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Two persons overboard from vessel in 09-25.5S 146-53.1E on 14 aug

Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 2990/18

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2018-08-17 00:30Z

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 5420/18 150440Z AUG 18.. Issued 2018-08-15 07:09Z. 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 -9.425, 146.885. 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
2018-08-15 07:09Z
status
Archived notice
authority
JRCC AUSTRALIA 5420/18 150440Z AUG 18.
issued by
JRCC AUSTRALIA
sea
Coral Sea
position
-9.425, 146.885
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
DNC 05.
TWO PERSONS OVERBOARD FROM VESSEL IN
09-25.5S 146-53.1E ON 14 AUG. VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT,
ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO MRCC PORT MORESBY,
PHONE: 675 7351 7017, E-MAIL: PNGMRCC@NMSA.GOV.PG
OR 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.
Man overboard
Someone has gone into the water from a vessel; ships in the area are asked to look for them.
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.
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 · other warnings

3 within 180 nm since 2012 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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18

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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

23 other warnings listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 04:03Z; source collection times vary.

Other

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