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Five meter vessel, five persons on board, disabled and adrift yorke island (09-44.7S 143-26.0E) to thursday…

Torres Strait · HYDROPAC 62/12

issued: 2012-01-09 18:24Z
status: cancelled 2012-01-12 05:40Z (archive)
cancels: HYDROPAC 56/12
authority: AUSSAR 226/12 091754Z JAN 12; SHGA 09 JAN 12.
sea: Coral Sea
position: -10.162, 142.827
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

TORRES STRAIT.
1. FIVE METER VESSEL, FIVE PERSONS ON BOARD, DISABLED
   AND ADRIFT YORKE ISLAND (09-44.7S 143-26.0E) TO
   THURSDAY ISLAND (10-34.7S 142-13.2E). 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: [email protected].
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 56/12.

This area · sar warnings

0 within 180 nm since — · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Timeline

One person missing vicinity 10-25N 106-10E at 021500Z jancancels · 2012-01-08
One person missing vicinity 10-25N 106-10E at 021500Z janreplaced · 2012-01-08
Cancel HYDROPAC 62/12 and this msg, persons rescuedcancelled by · 2012-01-12

Nearby now · within 120 nm

Derelict ten meter vessel adrift in 11-55.02S 141-54.27E at 020629Z augDerelicts · 118.6 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.