sar

Distress signal received on 121.5 mhz vicinity franklin sound (40-16S 148-15E) at 230600Z mar

Australia-southeast Coast · Bass Strait · HYDROPAC 917/11

issued: 2011-03-23 07:17Z
status: cancelled 2011-03-23 16:23Z (archive)
authority: AUSSAR 2009/11 230635Z MAR 11.
sea: Bass Strait
position: -40.267, 148.250
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

AUSTRALIA-SOUTHEAST COAST.
BASS STRAIT.
DISTRESS SIGNAL RECEIVED ON 121.5 MHZ VICINITY
FRANKLIN SOUND (40-16S 148-15E) AT 230600Z MAR.
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].

This area · sar warnings

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

Timeline

Cancel HYDROPAC 917/11 and this msg, signal ceasedcancelled by · 2011-03-23

Nearby now · within 120 nm

8 X 6M yellow buoys FL3 deployed within 1.5NM 39-50.14 s 145-48.24 e 2.5NM clearance requestedOther · 115.4 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.