Two persons missing from vessel sunk vicinity 17-23.5S 146-20.1E at 072100Z sep
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1755/06
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2006-10-25 13:21Z
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) · AUSSAR 7574/06 082253Z SEP 06.. Issued 2006-09-09 00:27Z. 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 -17.392, 146.335. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1755/06 · this notice2006-09-09 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1979/062006-10-15 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2006-09-09 00:27Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 7574/06 082253Z SEP 06.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -17.392, 146.335
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
TWO PERSONS MISSING FROM VESSEL SUNK VICINITY 17-23.5S 146-20.1E AT 072100Z SEP. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868.
Reading this warning
- 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 · distress & casualty cases (archived)
184 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from unnamed vessel, seven persons onboard, taking on water in 18-58.87S…2024-04-27
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 18-58.60S 147-43.20E at 070339Z apr2024-04-07
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, black hull, three persons on board, in vicinity…2024-02-03
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from F/V santiago in 15-49.70S 145-22.30E at 280648Z nov2023-11-28
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel sy kerida in vicinity 18-08.13S 147-13.33E at 130935Z sep2023-09-13
- Vessel chasing blue, five persons on board, taking on water in 18-27.13S 147-11.33E at 011400Z apr2023-04-01
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
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-04 02:39Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
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. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.