Bass Strait

IHO sea area 62A · 144° to 150° E, -41° to -37° N

in force
2
last 12 months
11
archive messages
494
categories
10

What the archive shows

494 messages are recorded since 1998-12-15 for the Bass Strait. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.

Nav aids accounts for 240 of 494 recorded messages (49%), the largest category group in this selection.

The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.

In force now · 2

  1. AUSCOAST 297/26 · Other2026-09-18
    Eight virtual AIS navigation marks are inoperative in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E.
  2. AUSCOAST 280/26 · Surveys2026-08-20
    Drill rig Valaris 107 is at position 38 degrees 17.79 minutes south, 147 degrees 40.57 minutes east, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 280/26 · Surveys2026-08-20
    Drill rig Valaris 107 is at position 38 degrees 17.79 minutes south, 147 degrees 40.57 minutes east, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  2. AUSCOAST 297/26 · Other2026-09-18
    Eight virtual AIS navigation marks are inoperative in an area bounded by 38-23S to 38-37S and 148-25E to 148-37E.

By year

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By category · available archive

Nav aids24049%
Surveys9820%
Incidents5611%
Cable ops4910%
Other255%
Derelicts173%
Debris31%
Wrecks31%
Containers20%
Structures10%

Archive · 490 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2586/21 · Nav aids2021-09-12 → 2021-09-30
    Perth platform 38-34.15S 147-19.37E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 2372/21 · Surveys2021-08-19 → 2021-08-25
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 16 five mile long cables in area…
  3. HYDROPAC 2362/21 · Surveys2021-08-18 → 2021-08-19
    Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V geo coral towing 16 four mile long cables in area…
  4. HYDROPAC 2249/21 · Nav aids2021-08-06 → 2021-09-30
    RACON at flounder platform 38-18-48S 148-26-18E inoperative
  5. HYDROPAC 1838/21 · Nav aids2021-06-22 → 2021-09-10
    Australia-southeast Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 1738/21 · Nav aids2021-06-12 → 2021-06-13
    Cape liptrap light 38-54.44S 145-55.36E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 1717/21 · Nav aids2021-06-11 → 2021-06-11
    Cape liptrap light 38-54.44S 145-55.36E unlit
  8. HYDROPAC 1388/21 · Nav aids2021-05-10 → 2021-05-10
    Citadel island light 39-06.9S 146-14.3E unreliable
  9. HYDROPAC 1373/21 · Nav aids2021-05-07 → 2021-05-10
    Navigational aids at kingfish b platform 38-36.0S 148-11.3E inoperative
  10. HYDROPAC 1317/21 · Incidents2021-05-01 → 2021-05-01
    Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 4.4 meter vessel NW394, two persons on board, in vicinity 38-57.7S…
  11. HYDROPAC 368/21 · Surveys2021-01-29 → 2021-03-08
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma leeuwin in area bound by 38-40.3S…
  12. HYDROPAC 351/21 · Surveys2021-01-27 → 2021-03-18
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V seven eagle along trackline joining 38-19.06S…
  13. HYDROPAC 124/21 · Nav aids2021-01-11 → 2021-01-14
    Highfield point light 40-44-18S 145-17-25E unlit
  14. HYDROPAC 3887/20 · Incidents2020-12-31 → 2021-01-15
    18 meter vessel, white hull, one person on board, unreported gabo island (37-33.78S 149-54.66E) to deal…
  15. HYDROPAC 3840/20 · Surveys2020-12-26 → 2020-12-28
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma leeuwin along trackline joining 38-29.0S…
  16. HYDROPAC 3491/20 · Incidents2020-11-26 → 2020-11-27
    Distress signal received on 121.5 and 406 mhz from 13 meter S/V fortuna in 37-53S 149-27E at 262219Z nov
  17. HYDROPAC 3274/20 · Nav aids2020-11-06 → 2020-12-15
    Sub-surface mooring buoys, at depth ten meters, established in area bound by 39-04.10S 146-43.35E, 38-26.67S…
  18. HYDROPAC 2294/20 · Surveys2020-08-03 → 2020-11-02
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V mma leeuwin in: a. 38-11.70S 147-40.45E
  19. HYDROPAC 1864/20 · Nav aids2020-06-23 → 2020-06-26
    Dolphin oilfield light 38-29.24S 147-22.65E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 1863/20 · Nav aids2020-06-23 → 2020-06-26
    Perch oilfield light 38-34.15S 147-19.36E unlit

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.