F/V liberty aground in 20-25S 150-40E at 290335Z may
Coral Sea · HYDROPAC 824/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-05-29 06:10Z
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) · RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 3872/01 POR EGC #52565 290429Z MAY 01. Issued 2001-05-29 05:05Z. 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 -20.417, 150.667. 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 2187 khz in 22-51S 153-27E at 290327Z maylater cancellation notice
- issued
- 2001-05-29 05:05Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR 3872/01 POR EGC #52565 290429Z MAY 01
- issued by
- RCC AUSTRALIA AUSSAR
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -20.417, 150.667
- vessel
- F/V LIBERTY · 4 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
F/V LIBERTY AGROUND IN 20-25S 150-40E AT 290335Z MAY. CREW ABANDONING SHIP IN BOATS. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO RCC AUSTRALIA, TELEX: 7162025, PHONE: 612 6230 6811.
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.
Collected reports in this area · wrecks & obstructions
11 within 180 nm since 1999 · 4 in the last 12 months · 2 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.
- Ferris shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036163 in position 19-51.20S 150-20.20E unreliable2026-10-01
- Marilyn shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036164 in position 19-48.51S 150-22.80E unreliable2026-10-01
- Marilyn shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036164 in position 19-48.51S 150-22.80E unreliable2026-10-01
- Ferris shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036163 in position 19-51.20S 150-20.20E unreliable2026-10-01
- Dangerous wreck in 23-16.60S 151-13.30E2022-07-01
- S/V two keel aground in 20-23.91S 149-02.60E at 271830Z apr2017-04-27
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
- Creal reef RACON alrs vol 2 K3052 in position 20-31.87S 150-22.68E inoperativeNav aids · 17.6 nm
- Little bugatti reef light K3053 in position 20-01.23S 150-15.37E unreliableNav aids · 33.2 nm
- Ferris shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036163 in position 19-51.20S 150-20.20E unreliableWrecks · 38.6 nm
- Marilyn shoal AIS aid to navigation mmsi 995036164 in position 19-48.51S 150-22.80E unreliableWrecks · 39.9 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
40 wrecks & obstructions listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:54Z; source collection times vary.
Wrecks
Dangerous wrecks, shoals and submerged obstructions. All current wrecks & obstructions →
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.