Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Great Australian Bight

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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 33/142014-01-03 → 2014-01-03
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 43-32.28S 146-00.90E at 031032Z jan
    Tasmania-southwest Coast
  2. HYDROPAC 2237/132013-07-27 → 2013-07-28
    5.7 meter M/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity investigator strait (35-23.4S 137-16.8E)
    Australia-south Coast
  3. HYDROPAC 1295/132013-05-07 → 2013-05-07
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 38-42.1S 141-18.9E at 070036Z may
    Australia-southeast Coast
  4. HYDROPAC 672/132013-03-09 → 2013-03-11
    14 meter vessel lady marlen, white hull, one person on board, overdue albany (35-02S 117-53E) to bruny…
    Australia-southwest Coast To Tasmania
  5. HYDROPAC 224/132013-01-22 → 2013-01-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 37-05.22S 139-43.56E at 222208Z jan
    Australia-south Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 3480/122012-12-07 → 2012-12-08
    Distress signal received from 14 meter S/V, three persons on board, in 33-41S 124-31E at 071100Z dec
    Australia-southwest Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 3277/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-20
    12 meter S/V taking on water in 36-47S 131-44E at 200846Z nov
    Australia-south Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1858/122012-06-29 → 2012-06-29
    190 meter M/V united stars, 20 persons on board, on fire in 36-05.26S 138-27.98E
    Australia-south Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1849/122012-06-29 → 2012-06-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 39-06.54S 139-34.98E at 290431Z jun
    Australia-south Coast
  10. HYDROPAC 1614/122012-06-09 → 2012-06-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-01.38S 123-14.58E at 090012Z jun
    Australia-south Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 1367/122012-05-15 → 2012-05-15
    Six meter F/V beacharion, three persons on board, unreported 32-24S 133-40E at 150300Z may
    Australia-south Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1186/122012-04-25 → 2012-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.8 meter M/V mezmark, two persons on board, vicinity 35-45.40S…
    Australia-south Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 1074/122012-04-15 → 2012-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406.0 mhz vicinity 38-45.66S 142-18.96E at 150241Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 1029/122012-04-11 → 2012-04-11
    Distress signal received from 20 meter F/V pv hamelin, eight persons on board, vicinity 34-41S 118-37E at…
    Australia-southwest Coast
  15. HYDROPAC 984/122012-04-06 → 2012-04-06
    S/V inception, six persons on board, taking on water and sinking in 38-43.67S 142-56.20E at 061403Z apr
    Australia-southeast Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 2627/112011-09-19 → 2011-09-19
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 35-06S 129-32E at 190415Z sep
    Australia-south Coast
  17. HYDROPAC 1839/112011-06-25 → 2011-06-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V hume secuirty vicinity 38-11.10S 140-44.64E at…
    Australia-southeast Coast
  18. HYDROPAC 1731/112011-06-14 → 2011-06-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 42-15S 145-02E at 140421Z jun
    Tasmania-west Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 1254/112011-04-25 → 2011-04-25
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel joken vicinity 35-01.50S 118-00.24E at 250444Z apr
    Australia-southwest Coast
  20. HYDROPAC 58/112011-01-06 → 2011-01-09
    11.3 meter S/V capsized and adrift in 35-10.73S 132-05.46E at 060253Z jan
    Australia-south Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2957/102010-12-29 → 2010-12-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V bolzano in 34-23S 125-08E at 282337Z dec
    Australia-southwest Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2787/102010-12-15 → 2010-12-18
    Derelict 11.3 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 37-30.66S 136-21.96E at 150317Z dec
    Australia-south Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2784/102010-12-15 → 2010-12-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel wendera vicinity 37-30.66S 136-15.60E at 142302Z
    Australia-south Coast
  24. HYDROPAC 2781/102010-12-14 → 2010-12-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V prowler vicinity 36-56S 137-55E at 141917Z dec
    Australia-south Coast
  25. HYDROPAC 2622/102010-11-29 → 2010-11-29
    14 meter F/V, two persons on board, sinking in 36-52.4S 139-06.6E at 290120Z nov
    Australia-south Coast
  26. HYDROPAC 1076/102010-05-25 → 2010-05-25
    Vessel, three persons on board, on fire and crew abandoning ship in 34-10S 120-11E at 250240Z may
    Australia-southwest Coast
  27. HYDROPAC 961/102010-05-10 → 2010-05-10
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-22.2S 123-41.5E at 100200Z may
    Australia-southwest Coast
  28. HYDROPAC 1526/092009-08-26 → 2009-08-26
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel, two person on board, in 33-55S 123-21E at 260522Z…
  29. HYDROPAC 2257/082008-11-16 → 2008-11-23
    43 meter F/V kap farvel, black hull, sinking vicinity 41-00S 141-03E at 160001Z nov
  30. HYDROPAC 1929/082008-10-02 → 2008-10-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 36-16S 138-50E at 021401Z oct
  31. HYDROPAC 1541/082008-08-12 → 2008-08-14
    15 meter F/V investigator, two persons onboard, unreported cape leeuwin 33-22.0S 115-08.0E to whidbey isles…
  32. HYDROPAC 1399/082008-07-23 → 2008-07-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz within 30 miles of 35-14.70S 138-03.36E at 231102Z
  33. HYDROPAC 993/082008-05-23 → 2008-05-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 33-05S 133-28E at 230137Z may
  34. HYDROPAC 688/082008-04-11 → 2008-04-15
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 38-49.20S 141-58.14E at 110300Z apr
  35. HYDROPAC 599/082008-03-31 → 2008-03-31
    M/V lugano, 25 persons on board, on fire and adrift in 35-26S 122-22E at 310230Z mar
  36. HYDROPAC 2230/072007-12-19 → 2008-02-03
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz in 34-30S 121-11E at 181540Z dec
  37. HYDROPAC 462/062006-03-19 → 2006-03-24
    Nine meter white vessel kyeema unreported
  38. HYDROPAC 1956/052005-11-22 → 2005-11-22
    60 foot F/V rhylan, white hull, three persons on board, unreported
  39. HYDROPAC 1833/052005-11-01 → 2005-11-03
    3 meter vessel kiana II, aluminum hull, two persons on board, overdue from eucla
  40. HYDROPAC 1459/052005-09-08 → 2005-10-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 33-32S 137-50E at 081839Z sep
  41. HYDROPAC 1214/052005-07-30 → 2005-07-31
    Ten foot vessel, two persons on board unreported cape jervis to penneshaw
  42. HYDROPAC 186/052005-01-29 → 2005-01-29
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 36-46S 133-36E at 282130Z jan
  43. HYDROPAC 1301/042004-08-10 → 2004-08-10
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 35-10S 137-23E at 092249Z aug
  44. HYDROPAC 926/042004-05-29 → 2004-07-03
    Man overboard from F/V miss rylee in 33-49S 123-48E at 291230Z may
  45. HYDROPAC 637/042004-04-09 → 2004-04-12
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-48S 136-24E at 082322Z apr
  46. HYDROPAC 632/042004-04-08 → 2004-04-08
    Distress signal received in 34-53S 137-02E at 081046Z apr
  47. HYDROPAC 119/042004-01-22 → 2004-01-22
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 37-00S 139-23E at 220349Z jan
  48. HYDROPAC 2085/032003-12-01 → 2003-12-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-05S 137-11E at 010216Z dec
  49. HYDROPAC 1855/032003-10-26 → 2003-10-26
    Aircraft ditched in 38-30S 142-30E at 260545Z oct
  50. HYDROPAC 664/032003-04-14 → 2003-04-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 33-58S 136-35E at 141709Z apr

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