Seven meter vessel sank vicinity kaimari island (07-45S 144-52E)
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3020/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-10-30 08:12Z
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 7010/12 270154Z OCT 12.. Issued 2012-10-27 03:43Z. 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 -7.800, 144.875. 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 3020/12 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2012-10-27 03:43Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 7010/12 270154Z OCT 12.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -7.800, 144.875
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. GULF OF PAPUA. SEVEN METER VESSEL SANK VICINITY KAIMARI ISLAND (07-45S 144-52E). FIVE PERSONS SIGHTED VICINITY 07-51S 144-53E AT 252300Z OCT. VESSEL IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 612 6230 6811, FAX: 612 6230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU.
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 · wrecks & obstructions
7 within 180 nm since 2000 · 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.
- Five meter shoal in 07-17.4S 147-12.48E2018-08-12
- Nga chart 73552 (4TH ed)2009-09-16
- Nga chart 73552 (4TH ed)2009-09-13
- 14.6 meter shoal reported in 09-27.43S 143-18.45E2006-01-25
- 12.7 meter depth reported in 09-26.9S 143-22.2E2005-12-02
- Shoal in 09-11.9S 143-38.1E2000-05-29
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
38 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:37Z; 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.