Distress & casualty cases (archived) in the Timor 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 3954/152015-12-02 → 2015-12-02
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from six meter vessel, one person on board, vicinity 13-14S 129-54E at…
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  2. HYDROPAC 3827/152015-11-21 → 2015-11-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-12.07S 130-44.00E at 211454Z nov
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  3. HYDROPAC 3691/152015-11-11 → 2015-11-11
    14 meter vessel xanthippe, four persons on board, aground in 11-36S 131-27E
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  4. HYDROPAC 3576/152015-10-30 → 2015-10-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-58.86S 131-05.16E at 301312Z oct
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 2652/142014-09-09 → 2014-09-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 08-22S 130-14E at 091405Z sep
    Indonesia · Banda Sea · Timor Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 2352/142014-08-12 → 2014-08-12
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V osprey, two persons on board, vicinity 12-02.16S 131-02.16E at…
    Australia-north Coast
  7. HYDROPAC 1727/142014-06-15 → 2014-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from M/V tigress II vicinity 13-13.3S 130-05.5E at 152000Z jun
    Australia-north Coast
  8. HYDROPAC 1502/142014-05-27 → 2014-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V formula 1 vicinity 11-53S 131-13E at 270745Z may
    Australia-north Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 1391/142014-05-13 → 2014-05-14
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V crazy jack, two persons on board, vicinity 08-29.52S 127-39.30E…
    Indonesia · Timor Sea
  10. HYDROPAC 1/142014-01-01 → 2014-01-01
    Vessel, 47 persons on board, sinking in 11-04.45S 130-20.64E at 010001Z jan
    Australia-north Coast
  11. HYDROPAC 3268/132013-10-22 → 2013-10-22
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 09-01.80S 130-31.86E at 220811Z oct
    Timor Sea
  12. HYDROPAC 3073/132013-10-08 → 2013-10-08
    Man overboard from M/V sun princess vicinity of trackline between 13-10.66S 126-20.09E and 13-04.27S…
    Australia-north Coast
  13. HYDROPAC 2995/132013-09-30 → 2013-09-30
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V su ying vicinity 11-56.88S 129-07.92E at 300535Z sep
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  14. HYDROPAC 2959/132013-09-27 → 2013-09-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.5 meter vessel in 12-02.5S 131-04.9E at 271055Z sep
    Australia-north Coast · Clarence Strait
  15. HYDROPAC 2150/132013-07-21 → 2013-07-21
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 13-04.74S 129-59.34E at 210212Z jul
    Australia-north Coast
  16. HYDROPAC 1261/132013-05-04 → 2013-05-04
    15 meter vessel, 110 persons on board, disabled and taking on water in bayu undan gas field (11-00S 126-40E)
    Timor Sea
  17. HYDROPAC 1236/132013-05-02 → 2013-05-02
    Vessel, 116 persons on board, disabled and adrift due to engine damage in 12-24S 130-10E at 020440Z may
    Australia-north Coast · Melville Island
  18. HYDROPAC 902/132013-04-01 → 2013-04-02
    Aircraft overdue to emkaytee
    Australia-north Coast
  19. HYDROPAC 3681/122012-12-25 → 2012-12-25
    Vessel sisiutl, two persons on board, disabled and adrift due to steering failure in 11-41.3S 124-53.8E at…
    Timor Sea
  20. HYDROPAC 3235/122012-11-15 → 2012-11-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 10-56.8S 131-27.1E at 151715Z nov
    Australia-north Coast
  21. HYDROPAC 2893/122012-10-16 → 2012-10-19
    Derelict five meter vessel capsized and adrift vicinity 11-17.2S 127-38.3E at 160206Z oct
    Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast
  22. HYDROPAC 2636/122012-09-15 → 2012-09-15
    Vessel fourty-two reports crewman requiring medical assistance in 11-12S 129-23E
    Australia-north Coast
  23. HYDROPAC 2542/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-08
    Vessel on fire and adrift in 11-30.2S 123-54.7E at 051102Z sep
    Timor Sea
  24. HYDROPAC 2015/122012-07-16 → 2012-07-16
    Eight meter S/V colleen, white hull, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 09-41.04S 128-42.49E at…
    Timor Sea
  25. HYDROPAC 1753/122012-06-21 → 2012-06-23
    Distress signal received vicinity 09-32.6S 126-29.2E at 210418Z jun
    Timor Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1682/122012-06-15 → 2012-06-15
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-00.2S 130-57.2E at 150711Z jun
    Australia-north Coast · Melville Island
  27. HYDROPAC 890/122012-03-28 → 2012-03-29
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-51.60S 130-49.50E at 281832Z mar
    Australia-north Coast · Melville Island
  28. HYDROPAC 684/122012-03-09 → 2012-03-09
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-56.34S 130-07.20E at 090622Z mar
    Australia-north Coast
  29. HYDROPAC 3126/112011-11-06 → 2011-11-06
    Eight meter F/V, blue hull, three persons on board, requesting assistance in 11-28.31S 124-31.98E at 060300Z…
    Australia-north Coast · Timor Sea
  30. HYDROPAC 2980/112011-10-23 → 2011-10-23
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 5.2 meter vessel, two persons on board, vicinity 12-29S 130-22E at…
    Australia-north Coast
  31. HYDROPAC 1577/112011-05-26 → 2011-05-27
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 12-05S 132-00E at 262031Z may
    Australia-north Coast · Van Diemen Gulf
  32. HYDROPAC 873/112011-03-20 → 2011-03-21
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, overdue vernon islands (12-03S 131-04E) to darwin (12-28S 130-50E)
    Australia-north Coast
  33. HYDROPAC 871/112011-03-20 → 2011-03-20
    Five meter vessel, one person on board, overdue vernon islands (12-03S 131-04E) to darwin (12-28S 130-50E)
    Australia-north Coast
  34. HYDROPAC 515/112011-02-16 → 2011-02-16
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 11-54.84S 131-12.60E at 160148Z feb
    Australia-north Coast
  35. HYDROPAC 2311/102010-10-30 → 2010-11-02
    Man overboard from vessel cloudy bay vicinity 11-54.1S 130-06.0E at 302015Z oct
    Australia-north Coast
  36. HYDROPAC 1910/102010-09-20 → 2010-09-20
    Eight meter S/V GST3, one person on board, disabled and adrift in 13-34S 126-43E at 200001Z sep
    Australia-north Coast
  37. HYDROPAC 2427/092009-12-26 → 2010-01-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz vicinity 12-00S 131-23E at 260924Z dec
  38. HYDROPAC 2113/082008-10-29 → 2008-10-29
    Aircraft, 13 persons on board, ditched in 13-10.41S 128-51.55E
  39. HYDROPAC 1468/082008-07-31 → 2008-08-01
    12 meter S/V alpha centauri, four persons on board, overdue darwin (12-27S 130-51E) to wyndham (15-29S…
  40. HYDROPAC 1176/082008-06-22 → 2008-06-23
    40 foot S/V nereid, two persons on board, unreported
  41. HYDROPAC 644/082008-04-06 → 2008-04-06
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity 12-15.8S 129-15.5E at 060136Z apr
  42. HYDROPAC 2107/072007-11-28 → 2007-12-05
    Derelict F/V capsized and adrift vicinity 09-52S 129-47E at 280150Z nov
  43. HYDROPAC 1831/072007-10-24 → 2007-12-07
    12 meter S/V zephyr, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-14S 127-06E at 190330Z oct
  44. HYDROPAC 1773/072007-10-12 → 2007-10-15
    S/V zephyr, two persons onboard, disabled and adrift in 10-12S 127-32E
  45. HYDROPAC 1765/072007-10-11 → 2007-10-11
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 243.0 mhz vicinity 10-04S 127-32E at 110220Z
  46. HYDROPAC 1138/072007-06-30 → 2007-07-07
    Derelict F/V capsized and partially submerged, adrift vicinity 10-23.9S 129-19.5E at 300320Z jun
  47. HYDROPAC 1915/062006-10-03 → 2006-10-03
    F/V, green hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 11-34.14S 126-42.41E at 030105Z oct
  48. HYDROPAC 954/062006-05-25 → 2006-05-25
    Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz in 08-50.0S 126-03.6E at 250900Z may
  49. HYDROPAC 2026/052005-12-01 → 2006-01-18
    M/V armada tuah overdue to M/V jabiru venture (11-55.5S 125-00E)
  50. HYDROPAC 1421/042004-09-01 → 2004-09-01
    Six meter vessel, white, one person on board, overdue dundee beach (12-44S 130-23E) to indonesia

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