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Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 18-53.0S 147-54.5E at 040020Z mar

Coral Sea · Australia-northeast Coast · HYDROPAC 741/15

issued
2015-03-04 13:30Z
status
cancelled 2015-03-07 13:30Z (archive)
self-cancels
2015-03-07 13:30Z
cancels
HYDROPAC 700/15
authority
SEA SAFETY 14/15 040102Z MAR 15.
sea
Coral Sea
position
-18.883, 147.908
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

CORAL SEA.
AUSTRALIA-NORTHEAST COAST.
DNC 05.
1. DERELICT 17 METER VESSEL CAPSIZED AND ADRIFT IN
   18-53.0S 147-54.5E AT 040020Z MAR.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 700/15.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 071330Z MAR 15.

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  1. Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 19-02S 148-27E at 010426Z mar 152015-03-01 → 2015-03-04
  2. Derelict 17 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 18-53.0S 147-54.5E at 040020Z mar this message2015-03-04 → 2015-03-07

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