Two persons missing from F/V mbc vicinity 21-59S 152-57E at 100200Z mar
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 502/09
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2009-03-15 09:40Z
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 1749/09 100359Z MAR 09.. Issued 2009-03-10 12:33Z. 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 -21.983, 152.950. 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
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 60 foot F/V mbc, three persons on board, vicinity 22-16S 152-38E at…cancelled by this notice
- Eight containers adrift vicinity 19-13.5N 129-02.8E at 150335Z marlater cancellation notice
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 492/092009-03-09 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 502/09 · this notice2009-03-10 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 503/092009-03-10 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2009-03-10 12:33Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- AUSSAR 1749/09 100359Z MAR 09.
- issued by
- AUSSAR
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -21.983, 152.950
- vessel
- F/V MBC · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. TWO PERSONS MISSING FROM F/V MBC VICINITY 21-59S 152-57E AT 100200Z MAR. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, PHONE: 6 126 230 6811, FAX: 6 126 230 6868, E-MAIL: RCCAUS@AMSA.GOV.AU. 2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 492/09, ONE PERSON RESCUED.
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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
202 within 180 nm since 1999 · 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.
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in 23-49.80S 151-59.50E at 250209Z apr2024-04-25
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz in vicinity 24-20.07S 152-36.73E2024-01-13
- Derelict four meter vessel capsized and adrift in 23-19.00S 151-12.00E at 210346Z oct 2. cancel this msg…2023-10-21
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from five meter M/V free will in vicinity 24-33.00S 152-39.13E at…2023-07-23
- Distress signal received on 406 mhz from four meter vessel in 24-46.73S 152-47.73E at 100245Z jul2023-07-10
- Man overboard from ten meter S/V sea force in vicinity 24-32.00S 153-14.00E at 141300Z may2023-05-15
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
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 06:12Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
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.