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12 meter S/V, four persons on board, taking on water in area between 36-26S 36-48S and 131-42E 133-26E at…

Australia-south Coast · HYDROPAC 3279/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-11-23 10:44Z

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 7545/12 UPDATE 201541Z NOV 12.. Issued 2012-11-20 16:27Z. 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
Australia-south Coast. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  1. HYDROPAC 3277/122012-11-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3279/12 · this notice2012-11-20 · Archived notice
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issued
2012-11-20 16:27Z
status
Archived notice
authority
AUSSAR 7545/12 UPDATE 201541Z NOV 12.
issued by
AUSSAR
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-SOUTH COAST.
1. 12 METER S/V, FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, TAKING ON WATER
   IN AREA BETWEEN 36-26S 36-48S AND 131-42E 133-26E
   AT 200846Z NOV. VESSELS 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.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3277/12.

Reading this warning

Persons on board (POB)
The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
Position (degrees and minutes)
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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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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