Vessel, in need of assistance between port douglas (16-29-01S 145-27-55E) and cooktown (15-28-09S 145-15-06E)
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 1780/16
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2016-06-14 08:48Z
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 3711/16 140155Z JUN 16.. Issued 2016-06-14 02:50Z. 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 map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROPAC 1780/16 and this msg, search suspendedlater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2016-06-14 02:50Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 3711/16 140155Z JUN 16.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -15.976, 145.358
- 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. VESSEL, IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE BETWEEN PORT DOUGLAS (16-29-01S 145-27-55E) AND COOKTOWN (15-28-09S 145-15-06E). 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.
- 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 · other warnings
17 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.
- Six meter vessel partially submerged in 16-29.19S 145-40.93E at 200558Z apr2022-04-20
- 15 meter fishing net in 16-26.86S 145-35.64E at 222330Z mar2021-03-23
- 20 meter long tree adrift in vicinity 17-52.0S 146-13.0E at 110500Z feb2020-02-11
- 14 meter vessel oceanida requesting assistance in 14-03.5S 143-43.3E at 160440Z nov2016-11-16
- Pith reef light 18-13.2S 147-01.4E range increased to 15 miles2015-04-15
- Red flare sighted in 15-44S 145-54E at 051038Z nov2013-11-05
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
23 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:54Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
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.