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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Other hazards in the Great Australian Bight

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  1. HYDROPAC 2118/022002-11-16 → 2002-11-19
    Derelict 13 foot F/V adriatic star adrift vicinity 33-52S 121-54E
  2. HYDROPAC 2106/022002-11-14 → 2002-11-16
    13 foot F/V adriatic star, two persons on board, overdue esperance (33-52S 121-54E) to eucla (31-43S 128-52E)
  3. HYDROPAC 2054/022002-11-04 → 2002-11-04
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-06S 123-12E at 040633Z nov
  4. HYDROPAC 1887/022002-10-09 → 2002-10-09
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 34-00S 123-15E at 021020Z oct
  5. HYDROPAC 1130/022002-06-18 → 2002-06-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 34-37S 134-46E at 181437Z jun
  6. HYDROPAC 1090/022002-06-13 → 2002-06-13
    Distress signal received vicinity 34-34S 135-09E at 131223Z jun
  7. HYDROPAC 460/022002-03-14 → 2002-03-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243 mhz vicinity 41-16S 144-45E at 141254Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 283/022002-02-14 → 2002-02-14
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 40-10S 138-19E at 142024Z feb
  9. HYDROPAC 28/022002-01-05 → 2002-01-05
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 35-05S 136-15E at 050712Z jan
  10. HYDROPAC 1333/012001-08-17 → 2001-08-18
    18 meter F/V walara-k unreported fremantle to new zealand
  11. HYDROPAC 1019/012001-07-01 → 2001-07-01
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 33-21S 137-34E at 010644Z jul
  12. HYDROPAC 730/012001-05-14 → 2001-05-14
    Distress signal received vicinity 38-26S 141-09E at 140602Z may
  13. HYDROPAC 607/012001-04-24 → 2001-04-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 36-06S 139-25E at 240430Z apr
  14. HYDROPAC 307/012001-02-24 → 2001-02-24
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 32-23S 125-50E at 241000Z feb
  15. HYDROPAC 63/012001-01-12 → 2001-01-15
    F/V sunk in 42-11S 145-09E
  16. HYDROPAC 1807/002000-12-21 → 2001-02-02
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 35-12S 138-06E at 210633Z dec
  17. HYDROPAC 1507/002000-10-12 → 2000-10-13
    Seven meter F/V, white hull, two persons on board, overdue vicinity 38-25S 141-40E at 112330Z oct
  18. HYDROPAC 815/002000-05-31 → 2000-05-31
    Aircraft ditched, eight persons on board, southeast of whyalla (33-02S 137-35E) at 310930Z may
  19. HYDROPAC 630/002000-04-26 → 2000-04-27
    Seven meter S/V angels wing, white hull, two persons on board, overdue holdfast bay to american river,…
  20. HYDROPAC 516/002000-04-01 → 2000-04-08
    Derelict yacht capsized and adrift vicinity 35-15.8S 136-49.4E at 010720Z apr
  21. HYDROPAC 512/002000-03-31 → 2000-03-31
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 34-17S 136-53E at 311017Z mar
  22. HYDROPAC 400/002000-03-08 → 2000-03-08
    Aircraft ditched vicinity 36-06S 138-37E at 080000Z mar
  23. HYDROPAC 332/002000-02-26 → 2000-02-26
    50 foot M/V seaandra, two persons on board, disabled due to flooding and engine failure in 34-22S 134-43E at…
  24. HYDROPAC 121/002000-01-23 → 2000-01-23
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz and 406 mhz from M/V pretty pussy in 35-04S 123-29E at 230215Z jan
  25. HYDROPAC 99/002000-01-19 → 2000-01-19
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 43-25S 145-59E at 190744Z jan

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