sar
Distress signal received on 406 mhz from helicopter in hamilton island (20-04S 148-54E)
Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 3849/17
- issued
- 2017-11-08 06:15Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-11-08 06:36Z (archive)
- authority
- JRCC AUSTRALIA 7128/17 080516Z NOV 17.
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -20.067, 148.900
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
CORAL SEA. AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST. DNC 05. DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM HELICOPTER IN HAMILTON ISLAND (20-04S 148-54E). 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: [email protected].
This area · sar warnings
0 within 180 nm since — · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
Timeline
- Helicopter, four persons on board, ditching in vicinity 19-49S 149-01E at 080509Z novcancelled by · 2017-11-08
Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
Worldwide now
3 sar warnings in force
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.