S/V two keel aground in 20-23.91S 149-02.60E at 271830Z apr
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1480/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-04-27 19:40Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · JRCC AUSTRALIA 2761/17 271848Z APR 17.. Issued 2017-04-27 19:32Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Coral Sea. The parsed report position is -20.398, 149.043. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1480/17 and this msg, vessel assistedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2017-04-27 19:32Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 2761/17 271848Z APR 17.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -20.398, 149.043
- vessel
- S/V TWO KEEL
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CORAL SEA. AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST. DNC 05. S/V TWO KEEL AGROUND IN 20-23.91S 149-02.60E AT 271830Z APR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
Reading this warning
- DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
- A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Date-time group (DTG)
- A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
8 within 180 nm since 2001 · 2 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Marilyn shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036164 in position 19-48.51S 150-22.80E unreliable2026-10-01
- Ferris shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036163 in position 19-51.20S 150-20.20E unreliable2026-10-01
- Australia-northeast Coast2014-09-02
- Uncovered rock reported vicinity 20-34.6S 149-06.8E2004-10-06
- F/V liberty aground in 20-25S 150-40E at 290335Z may2001-05-29
- 16.3 meter shoal in 21-36.8S 150-16.3E2001-05-13
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-01 14:24Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.