172017-03-25 → 2017-03-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V in vicinity 16-00.3S 145-37.8E at 250244Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 1025/172017-03-24 → 2017-03-24
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 19-47.67S 147-41.80E at 240728Z mar
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 897/172017-03-15 → 2017-03-16
    12 meter S/V isabel, white hull, three persons on board, overdue yamba (29-26S 153-21E) to coffs harbour…
    Coral Sea · Tasman Sea · Australia-east Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 620/172017-02-21 → 2017-02-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 10-43.1S 142-48.6E at 210241Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  5. HYDROPAC 542/172017-02-14 → 2017-02-17
    Derelict ten meter vessel capsized and adrift in vicinity 22-32S 150-48E at 141030Z feb
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 509/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-13
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and anchored due to engine failure in 11-15.8S 152-07.9E
    Coral Sea · Solomon Sea · Papua New Guinea
  7. HYDROPAC 508/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-17.13S 152-01.43E at 111748Z feb
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  8. HYDROPAC 502/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    M/V southern phoenix, 14 persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 11-20.45S 151-38.90E at 110855Z feb
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 499/172017-02-11 → 2017-02-11
    Distress signal received from M/V southern phoenix, 42 persons on board, in vicinity 11-22S 151-24E at…
    Coral Sea · Papua New Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 467/172017-02-09 → 2017-02-24
    Distress signal received in 17-15S 168-00E
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  11. HYDROPAC 366/172017-02-01 → 2017-02-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 09-49.0S 144-01.5E at 010506Z feb
    Coral Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 332/172017-01-28 → 2017-01-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-31.00S 143-05.53E at 282106Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 147/172017-01-15 → 2017-01-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel run amok in vicinity 20-55.3S 149-29.3E at 150307Z jan
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 114/172017-01-12 → 2017-01-13
    Man overboard from M/V samba in vicinity of trackline between 17-27.4S 146-12.5E at 120200Z jan and 18-24.4S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 3919/162016-12-18 → 2016-12-18
    Search and rescue operations in 22-44S 158-00E
    Coral Sea
  16. HYDROPAC 3816/162016-12-08 → 2016-12-08
    Vessel overdue from F/V vana and return
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 3785/162016-12-06 → 2016-12-06
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 24-44.90S 152-24.06E at 060030Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 3763/162016-12-04 → 2016-12-04
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 10-24.06S 142-27.66E at 040527Z dec
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3755/162016-12-03 → 2016-12-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 21-09.40S 149-56.73E at 032036Z dec
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 3663/162016-11-27 → 2016-11-27
    8.2 meter S/V, black hull, five persons on board overdue lady musgrave island (23-54S 152-23E) to round hill…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 3586/162016-11-21 → 2016-12-03
    18 meter F/V night raider, white hull, three persons on board, unreported
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 3452/162016-11-08 → 2016-11-11
    F/V seabring capsized in 25-07.70S 153-27.35E at 081850Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 3438/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-08
    F/V seabring capsized in 25-04.22S 153-26.41E at 071641Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 3437/162016-11-07 → 2016-11-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V seabring vicinity 25-04.0S 153-27.2E at 071642Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 3422/162016-11-06 → 2016-11-07
    Scuba diver missing from 12.2 meter vessel moonlight dancer vicinity 19-18.20S 147-37.22E at 060800Z nov
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 3342/162016-10-31 → 2016-10-31
    19 meter F/V san miguel, 14 persons on board, unreported townsville (19-15S 146-48E) to 17-40S 148-20E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 3240/162016-10-22 → 2016-11-17
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from eight meter M/V outbound, four persons on board, vicinity 20-35.93S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 3234/162016-10-22 → 2016-10-22
    Distress signal received from M/V hanjin tacoma in 12-24S 151-07E at 220239Z oct
    Coral Sea
  29. HYDROPAC 3189/162016-10-17 → 2016-11-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.4 meter vessel vicinity 17-53.9S 146-49.5E at 172301Z oct
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  30. HYDROPAC 2998/162016-10-01 → 2016-10-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.8 meter vessel xpectation vicinity 20-52.6S 149-45.1E at 010845Z…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 2942/162016-09-27 → 2016-10-12
    Four meter vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift
    Coral Sea · Vanuatu
  32. HYDROPAC 2882/162016-09-21 → 2016-09-21
    Distress signal received 406 mhz from ten meter F/V kunara, two persons on board, vicinity 12-09S 143-43E
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 2857/162016-09-19 → 2016-09-20
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue yam island (09-53.5S 142-46.5E) to mabaduwane (09-17.5S…
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait
  34. HYDROPAC 2805/162016-09-15 → 2016-09-15
    Distress signal received from six meter vessel, red and yellow hull, in 09-32.3S 142-14.0E at 150430Z sep
    Torres Strait
  35. HYDROPAC 2694/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-11
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 21-44.9S 150-19.0E at 061508Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 2688/162016-09-06 → 2016-09-06
    Distress signal received from F/V trevanna in 18-44.10S 147-15.12E at 060710Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2680/162016-09-05 → 2016-09-11
    Eight meter S/V alya II, one person on board, aground in 14-24.15S 144-37.93E at 051800Z sep
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  38. HYDROPAC 2614/162016-08-29 → 2016-08-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bandill k vicinity 12-01.38S 143-27.72E at 292230Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  39. HYDROPAC 2528/162016-08-21 → 2016-08-21
    4.5 meter M/V, two persons on board, disabled and adrift vicinity hawkesbury island (10-22.07S 142-07.90E)
    Torres Strait · Australia-northeast Coast
  40. HYDROPAC 2500/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-22
    Derelict 9.8 meter vessel closer to god, white hull, capsized and adrift vicinity 19-50.79S 148-30.71E at…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  41. HYDROPAC 2498/162016-08-19 → 2016-08-19
    12 meter vessel, white hull, numerous persons on board, capsized and adrift in 19-53S 148-33E at 190509Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  42. HYDROPAC 2450/162016-08-16 → 2016-08-17
    Seven meter vessel, four persons on board, overdue daru (09-05S 143-13E) to yorke island (09-45S 143-24E)
    Coral Sea · Torres Strait · Papua New Guinea
  43. HYDROPAC 2411/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 22-02.34S 151-32.16E at 120907Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  44. HYDROPAC 2408/162016-08-12 → 2016-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 21-43.26S 151-42.96E at 120450Z aug
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  45. HYDROPAC 2306/162016-08-02 → 2016-08-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 6.5 meter M/V striper, white hull, two persons on board in 18-42.3S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  46. HYDROPAC 2247/162016-07-27 → 2016-07-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel stella rane in 12-18.27S 143-28.80E at 270650Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  47. HYDROPAC 2187/162016-07-22 → 2016-07-22
    12 meter S/V tuamotus, white hull with brown stripe, three persons on board, overdue port douglas (16-28S…
    Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  48. HYDROPAC 2170/162016-07-20 → 2016-07-20
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 26-42.8S 153-12.0E at 201812Z jul
    Coral Sea · Australia-east Coast
  49. HYDROPAC 2108/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    11 meter S/V brahminy, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Torres Strait · Arafura Sea · Australia-northeast Coast
  50. HYDROPAC 2106/162016-07-14 → 2016-07-14
    11 meter S/V barhamy, white hull, one person on board, unreported
    Torres Strait · Arafura Sea · Australia-northeast Coast

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