Fisherman missing in vicinity 24-45.02S 152-37.36E vessels in vicinity requested to keep a sharp lookout,…
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 3837/19
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2019-11-26 09:19Z
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 10080/19 212352Z NOV 19.. Issued 2019-11-23 02:08Z. 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 -24.750, 152.623. 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 3837/19 and this msglater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2019-11-23 02:08Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 10080/19 212352Z NOV 19.
- issued by
- JRCC AUSTRALIA
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -24.750, 152.623
- 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. FISHERMAN MISSING IN VICINITY 24-45.02S 152-37.36E 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
13 within 180 nm since 2000 · 1 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.
- Fad temporarily anchored in 26-36.55S 153-30.16E at 210506Z jul2026-07-21
- Eight meter concrete pontoon adrift in 26-31.3S 153-26.6E at 232200Z mar2022-03-24
- Fishing gear with floats abandoned in vicinity 24-42.19S 153-35.29E2021-08-12
- F/V mana anchored in 24-31.55S 152-50.34E2017-01-16
- Scuba diver missing vicinity 24-33.70S 152-49.42E at 050300Z jul2016-07-05
- Australia-east Coast2014-09-28
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
- RACON at north reef light 23-11.10S 151-54.18E unreliableNav aids · 101.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 00:38Z; 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.