Derelicts

36 foot vessel disabled and anchored on darley reef in 19-13.337S 148-16.782E

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 2082/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-07-22 04:20Z

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 4728/11 220007Z JUL 11.. Issued 2011-07-22 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 -19.222, 148.280. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued
2011-07-22 00:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSSAR 4728/11 220007Z JUL 11.
issued by
AUSSAR
sea
Coral Sea
position
-19.222, 148.280
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DARLEY REEF.
36 FOOT VESSEL DISABLED AND ANCHORED ON
DARLEY REEF IN 19-13.337S 148-16.782E.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP
A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 321 3033, FAX: 675 321 0484
OR RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811,
FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.

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Position (degrees and minutes)
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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.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)
A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.
RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.

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Collected reports in this area · derelict & adrift vessels

29 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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

6 derelict & adrift vessels listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 03:24Z; source collection times vary.

Derelicts

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