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Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter vessel, four persons on board, in vicinity 12-46.13S…

Timor Sea · Australia-north Coast · HYDROPAC 4438/17

issued: 2017-12-16 23:32Z
status: cancelled 2017-12-17 06:47Z (archive)
authority: JRCC AUSTRALIA 8161/17 162307Z DEC 17.
sea: Timor Sea
position: -12.769, 130.078
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TIMOR SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTH COAST.
DNC 04.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 406 MHZ FROM FIVE METER
VESSEL, FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, IN VICINITY
12-46.13S 130-04.67E AT 162300Z DEC. 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].

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