Debris

Metal object adrift in 19-41.3S 148-14.7E at 180715Z feb

Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 662/18

issued: 2018-02-18 07:54Z
status: cancelled 2018-02-21 07:54Z (archive)
self-cancels: 2018-02-21 07:54Z
authority: SEA SAFETY 12/18 180742Z FEB 18.
position: -19.688, 148.245
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. METAL OBJECT ADRIFT IN 19-41.3S 148-14.7E
   AT 180715Z FEB.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210754Z FEB 18.

This area · drifting objects

5 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

Mooring adrift in 19-54.74S 148-22.68E at 051900Z feb2024-02-07
Large object adrift in 18-33.4S 147-10.2E at 190530Z mar2017-03-19
Six meter timber pile adrift in 21-19.6S 149-33.6E at 172245Z feb2017-02-17
Numerous large logs adrift vicinity 18-40S 146-28E at 262300Z dec1999-12-27

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Nearby now · within 120 nm

Nothing else in force within 120 nm.

Worldwide now

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Debris

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